jonah8208

Hi, I play SC4 on and off depending on time available to me, I have recently spent hours learning RHW use and building interchanges between RHW at different HTs using MIS ramps and Flex ramps. Using the videos done by Rob, Tarkus and Hackinjay has been fascinating and educational in general not just from an SC4 basis. Here is my problem though, I am having huge difficulty tying to figure out how to interface RHW with the normal road networks. There are of course very detailed tutorials on RHW and on NWM roads but virtually nothing I can find on how to combine the 2 effectively into an integrated road system beyond the screenshots in "show us your transition" (which concentrates heavily on RHW interchanges). I have tried to figure out how somebody managed to connect MIS ramps neatly to a roundabout with no success, I have no idea what is meant by a "frontage road" or the significance of the term and it seems all the transitions are either inline or do not work as expected. I have tried using the built in plopabble interchanges but they do not appear to connect with the 10S / 8S interchange I have made via Rob and Tarkus's entertaining and elaborate how to. I would love a tutorial on how to efficiently convert from a RHW interchange and hook up with the road network beyond the simple diamond interchange which is virtually all I can do atm. I am especially interested in how to combine NWM turning lanes and on / off ramps to RHW. that I find particularly difficult verging on impossible to figure out, and the actual transitions for eg how do you get a 10S L1 RHW to connect with NWM avenues with turning lanes? I would love to know how that is done.

Hi, struggling with a couple of issues with RHW in NAM 48. Simple starter pieces used to have a prominent orangy line showing the inside, cannot see that any more has it gone totally, especially RHW elevated pieces I cannot tell which way round they are at all? Flex Ramps - tried for hours to get an elevated highway RH4 to link to a ground level MIS, supposed to plop them and drag the highway through which seems to work on Rob's and Hackijacks tutorials but won't work for me. I have not played for a while but I was using NAM42 with no issues to speak of, NAM 48 however seems to have changed a lot. For EG Flex Ramp pieces I am sure includes RHL0-4 but I place it, drag an RH4 through it and it does not transition what an I doing wrong here?

OK thank you - I didn't think I was using EU textures, not deliberately anyway, I will revert to US now I know this is an issue, dunno about hard to see - more like impossible to see from pov. So the transitions I think I kind of know what you are saying I will have another go a getting L1 to L0 ramps using flex HT pieces.

I have just come back to SC4 after finally getting it to run on Win 11 last played on XP 15 years ago at least. I went through the posts on how to install the NAM, which worked fine. I have been following ROBs Red Hot Spot how to guides which are excellent! however he discusses the use of the TSCT which I do not appear to have in version 47 of the NAM. I have read a lot of long posts and become thoroughly confused by it all trying to find the TSCT or an newer version but there is too much information, none of it simple and mostly contradictory it seems to me anyway. Please tell me is the TSCT or something else available ("Config Z") in NAM 47 I should be using to "tweak" the traffic simulator or is the entire tool removed and it is automatically adjusted? Where in the user interface to I find these tools or are there stand alone versions. I am using the full NAM not the lite version and I am running the GOG version of SC4 fully updated as per the essential upgrades thread here. TIA Jonah

Hi, I am happy to pay $50 to get access to the STEX Collections V3 to 5 but I am very confused by the payment options / information especially this bit I want to use Paypal but this says ....................... " I've already have the STEX Collections. Can I just donate to the site? Yes. You can still donate directly to Simtropolis via PayPal here. Note: This method is only for donating directly, without receiving a STEX Collections gift. Please donate from the top of this page instead (via Gumroad) if you wish to receive access to the STEX Collections. " What exactly does this mean, it implies if I use Paypal I don't get the links for the downloads? I am pretty sure this is a different link for donation only but that begs the question why have 2 separate paypal options for basically the same thing, the statement is ambuiguous at best, so can you please clarify can I pay via paypal and get the content or not. Cheers 8-) Jonah

Ta done got the packs