SC4D LEX Legacy - Reddonquixote Compilation (Dark Night) This SC4 Devotion LEX Legacy Pack features all twelve releases by legendary BATer Reddonquixote, which had been available on the Lot Exchange (LEX) at SC4 Devotion. It includes the contents of 12 previously separate downloads, plus the separate RDQ PropPack Growables by Mattb325 (added to Version 2).
After battling a number of technical issues, software incompatibility ultimately shuttered the LEX (at least in its familiar form from 2007 onward) in June 2023, and this package is designed to collect these dependencies in an easy-to-use form, allowing users to install them all in one go, or carefully select exactly which packs they wish to install.
There are two versions of this package that exist as separate downloads. One (MN) is for Maxis Nite (the default night settings), while the other (DN) is for Dark Nite, and is optimized for use with darker Night Mods, such as the mods by SimFox and gizmo28.
Some of the Lots in here come with additional Ploppable options, or are Ploppable Only. Ploppable Only Lots are noted as "(Ploppable)" in the installer, and those with options will have the Ploppable option deselectable at a sublevel (click "+" to expand and deselect the Ploppable verison if you do not wish to install it).
Please note that this pack may receive updates in the near future. Do not redistribute without asking first, mostly as doing so would complicate efforts to properly maintain, update, and provide technical support for the pack.
In the installer you will see two RDQ Props folders (one in the middle one at the bottom of the list). The one at the bottom of the list is non-deselectable as those models are essentials for the CAM lots and their ploppable versions. IF you don't want any of the models because you did not installed the lot versions either, go to the RDQ Props folder and from DN/MN Models folder (depending on which version you installed) delete the unwanted models.
The one in the middle has selecatble options for the RDQ's HD Prop Pack.
Extra feature, if you hover over the folders in the installer, you will get some extra information about each contents.
ChangeLog
The following things have been changed for Version 2
- Added the RDQ PropPack Growables by Mattb325
- Fixed some minor bugs
- Updated installer
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 files you wish to install (making no changes here will install everything). To expand options, click the small "+" next to the name of the section.
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.
To avoid conflicts, please, it is highly recommended to use any of the third party cleanitol tools and remove any previous versions from your plugins.
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.
The following files are required in order for the contents of this package to appear correctly (i.e., no "brown boxes" or missing textures). There are no Prop dependencies, although the Dark Nite version requires Simfox Day 'n' Nite Modd and for the CAM lots you need the Colossus Addon Mod otherwise those lots will not grow.
- RDQ HD Prop Pack - INCLUDED for the Mattb325's Growables of the HD Prop Pack
- SC4D LEX Legacy - BSC Common Dependencies Pack (Version 8 or later)
- BSC Essentials 2023 - for the specific CAM custom queries.
The following SimCity 4 community members contributed models, textures, and modding support to this collection:
- Reddonquixote
- Mattb325 (for the growable options for the HD Prop Pack)
This package was assembled by Tyberius06.
Special Thanks
Webmaster & administration staff at SC4Evermore and SC4 Devotion.
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. ;-)
This package contains the following previously-separate downloads. Most of the Growable Lots contained in the package exceed Stage 8 and therefore they are designed for use with the Colossus Addon Mod (CAM), however all of them has a ploppable version with jobs.
- 80 Collins Street Nauru House, Melbourne, Australia (CAM and Ploppable)
- 459 Collins Street The Capita Building, Melbourne, Australia (CAM and Ploppable)
- 480 Collins Street Oaks on Collins, Melbourne, Australia (CAM and Ploppable)
- 500 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia (CAM and Ploppable)
- 525 Collins Street Rialto Towers v4, Melbourne, Australia (CAM and Ploppable)
- 530 Collins Street v2, Melbourne, Australia (CAM and Ploppable)
- Crown Metropol, Melbourne, Australia (CAM and Ploppable)
- Price-Waterhouse-Coopers (PWC) Tower, Melbourne, Australia (CAM and Ploppable)
- St Pauls Cathedral, London, UK (Ploppable Landmark ONLY)
- Statue Of Liberty, New York, US (Ploppable Landmark ONLY)
- Statue Of Liberty 1886 Version
- The Chrysler Building, New York, US (Growable NON CAM Stage 8, Ploppable Functional and Ploppable Eye-Candy)
- HD Prop Pack (only Dependency - Props)
- Melbourne Building Models and Props
- Urban Statues Art
- Tree Props
- Urban Props
- Mattb325's RDQ Melbourne Expansion Pack Growables
(Including the following Ploppables) - Tyb06 SEALife Melbourne Aquarium (museum)
Various pieces of original documentation can be found in the "~Documents" folder, which, while installed in the Plugins directory, should be removed.
