Terrain Mod Issues

[ecoba]

Hello, everyone, I don't know if this is the right place to post this or not, but I have a big problem involving terrain mods.

I have been using Heblem's California Terain Mod in one of my regions recently, and have been interchanging it with c.p.'s Missouri Breaks Terrain Mod for other regions. I have a temporary plugins folder kept seperate from my SC4 folders, and up until today, exchanging the two has been rather simple, take one out, put one in. However, when I tried to exchange them this morning, it didn't work.

I had removed the California Terrain Mod from my plugins, and installed the Missouri Breaks terrain mod, however, when I opened a tile in the game, the California terrain mod was there. I exited the game and made sure that it was removed from my plugins; it was. I deleted the files from my temporary plugins and the recycle bin, they are not on my computer at all, yet when I opened the game again, it was still there.

I love the California Terrain Mod, however I only need to use it in one of my regions right now, however it won't leave. I have now uninstalled the Missouri Breaks Mod as well, no terrain mods in my plugins at all, should be maxis terrain when I opened up the region, however it most certainly was still there.

I would really like to solve this problem soon, as I can only play one region while it still goes on.

Any suggestions? 

Ethan

[k808j]

Did you do a datpack lately and try using SC4 startup manager. Here you can select what mod you want active instead of manually installing and uninstalling.

[ecoba]

I don't use the datpacker at all, so I am not sure what exactly you mean by Startup manager... ? 

[sim-al2]

Have you opened one of the cities? The terrain won't change untill you open up one, just to make sure you didn't forget.... Have you tried puting a Z_ in front of the Missouri Breaks mod ,or opening one of the cities with no plugins?

[ecoba]

I have tried opening the cities repeatedly, even one without terrain mods installed. I haven't tried putting a z in front of it, but I honestly don't know what I'm gonna have to do... 

[jmyers2043]

yet when I opened the game again, it was still there.

Does this mean you opened the game and looked at the city in region view? That's how it sounds from your description. The city will still show the old terrain in region view until you open the city and save the city with a different terrain mod. Or none, which in that case you will have the Maxis terrain for sure. If you removed the mod - open the city - and it is still there? Then you've got a copy lurking in your plugins some place some how. Oh - and don't forget to look in the C:\Programs\Maxis\SimCity4\Plugins\ as well. Sometimes folk forget that folder is also loaded by the game.

This is the start up screen for the Start Up Manager - you can have regions set up that load specific folders. It will move the files around for you (once you've set up the region and have told it what files you want loaded) If I want to play the Bordertown region then all I do is click on the 'Border town' button. All the correct files are moved in and out of my plugins automatically. The game opens up and - presto - quick as a wink - I'm the mayor of border town. No manual file moving/shifting. 

[k808j]

What version of startup manager is that?

[RippleJet]

What version of startup manager is that?

Version 2... not the latest one, which is 3...

[ecoba]

Jim: No, not in region view, this was after I opened the city tiles (just a test one I was trying it on). I've never heard of startup manager before, I might have to get it to try it out, and see if it works then.