This set contains 18 home models. Each has 6 color variations. There are a total of 42 lots. The lots grow at stages 1, 2, and 3. Some homes are set at a 45 degree angle and are placed on corner lots. This package is intended to add variety to the beginning of the game. It also adds variety for those who enjoy rural region play where R$ residents reside. They will grow as long as there is demand for R$ and where there is low wealth desirability.

INSTALLATION:

This package utilizes a Java-based installer (similar to the one used with the Network Addon Mod), and can also be opened and installed manually using 7-Zip or Keka.

To install it, you'll either need the Java Runtime Environment to run the installer--Adoptium's open-source edition is recommended--or a zip tool capable of opening the installer to allow manual installation. For Windows/Linux, use 7-zip, and for macOS, use Keka.

Once into the installer, after agreeing to the terms for the package, click to the Files tab to select which dependencies you wish to install (making no changes here will install everything). Then, click to the Location tab to set up an installation location (this should be the root of your My DocumentsSimCity 4Plugins folder). After this, click over to the Install tab, and click "Start installation" to begin the installation procedure. When installation is complete, the tab pop up a message indicating it, after which you are safe to close the installer.

It is highly recommended to run the cleanitol with the installer and remove any previous versions from your plugins. However it is also highly recommended to keep regular back-ups of your plugins folder or specific contents listed in the cleanitol scripts just to be on the safe side.
Optionally in the ~Documents folder in the main ZIP you can find a collective/master and separately all the individual cleanitol files and by using either the newer nos.17's SC4 Cleanitol or the older BSC Cleanitol tool you can search and remove old and outdated versions of these files.

DLL DEPENDENCIES:

In order for the contents of this package to display correctly by taking advantage of the new DLL Mods requires the complete installation of the following dependencies (the below listed dependencies are covering a full install):

• Allow More Building Styles DLL Plugin - You need to get the function of the additional styles
  

  Compatible only with the digital version (1.1.641) of SimCity 4 (Microsoft Windows and Linux only).

DEPENDENCIES:

The following files are required in order for the contents of this package to appear correctly and they work correctly (i.e., no "brown boxes" or missing textures) (Bear in mind that the original readmes are also available in the ~Documents/Boston BigDig_Readmes folder, but they have not been updated):

• BSC Common Dependencies Pack V9 (and above)
  The below listed dependencies are all can be found in the hereby linked dependency pack compilation.

• BSC Essentials v2025a
• BSC MEGA Props CP Vol01
• BSC MEGA Props CP Vol02
• BSC MEGA Props JMyers Common Props
• BSC Textures Vol03
• BSC TexturePack Cycledogg V01

CREDITS:

The following members contributed models, textures, and modding support to this collection:

• JMyers

This package has been made possible by the Project ZIP efforts of Tyberius06 and Ulisse Wolf.

Special Thanks

Webmaster & administration staff at SC4 Devotion & Simtropolis (STEX)

And possibly others who may not have been mentioned. If your name has been forgotten or you're not on the list, then drop us a line, as it has been difficult to keep track of anyone/everyone that may of helped somewhere along the lines.

And to the community itself, we would also like to thank you for your support, making mods such as this possible too. We're still at it after 20 years thanks to you!

And last but not least, a thanks for the Maxis individuals too, for the [paid] work that they did. ;-)