CAM - General Discussions

[le_harv]

i dont think campatability matters with transport buildings

though of course i may be wrong

Joe

I sort of threw that in at the last minute because it dawned on me that it changes the traffic and makes some buildings larger capacity (?) meaning things like train stations and hospitals would never be able to meet demand unless modified to fit the CAM structure?

Quite correct, or civic buildings either.

I was mid post, so there would be no need to alter capacities or anything like that? EDIT: Didn't realise you have used it extensively already! So hypothetically if I were to get a shiny new GLR station from the STEX or LEX I could just plop it in (the nicely organised of course) plug ins folder with no modification for a CAM game?

[JoeST]

no, well only to make them suit the larger cappacitys of standard buildings lol, but no

[RippleJet]

I took a 'gap year' away from SC4 and amazed at the development that happened in this time.

You came back just in time... hope you will enjoy the game at least as much as before!

I sort of threw that in at the last minute because it dawned on me that it changes the traffic and makes some buildings larger capacity (?) meaning things like train stations and hospitals would never be able to meet demand unless modified to fit the CAM structure?

Yes, the capacity of (especially) in-game stations will probably prove to be too small if you aim at stage 15 buildings.
We have been pondering the question. Whether we will make a mod that increases the capacities of in-game stations, or release custom stations with higher capacities remains to be seen. In any case, there should be custom stations available already with higher capacities!

So hypothetically if I were to get a shiny new GLR station from the STEX or LEX I could just plop it in (the nicely organised of course) plug ins folder with no modification for a CAM game?

It will function, no question about it. Then, it is up to yourself if you want to mod it and increase its capacity.

5) Run Civic and Transport lots through X-Tool to make them CAMpatible too?

Actually, the "X Tool" will give better capacities and other property values for stations and civic buildings as well (compared to Maxis PIM which assigns exactly the same values, regardless of the size of the station/building).

[JoeST]

well thats good, woohoo I love mr woutang and his "X" tool

[Bluebeard]

Well it appears all is going well with the CAM.No rush but I'm just curious to what CAM Farms you have planned?.Thanx

[JoeST]

im just wondering, does the cam NEED to be installed in plugins/a_cam, or can it just be kept in plugins/cam where the moddels go?

thanks

Joe

[vester]

It needs to be loaded as the first plug-in and that is what the a_ is for.

[jmyers2043]

Hello Start ...

Simcity loads its own program files first. Then it loads files from c:\programs\maxis\plugins. Then it loads files from your \My Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins. And I think generally it loads the root plugin first then the folders a through z. But there were occasions during beta testing where we found that the CAM mod would sometimes load after a ZZZ folder. Which I think is why the default folder for the cam is A_CAM.

I personally installed the CAM in c:\programs\Maxis\plugins. Alongside Cycledogs terrain and trees which I also keep in that very specific folder. But that's just me.

[JoeST]

thought so, and Jmyers, i do understand and also my names star.torturer, not start lol but thanks. its a good thing to add to the manual/readme. as people may wonder why its adding it to more than one palce

Joe

[MayorKarl]

Hi, not sure if this is the right place but seeing as it's CAM General Discussions I figured I might as well try here.

I've been using the Cleanitol file and Basically it's telling me I still have Jestarr's Hudson Glass and Superstar's Citibank Tower missing, yet I know I've installed the both of them (and jes's lot has even grown in one of my cities). Is there any way I can get it to actually pick the stuff up?

[DoNiEj]

i installed it but nothing happend ands all trees have dissapeared

[JoeST]

Right a few points:

1. I really love it, its great
2. though the name really doesn't make sense, unlike the NAM which is about networks, colossus makes thoughts about huge stuff like SC4.5 which it isn't really just buildings so why not Building Addon Mod or something.
3. I realise that you have split from Simtropolis and you insist that your not trying to promote yourselves over there by just posting the readme, and i also realise that you want to keep all discussions in one place, but really your not doing any favours by keeping something as big as this in a semi "private" forum.
4. and once again thanks for an awesome mod

Joe

PS: this is not flaming/spamming/insults/meant to be nasty in any way at all, its just my thoughts. sorry if it offends.

[dedgren]

I realise that you have split from Simtropolis and you insist that your not trying to promote yourselves over there by just posting the readme, and i also realise that you want to keep all discussions in one place, but really your not doing any favours by keeping something as big as this in a semi "private" forum.

My friend, where should we put it other than here, which is not "semi-private" at all.  If I had a semi-private room at a hospital analogous to your characterization of this thread, I'd sure be wondering who all those people were...


David

[Rayden]

i installed it but nothing happend ands all trees have dissapeared

Can you be more specific than that, and please, post this matters at the support thread, this is the welcome and Manual thread.

[snorrelli]

Just noted that this thread, as of this post, has been read 11,567 times. That's about as private as a bus station.

[ssc4k]

can someone tell me how having more growth stage levels helps me in any way?
why not jsut have it the old way?and why was it calle dcam instead of something like  "SLAM stage level addon mod"?

its not like its adding on a expansion pack, its not exactly colossal.

[Bluebeard]

SSC4K:
  Not colossal you say well I ain't seeing anyone else doing something this awesome.If you like the old way then good for you but some like me enjoy adding a twist to this game.
   This community has done more for this game then EA will ever dream of doing and I think we owe the folks of SC4D a big thanx.

[Rayden]

can someone tell me how having more growth stage levels helps me in any way?
why not jsut have it the old way?and why was it calle dcam instead of something like  "SLAM stage level addon mod"?

its not like its adding on a expansion pack, its not exactly colossal.

Do you need help, sorry, we didn't know that. Unfortunately CAM was not made with that intention, so, you'd better seek help elsewhere, maybe back where you came from.

[NYM1980]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask or not, or if it was even asked already. So I apologize in advance.  But will this work with all the buildings downloaded, or do I need to delete my Plugins Folder?

[Pat]

NYM1980 no you dont need to delete your plugins folder just make a back up of it before installing the cam... Just so you know there is alot to download but once you have it is well worth it......\

Rayden dont ya's think you was a little harsh on ssc4k.... ssc4k CAM can be explained like this....
CAM improves what EA made. CAM makes it easier to grow all stages and allows for continuning growth
of all stages and adds new stages for the event as it was felt that the current stages wasnt enough...
But i do agree ssc4k you also was a little harsh with how you asked your question it was more or like you
was putting down the CAM instead of asking what it reallly does.... Now im certian if you asked what CAM
does and left it at that would have been a better way of putting it....