I have a glitch in my SimCity 4 Deluxe game where the top of the water has turned black. I have installed a number of Mods & Bats, (as shown below) but followed the instructions within the readme files. However I must have missed something that is causing this conflict. I'm hoping that someone with this knowledge can help direct me to where I can fix this problem
Update:
I notice now that if I go into a new region the water is default blue. I can then go into the "Create a City" and the water is still default blue. If I save before or when I exit that
city the water surface is black but if I don't save the water remains default blue.
Please if anyone knows what may be causing this I would greatly appreciate your help.
If any further information is needed I will do my best to provide it.
Thank You
Here is a snapshot of the effect
Water Surface Turned Black (http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p366/JaggedSmile/BlackWater.jpg)
Here is a close-up of the effect ( I tried to get some land to contrast the color)
X5 Water Snapshot (http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p366/JaggedSmile/NewCity-9Feb001216438344.png)
Here is the list of Mods & Bats previously mentioned
(sorry about the long list. Tried to make a html table to shorten it but it wouldn't work for some reason)
BSC Cnut Mega Prop Pack
BSC Mega Prop Pack jeronij Vol01
BSC Flag Pack 1
BSC Mega Prop Pack jeronij Vol02
BSC MEGA Props RT Vol 01
BSC Mega Prop Pack jeronij Vol03
BSC Newman Inc Coal Mine V2
BSC Mega Prop Pack jeronij Vol04
BSC Prop Pack Cycledogg No 1
BSC Mega Prop Pack jeronij Vol05
BSC DAE Dirt Track Texture Pack
BSC Mega Prop Pack jeronij Vol06
BSC Essentials
BSC MEGA Props - SG Vol 01
BSC Mega Props DAE Vol01
BSC Props Jeronij Vol 02 Trees
BSC Park Brickworks Market
BSC Props Jeronij Vol 03 Trees Seasonal Woods
BSC Parks Amphitheatre Set
Dusktrooper Road Bridge
BSC Parks Base Set V2
DuskTrooper Trees One Plopable
BSC Parks Caliban Mother Russia
DuskTrooper Trees Pack ONE
BSC Parks Ripptides Parks
Plopable Maxis Flora Pack
BSC Parks Simgoober Bridges
Residential And Rural Diagonal Walls Set V1
BSC Parks Sunken Plazas
Avenue Roundabout Subway Station
DEDWD Sunken Plazas Mall Set
Avenue Roundabouts SUB And BUS
DEDWD Sunken Plazas Mayan Plaza
Chiba Port Tower V2.0
DEDWD Sunken Plazas Tree Plaza
Japanese Seasonal Diagonal Parks
DEDWD Sunken Plazas Tree Plaza2
Japanese Walls Set
BSC Parks V2 Gardeners Compound
JPN Rice Fields
Caliban Lots BSC
Mas71_JRP-CoreLotPack
DEDWD Aussie Windmill
Mas71_JRP-PROP Pack Vol01
DEDWD IHT Pharmaceuticals
Mas71_JRP-PROP Pack Vol02
BSC Parks V2 Wall Set
Mas71_JRP-PROP Pack Vol03
JPN Sunken Parks
Mas71_JRP-PROP Pack Vol04
MAS71 PropPack Vol01
Mas71_JRP-PROP Pack Vol05
MAS71 PropPack Vol02 (Parks)
Mas71_JRP-AddonLotPack01
MAS71 PropPack Vol03
Mas71_JRP-AddonLotPack02
MAS71 Walls Pack 2
Kleine Mietshaeuser Pack
MAS71 Walls Pack 2 - Highwalls
Large Urban Clinic
MAS71 Walls Pack 2 - Walls Texture's Addon 01
Peter Ustinov Memorial Gazebo
Marrast Emb Set
SFBT Rural Power Lines
Marrast Embankments BSC
SNM Security Fences
Marrast MEGA Pack Vol01
Suburban Clinic
NDEX Atlantia Tower
Urban Clinic
NDEX Greywood Lofts
Urban Clinic - New Urban Clinic
NDEX Riddle Me This Nightclub
Warsaw Ujazdowskie Avenue 18
OneWay Railroad Crossings Mod
BSC Irrigation Canal Set
PEG God Mode Pine Trees Mod
BSC MEGA Props SG Vol 01
PEG Mayor Mode Pine Trees Mod
Chuck E Cheese
PEG MTP Mountain Theme Pack
Larger High School
PEG MTP Mountain Theme Pack
Hole Digging Lots
PEG MTP Random Woods
NAM_April_2008
PEG Pine Trail Head
NHP Hole Digging Lots
PEG Pine Trail Rail Crossing
BSC Texture Pack jeroni Vol01
PEG Pine Trails V305
BSC Textures Mega Pack Vol. 1
PEG Random Forest
BSC Textures Vol 01
PEG Stream Kit II V205
BSC Textures Vol 02
NDEX Texture Set Volume 1
DEDWD Master Dependency List v102
Any chance you could show a zoom 5 (closest zoom) pic of the water's surface? I don't think it's a conflict or glitch. Rather, by the looks of it, you have installed a water mod (apparently without realizing it) that basically applies a new texture to the surface of the water, but I can't tell from that zoom which one it is. It's darker than most PEG or c.p. ones I'm familiar with, but there are several other less used ones out there.
Hello JaggedSmile. ;)
Oh my...
I think that perhaps it is caused by my work "JRP". :-[
Please check a following file in your Plugins folder.
Mas71_JRP-AddonLotPack02/xx_Options/JRP_WaterMod_Beta.dat
and you should remove it and re-start a game.
I'm sorry, &mmm
I did not upload a zip by the "Installer". (for MAC users I had worry it for them.)
It's a cause of your problem I think. :-[
and I'm sorry again to took your time Jaggedsmile and Chrisadams3997.
Hope this helps.
@ MAS71
Fantastic! Fantastic! Fantastic!
That did the trick. It was the Beta files from that particular pack. You guys are the best. I truly appreciate the help and very quick response.
I will have to remember where the Beta files go next time I try them and remove them first.
Thank you very much.
Not just for the help but for the great components you provide.
@ Chrisadams3997
The sentiments expressed above hold true for your efforts on my part as well.
Also I would like to mention (since I have your attention) that your work relating to the RRP is greatly appreciated by me. Fantastic work and imagination regarding the details, etc.
Thank you
Ah, glad you got it figured out. I hadn't looked at Mas's newest set of lots yet, so hadn't seen the water mod he included, but I'm glad he spotted it.
Chris
Thanks MAS, I also had that problem :D
but I also had a virus on my PC at the same time so i thought it might have been that instead :)
Joe
:thumbsup: Had this problem today after a reinstall. Thanks a bunch for the help!