Skullz's Projects And Betas

I mentioned that two mods by atyo-man2 worked in XXL but found yes they work but not correctly. The upgrade menu was not showing in the carpark one.
I spent a bit of time trying to get them right (have not worked on a upgrade mod before) and think I got them sorted.
So far it's only the carpark and asphalt one I've finished.



I have put it on MEGA as the file is over 2MB
MEGA

 

No I don't think there is. It's a shame as it would be neat. PM atyo-man2 and see if he can help.

 

It's the layout file in massplacementtool

example:

data\design\layout\surface\massplacementtool\skullz_tile09.layout

Look for <DetailLodDistanceNearFar>

Add (or adjust) <DetailLodDistanceNearFar>0,0</DetailLodDistanceNearFar> if you want the plaza detail to stay the same size

 

Here's a quick mod I did today on the ingame harbors. I have always got annoyed with the way they can only be placed on land and water. In the current competition map they are impossible to place unless the ground is lowered.


I left the road connection and collision. I was going to do them as no collision but had issues with the road connection. It wasn't why I was editing them so didn't bother figuring it out.


Placing them where you want allows more options.

MENU
You will find them in the NC menu


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I did try to get the third original ingame harbor working (b_transport_smallseaport_island_t3) but it's layout file was never made.
I did see a version of it years ago in XL 2012 but can't remember what mod it was in.

See attached patch file XXL_skullz613_default_ingame_harbors_GA_1.0.patch

 

The older style ports should work but the newer XXL ones won't as the core files are not in XL. I'll make a XL friendly version and will post it here in my project thread.

 

Here you go. I just removed the XXL files so menu location is the same as the XXL one.

 

As I was laying down some sunken RHM using Drazic's tools, I found I was using a flat plaza a lot to correct areas that had risen. I realized I was going to need a flat grass plaza for decorating when the highway was done but found I had not made a flat plaza that matches my livestock filler. I use the plain grass one a lot due to how it looks.

I'll only post it here for now.

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Menu location is decorations, areas.

 

I have spent the last four days learning how to use Speedtree CAD so I can make some new trees. At the moment @Monty is the only modder who has managed to make any.
After a lot of coffee's, I finally managed to get the Composite Map to export properly and then proceeded to build the games files for the patch file. Popped it into XXL, started it up and hey presto. A tree is born.



You can't miss it. It's the huge oversized one
I still need to get the min and max sorted in the class file.

Now the steep learning curve is out of the way, it's time to see what kind of trees I can make.
I would really like to see a willow tree in the game.

 

Well I have the process of getting the tree into the game figured out OK so now I need to focus more on setting a tree up. I did a willow tree today. Still needs work but turned out OK. Have to figure out how to make it lighter without so much shadow in the tree.

 

Here's a quick mod change to the GlobexCo boats done for @Project_Oz
MEGA
I was going to adjust to one I originally made but you would loose the height adjustment. I renamed the class files so you can have this version alongside the original GlobexCo or the version I first made. Note that there is no change to menu icons at this stage so might get confusing if using both versions.

 

I didn't want to cause issues with the original mod so changed the file names. You should be able to run both the original (or the first "place anywhere" version I made) and the one I just changed (mod_skl_GlobexCo_boats_snap_no_height.patch)