SC4 Glossary

This page includes all important SC4 acronyms and terms definitions. In most cases the acronym links to a relevant article.

Acronyms with SC4 Encyclopaedia Articles

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Glossary

Other

• 3RR: Three Rivers Region.

A

• ANT: Additional Network Tool.
• ARD: Asymmetrical Road
• Plugin:ATL: Avenue Turning Lane Mod.
• Team:ATR: Around the Roses (Former BAT Team).
• Automata: Any type of vehicle or animal that moves by itself in SimCity 4. Usually grouped into four categories--aircraft, animals, land vehicles, and watercraft.

B

• People:B62: Bobbo662 (BATter).
• BAT: Building Architect Tool, program used to create 3D structures for SimCity 4; any structure created with Building Architect Tool program.
• Plugin:BBD: Boston Big Dig.
• Team:BLaM: BATters, Lotters, and Modders Team.
• BLS: Barby Lot Studio
• BMD: BarbyW, MickeBear, D66
• Brown Boxes: Structure shown in-game when all dependencies for a BAT are not present in Plugins folder.
• BRT: Barby Ripptide
• BSC: BAT Squad Certification.
• Team:BSP: Barry Sanders Project (BAT Team).
• BTE: BSC Tracking Enabled.

C

• People:CAL: Callagrafx.
• CAM: Colossus Add-on Mod. (Team:CAM - Plugin:CAM)
• People:CARCH: Cerulean Architecture and Design (Former BATter).
• CAS: CasperVg's Lots
• People:c.d.: Cycledogg
• Plugin:CDK: Coastal Development Kit
• CML: Custom Member Label.
• People:CNUT: Citynut
• People:c.p: Cyclepuppy
• Plugin:CSK: Channel Stream Kit
• People:CSX: Colyn Serfontein Expanded.
• CTD: Crash to Desktop.
• Custom Content: Anything added to SimCity 4 that modifies the game (excludes official Maxis releases).

D

• D/L: Download.
• People:D66: Dolphin66.
• People:DA: DragonAnime, NDEX batter
• People:DAE: Deadwoods.
• Dependency: Any object that a lot needs to work correctly.
• People:DT: DuskTrooper.

E

• ELR: Elevated Light Rail; also El-Rail.
• Exemplar: A file that defines the properties of the game engine or a specific in-game element.

G

• People:GA: Grampa Al.
• People:GAZ: Gary Reggae (BATter).
• People:GC: Gascooker
• GLR: Ground Light Rail.
• GMax: A free version of 3DS Max, a program used for modelling and creating 3D objects for SimCity 4.
• Growable: A lot that grows when zoned in-game.
• GUI: Graphical User Interface

H

• Team:HKABT: Hong Kong / Asia BAT Team.

I

• IDK: Item Description Key.
• IID: Instance ID.
• Team:ITC: Team founded by Yoshi (Ian), Travis and CasperVg
• ILive Reader: Tool created by ILive for editing SimCity 4 files.
• Team:ISAT: InSims Architecture Team (former BAT team).
• People:ITS: Ill Tonkso.

J

• People:JENX: Xannepan.
• People:JRJ: Jeronij.

L

• Team:LBT: Latin American BAT Team.
• LE Prop: A tool used by ILive, used for changing key properties of custom lots.
• LEX: Lot Exchange; custom content exchange at SC4Devotion.
• LHD: Left-hand drive.
• LM: Landmark.
• Lot Editor: Official Maxis release that allows for th customization of lots in SimCity 4.
• Lot: The entire structure of something in SimCity 4, including the building, props, and ground tiles.
• LTEXT: LText file (for in-game text).

M

• MD: Mayor Diary. (another name for City Journal)
• MIS: Modular Interchange System.
• People:MJB: Couchpotato (prop BATter).
• MML: Menu Management Lot.
• Mod: A file that somehow changes that game, including textures, ordinances, and tools.
• Modder: One who creates a Mod.
• Modding: The act of creating a Mod.

N

• NAM: Network Add-On Mod. (Plugin:NAM)
• People:NCD North Country Dude
• NDEX: N74704, DuskTrooper, Equinox (BAT Team). (Team:NDEX)
• NHP: New Horizon Productions. (Team:NHP)
• NJZ: No Job Zot.
• NWM: Network Widening Mod. (Plugin:NWM)

O

• Off-Topic: Any post, conversation, etc., in the forums that does not pertain to the subject matter where it has been posted. Generally frowned upon.
• OG: Occupant Group.
• OWR: One Way Road.
• Plugin:OWW: Old Wooden Waterfront

P

• Pathfinding: The process by which automata find the shortest route to their destination.
• Pathing: The creation of paths for automata on transit-enabled lots.
• Team:PDA: Poole, Diamond & Associates (Former BAT Team).
• People:PEG: Pegasus.
• PIM-X: Extended Plugin Manager (part of X-Tool).
• PIM: Plugin Manager.
• PLEX: Pegasus Lot Exchange.
• Ploppable: Any lot that can be placed directly in the game without having to zone for it.
• PM: Private Message.
• Prop Pack: A file containing models and prop descriptors that can be used to make lots.
• Prop: Anything used to aesthetically improve a lot, excluding the building itself and ground tiles.

R

• RAM: Rail Add-On Mod. Plugin:RAM
• RCI Ploppable: Ploppable building that provides jobs.
• RCI: Residential, Commercial, Industrial.
• RH: Rush Hour.
• RHW: Rural Highway Mod. (Plugin:RHW)
• RKT: Resource Key Type.
• RLS: Real Life Syndrome; or BATs created by SimGoober.
• Team:RNP: Rabbit903 Nealos101 Productions, former bat team kept alive by tag_one.
• RP: Tag One Productions.
• RTL: Road Turning Lane Mod. (Plugin:RTL)
• RTMT: Road Top Mass Transit. (Plugin:RTMT)
• RUL: A file that sets various rules and algorithms on the placement of transit networks.

S

• SAM: Street Add-On Mod. (Plugin:SAM)
• SC: SimCity, SimCities (home of the BLaM found Here).
• SC3X: SimCities Exchange.
• SC4: SimCity 4.
• SC4D: SimCity 4 Devotion, a SC4 community found Here.
• SC4RH: SimCity 4 Rush Hour.
• SC4TF: SC4Terraformer.
• SC4Tool: A tool for purposes related to custom content in SimCity 4.
• SCC: SimCity Central
• SCK: SimCityKurier.
• SCP: SimCity Plaza.
• SCS: SimCity Societies. SC4's sequel, generaly frowned uppon by the SC4 community for its simplicity among other reasons.
• SF: Slope-friendly.
• SFBT: SimForum BAT Team. (Team:SBFT)
• Member:SG: SimGoober.
• SLR: Single Lane Road. (now ARD)
• Team:SMP: Simtropia Productions Team.
• SNM: SimNation Military.
• Member:SR: SimRabbit123, NDEX batter.
• ST: Simtropolis, arguably the biggest Simcity fansite, found here.
• STEX: Simtropolis Exchange.
• SUM: Start-Up Manager.
• SZ: SimsZone.

T

• TE: Transit-enabled.
• Terraform: The process of modifying the terrain in SimCity 4.
• Team:TG: Team Grater.
• TLA: Turning Lane Avenues, three letter acronym. (Plugin:TLA
• TM: Typing monkeys, referring those who ask questions that they can find the answer in the readme.
• TPP: The Planning Pages. A SC4 community found Here
• Plugin:TPW: Transparent Ploppable Water by JRJ.
• TSC: ToutSimCity.
• Member:TTC: TheTeaCat.

U - Z

• UDI: U-Drive-It.
• UI: User Interface
• UVNK: User Visible Name Key.

• People:VDK: vester (vester_DK).

• W2W: Wall-to-wall.
• Plugin:WFK: Waterfront kit.
• Plugins:WIMPS: not sure of definition*
• Plugin:WTC: World Trade Center Plugin.

• X-Tool: A tool currently under development by Wouanagaine.