TheEstGuy

Hello guys, I really like the submenu DLL mod I have tried for a bit and it works nicely ingame but there is a problem I can't for the life for me figure out how to create my own submenus. I have tried to figure it out by reading this thread and Seba's submenus thread and the github threads and various others and installed sc4 cli tool and I have iLive but I can't do anything with because I have insufficient knowledge what to do with it. Also is there a thread or a place where there is a proper tutorial on how to create your own submenus because I am not an expert modder and reading threads here I can not figure out myself what to do? There should be a proper step by step tutorial made on how to make your own submenus and how to add lots to it and manage it properly. Because for me I installed it tried it to see how it works ingame, perfect it works! Then I opened the threads etc to figure it how to make my own submenus now for 3 hours I have read everything to try to figure it out and I just can't because the information is all over the place. Also sorry if I sound a bit angry or annoyed here Im just tired and close to giving up this ordeal, I just want 1 guide to make submenus . Also my english may be imperfect here, if there are major errors feel free to let me know. Here are my questions and my understanding currently of what I have read and tried to figure out. So basically what I have figured out is that i can make Submenus with the SC4 cli tool but I can't figure out how to add lots to the submenu. Do I need iLive for that I don't know, that is the biggest issue, how to add lots there. So where do the submenus I create go, I created 1 submenu but where is it? With the submenu icons i understand I can make my own, does the file format matter or not just in case, it needs to be 44x44 right? Also I understand I need ilive to edit or make lots in my mod folder submenu compatible so how does it work. I have seen that SC4pac is mentioned here too, is there a list of Submenu compatible plugins and there are now downloadable Submenus that can be installed which is great, is there a list which shows which plugins are compatible and submenus which support them? Here are a lot of questions I know, but I just want to get clear answers to a lot of questions and to make sure I get everything so I could make submenus too. If I can finally my plan would be to make IRM lot submenus for my own use first and then If I get it working properly make IRM lots submenu pack so that using IRM would be easier with it. The submenu mod is great but it has been a year since the inception of the mod and a lot of progress but a bit chaotic trying to understand the mod fully for a newcomer. Please there should be a ultimate guide to submenus made that details all of the intricacies of it.

Plan B is no styles at all the mod gets sent to the shadow realm and will never return.

Working on a new handmade region (made with in-game terraforming tools), Wordenton Coast 8x8 large tile region, I made this a few years ago for fun then did not touch it until now, the upper left side is pretty much complete now to do the lower side and then the mainland region and figure out what to put there.The blank areas are just untouched tiles. Any feedback and ideas appreciated.

Some interesting angles and composite pictures I have had done in the past few months. This here is a full 45 degree angle but a long vertical angle to show the suburbs transition into the big high rise downtown, and the avenue leading to it. Tested 15 degree angle and it looked pretty interesting and in 4K high res. This is the one with a huge Downtown 4 Diagonal Highway Bridges, but slightly tilted to 42 and also in 4K high res.

Elderton Downtown and it's great historic marina, of course new development has taken over. Also walkable Pedmalls in the upper area, don't mind the stadium and the huge pavement parking.

This is Forlandas Valley, small little town. Managed to use 3 Diagonal bridges here, highway road and rail too. I like to use fractional roads whenever I can, one of my favorite parts of NAM, also fractional rail is great too.

Farston Valley 6904x4339px massive farmland image between the cities, original png was 80mb but I had to reduce resolution and size to post it, also this is a megacomposite of 4 tiles put together, you can spot the border if you look for it, image impossible without the massive cropping and adding images together to create this, takes 100s of hours for this. Edit the image dissappeared for a while for some reason if anyone knows why, you can tell me. It was hosted in imgur but I am not sure why it dissappeared.

Pedriana Farms with industry fits really well.

Hilly farmlands and a village

Happy Bday SimCity 4, this game may be old but still solid gold. Thanks community for keeping this game still fresh and great to play. One of my favorite games because of it. Also if SimCity 4 ever gets a remaster, we need a remaster of the classic most important person in the whole game: Dr Vu. Love or hate him his the most iconic person in the game, the advisors were dull and boring but Doctor Vu with shenanigans stood out and was the best character in the game. He did not hose down the cats, it was Neil Fairbanks. Doctor Vu's likeness remastered by AI: (The watermark stays because I will not pay 30 bucks just for watermark removal.)

This is awesome but no mention of The legend, the OG CJ Carl Johnson from GTA: San Andreas, if you continue this then at least add an easter egg.

I think this guy should be included as well. He's last SC4 and last in general video was 9 years ago but he has one of the most viewed SimCity 4 video on Youtube despite it being 13 years ago. Also his other SC4 videos have quite a lot of views too. And his SC4 content is superb and all of it is vanilla as well. This channel has inspired me very much in creating my SC4 regions. Quite unfortunate he stopped uploading.

Thank you @Captain Adam, I just found this thread and it is amazing how many buildings you found and put here. Never knew that so much of those buildings were actually real in the world. And I am in awe of these extra beautiful mansions are real, they looked so over the top that I doubted these would be actually real. Thanks again for founding all of those!

Diagonal Downtowns are totally possible, no problems faced and it's very busy with thousands of car and rail commuters.