file load order

[quicksilver991 37]

how do i control what order the files load in. for example, the CAM says it should be the first thing to load, and the traffic simulator should load before the NAM. is doing this as simple as rearranging the order of files? or does it require a little more work than that?

thanks in advance

the00guvna

[Vahr 343]

Files load in ABC order:

First, the game loads folder in ABC order, and if the folder has subfolders, it loads each subfolder in ABC order, then loose files in ABC order

Example:

Folder Potato contains:

1. Folder Boop

2. Folder Meep

3. File Apple

4. File Moo

(Load order is as listed)

The same principle with loose files applies to the Plugins folder as well.

In essence, a folder that starts with A would load before a folder starting with a Z and before any of the loose files.

[quicksilver991 37]

why does it make a difference in game what files load first?

[Vahr 343]

Because if the files (inside the dat/sc4lot/sc4desc/sc4model) have the same TGI (addressing system ID for SC4) as another, the one that loads after will override the one that loads before.

[z1 566]

And then there are the files in the game's Plugins folder, which follow the same rules, but which load before the individual's Plugins folder.

Also, it doesn't matter when the traffic simulator loads, as long as there's just one of them (which should be the case anyway). Normally, the traffic simulator is installed in the NAM folder, and loads in the middle of the NAM loading process. You should not use the traffic simulator that comes with the CAM, as it is extremely obsolete.