I just recently installed NAM, CAM, most of the starter lots, and a few service ones but when I went to play lots seem to drop everything but the main building model. A plopped building would have no ground and a built opne would retain the construction ground. It also also affects all building whether CAM related or not. This was a fresh install of SC4 Deluxe also.
Here is a link to a small pic: http://gyazo.com/57e23dd1fd44e880b402a789c0e995cc
Any help on what went would would be appreciated.
It looks as though you are missing dependencies, especially textures. Check the dependencies for the lots you have installed and make sure you have collected all of them.
Well I ran Cleanitol to look for dependencies and its not being very helpful. It keep saying I'm missing ones I already have ,like BSC_Essentials, and I'm sure I have them because I looked through the plugins folder myself.
Also one thing I would like to clarify is that all lots and ploppables are getting the error, not just ones related to CAM.
There is nothing wrong with any of the CAM LOTs on the LEX. If you carefully follow the installation instructions and make sure you have or collect all the dependencies you will have no issues. Please point out the ones that you have down loaded and I can easily varify they work as I have used and still use the CAM and the 99% of the CAM LOTs from the LEX.
Robin
I'm not saying theirs anything wrong with the camelots. In fact all of the ploppable camelots I have come out fine with no brown boxes. Its just that every lot in the game whether cam or maxis has lost its ground.
The Cleanitol with the basic dependencies lists me having everything except BSC_essentials and Railyard Texture Mega-Pack Vol 1. And going into the plugins folder manually shows BSC essentials.dat and Railyards Texture Mega-Pack Vol 102. Which was what the link to vol 1 sent me to and I assume is an update. I do notice that their are spelling discrepancies and if that's the problem ok but thats not really my fault.
Edit: I copied and renamed both files to check and ran cleanitol again. Cleanitol says I have all dependencies but the game still drops the ground.
As for the lots I dled its hard to give exact on the starter packs because I left out some of the buildings that required simtropolis because it was being really slow last night and I got sicks of waiting 15 mins to dl a building model. I also skipped the Hermitage sites industrial because I didn't really like them. As for service lots I got goobers school pack and library, BSC Library, mercy hospital, Bywater springs medical center, and the rural and urban garbage managment centers.
Quote from: WuffieWolf on March 11, 2013, 08:18:36 AM
Also one thing I would like to clarify is that all lots and ploppables are getting the error, not just ones related to CAM.
There is definitely a problem with your installation of SC4. You do have either SC4 + Rush Hour or SC4Deluxe?
I have deluxe. Should I try a reinstall and see if I cant copy a backed up plugins folder?
If you decide to reinstall, just move your plugins to desk top and than move it back in again when you are finished the reinstall.
Reinstalling did indeed fix the issue and I am having no problems with either CAM or Maxis lots anymore. Thanks.
Excellent!
BTW make sure you download latest cleanitol, I've made a fix yesterday as it report missing dependancies even if you had them
the latest is NAM version 2013.2
FWIW:
SC4Tool, available on the LEX, provides a friendly interface for discovering missing and potentially unlisted dependencies. PIM-X can do the same, but is geared towards more advanced users.