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SimCity 4 Extra Cheats Plugin  1.0

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The SimCity 4 Extra Cheats Plugin

Overview:

The SimCity 4 Extra Cheats Plugin was originally an internal SimCity 4 file, used by Maxis during the development phase to test the game before its release to the public. However, in the years following the release of the game, Buggi, a prominent modder resident here at Simtropolis, contacted Maxis and was given permission to release this file to the public.

The extra cheats plugin adds many additional features to the game, such as the ability to plop any building or lot at will, the ability to easily set how much money is in your city's treasury and even the ability to add snow to your terrains, as well as many other additional functions.

However, it should be kept in mind that this file was originally never intended to be released to the public. It was built for testing purposes only. As a result, it should be treated with caution. Using this file incorrectly can lead to game instability and even crashes. No guarantees or comprehensive user guides can be provided with this file, if you choose to use it, you must do so at your own risk.

 

How to use this file in the game:

After you install (see below), enter a city and press the key combination [CTRL] + [x] to open the cheat box. Right click anywhere within the cheat box, you will see a drop down list appear. You can now select a cheat from the list by clicking on it. After you have selected a cheat, press enter to confirm your selection.

Below is a list of all known cheat codes enabled by this file (as well as the standard game cheats) and a description of their effects. As the effects of some cheats are unknown, not all cheats have available descriptions.
 

ExtraCheats.png

 

UPDATE:

To fill in some unknowns Maxis has given me the details on a few of the missing descriptions.


Barstuck - Once invoked, all of your small commercial services (low-density 1x3 lots) start turning into coffee bars, and then they stay that way forever.

WatchMeMove - Enables animation stepping. After it is enabled, control-shift-alt-F11 and control-shift-alt-P implement animation stepping and pausing, respectively.

GP <on | off> - Enables or disables game pause when you switch to another application. This is useful for if you go away from the game and you want it to sleep while it is in the background. 

Flora (on | off) | (preserve on | off) | (propogation on | off) | (blast <splat_count> <per_splat_count> <splat radius>)

Controls flora simulation parameters. By default, during city play flora simulation is on, preservation is off, and propogation is off. Preservation refers to the keeping of trees on land when the land is developed. Propogation refers to the spreading of seeds and automatic creation of new flora life in the city.

Example(s)

Flora on

Flora preserve off

Flora propogation on

Flora blast 5 8 60

 

Installation Instructions:

Extract the file SimCity 4 Extra Cheats Plugin.dll to the root directory of your plugins folder. This means put the file in C:\...\My Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins. DO NOT put the file into a sub-folder, it will only work if placed into the main directory. Then enter your game and follow the instructions above.

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There is no known way to make a cheat plugin for mac. We could if a few more source-code files are leaked (which sadly won't happen anytime soon :( ).

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"Preservation refers to the keeping of trees on land when the land is developed. Propogation refers to the spreading of seeds and automatic creation of new flora life in the city."

 

I don't need to read any more than that, this sounds like the single most useful awesome mod feature ever. I've been using it for a while but downloaded before you upgraded the description. I found it nearly useless and rated you 2 stars, but with that you've more than earned the other 3!

 

Also, I'm going to update the description image to include the new info and pm it to you. Sorry, I literally can't help it, I'm a bit OCD.

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Thank you very much for this :) all I wanted was to get unlimited funds without sitting at the computer all day doing the "risky money" or "weaknesspays" ^_^  great stuff great stuff

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Works great most of the time. Sometimes the plugin doesn't load. I keep a copy of the zip file and put a new dll file in when this happens. That usually solves the problem.

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What happens when the computer power is taken? I'm scared of using one of those cheats (the plop ones), anyone have a reply?

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What happens when the computer power is taken? I'm scared of using one of those cheats (the plop ones), anyone have a reply?

Just really slows your computer down, dont use the plop all one if thats the one you are refering to, the other one is where you choose which ones

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Please update link to the real DLL file the download button takes me to a "crapware" site, and there is no DLL download for the game, just a package with a bunch of spyware/adware. 

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Please update link to the real DLL file the download button takes me to a "crapware" site, and there is no DLL download for the game, just a package with a bunch of spyware/adware. 

That's strange. I just re-downloaded this just out of curiousity due to your comment and I wasn't redirected to a crapware site, and the zip file I got is identical to the one I downloaded a long time ago.

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Please update link to the real DLL file the download button takes me to a "crapware" site, and there is no DLL download for the game, just a package with a bunch of spyware/adware. 

 

Make sure that you're logged in correctly. If this problem persists then you can try to clear your browser cache, log in again and then you should be directed to the download without the adfly page.

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I am not sure if I did something wrong, but while the BuildingPlop works, the Moolah and the Date change do not.

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Nevermind, putting a space in between Moolah n the amount worked, as well as a space in between the SimDate and the date that I wanted.

 

Totally thrilled that this and so many others have worked. Making the SimCity experience that much more enjoyable!

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Mine is not working. If I right click the cheat box, nothing happens, I don't get a drop down menu. How do I fix it?

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Extract the file SimCity 4 Extra Cheats Plugin.dll to the root directory of your plugins folder. This means put the file in C:\...\My Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins. DO NOT put the file into a sub-folder, it will only work if placed into the main directory. Then enter your game and follow the instructions above.

does this mean put it                 ||

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\My Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins [here]\sub-folder

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There is no plugins foler in the directory where it said to install it. I got the app from the appstore for my mac and I'm confused and rather...frustrated. A little help anyone

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30 minutes ago, Meri20098 said:

There is no plugins foler in the directory where it said to install it. I got the app from the appstore for my mac and I'm confused and rather...frustrated. A little help anyone

I'm not entirely sure where the plugins folder should be; try searching for "SimCity 4 Deluxe" in Finder and it should bring up the folder somewhere in the search results. EDIT: disregard the above, the Plugin folder for the Mac app store version is located within the application. Not sure how to help with that.

Aside from this, note that the Extra Cheats DLL will not work with SimCity 4 for Mac. Many plugins downloadable from this site are compatible with the Mac version. However, DLL plugins, including this one, are not.

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2 hours ago, rathefalcon said:

Aside from this, note that the Extra Cheats DLL will not work with SimCity 4 for Mac. Many plugins downloadable from this site are compatible with the Mac version. However, DLL plugins, including this one, are not.

The good news is that @simmaster07 is actively working on a mac version of the framework that makes DLL work with SC4. There is nothing yet, but this is the guy that fixed the hovering transit CTD, so I'm betting for him.

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On 12/24/2017 at 1:37 PM, Meri20098 said:

YAY! Thanks for the info. Now if only I could play more than 20 minutes without going bankrupt

This was just released earlier this week, which will allow you to use ExtraCheats on Mac: 

 

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An advise. If you have a digital version from GOG, put the file (and only the file) on GOG Games / SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition / Plugins.

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I downloaded the plugin correctly (I think) but only certain cheats are working for me. It does not let me right clock the box that appears after pushing ctrl + x, it only lets me type in it. Anyone know why this is this case and how I can fix it? Thanks.

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23 hours ago, Jomak said:

I downloaded the plugin correctly (I think) but only certain cheats are working for me. It does not let me right clock the box that appears after pushing ctrl + x, it only lets me type in it. Anyone know why this is this case and how I can fix it? Thanks.

Hi there, welcome to Simtropolis! *:)

To double check the DLL is installed properly, just make sure it's placed directly in the root of your Plugins folder. Otherwise it won't load up when inside a subfolder unlike regular items of content (BATs and mods). Also it will need to be extracted from the extra_cheats_plugin.zip archive and so then just having SimCity 4 Extra Cheats Plugin.dll present in your Plugins.

The right click ability of the dialog box will indicate whether the Extra Cheats are functioning correctly. Otherwise the regular commands supported by SC4 are the only ones which can be run from typing them in by hand. One thing I've observed is even when I've had the DLL all properly installed, for no particular reason there are some occasions when it doesn't work. Maybe that's what you experienced here? In these cases I usually find it becomes fully functional upon restarting the game, from where all plugins are re-loaded into memory.

I hope this does the trick for you.

(And seeing this is a technical issue, thanks for posting as a comment reply instead of a 1 star review.)

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I don't know if I even did it right but after using it my computer got slow, im not here to make bad review but ask a question... so I got extra cheats folder in the plugins folder and also another folder that says SimCity 4 extra cheats plugin.dll which one should I use or do I need both?

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3 hours ago, LightSkinnedPisces said:

I don't know if I even did it right but after using it my computer got slow, im not here to make bad review but ask a question... so I got extra cheats folder in the plugins folder and also another folder that says SimCity 4 extra cheats plugin.dll which one should I use or do I need both?

you have to put the DLL on the Plugins folder that is on the installation route, not on the Plugins folder inside the My Documents directory (where all the other custom content goes).

The DLL only activates during the game, and it shouldn't have an effect on the overall speed of your computer.

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