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Cities XXL A few problems, help me please

Discussion in 'Tech Support' started by axel, Apr 24, 2016.

  1. axel

    axel Governor

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    By all my buildings if a place them to a road, then after two buildings it says not connected to road but the first two are connected :bored::facepalm:
    second problem i done my DDS file DTX RGB4 somme are visible and somme are grey in the game??
    how do i make DDS files in GIMP??
     

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  2. ronrn

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    maybe this will help
     

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  3. Big Meany Mean

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    I had the exact sa
    I had the exact same problem, exactly the same. I guess you Dimension label in the .class file is something like this:
    <Dimension>7.5,20</Dimension>

    For some reason if you use 20 or less the building will never connect, I used 30 and never had that problem again. Of course it could mean that you have to modify your model
     
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  4. axel

    axel Governor

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    Thank you for your replays mates, wat do you exactly mean by modify my model again? big meany mean?
     
  5. Big Meany Mean

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    This:

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    Try modifying dimension label in the .class file
    from something like this:
    <Dimension>7.5,20</Dimension>

    to this:
    <Dimension>7.5,30</Dimension>

    By modify the model I mean that you may need to make it a little bit longer than it is now
     
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  6. axel

    axel Governor

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    dimension is >6,18< but in my shop mod they are all about the same size and they work now? but ill have a look at it
     
  7. Mr.X²

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    measures of 3d building doesnt make any effect.. u gotta choose correct position of your plug, junction and track in layout file (you can also try to move them away from street, inside the building.. they have some connection tolerance)
    but yeah indeed, thats some weird stuff sometimes
     
  8. Big Meany Mean

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    Maybe it could be, I don't use junction and track in the layout file, just Plug. It could be your issue as well

    The just copy it :D
     
  9. axel

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    I also just have the plug, strange thing is if i put 5 same buildings to the road the first2 will connect but the rest wont connect where eve i put them???
     
  10. Mr.X²

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    the first ones connect to the roadcrossing ;)
    and where do u have your plug? what about junction and track?
    follow the pdf guide inside the zip Tech Support - Layout File Creator
     
  11. axel

    axel Governor

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    Hi mrX2 i have the plug in the front middle of the building(sorry im am not behind my computer) but i only have the plug and not a track and junction but do i need them and what are they for?
     
  12. axel

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    cane any one see here what the problem is, two buildings wont connect to road after i put more then two of these buildings, i think the plug is ok ??? prob and prob1 is one building and prob 2 and 3 is the other building
     

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  13. axel

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    ok I renamed all, done pivot reset put the plug like in the above pics (from above post #12) , but strange thing is it connects to the origenal road from the game but somme roads it connects a few buildings and then it dont ???

    Class file:
    <!-- Residences T1R2-->
    <Display>
    <Model>data/gfx/building/h_allfri_wblok05_t2.sgbin</Model>
    <Thumb>h_allfri_wblok05_t2.dds</Thumb>
    <Placeholder>Data/Gfx/Building/h_aahouse_t1.sgbin</Placeholder>
    </Display>
    <Placement>
    <Type>BUILDING</Type>
    <GroundType>ANY</GroundType>
    <DelegatePrototype>""</DelegatePrototype>
    <OverPickable>1</OverPickable>
    <Merge>0</Merge>
    <LinkPrototypeFile>""</LinkPrototypeFile>
    <Terraform>
    <Enabled>1</Enabled>
    <DigDepth>0.6</DigDepth>
    <LevelWidth>12</LevelWidth>
    <CutWidth>20</CutWidth>
    <AngleMax>35</AngleMax>
    </Terraform>
    </Placement>
    <View>
    <Panel>BuildingSelection</Panel>
    <NameKey>&h_allfri_wblok05_t2</NameKey>
    <NameKeySim>&h_allfri_wblok05_t2_SIM</NameKeySim>
    <DescriptionKey>&h_allfri_wblok05_t2_DES</DescriptionKey>
    <Param1Key>&h_allfri_wblok05_t2</Param1Key>
    <Value1Key>&h_allfri_wblok05_t2</Value1Key>
    <Param2Key>&h_allfri_wblok05_t2</Param2Key>
    <Value2Key>&h_allfri_wblok05_t2</Value2Key>
    <Param3Key>&h_allfri_wblok05_t2</Param3Key>
    <Value3Key>&h_allfri_wblok05_t2_VALUE3</Value3Key>
    </View>
    <EntityPosition>
    <CollisionShape>
    <Dimension>12,10</Dimension>
    <Height>15.51</Height>
    </CollisionShape>
    <MustConnectToRoad>1</MustConnectToRoad>
    </EntityPosition>
    <Layouts>
    <LayoutFile1>data/design/layout/h_allfri_wblok05_t2_base.layout</LayoutFile1>
    </Layouts>
    <Tag>Residence;T2;QualifiedWorker;MSCUSTOM;NOZA

    Layout file:

    ?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
    <!--Layout file generated with 3ds Max scripted plugin by Altiris 2013-->
    <Layout>
    <Type>BASE</Type>
    <BaseFileName>""</BaseFileName>
    <Tag>""</Tag>
    <FilterType>MAXIMUM</FilterType>
    <LayoutEntry>
    <ID>Plug001</ID>
    <Type>PLUG</Type>
    <PrototypeFile>data/design/editor/plug.class</PrototypeFile>
    <Position>1.51426e-007,-5.0,7.49887e-007</Position>
    <Rotation>0.5,-0.5,-0.5,0.5</Rotation>
    </LayoutEntry>
    </Layout>
     

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  14. axel

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    Ok Done a remake of the layoutfile and still no connection to the road only this time i dont see the red plug in the game but only the red road icon??

    here s the new layout file:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
    <!--Layout file generated with 3ds Max scripted plugin by Altiris 2013-->
    <Layout>
    <Type>BASE</Type>
    <BaseFileName>""</BaseFileName>
    <Tag>""</Tag>
    <FilterType>MAXIMUM</FilterType>
    <LayoutEntry>
    <ID>Plug001</ID>
    <Type>PLUG</Type>
    <PrototypeFile>data/design/editor/plug.class</PrototypeFile>
    <Position>-2.18557e-007,-5.0,1.07088e-006</Position>
    <Rotation>0.5,-0.5,-0.5,0.5</Rotation>
    </LayoutEntry>
    <LayoutEntry>
    <ID>Junction001</ID>
    <Type>JUNCTION</Type>
    <PrototypeFile>data/design/editor/track/trackjunctionParking.class</PrototypeFile>
    <Position>0.0,-4.3,0.0</Position>
    <Rotation>0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0</Rotation>
    <Junction>
    <PlugID>Plug001</PlugID>
    <IsAddress>1</IsAddress>
    </Junction>
    </LayoutEntry>
    <LayoutEntry>
    <ID>Junction002</ID>
    <Type>JUNCTION</Type>
    <PrototypeFile>data/design/editor/track/trackjunctionParking.class</PrototypeFile>
    <Position>0.0,-2.9,0.0</Position>
    <Rotation>0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0</Rotation>
    </LayoutEntry>
    <LayoutEntry>
    <ID>Track001</ID>
    <Type>TRACK</Type>
    <PrototypeFile>data/design/editor/trackpavement.class</PrototypeFile>
    <Position>-1.05292e-006,-3.6,0.0</Position>
    <Rotation>0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0</Rotation>
    <JunctionStart>Junction001</JunctionStart>
    <JunctionEnd>Junction002</JunctionEnd>
    <Track>
    <Type>Parking</Type>
    <Orientation>Both</Orientation>
    </Track>
    </LayoutEntry>
    </Layout>
     
  15. Mr.X²

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    Ok uhm, its getting weird, cxl style..
    If u cant fix it just add <mustconnecttoroad>0<\...... To ur classfile.. Cant lookup where atm since im not athome, but i bet ull find it.. U can check noerdlingen railstation, i think i used it there
    Just curious.. Did u try to move the plug inside ur building?
     
  16. axel

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    Hi MrX2 I put the plug on centerof the plane, ill put roadconnection on 0, do you mean put the plug into the building about 10 cm??
     

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  17. Mr.X²

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    rather a few meters
    i dont think it will help actually since ur issue is very weird, but its worth a try :D
    i never figured out whats the actual cause about this issue..
    but: mustconnecttoroad0 does always help (y)
     
  18. axel

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    Thanks MrX2

    mustconnecttoroad0 did it (y) i put 18 buildings on xl nation i am going to make more only 2 at the time hahahahaha
     
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