Network Addon Mod (NAM) - Cross-Platform 49 (rev1)

For the new NAM v37 i have not yet figured out how to install... in the archive there is no trace of any executable to launch the installation 

On 7/26/2020 at 5:53 PM, Jokerslam said:

For the new NAM v37 i have not yet figured out how to install... in the archive there is no trace of any executable to launch the installation 

That's because it's Java-based.  The executable is actually the .jar file, and there is no .exe file.  Details on this are covered in the download's description above, under the heading "Preparing to Install the NAM: Instructions for All Users", and more can be found on my recent blog post at SimTarkus, "Where's the .exe?  Why NAM 37 Ditched It For the .jar".  You'll also need to make sure you have the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed.

Are there no longer RHW ground level 4 and 6 lane neighbor connectors in this version? I don't see them anymore.

23 hours ago, D32419 said:

Are there no longer RHW ground level 4 and 6 lane neighbor connectors in this version? I don't see them anymore.

They're still here.  But if you're on a Mac, Aspyr somehow broke TAB/Shift-TAB cycling with the 64-bit update, causing them to skip every other piece (the RHW-4 NC is 2nd under that button, and the RHW-6S NC is 4th, so both would get skipped).  Using Ctrl-TAB/Ctrl-Shift-TAB will allow you to access them again.

Wow almost Half a Million people have downloaded (NAM) #Epic 5/5

Hello guys. I'm trying to install NAM on my Linux Simcity4 (which is running off Origin with Lutris and is a redeemed version from a CD key). The JAR crashes on load, and I've tried Oracle JDK 8, 11, 14 and OpenJDK 8. Is there a support channel / email / discord? Willing to lose time and contribute to the project if necessary

EDIT: ok, found the github page, I'm following docs there and adding issues as discovered

It's excellent, but I am running into a problem. The previous NAM created dedicated left-turn lanes in almost every Avenue intersection. Now the turn lanes are gone, and the ones previously there are just empty spots now. Is there any way to fix this? Please let me know.

 

Update: Tarkus answered my question. Thank you!

  Edited August 26, 2020 by Gavin68  

On 7/31/2020 at 8:34 AM, Bazil2013 said:

Wow almost Half a Million people have downloaded (NAM) #Epic 5/5

It's actually a lot more than that, since this counter is only from late 2011--the NAM was accidentally deleted off the STEX twice due to an issue with a new reporting system, and it had (IIRC) about 600,000 before that reset everything.

On 8/3/2020 at 4:30 AM, bluemoon93 said:

Hello guys. I'm trying to install NAM on my Linux Simcity4 (which is running off Origin with Lutris and is a redeemed version from a CD key). The JAR crashes on load, and I've tried Oracle JDK 8, 11, 14 and OpenJDK 8. Is there a support channel / email / discord? Willing to lose time and contribute to the project if necessary

EDIT: ok, found the github page, I'm following docs there and adding issues as discovered

From what I've heard from Linux users, OpenJDK 11 works.  The NAM Team mostly hangs out on the Discord over at SC4 Devotion (link on the front page there).

On 8/7/2020 at 8:13 AM, Gavin68 said:

It's excellent, but I am running into a problem. The previous NAM created dedicated left-turn lanes in almost every Avenue intersection. Now the turn lanes are gone, and the ones previously there are just empty spots now. Is there any way to fix this? Please let me know.

The old Auto Avenue Turn Lanes (ATL) plugin is no longer installed by default.  Reinstall and make sure you have the box for Legacy Avenue Turn Lanes checked.

Hi, I''ve installed NAM. No problems with installation. However....as soon as I try to load a city the game crashes to Windows in about 15 seconds. No probs without NAM. Running Win 10 64bit on a fast PC. Any ideas??

Duh....got it. I did not install the 4gb fix as instructed. I thought with 16gb perhaps I didn't need it. Wrong!

  Edited August 21, 2020 by charxjohn  

Hi There,

I recently installed NAM37 and apparently all my Rail catenaries disappear when I drag my rail pieces. Is there a way to keep the catenaries whilst dragging the rail pieces? 

 

14 hours ago, thomp_mic said:

Hi There,

I recently installed NAM37 and apparently all my Rail catenaries disappear when I drag my rail pieces. Is there a way to keep the catenaries whilst dragging the rail pieces? 

 

If the catenaries were set up to work with Maxis Rail instead of the RealRailway (RRW) spec (which is what the NAM uses throughout now, since Maxis Rail has long stopped being supported by the NAM Team), then that would explain why they've disappeared.  If they are designed to work with RRW, then making sure they load after the "Network Addon Mod" folder would do the trick. 

I'm admittedly not all that up to date on what's available in terms of catenary mods right now, however.  The prospect of a "Legacy Maxis Rail" plugin being offered for a separate release is in the plans (and has been since we plotted out the switch to RRW-only), but it is not ready yet (nor is there a timeline for release).  And that would, of course, be excluded from any new Rail-related features that get added to the NAM in future releases, as well as potentially with non-Rail-related features that have crosslinkage with Rail.

My question is, where do I get NAM37 at?  The tutorials says to get it in simtropolis but I don't see a download anywhere.

5 minutes ago, kensama1414 said:

My question is, where do I get NAM37 at?

At the top of this file entry, try clicking the button:

Or click here for the same link which proceeds to download the file (as hosted here at ST).

Alternatively if somehow this doesn't work, the NAM is available at ModDB or on the LEX as well.

Nice, guys

How can Mac users install the required .exe patch for the installer? Macs cannot execute the .exe file, and FileJuicer only extracts the text files.

8 hours ago, Liberater444 said:

How can Mac users install the required .exe patch for the installer? Macs cannot execute the .exe file, and FileJuicer only extracts the text files.

The 4GB Patch is only required if you're running the Windows version of the game, as is noted in the "requirements" section at the very top of the installation instructions in the documentation--it's not required on Mac.  The Mac version is a 64-bit application now, as opposed to the Windows version, which is still 32-bit, and needs the 4GB Patch to overcome the memory access limitations that apply 32-bit applications.

Hi all,

I am trying to install NAM, but the 4gb patch says it cant read the SimCity 4.exe. Running admin doe not help. Any ideas?

Thank you so much. I love NAM <3

Hey, I installed NAM 38 yesterday. After installing, my el train doesn't work. I'm not able to build rail tracks. I have bought SimCity 4 from steam. pls help.

Thanks for the Version 39!!!!  🎊🛣🛤👏

From this point and afterward, downloading NAM is like buying iPhones every year. I hope NAM will be more innovative in the future!

I don't know where else to ask this so I hope it's appropriate to ask here. Namely, when I installed NAM 39, my RHW textures changed (the lines on the inside are yellow and not white as before), and my ground MHW started looking like RHW-6C instead of like RHW-4. Also, road and street roundabouts don't seem to work anymore. Is this expected or did I do something wrong?

I have just installed NAM 39. Deleted the previous NAM 37. The game crashes to the desktop when I am loading a region. I will load for a couple of seconds after which SC crashes. I have patched my SC.exe file with the 4GB patch, which was successful. I am running SC4 from Steam Version 1.1.641.0

I have removed NAM 39, uninstalled SC4, re-installed SC4, re-installed NAM 39, all to no avail. When NAM 39 is not installed, SC4 doesn't crash when loading a region.

Anyone any ideas?

 

On 12/13/2020 at 4:45 PM, FOSC tule00 said:

I don't know where else to ask this so I hope it's appropriate to ask here. Namely, when I installed NAM 39, my RHW textures changed (the lines on the inside are yellow and not white as before), and my ground MHW started looking like RHW-6C instead of like RHW-4. Also, road and street roundabouts don't seem to work anymore. Is this expected or did I do something wrong?

If you're getting yellow lines, that would indicate you installed US textures instead of EU.  As far as the roundabouts go, they're actually a default feature, and there's pretty much no way to not install them unless you completely uncheck the "Road" and/or "Street" boxes.  I'd reinstall, double checking your settings on those options, and give it another go.  If the roundabouts still aren't working, or you're still getting US textures, that would indicate a conflict somewhere in your Plugins folder that's preventing your NAM install from functioning properly.

10 minutes ago, Peter de Haan said:

I have just installed NAM 39. Deleted the previous NAM 37. The game crashes to the desktop when I am loading a region. I will load for a couple of seconds after which SC crashes. I have patched my SC.exe file with the 4GB patch, which was successful. I am running SC4 from Steam Version 1.1.641.0

I have removed NAM 39, uninstalled SC4, re-installed SC4, re-installed NAM 39, all to no avail. When NAM 39 is not installed, SC4 doesn't crash when loading a region.

Anyone any ideas?

 

If you reinstalled the game, you're going to have to reinstall the 4GB Patch, as it's applied to the game directly.  Make sure that you're patching the correct executable (SimCity 4.exe in the Apps subfolder of your SC4 installation directory), and that the date of that SimCity 4.exe is that of when you just ran the patch.

The only reason for that exact crash scenario you're describing is that the executable is not 4GB Patched.

-Tarkus

14 minutes ago, Tarkus said:

If you're getting yellow lines, that would indicate you installed US textures instead of EU.  As far as the roundabouts go, they're actually a default feature, and there's pretty much no way to not install them unless you completely uncheck the "Road" and/or "Street" boxes.  I'd reinstall, double checking your settings on those options, and give it another go.  If the roundabouts still aren't working, or you're still getting US textures, that would indicate a conflict somewhere in your Plugins folder that's preventing your NAM install from functioning properly.

If you reinstalled the game, you're going to have to reinstall the 4GB Patch, as it's applied to the game directly.  Make sure that you're patching the correct executable (SimCity 4.exe in the Apps subfolder of your SC4 installation directory), and that the date of that SimCity 4.exe is that of when you just ran the patch.

The only reason for that exact crash scenario you're describing is that the executable is not 4GB Patched.

-Tarkus

Thank you for your quick reply.

I re-patched the SC4.exe when re-installed, I got the back-up file and the message that the patch was successfully applied. I am a bit at a loss now, because I have uninstalled NAM37 and I don't seem to get this one to work. 

I have patched the SC4 that's in my

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps  folder

I can't find any other SC4 executables on my computer.