I've attempted installing the Census Repository (v3.1 by RippleJet) and all its BSC dependencies. I'm stuck and was hoping for some help. I will walk you through what I did in that hopes to provide clarity and help you help me (Thanks!)
1) I downloaded all BSC dependencies. These include:
• BSC Essentials
• BSC MEGA Props Misc Vol. 02
• BSC Textures Vol. 03
• BSC Textures Vol. 01
2) I juiced all the BSC .exe files with FileJuicer (paid version). These juiced folders contained many files in addition to the .dat files, including wavs, icc, inflated, etc.
*Note: No sc4lot files were in those juiced folders. Are there none needed? I would assume there are at least some needed. This may be my issue. I'm not sure though.*
3) I dragged the BSC .dat files into my plugins folder. (See these files in attached pic: BSC_dats.png)
4) Then I juiced the Census Repository Mod, which showed a giant folder full of files and folders. This included many .dats and other stuff. (see these folders and files in attached pic: CR_Files.png)
5) I read the readme in an attempt to discern which .dat file to drag into plugins. It appears I must select one of many, but the file names in my juiced folder don't match those in the readme. (SC4 wont allow me to attach readme. See paste below.)
Now I'm stuck.
My specific questions are:
(1) Did I install BSC dependencies correctly? Are the juiced folders missing sc4lot files, and if so, how do I get them? What about all the other random wav, icc files, etc?
(2) How do I know which .dat for the census repository to drag into my plugins folder? The file names in the readme don't match those I downloaded. Also, are there are other files I need to drag to places? For example, the Readme mentions sc4lot files but the juiced folders doesnt appear to contain any.
Thanks for you help team! I much appreciate it.
P.S. I didn't see directions anywhere else for Census Repository or BSC for Macs....searched a lot. So this post will hopefully add to the knowledge base for other SC4 noobs like myself.
Thanks again!
==========Readme Paste============
Auto Installation: Double-click the installer file to start the installation. The program will guide you through the process. You can change the default installation path, but we strongly suggest to keep the standard folder in order to make future updates and additions easier.
Please note that there are eleven versions of the Census Repository Facility. These are all installed in \My Docs\Simcity 4\LEX_Downloads\RippleJet\Census Repository. Only one, RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_5600.SC4Lot is installed in your plugins folder.
Check your NAM folder (My Docs\SimCity 4\Plugins\Network Addon Mod) and the table below to determine which one you should use. You need to manually replace the one in your plugins folder with the appropriate one. Note that you can have only one of them.
Name of the file Compatible with Traffic Plugins
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_1000.SC4Lot
- Maxis Rush Hour
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_C_Standard.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_D_BetterPathfinding.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_E_PerfectPathfinding.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_1200.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_Z_Classic.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_2000.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_C_Standard_2xCapacity.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_D_BetterPathfinding_2xCapacity.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_E_PerfectPathfinding_2xCapacity.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_2400.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_Z_Low.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_ZP_Low.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_2500.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_A_Hard.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_AP_Hard.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_B_Hard.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_Bp_Hard.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_3750.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_A_Medium.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_AP_Medium.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_B_Medium.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_Bp_Medium.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_4000.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_Z_Medium.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_ZP_Medium.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_5000.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_C_Standard_5xCapacity.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_D_BetterPathfinding_5xCapacity.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_E_PerfectPathfinding_5xCapacity.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_5600.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_A_Easy.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_AP_Easy.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_B_Easy.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_Bp_Easy.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_6000.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_Z_High.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_ZP_High.dat
RW_3x1_Census Repository Facility_12000.SC4Lot
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_Z_Ultra.dat
- NetworkAddonMod_Traffic_Plugin_ZP_Ultra.dat
The reason for these different files, is the fact that the Census Repository Facility also functions as a toll booth. The different numbers indicate the Road Network Capacity in those different Traffic Plugins.
After installation you must remove the old version 2 or 3, if you have either of them installed. The file RJ - Census_Repository_Model_and_Query_3.0.dat needs to be removed from \My Docs\Simcity 4\Plugins\BSC\RippleJet\Census Repository.
The file CensusRepository_Version2_Beta2_NoConditions_dd41d65.SC4lot must be removed since it includes the old Version 2 query. That old query has the same TGI addess as the new one in versions 3 and 3.1.
You do not have to bulldoze those old version 2 Census Repository Facilities though. If you want to keep those that you have already built, be sure to keep RalphaelNinja's old model file, CensusRepository-0x5ad0e817_0x6dd414f2_0x30000.SC4Model, but remove the SC4Lot file as mentioned above. Versions 3 and 3.1 include the necessary files to support those towers you have already built.
This way your old Census Repository Facilities will actually automatically get the new query as well. However, you will not be able to build more instances of the old tower, as version 3.1 removes that one from the menu.
A Cleanitol file, Cleanitol_RJ_Census_Repository_Facility_v3.1.txt is included in the zip file. Open that file in Cleantiol in order to simplify the process of removing outdated files and ensuring that you have all dependencies.
MAC Users: File Juicer should enable you to use this installer package.
Un-Installing: To un-install the files, simply bulldoze every lot from this download in your cities and delete the files from the plugins folder afterwards.