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Title: New to site and SC4 deluxe
Post by: samoyed1958 on September 28, 2011, 07:42:43 AM
Greetings all, am new to your site as in posting this message, and wanted some advice. I'm running windows 7 on a widescreen, and just started downloading some of the fine items you folks have made here and on the STEX. My question is I have bldgroup prop dat 1 and 2 in my plugins folder and have installed the update is there anything else I need before I begin to download things into this folder? got some if not all of the maxis addons also.. where should I go from here? I know about the Nam and its add-ons like bridges and rail..don't want to be too overwhelmed by too many mods at once I guess.
Title: Re: New to site and SC4 deluxe
Post by: vortext on September 28, 2011, 09:37:59 AM
Quote from: samoyed1958 on September 28, 2011, 07:42:43 AM
My question is I have bldgroup prop dat 1 and 2 in my plugins folder and have installed the update is there anything else I need before I begin to download things into this folder?

Hm, nop, that's pretty much it. Just make sure the nightlights on custom BATs work, can be a bit of a hassle. Especially with RH edition but that doesn't apply so you're probably fine.

Quote from: samoyed1958 on September 28, 2011, 07:42:43 AM
where should I go from here? I know about the Nam and its add-ons like bridges and rail..don't want to be too overwhelmed by too many mods at once I guess.

Well, I'm afraid being overwhelmed is part of the 'omg this is too good to be true' downloading frenzy that's bound to happen, at least that's what happened to me.  :)
The NAM is a good mod to start with, if not an essential. What more you want to add depends on what you're after; an urban jungle, a quaint rural landscape or something in between, it's all very much possible nowadays. Just take a look around in the MD section for inspiration.

A general pointer though would be to pay attention to and keep track of dependencies, having brown boxes pop up can be frustrating. Making a back-up of your region + corresponding plugins every now and again won't hurt either, just in case some unexpected conflict arises. Having said that, it's pretty much up to you. Have fun :thumbsup: