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Plugin Title:	Rural Sunken Highway Walls - Straight Sections
Plugin Type:	Highway Walls
Author:	Buddybud
Version:	v1.0

Dependencies:	Latest Version of Nam found here Simtropolis Modding FilesLocated in the "The Essentials" section
	Residential And Rural Diagonal Walls Set V1 bat by Jeronij
	Diagonal Jagged Edges Mod by bat by pjot
Recommended:	Hole Digging Lots ver.2 bat by Smoncrie

DESCRIPTION

This is a collection of 8 lots designed to blend in with Jeronij's Residential And Rural Diagonal Walls Set V1. These Walls are meant to be placed on the slopes of a sunken highway to fill in the green space and add some dimension. Three of the lots (1,2&3) have six differnt bases and tops. All of which appear randomly to add variation.

** This file contains an EXE installer for Windows users.

**All discussions and support for this product are hosted in my thread Underbridge Scenery at Simtropolis Forums

	LOT DETAILS
Lot Picture:	* All Lots Found In The POWER Menu * All lots come with a wire frame helper that appears when placing the lot. You want the arrow to point to the top for the lot to function properly. *** These lots with the exception of the transition pieces (6,7&8), are meant to function at a depth equal to that of smoncrie's ROAD hole digging lot.

Lot 1:	1x1 Straight,
Icon:
Plop Cost:	§3
Bulldoze Cost:	§5
Monthly Cost:	§1
Lot Size:	1x1
Overhang:	5m into highway
Menu Location:	Power Menu
Lot Info:	This is a 1x1 straight sunken highway wall section. It contains 6 random bases and 6 random tops to add variation to terrain.

Lot 2:	3x1 Straight
Icon:
Plop Cost:	§9
Bulldoze Cost:	§15
Monthly Cost:	§3
Lot Size:	3x1
Overhang:	5m into highway
Menu Location:	Power Menu
Lot Info:	This is a longer version of the 1x1 straight. All three bottom sections have 6 random elements as well as two of the top sections. The middle top section serves as an eyecandy pedestrain entrance........

Lot 3:	1x1 Filler
Icon:
Plop Cost:	§3
Bulldoze Cost:	§5
Monthly Cost:	§1
Lot Size:	1x1
Overhang:	5m into highway
Menu Location:	Power Menu
Lot Info:	This is a filler 1x1 lot that adds an eycandy pedestrian entrance to your sunken highway wall. It also has 6 random bases.

Lot 4:	1x1 Emergency Exit
Icon:
Plop Cost:	§3
Bulldoze Cost:	§5
Monthly Cost:	§1
Lot Size:	1x1
Overhang:	5m into highway
Menu Location:	Power Menu
Lot Info:	This is another filler lot that adds an eycandy service/emergency entrance to the sunken highway wall system.

Lot 5:	1x1 Lookout
Icon:
Plop Cost:	§3
Bulldoze Cost:	§5
Monthly Cost:	§1
Lot Size:	1x1
Overhang:	5m into highway
Menu Location:	Power Menu
Lot Info:	This is a pedestrian lookout section for those curious sims who want to peer out at your beautiful highway.......yet another filler piece.

Lot 6:	1x1 Transition Straight
Icon:
Plop Cost:	§3
Bulldoze Cost:	§5
Monthly Cost:	§1
Lot Size:	1x1
Overhang:	5m into highway, stairs left and right on slopes.
Menu Location:	Power Menu
Lot Info:	This lot is for use with lots 7 and 8. Combined these lots provide a smooth transition when your sunken highway walls change in elevation, either up or down. ##See tutorial below.

Lot 7:	1x1 Transition Right
Icon:
Plop Cost:	§3
Bulldoze Cost:	§5
Monthly Cost:	§1
Lot Size:	1x1
Overhang:	5m into highway, and stairs right on slopes.
Menu Location:	Power Menu
Lot Info:	This lot is for use with lots 6 and 8. Combined these lots provide a smooth transition when your sunken highway walls change in elevation, either up or down. ##See tutorial below. These lots are also ideal for transitioning between these and Jeronij's Walls

Lot 8:	1x1 Transition Left
Icon:
Plop Cost:	§3
Bulldoze Cost:	§5
Monthly Cost:	§1
Lot Size:	1x1
Overhang:	5m into highway, and stairs left on slopes.
Menu Location:	Power Menu
Lot Info:	This lot is for use with lots 6 and 7. Combined these lots provide a smooth transition when your sunken highway walls change in elevation, either up or down. ##See tutorial below. These lots are also ideal for transitioning between these and Jeronij's Walls

	Building
	Your Basic Sunken Highway
Step 1.	Use road tiles to flatten out a 6x6 area.
Step 2.	Clear the center of your flattened area.
Step 3.	Place a couple of Smoncrie ROAD hole digging lots in the direction you want your sunken highway to go.
Step 4.	Drag a road through his lots.
Step 5.	You'll end up with something that looks like this.
Step 6.	Bulldoze this road keeping the four corner zots as seen, and place two road zots in the two level holes left behind.
Step 7.	Next place some more road zots around these two lots to gain the proper depth of the road.
Step 8.	Now place road zots in the two directions you want your road to go.
Step 9.	Place your sunken highwway over the existing zots in your sunken highway trench and your one way roads on top. leave single zots at the ends so you can easily extend in either way.
Step 10.	Where you would have a vertical height transition repeat the steps 1-9 leaving ample space where the slope will be. Remember most highways have gentle slopes so leave enough space depending on the height difference.
Step 11.	Again place your sunken highway and one way roads over top the zots leaving a single zot at the ends.
Step 12.	Using your leveling tools or if you have a slope mod smooth the transition between the lower and upper portions of your sunken highway.
Step 13.	Again place your sunken highway and one way roads over top the zots leaving a single zot at the ends.
Step 14.	Where you might have a sunken highway end use a similar method above to establish a smooth transition between the sunken highway and the road/avenue it will connect to.
Step 15.	Again place your sunken highway and one way roads over top the zots leaving a single zot at the ends.

	Builing 2
	Using The Sunken Rural Highway Lots
Example 1.	A reintroduction to our 8 pieces.
Example 2.	In the above picture we see all 8 pieces in use. The below picture demonstrates how the pieces are arranged.
Example 3.	In the above picture we see the three transition pieces used when the highway walls slope down to meet the ground highway. The fence at the top of lot 6 is slope conforming to allow for a more pleasing visual transition. The below picture demonstrates how the pieces are arranged.
Example 4.	In the above picture we see the same three transition pieces used when the highway slopes down into ground. The base of lots 6,7&8 all have slope conforming stairs that allow for the continuation of the overhanging props in the straight lots. The below picture demonstrates how the pieces are arranged.
Example 5.	In the above picture we see the same three transition pieces used when the highway ends at an avenue transition. The base of lots 7&8 are configured to wrap around this transition. The below picture demonstrates how the pieces are arranged.

INSTALLATION

Whats Included:
BudUB_Rur_HW_OnSlope-Helper.Dat
BudUB_Rur_HW_Over-Hang.dat
BudUB_Rur_HW_Straight.dat
BudUB_Rur_HW_Transition.dat
8 Lot files

Setup:
Just Run the Exe

Where to Find The Files:
All of the files will be extracted to a subfolder of your C:\My Documents folder.

-The BudUB_Rur_HW_OnSlope-Helper.Dat will be installed to the
C:\My Documents\Simcity 4\Plugins\BuddyBud\Prop Packs
sub-folder

-The Remainder of the Plugin files will be installed to the
C:\My Documents\Simcity 4\Plugins\BuddyBud\BudUB_Rur_HW
sub-folder.

-This Html Document and associatted picswill be installed to the C:\My Documents\Buddybud Info sub-folder,
and shortcut will be place on your desktop.

All of which will be created if it they do not already exist on your system. If any earlier version(s) of this files exist, they should be deleted.

Once installed, the lots will be available in the Park Menu.

This plugin is distributed as "freeware" and as such contains no warranty, either expressed or implied, as to its functionality or suitability to a specific application. The author, Buddybud, assumes no liability for any consequences resulting from use of this plugin. Users of this plugint do so at their own risk. This plugin is the exclusive property of Me ...Buddybud. This product is provided for the sole recreational use of the individual who obtained it from the authorized download site.