robotic_minotaur

Hi i have just tried adding a item name and item description property to the building section of my lot and it seems to just remove the lot from the menus completely i then tried doing it to the lot config section instead and the same thing happens was just wondering if you had any ideas. Oh yeah whats and LText file and how do i make em might give that a try instead?

I dunno if this is what ya lookin for but i have come accross this topic in the forum which i think may help it goes on about removing the base texture but the link given links to a texture that is not drawn in by the game so effectively is transparent anyway hope this helps the link is:- https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=60766&forumID=41&search=1&searchstring = oh yeah and still need help with above if anyone can!

Just a couple of additions firstly i have tried doing this by editing the subway lot direclty and adding the rest but found that this made only the subway system work. I then noticed some purple squares over the track of the el section and on some other lots i have download that have rail on them noticed similar things but do not seem to be able to alter them or add new ones would this be why i can't connect up the rail system etc. if so how would i add them. (if you don;t know what i mean by the purple squares just edit the default lightrailststion in lot editor and you will see them over the place where the track or station is) Cheers!

Hi firstly thanks eqiunox really helped, i just have a couple of other questions, first would i be right in thinking i can just create a lot in the lot editor save it so it's in plugins folder then alter it in the reader and only it will be affected i wont screw up the default things like the normal passenger train stations functions by altering my saved lot to do both freight and passenger traffic. The second question is this i have been attempting to make a station that has bus, rail, elevated and subway access. To do this i have altered the default Elevated sation (LightRailStation) lot in lot editor i then changed the building to the subway building as i coun't find it as a prop and added the el station prop where the original building was i then added a set of train track overlay texture and some platform props and other bits to make it look nice. I then altered the occupationGroups property to add the functionality for the above and here are the occupationgroup properites entered:- Building: Transportaion, Building: Rail, Building: Subway, Building EL Train, Building: Bus, Building: Strikable Transit, Building: Taxi_Marker, Building: Misc Transit, Building: Passenger Rail, Building: Bus Stop which are the hex numbers:- 0x00001003 0x00001300 0x00001302 0x00001303 0x00001301 0x00001A04 0x00001903 0x0000130A 0x00001305 0x00001926 I have then copied the properties for Transit Switch Traffic Capacity, Transit Switch Entry Cost, Transit Switch Point, for each form of transport from there respective stations in the game. The problem is the only parts that seem to work are the subway and the el rail. The normal rail complains whenever i try to link it to the lot on the points where i have the rail overlay which i have seen being done in other lots and the bus system just does not seem to start functioning at all yet if i place a normal bus stop next to the station people start to use it. Any ideas i though perhaps there's a special prop you need ot use i have tried putting on platforms for the rail but to no avail and these are the only properties i have altered in the lot. The third and final question is how do i change the name of the lot and the description given when you highlight the option to plop it down in the simcity men system. Any help is greatly appreciated and if you need anymore info just ask and i will try and add it. Cheers

Hi thanks for the fast response and i'm afraid i'm a total $%&^! and have no clue what the reader is but am somewhat intrested by the information about it in your post. If you can tell me what it is and where i can learn how to use it i would much appreciate it (thanks in advance) and secondly i am currently (or rather was) attempting to make a joint freight, passenger station with access to either subway or el railway so i can use one station for both intercity and out of town rail traffic. If you can help in either way i would much appreciate it. I'm more than happy to use this thread it makes sense to me having a central place for help then anyone else who gets stuck knows to come here and dosn't have to search through endless questions just to find an answer. Cheers very much!

Hi justa quickie was wondering if it was possible to make a lot which has two functions e.g. a dual fire/police station or a train station for both passengers and freoght or a dual monorail/elevated rail station. Correct me if i have got this wrong but from what i understand the building on the lot is what decides what the lot does and you can only have on of these? Cheers