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I replied to you on Steam and I was right, picture threads like this work much better here! Again, lovely build so far, I like how natural it all looks, keep us posted!

Was wondering if there is any kind of visual list I can refer to that I can compare futurised buildings with their original present day design? I have found that using the RCI 'plopper' can be totally hit and miss when in an area that is futurised as the building that is selected in the menu often bears no resemblance to the one actually built due to the futuristic updated design.

Hello all, I'm new here on the forums and relatively new to SimCity itself. I have used SC4 quite a bit but waited until 2013 was playable offline before jumping into it. I'm already starting to dabble with mods and have installed the great all in one pack from Skye Storme. One thing I loved was the return of the 'Red' London bus, however, (with all due respect to Oppie who did the original repaint) as an ex Londoner and indeed, former bus driver myself, I found the overall repaint to be factually wrong in many areas. So far, I have managed to re-texture the double decker more accurately, removing the window from the rear where the staircase is, changing the top deck rear window to one long window instead of two smaller ones, changing the front top deck windows, the destination and number boxes front and rear (as well as adding one to the side above the platform) and slimming down the original front grill so it doesn't look like a pretend Rolls Royce! Overall, I'm happy with how its working out and it now looks a lot more like a proper Routemaster instead of just a generic red bus. I do have a couple of problems. Mainly, I have worked out the basics using SimCityPak but I can't seem to edit the 'alpha channel' and therefore, there is still a 'ghost image' of the removed window, as well as the removed sunroof/escape hatch on the roof. When I try to convert textures 19 and 21 into bmp using ddsconverter,it gives an error message. Are there any tips for this or a decent tutorial? Also, the rear of the bus seems to be constantly in the shade, illustrated by a pic I've uploaded behind a shuttle bus that is well lit by the sun from behind, any ideas? Anyway, I've attached couple of pics to let you see it so far, any comments welcomed.