Modern Day Suburban Homes, Lights, Power Grids, Etc.

[Destis5445]

Hello, I'm pretty new to the game but have been picking up experience like everyone else just about every day. I feel as though my Sim City 4 experience is coming to a slow end because of the lack of the "home feel" i call it. No models familiar to me in the game i.e. current default homes, downloaded, that match the ones where i live, along with many other issues. Some of the things i would like to see in the game are new sets of power lines (wired/unwired) doesn't matter (functional/nonfunctional) I would prefer functional but in my opinion the way i play doesn't matter either way. I'm not looking for anyone to complete ALL of my requests, that could take way too much time, but i would like someone to work on them who are specialized in that certain area. If you would like to provide feedback suggesting people to ask for help for on my requests, that would be great. Also telling me you are interested in possibly working on one of these would make my day . Also, if only a couple of these to all of them get done, I will be making a city journal that I'm actually dedicated to instead of these pointless, random, and poorly maintained ones i have provided so far. But here are some of the things i would like to see in my game.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.371597,-84.368477&spn=0,0.181103&t=h&z=13&layer=c&cbll=39.369487,-84.37208&panoid=xqrjOuknwpXz0ygPtN2F0w&cbp=12,260.85,,0,-10.32

Yes, this is just a link but notice the power lines along the road in this view. Unfortunately you can't travel on the road via street view to see more since this was basically just recently built near me. But i would like to see models that at least look close enough to these to give me a feeling of home.


http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.179396,-84.48835&spn=0,0.011319&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.179999,-84.485663&panoid=ElrYkLhDO4vYmvOz2RPdDg&cbp=12,25.21,,0,-8.14

Yup, a link again, this is interstate 75 and it runs from Florida to Canada. This part is cool because the lights on the sides of the roadways have rungs on them if you look closely, unlike the defaults you are given in the game. I would really enjoy seeing these not for the feeling of "at home realism", but for everyone to feel more realism in the game. From what I've seen so far as Ive been in and out of many different vacations is lights like these all over the world, not just where i live. I would like to see these as functional ploppables.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.146237,-84.454565&spn=0,0.090551&t=h&z=14&layer=c&cbll=39.14632,-84.454392&panoid=Yo4tblB8w_lKyRcA6bSJgQ&cbp=12,21.24,,0,-38.17

Lights in the middle of the interstate here are pretty common from what I've seen in most more urban areas. These as some know, were already covered in a highway relighting mod, but i would like to see ploppables accustomed for the RHW. These have rungs like the ones before, and to be honest have no idea as to why the rungs have such a big impact on realism, maybe its just me.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.221083,-84.368134&spn=0,0.022638&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=39.221004,-84.368175&panoid=fiQnzaVDNCgDPI6vw7_9jw&cbp=12,344.87,,0,-30.57

Pretty unique ones here, look the same as the ones before with rungs, but if you look very closely you'll see that one side of the light is longer then the other. Pretty odd but cool to me, and from what I've seen these are actually almost unique to the Cincinnati area and almost in no other area except in areas like Atlanta, GA, and Miami, FL. I would also like to see these accustomed for RHW median use/ploppable like the rest I've requested and functioning...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=358+Laurel+Lake+Court,+Middletown,+OH&sll=39.379434,-84.353982&sspn=0.004304,0.011319&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Laurel+Lake+Ct,+Middletown,+Butler,+Ohio+45044&ll=39.323675,-84.427271&spn=0,0.045276&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=39.323792,-84.427515&panoid=Vtb9kSt5aZlSyRz6HPTcfw&cbp=12,281.38,,0,-9.25

New powerlines again, sexy aren't they? Haa, but these would bring in some more realism into the overall gameplay experience, i would like to see new models like these with ones that go straight, turn, etc.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=358+Laurel+Lake+Court,+Middletown,+OH&sll=39.379434,-84.353982&sspn=0.004304,0.011319&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Laurel+Lake+Ct,+Middletown,+Butler,+Ohio+45044&ll=39.364099,-84.374056&spn=0.017353,0.045276&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=39.367834,-84.372961&panoid=hOijc0wu4Xv-tCiN7E_-UQ&cbp=12,232.96,,0,-0.63

Use street view to go down this street and check out the houses, these are some i would like to see in the game. Yes, modern suburbs, bring some unique neighborhoods into my game *not* (all look exactly the same in most cases except this one really).

Complete, or recommend someone who would complete one to all of these would be great, and i love you long time.

[mattb325]

Hi Destis5445,

Regarding the lightpoles which have the support trusses: as you point out, this is an old game. The game has a limitation in the number of pixels per inch (ie details visible) it can display. Add to this the odd viewing angle which would obscure these details beneath the top support arm and all you would see is a blurred mess (maybe 1 or 2 pixels would indicate that it was there.
That point aside, however, others have made replacement light mods that you may be interested in: http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1862 as well as PEG (on his site); there are other mods by mrtnrln on Simtropolis as well which really change the feel of simcity. Also, jeronijs streetside mod will change the lightpoles as well; while these do not replicate Ohio, I'm sure it will still be a refreshing change 

Regarding the powerlines: mrtnrln, sfbt, peg and metarvo and others have all made some really nifty versions that supplement and replace the ingame ones. If you type in 'powerlines' into the search function of Simtropolis there will doubtless be something to suit.

Regarding the houses: Simgoober has made tons of american style modern houses, and I have too. NDEX have also made a small number of modern homes. For instance: http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2273 looks pretty close to the vista down 358 Laurel Lake court. CP, myself and homefryes for instance, have also all made many older style American houses

[MandelSoft]

As far for the RHW Median lights: I have a pack on the STEX for that:
http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21034

Also, these sign packs also contain some ploppable lights for the RHW:
http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=23779
http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=23857

[Destis5445]

Thank you Mattb325, that was pretty helpful, I did though mention that light pack for the highway replacement lighting one though as one I've seen and have and would like a different type if you read on. But thank you, the house you provided me with is one I'm looking for and that really is going to help. Although this is the only house like that on the LEX that's newer and like the ones on the street i provided, I would wish to still see some more. Also the powerlines, the first ones i can see hard to make, but the second ones look nothing like the European styled ones. Thank you though for help.

Mrtnrln,

That's the pack that I mentioned that i have, they are pretty good except they don't resemble the ones I'm looking for. Thank you for the links to the foreign signs, but as of now, I have plenty of American signage in my cities and am not looking for any more signs to go along with them, hence the title of this page and the requests below. Thank you for trying to solve my problem!

[Destis5445]

As far for the RHW Median lights: I have a pack on the STEX for that:
http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21034

Yeah, I can never get that light pack to work ingame for me.