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#61
SimCity 4 General Discussion / Re: What do modders use to cre...
Last post by doug_wesson - April 17, 2023, 02:07:44 PMI thank you sir, you truly are a scholar and a gentleman
#62
BSC Help / Re: BSC Prop Family Index
Last post by mgb204 - April 17, 2023, 11:56:08 AMKoumus Corporation's Prop Family ID Range:
0x5F860E00 --> 0x5F860EFF
I'll send you a PM with a link to download a text file listing all your allocated IDs. You may also find the following guide to using IDs useful.
0x5F860E00 --> 0x5F860EFF
I'll send you a PM with a link to download a text file listing all your allocated IDs. You may also find the following guide to using IDs useful.
#63
SimCity 4 General Discussion / Re: What do modders use to cre...
Last post by mgb204 - April 17, 2023, 11:45:53 AMQuote from: mgb204 on April 15, 2023, 03:50:54 AMA google search will easily locate the installer and instructions to activate it now the official route is gone.
Really the only way now.
#64
NAM Inactive threads / Re: Disable Maxis Steam Freigh...
Last post by mgb204 - April 17, 2023, 11:45:16 AMSorry should have mentioned that, but essentially just by re-clicking every couple tiles with the rail tool on the existing rail lines. That forces the code to check everything again and will update to show the currently installed T21s.
As for the lost account, speak to one of the Admins, they can help you recover the old account if you need too. @Tarkus - just to get your attention
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As for the lost account, speak to one of the Admins, they can help you recover the old account if you need too. @Tarkus - just to get your attention
. #65
SimCity 4 General Discussion / Re: What do modders use to cre...
Last post by doug_wesson - April 16, 2023, 11:49:51 PMHi MGB I have GMAX3 and a key from back in 2018 but when I got to install it and use that key is says it is no longer a valid key. Now Autodesk do not support GMAX# anymore so you cannot get a new key
#66
NAM Inactive threads / Re: Disable Maxis Steam Freigh...
Last post by Sim City - April 16, 2023, 10:01:01 PMQuote from: mgb204 on April 13, 2023, 02:09:22 PMAfter you added the Catenary files, did you click around to refresh the Rail network and show the props? Because T21 mods only add to networks if they are present when it is built. So if you added this later, you will need to refresh everything to get them to show.
Hi, may I know how do you "refresh" the rail network?
You are right that I added it after the original railway is built, so it didn't show up.
(Sorry for using a new account. My old account's password is the same as the email's password and I I lost both accidentally, so I need to use a new account to get things set up again.)
#67
Network Addon Mod (NAM) / Re: NAM Issues Thread - PLEASE...
Last post by flann - April 16, 2023, 08:23:08 PMQuote from: als98 on April 16, 2023, 11:12:38 AMThere seems to be a slight glitch with the 8S type B2 ramp. It could be user error on my part but I can't seem to fix it. There aren't any cosmetic pieces or anything else nearby that I can think of that would make it not override correctly.
Thanks for the report. Looks like the wealth textures did not get updated when the main ramp texture was updated to include the lane merge.
#68
BSC Help / Re: BSC Prop Family Index
Last post by koumus corporation - April 16, 2023, 03:03:08 PMMay I have a range?
#69
Network Addon Mod (NAM) / Re: NAM Issues Thread - PLEASE...
Last post by als98 - April 16, 2023, 11:12:38 AMThere seems to be a slight glitch with the 8S type B2 ramp. It could be user error on my part but I can't seem to fix it. There aren't any cosmetic pieces or anything else nearby that I can think of that would make it not override correctly.
#70
SimCity 4 General Discussion / Re: What do modders use to cre...
Last post by mgb204 - April 15, 2023, 03:50:54 AMgMax, supported or otherwise it's the only real option these days. A google search will easily locate the installer and instructions to activate it now the official route is gone.
In order to export models in SC4 format, you must have special scripts, SC4 does not use full 3D models. SC4BAT is essentially these scripts for gMax, the equivalent for 3DS Max exists in the form of BAT4Max but there is a problem...
Autodesk (who produce 3DS Max), do not sell their software other than through SAAS (i.e. renting it). You are also forced to upgrade constantly, the oldest version you can ever use is 3 versions or so from the current release. So in 2023, this is a problem, because in the 2018 version support for Mental Ray rendering was dropped, however the BAT4Max scripts were designed for this only. As it stands any version after the 2018 release can not export models for SC4 any more. Unless someone is able to update the scripts to support the newer Arnold renderer, or you can get hold of a compatible legacy version of 3DS Max, this option is off the table.
In theory any 3D modelling app with the right scripts could be made to work. However as of this moment no such scripts exist, so most folks really are stuck with a hideously out of date piece of software as the only viable option.
In order to export models in SC4 format, you must have special scripts, SC4 does not use full 3D models. SC4BAT is essentially these scripts for gMax, the equivalent for 3DS Max exists in the form of BAT4Max but there is a problem...
Autodesk (who produce 3DS Max), do not sell their software other than through SAAS (i.e. renting it). You are also forced to upgrade constantly, the oldest version you can ever use is 3 versions or so from the current release. So in 2023, this is a problem, because in the 2018 version support for Mental Ray rendering was dropped, however the BAT4Max scripts were designed for this only. As it stands any version after the 2018 release can not export models for SC4 any more. Unless someone is able to update the scripts to support the newer Arnold renderer, or you can get hold of a compatible legacy version of 3DS Max, this option is off the table.
In theory any 3D modelling app with the right scripts could be made to work. However as of this moment no such scripts exist, so most folks really are stuck with a hideously out of date piece of software as the only viable option.