Dear SC4D members,
It has been silent quite some time since I started my Shipyard attempt thread. Well, to confess: the shipyard attempt died a silent death.
Now I start a new thread, because I have some new plans that I will actually try to finish.
Since Cogeo released his Logistics Centres MegaPack (
http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=16119) I was thinking about doing some warehouse stuff myself, because warehouses are the main buildings in industrial areas nowadays.
But I had so much to do....
Until Driftmaster07 released his Airport Warehouse Pack (
http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=22439). Then I thought: that is exactly what I want and I downloaded it to use the set in my seaports and industrial areas.
But then... After some days I wanted to do it my own way. And there I started lotting again.
I wanted more versatility than Driftmasters lots gave me. Of course I could have lotted another 20 warehouses with props and trucks. But I did not want my lots to fill the menus too much. So I decided to try a modular approach.
A modular approach together with a very extensive use of prop families.
So I started to collect lots that contain warehouses form several origins. First the propfamilies of Cogeo's warehouses.
I made lots that contain only a warehouse (family). Simple and straightforward. These lots will be surrounded by smaller lots that contain trucks, forklifts, props, stuff, rubbish and other items that can be found in industrial areas.
No images yet.
For making really versatile lots I wanted to have as much variation as I could have. So this means: Prop Families.
And I did miss Prop Families with JeStarr's trucks, but also some props. I did a request in this thread (
http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=9052.0), but I got no useful answer.
So I started top make them myself with the help of this tutorial:
http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=211.0.
Barby gave me a row of 256 iid's and I started working. It is really simple.
So far I have produced the following prop families.
8 straight trucks from JeStarr Megapack vol 6

The same trucks, but now diagonal 22.5 degrees left

Another set of trucks, but now diagonal 22.5 degrees right

And 45 degrees

Then some other prop families.
First a set that contains delivery trucks and props, so that not every lot with this familiy shows a deliverytruck on the same spot.

A set of larger props

and a set of smaller props

The last set I made is one with several non-standard trucks that can be found in industrial areas, but that are not part of a series. I call it Truckmix1, because I plan to release more sets.

For all sets you need JeStarrs Megapacks vol 1, 2 and 6.
I have one riddle though.
After having made the set with "trucks 22.5 left" I made some other families. I did several other things and don't know what happened, but as I opened the set some day in LE I saw that all exemplars show up twice in LE.

This is even the case if I have only this propfamily and JeStarr Megapck vol 6 in my plugins (the picture is form another moment. My folder was full of plugins then.
Who knows how this can be and what I can do about it?
The set works fine, but it is weird....
What is next to come:
1. First I'll show the lots I made and what you can accomplish with them.
2. Maybe I will make several other PropFamilies of trucks, props etc.
3. If the propfamilies function well I will release them, so that everyone can use them for their own fun.
4. Maybe I will even release the Lots I make with them.
But let's not promise too much.
Please, every comment, advice or reaction is welcome.