3rd Party Maps missing textures: What's the general consensus?

1. That it's a case of the usual suspects? Clear cache, remove all but that mod, delete hidden files using the search bar in my windows explorer, etc?

OR...

2. Version 21 has broken them, and all the deleting and clearing, and even uninstalling and reinstalling either the mods or the entire game from Steam will make no difference?

Specific examples: Garfield Heights, American Highway, Flat Coast USA. If there were others in my rather large collection, I don't know. I seldom have more than 20 mods active at once.

-- I did all of the above in number 1, but to no avail.
-- I had once tried painting in the missing textures w/ the Old World Editor, in Garfield Heights (after being told how to do it, but I don't recall the steps now).

Thoughts?
1. Make the effort-- any map's textures can be fixed, regardless of the update version, if I delete the correct files, or paint the correct texturing in the World Editor?
or
2. Don't bother, and just be patient and wait for the author to update it and make it v0.21 compatible?

Note, I'm a pretty patient person and can live with the stock maps if need be. So long as Roane Tenn, and Los Injurus didn't get compromised (which they didn't for me), then I'm pretty happy for the time being. I'm thinking more medium term here.

Thanks.

 

Excellent point, I didn't even think about that.

Yes, the trick is finding the editable ones. I do think Garfield Heights is a good place to start.

Thanks for the reply.
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So.... not a perfect solution, but a viable one. I mean... heck! At least it's the COLOR of grass!

Err.. the fact that it still says "no textures" in black words... well, I'll be speeding by too fast in my Barstow to notice that part.

 

Guess you can just pretend it's vandalism