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Cities: Skylines 2: Adding a Starbucks sign to a building with the Write Everywhere mod
This video explains how to add desired sign images to buildings using the Write Everywhere mod in Cities: Skylines 2. It covers key features such as adding images, adjusting position, setting nighttime glow effects, and copying and grouping objects.
1. 🏙️ Setting Up Commercial Zones and Decorating the Surroundings
- ✅ Enable the Plop the Growables mod to allow building placement anywhere on the road.
- ✅ Decorate the roads around the commercial area to add realism.
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1. 🏙️ Setting Up Commercial Zones and Decorating the Surroundings
- ✅ Enable the Plop the Growables mod to allow building placement anywhere on the road.
- ✅ Decorate the roads around the commercial area to add realism.
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2. 🚧 Setting Up Sidewalk Tiles and Parking Areas
- ✅ Lay sidewalk tiles to tidy up the area around the commercial buildings.
- ✅ Set up and paint a small parking lot concept in the back of the commercial building.
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3. ➕ Enabling Write Everywhere Mod and Setting the Reference Plane
- ✅ Press Ctrl + Shift + W to activate the Write Everywhere mod.
- ✅ Select 'Add empty at root' to create a new item.
- ✅ Adjust the reference plane to make the item visible.
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4. 🖼️ Adding Sign Images and Folder Location
- ✅ Change 'Content type' to image.
- ✅ Add the prepared sign images to the specified folder (
imageAtlases).
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5. 📍 Adjusting and Placing Image Location
- ✅ Select the added image and readjust the reference plane.
- ✅ Place the image in the desired location.
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6. 💡 Setting Up Nighttime Glow Effect
- ✅ Press the palette icon to adjust the 'Emissive' settings.
- ✅ Adjust the intensity and exposure to make the sign light up.
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7. ➕ Copying and Grouping Objects
- ✅ Copy objects 'at root' or 'as child'.
- ✅ Use the Parent function to group and manage multiple items as a single object.
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8. 🚧 Additional Sign Work and Utilizing Signage
- ✅ Repeat the process described earlier to add other signs.
- ✅ Use sign images to create speed limit signs, etc.
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9. ✨ Wrap-up and Additional Tips
- ✅ You can add wrapping, banners, etc. to decorate more richly.
- ✅ You can create subway station signs, etc. by utilizing variables such as actual building names or road names.