The future of the community.

[vortext]

Good idea to broaden the scope on OSITM 

Bit curious though as to why it only applies to "works from our resident BATters and LOTters". What happened to good ol' modding. 
And when is one considered residential, I might add.

[noahclem]

Good idea to broaden the scope on OSITM 

Bit curious though as to why it only applies to "works from our resident BATters and LOTters". What happened to good ol' modding. 
And when is one considered residential, I might add.

Modders are most certainly also eligible for the new Custom Content OSITM award. Part of our plans were to feature complimenting pairs of LOTters and BATters during the same month and I suspect that's how the miscommunication came about.

I don't understand your last question but I'm glad you like the idea of the new award 

[rooker1]

Anyone that has a thread here showing their works is eligible.

Robin

[rooker1]

This is how the OSITM section now reads....

Welcome to Of Special Interest this Month!
This is an an area where several threads will be highlighted, choosen from the MD, Custom Content Creators, LOTters and MODders sections that are seen by the staff as currently presenting particular merit.  Special effort will be in fact made to identify particularly promising MDs from the Recently Published and Best Sellers sections as well as the member that has recently started in Custom Content making and LOT making.  We hope that readers will check back frequently to watch for updates made by the authors during the month, it should be a very exciting time for all involved.  Remember that we are looking carefully all the time for what is going on around the site all the time, so if you feel like you made mistakes when you started out or took a wrong turn along the way, don't sweat it.  We want to make sure that all the exciting work being done at SC4D gets the visibility it deserves, so just hang in there if it's not your month yet.  If the Devotion is there, we'll see it and you will find your thread "Of Special Interest!"

[vortext]

Thanks for clearing that up, already figured it was a short-hand for all things custom. As for the term 'resident', it implies one has to be longtime member or there's somekind of threshold postcount. Pretty sure it's not the case but still, it seems to imply newcomers don't stand a change while they could maybe use the encouragement the most.

That said, I most certainly like the idea, without custom content all the gorgeous MDs wouldn't be possible in the first place.

EDIT: stubbornly ignored the warning I might wanted to review my post  Much better Robin 

[rooker1]

I do apologise for the poor chioce of the word "residential", but read the paragraph above please. 
I believe this is much more clear.

Robin

[whatevermind]

Like the idea.  I would suggest changing the description in the main forum page to indicate that the OSITM board now also includes bats/lots/mods, especially as the board remains in the MD section.

[rooker1]

Of Special Interest this Month
Here will be a showcase of MD, BATting, LOTting and MODding threads that are Of Special Interest this Month!

Does that sound better?

[noahclem]

How about:  Here will be a showcase of MD and Custom Content threads that are Of Special Interest this Month!

[rooker1]

Yup, sounds better.  Done.
TY Noah.

[Kergelen]

Very good idea the custom content OSITM

[FrankU]

I get the idea that we should change the name of this thread into: "The future of this community. There is more and more activity in the forum!". 

[rooker1]

  Thanks Frank.

This thread surely started out like the title implied, but I think it has been derailed a little, although in a good way.  I may change the title to, "The future of the SC4D community", if no one has any objections.

And if anyone else has any SC4D ideas and/or improvements, please let us know, either through PM or by posting here.

Robin

[Kergelen]

Indeed, the topic gradually drift in another direction so I change the title as FrankU and rooker said

But, unfortunately, I think there aren't more and more activity 

[Lowkee33]

I like the OSTIM idea.  Maybe next moth the same two people wont monopolize it 

People have brought up the idea of a BATing challenge.  I will now propose a MOD challenge:

Disclaimer:  This might not be possible 

Premise:  We have a God-Mode menu and a Mayor-Mode menu.  Warrior has given us God Terraforming in Mayor Mode, and now it's time to take it one step further.   Note the one big difference between the Mayor-Mode and God-Mode menu system: The GM menu has a sub menu, each raise/lower/level has different options.  In MM we do not have sub-menus.

The Challenge:  Make MM have a sub-menu!  (I think it can have one )

Observations:

Open up SimCity_1.dat in Reader and then the Exemplar Navigator.  Scroll down to the "Terraform" branch.  This is a list of all of the terraform tools that we have.  Notice the GM exemplars:  Most of them have a property "CategoryGodMountain" or "CategoryGodValley" or "CategoryGodMisc".  This is how the sub menus are made.  (Also note that Fauna have "SubmenuKey: Terraform: CreateFauna Menu").

Notice that "Mayor Level Brush" has a similar property "CategoryMayorMisc".  This is either something Maxis didn't fully finish (like the rain tool), or something that Maxis removed.  You will need to dig around some UI's and bang your head against what "id" means, but in the end you'll be stronger for it 



Edit:  I think this will be very popular, hopefully SC4D can take it 

[DebussyMan]

The new ideas to spruce up the community are really interesting. What has called my attention the most is, of course, the BAT contest proposal.
Perhaps we could do something á la "SimcityBrazil" contest made some years ago, where the first price is a juicy one (maybe a pre-order of SC 2013). Inviting people from all aroud the SC4 world to participate, and with BSC and other senior members as jury. 

[noahclem]

The Challenge:  Make MM have a sub-menu!  (I think it can have one )

That would be awesome!!! I can't imagine how much time it would save me scrolling through MMPs   

A BAT contest doesn't sound like a bad idea either 

[nbvc]

I'm a little bit late, but I have another suggestion. Maybe you can add a link on the start page to the OSITM threads with a small image of the BATs or MDs and the name.
Something like this:


The links and image can fade in and out and change to other OSITM threads.

[Nealos101]

If I am not mistaken, according to the backlash being received via several forums regarding Simcity 2013, SC4 is due for a revival. After what has been some heavy years for me, and following the best 8/9 months of my life, I see *it* on the approach. I like the concepts, and the ideas, and will go forward on the closed beta and trying it out at Eurogamer tomorrow (If I can). This being said the negativity surrounding it is pushing an attitude that focuses on playing the previous titles, especially SC4, until Maxis and EA release a 'proper' simcity.

But all in all you good fellows here at SC4D should see a spike in activity soon, if not Feb. 2013.

I'd also like to forward my apologies for not being active for several years and abruptly vanishing. I hope I am still welcome here, if not a team member, at least a user.

[Pat]

Nealos101 You will always be welcomed here no matter what thats for sure and far as being on BSC I think if you can see the teams boards your still on the team :-) but anyways you might be onto something there about seeing a resurgence of players for SC4 and I for one cant wait!