Zelgadis

Bringing back some memories... Both Dirk and I liked the devs. They were kind, enthusiastic, and passionate about the game. I suppose I can be more direct now, since that time has long since passed, but the few times we met with some of the executives was when things went south. They were very obviously feeding us lines of BS that we didn't want to hear, the devs didn't want to hear, and the players didn't want to hear. Typical EA stuff right there. If the execs had just listened to literally anyone else besides their charts and garbage marketing research, they'd have made a much better game. I also remember the restaurant they took us to. I'm pretty sure the filet mignon that I ordered cost more than my plane ticket (They paid for both )

More like I interviewed him, and I also brought in questions from online watchers to ask him whilst on stage. Bottom line, I know it was live streamed, but, I have no idea where. The interview idea came at the very last minute and I spent my time getting questions ready, getting ready for the interview itself, and trying not to crap myself, rather than concern myself with where it was being broadcast. That was a job for the tech crew behind the scenes. It's funny being on the other side of the camera, not having to concern myself with where it was streaming or whatnot. Maybe @dirktator remembers? He was there, but in the audience.

****************************************************************************************************** A note for those looking for the Maxis files. With the closing of the MobileMe site, the Maxis files have become a little more difficult to find. Fortunately, a couple of the members here have made them available at their own sites. See the links below for the Maxis files (including the two bldgprop files and the additional Landmarks): Craig_Abcvs: Screwpile Developments Site (Official Maxis BAT Tool, Dependencies, Landmarks, Lot Editor, etc) Simtropolis Hosted: Official Patches for SimCity 4 Rush Hour v. 1.1.638.0 ****************************************************************************************************** This is a thread that originally appeared in the Mac forum, but it seems that many Windows users have the same problem of obtaining simcity.com downloads. Awhile back, I had a long chat with the folks at EA. The entire conversation isn't relevant, but here is the relevant part: Me: I just want to confirm something that you said. You stated "If you are looking for that particular download you may be able to find it on other Sim City community websites." So, may I assume from this statement that this would be 100% legal? Is the same true for other downloads such as bldgprops_vol1.dat and bldgprops_vol2.dat as well? Thank you for your time. Ian Response from Landon F.: Hello again, It is legal to host the downloads on other websites, yes. It is when you begin making money off of our copywrited content that it raises concerns. Feel free to use other sites at your leisure. Thank you for your patience. In other words, it is perfectly legal to download all the stuff on simcity.com from other sites as long as you do not make a profit off of it. That said, I have obtained permission from Dirk to host the files on my website and then link from here. Edit: Not on mine anymore. See the top of the post Aug. 2, 2006: The first downloads are up! For now, I have the bldgprops_vol1.dat and bldgprops_vol2.dat files. Aug. 7, 2006: Lot Editor and BAT are now up! Aug. 8, 2006: MAC ONLY!!! Graphics rules.sgr now up! Warning!!! This file is NOT for use by just anyone! If you are having gameplay smoothness troubles with your Mac, download this file. After downloading, go to your SimCity4 Data folder and move the current graphics rules.sgr file to a safe place. Then place the new graphics rules.sgr file directly into your SimCity4 Data folder. DO NOT place it in any Plugins folders. If it works, yay! If not, throw out the new file and replace it with the old one that you carefully saved. Aug. 13, 2006: With the help of Dirk and kbooms1w, the EA landmarks are now up! Aug. 16, 2006: Landmarks which were previously available at the Aspyr site are now up! The Aspyr links were dead... September 10, 2006: NDEX Global Essentials.dat now up with permission from SC4meister! September 27, 2006: MAC ONLY!!! Highway interchanges are now up! Be ABSOLUTELY SURE you read the instructions in this thread: http://www.simtropol...ndpost__p__4884 It is best if you read the entire thread. If not, at the very minimum, read the post on the second page by jjakucyk that was posted on 07/12/05. If you do not read this, you are guaranteed to mess up the installation! File is entitled: SC4_RH&Deluxe_Pre2PostUpdate...blahblahblah...zip You get the idea. Special thanks to Tropod for making this and kbooms1w for making it available to me.

Okay, I've already done some stations, as can be seen on the STEX. I intend to do more now that I have my Windows up and running again (I think... ). Now, I'm not going through every station on the STEX to check to see if it works. (Good lord, could you imagine?) If you encounter a station and it's in need of repair, post it here with a STEX link. Ground rules: 1) I will only do stations on the STEX. Exclusive LEX stations or other stations that are not on the STEX won't be done. 2) Just because you ask doesn't mean I'm going to do it. I'll do it if there's a benefit to the community to be had. There are potential issues here with BAT ownership, so for each one, I'm going to attempt to find the creator and ask his/her permission before fixing and uploading the fix. Unless something happens to change this, if I can't get permission, I ain't fixing it. That's it, I think. Go ahead and post your repair jobs. And bear in mind that it might take me time to get to your station. Please be patient. ISF

Don't mind me. I came back to play with the Christmas lights.

Everyone, meet Astro Bun! I've had bunnies every day of my life for the last 20 years and when this little boy popped up, I had to get him. I think he's a Dutch/Rex mix.

Yup, Roxas has reached the ripe old age of 10! She's had a stroke and she's slowed down a bunch, but she's still going! Hard to believe I've had her for about 20% of my life.

Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. She was a special one.

She died. Third stroke was too much for her. Not gonna lie... this one is wrecking me more than usual. She's been a part of my life for, by my calculation, around 22% of it. That's not a small figure. And now that figure will begin to shrink.

I can't believe it took me this long to realize this but... She's been far more keen on being pet now than ever. Sometimes she'll just run up and plop her head on the floor, meaning she wants pets. I always oblige. It finally dawned on me that she's no longer capable of scratching her head anymore. Of course she's itchy! She loves it when I use the fingernails.

I'm sure many of you Mac users come here before the omnibus. I know I did. I was here for a long time before I knew the omnibus even existed. So this topic is here to make the Mac omnibus article easier to find. Getting started on the STEX for Macintosh users Alternate link available here. It is now fully updated with all the current information you need. ISF

****************************************************************************************************** A note for those looking for the Maxis files. With the closing of the MobileMe site, the Maxis files have become a little more difficult to find. Fortunately, a couple of the members here have made them available at their own sites. See the links below for the Maxis files (including the two bldgprop files and the additional Landmarks): Catty: City Builders (Registration required) Craig_Abcvs: Screwpile Developments ****************************************************************************************************** Dear fellow Mac users, I have been working on this for months, and I'm pleased to say that my efforts are finally about to bear fruit. At issue: how can Mac users get ahold of the official Maxis files, such as programs, landmarks, and props? Once upon a time, you could contact EA and get a serial number. Not anymore, unfortunately. However, my attempts to arrive at a solution ultimately lead me to this conversation with EA: Me: I just want to confirm something that you said. You stated "If you are looking for that particular download you may be able to find it on other Sim City community websites." So, may I assume from this statement that this would be 100% legal? Is the same true for other downloads such as bldgprops_vol1.dat and bldgprops_vol2.dat as well? Thank you for your time. Ian Response from Landon F.: Hello again, It is legal to host the downloads on other websites, yes. It is when you begin making money off of our copywrited content that it raises concerns. Feel free to use other sites at your liesure. Thank you for your patience. In other words, it is perfectly legal to download all the stuff on simcity.com from other sites as long as you do not make a profit off of it. That said, I have obtained permission from Dirk to host the files on my website and then link from here. The download site will be up soon, so keep a lookout here for it! As soon as it's up, I will post the link to my site and change the title of this thread. Thanks for your patience. It won't be much longer now! Aug. 2, 2006: The first downloads are up! For now, I have the bldgprops_vol1.dat and bldgprops_vol2.dat files. Aug. 7, 2006: Lot Editor and BAT are now up! Aug. 8, 2006: Graphics rules.sgr now up! Warning!!! This file is NOT for use by just anyone! If you are having gameplay smoothness troubles with your Mac, download this file. After downloading, go to your SimCity4 Data folder and move the current graphics rules.sgr file to a safe place. Then place the new graphics rules.sgr file directly into your SimCity4 Data folder. DO NOT place it in any Plugins folders. If it works, yay! If not, throw out the new file and replace it with the old one that you carefully saved. Aug. 13, 2006: With the help of Dirk and kbooms1w, the EA landmarks are now up! Aug. 16, 2006: Landmarks which were previously available at the Aspyr site are now up! The Aspyr links were dead... September 10, 2006: NDEX Global Essentials.dat now up with permission from SC4meister! September 27, 2006: Highway interchanges are now up! Be ABSOLUTELY SURE you read the instructions in this thread: http://www.simtropol...macs-rh-update/ It is best if you read the entire thread. If not, at the very minimum, read the post on the second page by jjakucyk that was posted on 07/12/05. If you do not read this, you are guaranteed to mess up the installation! File is entitled: SC4_RH&Deluxe_Pre2PostUpdate...blahblahblah...zip You get the idea. Special thanks to Tropod for making this and kbooms1w for making it available to me. Access here: http://homepage.mac....structions.html ISF

Right now, I'm trying to speed-learn EPS files. I've commissioned a lot of artwork over the years, but this is the first time for logo design. Evidently, a standard for logos is EPS file format. I've been doing my best to read up on these, but it's all gibberish to me. The info sites keep talking about "vectors" and I have no clue what those are. From what I can tell, I do no have a program that can handle these properly. I can open them in Photoshop, but they appear as regular, flattened, pictures. Are there good, free EPS editors? Are EPS files layered or flat?

I did try Inkscape as Dirk recommended. However, it appears that the EPS files I received are too complex for it. I had to go with Illustrator.

Oh, I got screenied. Preserved for post... prostadig... prostatearity!

I reckon that anyone who knows me and knows what I do has a pretty good idea that I've commissioned many, many pieces of art over the years. For a new project I'm working on, I am might be interested in commissioning a piece of music for it. My searches for people to take music commissions, however, show prices that frequently run in the hundreds or thousands of dollars for something a few minutes long. I'm not looking for anything massive or commercial here. This is a personal project for which I receive rather minimal donations. If anyone can help steer me in the right direction, towards some affordable music commissions, that would be nice.

Okay, let the box opening begin! Yay, box arrived! Time to start opening! And... It's another box! Yay! Let's pull the lid off of this one. Oo, the clothes are on top. Let's see what's under the clothes then, shall we? Ooo, pillows. I wonder what's in the pillow sandwich. Okay, this is it. He's between the pillows for sure! Let's just untie these ribbons and... OH MAH LAWD! HE'S NEKKID IN THERE! EVERYONE, AVERT YOUR EYES! I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SO DEPRAVED IN MAH LIFE!!!!! *Technical difficulties. Please stand by... Further pictures of the actual doll will commence once Zelgadis has been revived.* ISF

Thanks for the replies! I realize I should probably have stated the sort of music I'm looking for, which might help with suggestions. I'm looking for a trailer-style piece. Whether it's orchestral, synth, or whatever doesn't really matter as long as the mood is right. I have had limited experience with sidtes like SoundCloud, but I shall investigate further as suggested.

I'm sure you could.

I didn't take Jaze and Rhoskel down to Kentucky last time I went, so I took them this time.I took other dolls down as well, I didn't have time for everyone. Here's Beowulf doing some GQ poses.

Back up... $400??? I purchased my own webspace with tons of storage, my own domain, and the ability to host my own website for way, way less than that! And I get to control basically everything. $400 is an utter rip-off.

Original Thread: Get your Maxis files here! ****************************************************************************************************** A note for those looking for the Maxis files. With the closing of the MobileMe site, the Maxis files have become a little more difficult to find. Fortunately, a couple of the members here have made them available at their own sites. See the links below for the Maxis files (including the two bldgprop files and the additional Landmarks): Craig_Abcvs: Screwpile Developments Site (Official Maxis BAT Tool, Dependencies, Landmarks, Lot Editor, etc) Simtropolis Hosted: Official Patches for SimCity 4 Rush Hour v. 1.1.638.0 ****************************************************************************************************** This is a thread that originally appeared in the Mac forum, but it seems that many Windows users have the same problem of obtaining simcity.com downloads. Awhile back, I had a long chat with the folks at EA. The entire conversation isn't relevant, but here is the relevant part: Me: I just want to confirm something that you said. You stated "If you are looking for that particular download you may be able to find it on other Sim City community websites." So, may I assume from this statement that this would be 100% legal? Is the same true for other downloads such as bldgprops_vol1.dat and bldgprops_vol2.dat as well? Thank you for your time. Ian Response from Landon F.: Hello again, It is legal to host the downloads on other websites, yes. It is when you begin making money off of our copywrited content that it raises concerns. Feel free to use other sites at your leisure. Thank you for your patience. In other words, it is perfectly legal to download all the stuff on simcity.com from other sites as long as you do not make a profit off of it. That said, I have obtained permission from Dirk to host the files on my website and then link from here. Edit: Not on mine anymore. See the top of the post Aug. 2, 2006: The first downloads are up! For now, I have the bldgprops_vol1.dat and bldgprops_vol2.dat files. Aug. 7, 2006: Lot Editor and BAT are now up! Aug. 8, 2006: MAC ONLY!!! Graphics rules.sgr now up! Warning!!! This file is NOT for use by just anyone! If you are having gameplay smoothness troubles with your Mac, download this file. After downloading, go to your SimCity4 Data folder and move the current graphics rules.sgr file to a safe place. Then place the new graphics rules.sgr file directly into your SimCity4 Data folder. DO NOT place it in any Plugins folders. If it works, yay! If not, throw out the new file and replace it with the old one that you carefully saved. Aug. 13, 2006: With the help of Dirk and kbooms1w, the EA landmarks are now up! Aug. 16, 2006: Landmarks which were previously available at the Aspyr site are now up! The Aspyr links were dead... September 10, 2006: NDEX Global Essentials.dat now up with permission from SC4meister! September 27, 2006: MAC ONLY!!! Highway interchanges are now up! Be ABSOLUTELY SURE you read the instructions in this thread: http://www.simtropol...ndpost__p__4884 It is best if you read the entire thread. If not, at the very minimum, read the post on the second page by jjakucyk that was posted on 07/12/05. If you do not read this, you are guaranteed to mess up the installation! File is entitled: SC4_RH&Deluxe_Pre2PostUpdate...blahblahblah...zip You get the idea. Special thanks to Tropod for making this and kbooms1w for making it available to me. Original Thread: Get your Maxis files here! Return to Top

Mohs Safarikar You like leather interior? How about a leather exterior?

Oh, there are plenty of us around. This thread was originally a sort of refuge, but it's really not needed for that purpose anymore. I think that's why it's not used as much as it once was.

Opera might be a good alternative if you're not a fan of Chrome. It's a Chrome build without all the garbage. I've found that it works much better than Chrome overall.