![]() ![]() By default the game is set to render in Hardware mode, but some graphics cards seem to have trouble with this switching to Software rendering may alleviate some CTD's and stuttering. If you're still experiencing technical difficulties, there are also a few in-game options you can use to get things running smoother. Modders also put sounds into their building queries which are often completely unnecessary and terrible (and override the in-game sound settings.) Add this string to your launch options to completely remove it: -audio:off The sound on the other hand can be a little lackluster. The music in this game is awesome! How dare you! I hate sound and I hate music! Please let me roleplay a deaf mayor. Add this to the launch options: -intro:off Tired of seeing that same old splash video? Property TextureBits 32 # mostly just for preview - everything else Property dirtyRectMergeFrames 6 # Default, for low-end card. Property texBindMaxFree 4 # To stop thrashing, plus a little pad. Property useSecondStage false # Default, overridden below in most cases. Search for a rule named Standard Hardware and add the following line at the end: " property usevertexbuffers false " Open a file called "Graphics Rules.sgr" in the Program files\maxis\Simcity4 directory For others? Well, we've got goons for that.įor those having troubles using hardware mode, there's a fix to make it run faster and more stable In addition, some custom content (anything you see labeled as HD, notably the terrain mods in the Old Fashioned Pack) requires hardware mode in order to run. Software mode is generally considered a bit more stable on modern systems however, this greatly depends on the user's hardware. Sim City 4 is capable of running off either your computer's actual graphics card - hardware mode - and emulating through your gpu - software mode. CustomResolution:enabled -r1366x768x32 -f Add a variation of this to your launch options: Running a large or uncommon resolution? Well tough poo poo! Just kidding. ![]() ![]() In your launch options, add the following to prevent this: -CPUcount:1 In addition, -CPUpriority:high can help optimize, but only in addition to the first string. This game is unstable on more than CPU: the game will actually run slower on more than one core, and it will crash often. You can get patches and fixes here: or here: For others, the original Maxis website is unfortunately no longer available. The steam version is up to date, so those of you running it through steam shouldn't have a problem. Depending on your operating system, many of them can be essential.įirstly, make sure you're running the latest version. Here are a few basic things you can do to help Sim City 4 run better. Still, for most people a little tweaking can make the game quite playable. Sim City 4 is also a very old game, and newer hardware and software hasn't treated the game well. Still more have been fixed through mods, but we'll get to that later. But for the sake of information: Sim City 4 shipped before a lot of very basic bugs were really worked out many of these have been fixed with Rush Hour. They are in no particular order.įirstly, you'll want either Sim City 4 Deluxe or the base game plus the Rush Hour expansion (included in Deluxe.) It's fairly difficult to buy just the base game these days, so this shouldn't be too much of a concern. There are also a few sprinked throughout the OP to break up this massive wall of text. They've been pulled mostly off the web and this thread. These images show a lot of what you can do in this game, both modded and unmodded. Sim City 4 is relatively easy to learn but quite difficult to master (depending greatly on your definition of mastery.) Hopefully this OP will cover the basics for the rest, well, that's what this thread is for. These qualities have earned an enduring following with both goons and non-goons alike.ĮA's release of a new Sim City title has sparked renewed interest in this game in addition, a great deal of new modded content has required a new OP. It is a deep, powerful and complex sandbox game with a sense of realism unparalleled in its genre. The fourth in the series, it expands on its predecessors quite a bit both in its scale and complexity: Sim City 4 is capable of simulating not only large cities but entire regions that can span many miles and house millions. Welcome to the Sim City 4 thread! Sim City 4 is a City-building simulator published by Maxis in 2003. ![]()
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