Most people wouldn't even know what RCI exemplars are...
There are 38 types of
exemplar files, and they are distinguished by the value in the property
Exemplar Type:
- 0x01 Tuning
- 0x02 Building
- 0x03 RCI
- 0x04 Developer
- 0x05 Simulator
- 0x06 Road
- 0x07 Bridge
- 0x08 Misc Network
- 0x09 Network Intersection (unused, 0x21 used instead)
- 0x0A Rail
- 0x0B Highway (Puzzle Piece)
- 0x0C Powerline
- 0x0D Terrain
- 0x0E Ordinances
- 0x0F Flora
- 0x10 Lot Configuration
- 0x11 Foundation
- 0x12 Advice (unused)
- 0x13 Lighting
- 0x14 Cursor (unused)
- 0x15 Lot Retaining Wall
- 0x16 Vehicle
- 0x17 Pedestrian
- 0x18 Aircraft
- 0x19 Watercraft
- 0x1E Prop
- 0x1F Construction
- 0x20 Automata Tuning
- 0x21 Network Intersection (Type 21)
- 0x22 Disaster
- 0x23 Data View
- 0x24 Crime
- 0x25 Audio
- 0x26 MySim Template
- 0x27 Terrain Brush
- 0x28 Misc Catalog
- 0x2A Trend Bar
- 0x2B Graph
Only some of these can be created in PIM and LE, e.g. 0x02, 0x10, 0x1E.
For most others there are no tools to create them, other than using Reader.
So more or less this lot was deliberately set to cause harm then or was it an accidental whoopsie when modding?
When Glenni's above mentioned exemplar was created, someone has definitely deliberately edited the LotConfiguration's Exemplar Type in Reader, changing it from 0x10 to 0x03. It is however equally obvious that this someone did not know what an exemplar type of RCI actually is...
There are a total of 173 RCI exemplars in the game, all defined by Maxis within SimCity_1.dat.
They deal with things like capacity and demand, how they are created, satisfied and capped.
Some of what they control is explained in the following tutorials:
Several of these RCI exemplars have been modded in CAM.
Some attempts have also been made to add new RCI exemplars.
The RCI exemplar that Glenni has added does not contain any RCI properties though.
Thus, there is no risk of upsetting the demand simulator with this.
However, common for all RCI exemplars is, that once you have had it loaded when playing,
that particular exemplar must be available forever thereafter.
Otherwise you will face a CTD, as is so well explained above.
Thank you
Samuel!
