BSC Farming EP ... 2007 Upgrade

Colyn · January 20, 2007, 12:51:17 AM

Hi

WIth our own LEX now in operation it is time to take a look at our old lots before we deploy them here. From posts by other BSC members and players it appears that many are using the BSC Farming EP.

During the latter part of 2006 I released an update to the BSC that made most of my farms and fields SF (Slope Friendly. Since then JMyers also started making his farms SF.

I think it is time that we give the farming EP a nice overall and with the great new buildings and tools available we can realy get this almost perfect now.

In my mind I would like to go to a place where we group our Farms properly so that a player can use the Startup Manager and get Grain Farming or Cattle farming or Timber farming selected per city or per region.

Please use this thread to post your comments and suggestions and wishes for the 2007 EP Upgrade.

Thanks.

joelevan · February 23, 2007, 09:25:19 PM

Yes please! I was looking for farms when I signed up here. Downloaded more then that though. It would be great to have those redone. What will this be...the 4th redo of most of those things? Love it!

Joel

oldrogue · February 23, 2007, 10:32:42 PM

Wonderfull idea....I tend to build alot of rural areas that rely upon a farming economy...the more options and variable the better......I like the idea of being able to pic a general type of agriculture that would dominate an area....at the current time I'm building a very mountainous area (in British Columbia) and an agriculture economy that was heavily orchards and/or grazing animals would be perfect....don't know what my next project will be $:-\$ , but wouldn't be surprised if it was an area that would demand a different set of ag products....will follow this thread with great interest. Thanks for starting int

meinhosen · February 23, 2007, 11:03:29 PM

Colyn, that sounds like a great idea. I've done a lot of editing for my own use, but I'm sure that an official upgrade to the EP might be more comprehensive (and done properly).

I'd be more than happy to add any specific input/thoughts, if necessary. I'll keep my eyes open.

dedgren · February 23, 2007, 11:37:15 PM

I've been getting together a comprehensive list of thoughts and will post them here in the next little bit. Thanks for starting this thread, Colyn.

David

joelevan · February 24, 2007, 07:25:05 PM

I am actually hoping that Goober and jmyers2043 will post their farms on the LEX. I was just on Simtropolis and jmyers2043 took his down. I understand why, however, that would give him a good opportunity to post them here....<please>

Joel

GrizzlyBuilder · February 24, 2007, 09:04:28 PM

Whats the start-up manager? However I am very exited about the possiblity of having lots of flower farms.

moganite · February 25, 2007, 12:01:16 AM

I eagerly await the upgrades to jmyers farms

Heinz · March 13, 2007, 08:54:43 PM

im no genius, specially with my plugins folder. so my thoughts here may already be acknowledged and sorted out.
since i live in a pretty much agricultural country (Philippines) where acres upon acres upon acres dominate what little land we have, i have grown to appreciate farmlands. when i started out playing sc4 just recently, i found out that i can add more variety of farms.

anyway, ill get to it.

i've been downloading farm stuff like crazy and, as you said, the lots and dependencies are outdated. so it has me on a rollercoaster **installing something only to have it removed by cleanitol. --then repeat from **

it would truely and honestly unburden plugin newbies like me if there were more and more updated and diversified (say added variety?) farms with less files/downloads.

like say a gazillion RL-like crops/produce with the least amount of files/downloads? an agricultural t-rex pack?

a farming monster mega pack?

i hope i dont offend anyone with this post as it is done with the utmost sincerity and humility on my part.

BarbyW · March 14, 2007, 01:10:14 AM

I can understand your problems, zniehadajet, as there have been so many changes since the original Farming EP was released in March 2005. BSC has a number of projects on the go at the moment and the farming is one of them. Watch this space.

Heinz · March 14, 2007, 04:45:45 PM

i definitely will be doing that. thanks barbyw!

ZonZaucker · June 20, 2007, 10:12:56 AM

hello to everyone! I appreciate so much your creations on the farming EP, especially the last SF addiction, that I wish I could collect them all!! but it's such a hard business!!
is there any way to have a list of all the stuff (lots, fields, dependency ecc. [with a link would be too much

] ) that you gods of BSC have made since 2005 in the farming category? (sounds like a greedy request -and it is!!

)
IF someone tracked them, please, let it appear HERE!!! thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

BigSlark · June 20, 2007, 09:18:17 PM

Having the farms "grouped" would be very much appreciated. Is there any way to make the timber farms growable, and perhaps using c.p.'s trees?

Cheers,
Kevin

wouanagaine · June 21, 2007, 12:13:33 AM

Quote from: ZonZaucker on June 20, 2007, 10:12:56 AM
hello to everyone! I appreciate so much your creations on the farming EP, especially the last SF addiction, that I wish I could collect them all!! but it's such a hard business!!
is there any way to have a list of all the stuff (lots, fields, dependency ecc. [with a link would be too much ] ) that you gods of BSC have made since 2005 in the farming category? (sounds like a greedy request -and it is!! )
IF someone tracked them, please, let it appear HERE!!! thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote from: BigSlark on June 20, 2007, 09:18:17 PM
Having the farms "grouped" would be very much appreciated. Is there any way to make the timber farms growable, and perhaps using c.p.'s trees?

Cheers,
Kevin

Barby has uploaded on the LEX a fields pack that at least save you searching all various fields
A lot of new farms will be uploaded with the CAM, and I suggest you wait them, you can see some of them in the "Show us your rural town" thread

BarbyW · June 21, 2007, 02:04:12 AM

I am currently in the process of updating my farms. The occupancy is being adjusted to fit into the new CAM but I intend to try to make a new set with new IIDs so there will be no problems with cities crashing. It is a matter of time as there is a lot to do to get the CAM out.

ZonZaucker · June 21, 2007, 11:25:39 AM

Quote from: BarbyW on June 21, 2007, 02:04:12 AM
I am currently in the process of updating my farms.

....

nice to see you're always at work...

can't wait this CAM to come!!
and thanks to wouanagaine (your name sounds like psicotrope...) for suggestion, N.B: DAT packer rulez!!!

jmyers2043 · June 21, 2007, 01:36:36 PM

@ BigSlark

Timber industry is on my to-do list and is something that Colyn (aka Vlakhaas) did a couple of years ago as part of the first Expansion Pack. The CAM gives me some opportunities to develop a viable timber industry that I didn't have with the Maxis Rush Hour. It will not be ready at the same time as the CAM but your idea and enthusiasm is an encouragement for me to keep working at it.

Here is a picture from a test city... Small Saw Mill.

shoreman905 · June 21, 2007, 01:49:56 PM

You knock me out!!! These are so fine, honestly Maxis should hang its head in shame. I would bet that before BSC and you in particular refined agriculture, no one ever built a city tile devoted to the rural aspect. Now it is one of the most enjoyable parts of this wonderful "game".

RippleJet · June 21, 2007, 01:57:03 PM

That is clearly a stage 6 farm!

Gaston · June 21, 2007, 02:13:10 PM

This is some really kool stuff. I am looking forward to this particular occurance. I love putting farms in my cities but find it somewhat difficult to deal with the randomness of them. Thanks for working on this guys/gals.

---Gaston

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