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

On 11/13/2022 at 11:54 PM, Guest Guest said:

I tried downloading the newest NAM; however, I cannot access the ploppable highway interchanges.

If you're referring to the ones for the game's default Highway and Ground Highway networks (AKA the "Maxis Highways"), and you've installed the full NAM, make sure you've installed the "Default Style" option under the Maxis Highway section, instead of "Maxis Highway Override (RHW-Style)".  Maxis Highway Override is a drastic reskin which disables all the interchanges that work with the standard Maxis Highways, whereas the "Default Style" option will allow you access to the NAM's expanded array of interchanges for the default highways.

If you're running NAM Lite instead, there's an option to install them there, too.

Now, if you're referring instead to the new QuickChange Xpress system for the NAM's RealHighway (RHW) system, which was just introduced with NAM 45, make sure you've installed the RHW, and that you TAB or Shift-TAB through on the RHW QuickChange button.

-Tarkus

I remember NAM used to be in an easy setup executable, now it's in a .bat program? All it does is saying "4GB patch successful! Press any key to continue." and then does nothing after the key press.

2 hours ago, Neil_Fairbanks said:

I remember NAM used to be in an easy setup executable, now it's in a .bat program? All it does is saying "4GB patch successful! Press any key to continue." and then does nothing after the key press.

Did you uncompress the entire zip, or run the bat from inside? It might be struggling with finding the rest of the installer.

And yes, before NAM 37 we had an executable installer, but the mod became too complex for it and resulted on damaged installations for many people. The new method is more crude but installs correctly every time.

5 hours ago, Neil_Fairbanks said:

I remember NAM used to be in an easy setup executable, now it's in a .bat program? All it does is saying "4GB patch successful! Press any key to continue." and then does nothing after the key press.

Remember that in order for the NAM installer to work, it requires that JAVA is installed on your computer. 

On 24/11/2022 at 3:35 AM, ulisse said:

Remember that in order for the NAM installer to work, it requires that JAVA is installed on your computer. 

I fixed it now, a little oversight on that part. Installed via the Java package in the download. And thanks for the clarification @matias93, its been a long while since I've played SC4.

i have issue, when i install NAM my game crashes when loading city, i tried different versions of games, nothing helps. HELP

i have windows 7 64bit

11 minutes ago, Guest 6251055 said:

i have issue, when i install NAM my game crashes when loading city, i tried different versions of games, nothing helps. HELP

i have windows 7 64bit

Have you correctly installed the 4GB Patch as per the Readme? This is the most common problem, so you first need to check your computer meets the minimum requirements for the patch, i.e. that you have at least 4GB system memory (RAM). Assuming it does, this patch has either not been applied or not been applied correctly, without it you must choose an alternative controller than the RHW one, which also means you won't be able to use RHW. There is a special Application in the NAM installer that should find and apply the fix for you "SimCity4_4GB_Patch_Script_V3.bat", run this and it should fix the problem.

2 hours ago, rsc204 said:

Have you correctly installed the 4GB Patch as per the Readme? This is the most common problem, so you first need to check your computer meets the minimum requirements for the patch, i.e. that you have at least 4GB system memory (RAM). Assuming it does, this patch has either not been applied or not been applied correctly, without it you must choose an alternative controller than the RHW one, which also means you won't be able to use RHW. There is a special Application in the NAM installer that should find and apply the fix for you "SimCity4_4GB_Patch_Script_V3.bat", run this and it should fix the problem.

i have 8gb ram, I do everything according to the instructions, still crashes

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find and apply the fix for you "SimCity4_4GB_Patch_Script_V3.bat", run this and it should fix the problem.

tried, still wont work

Simple test, temporarily move the Network Addon Mod folder out of Plugins to somewhere SC4 won't see/load it, for example to the desktop. Does the game now load successfully? If it does, I assure you the 4GB patch isn't applying properly.

Incidentally, this is not the right place to ask for assistance with technical problems, there is an official thread here, if you are still having problems, post there and we can better assist you. This part of the site is intended for comments relating to the NAM and is not ideal for troubleshooting problems like this.

Wunderbar

@mindoouk... Could you clarify the issues you are referring to in your comment in the review section? Perhaps assistance can be given to help solve any problems...?

I am also having the same issues. I have done some messing around and its a problem with a file in the 0 NAM Controller_RHD_4GB_Full. Hopefully the devs find out what's going on soon. As I can't load into any of my cities without removing that folder currently.

On 1/16/2023 at 3:50 PM, Guest Jaywow said:

I am also having the same issues. I have done some messing around and its a problem with a file in the 0 NAM Controller_RHD_4GB_Full. Hopefully the devs find out what's going on soon. As I can't load into any of my cities without removing that folder currently.

That's a 4GB Patch problem--and removing that file will just break the NAM (since it contains all the code required for the NAM to run).

If you're running the "4GB_Full" version of the Controller, you need to have the 4GB Patch applied over your SimCity 4.exe file--it flips a switch in the executable's header, making it "Large Address Aware" (LAA), thereby allowing it to access 4GB of memory, instead of the standard 2GB that a 32-bit Windows executable can access.  Running the game with the 4GB_Full Controller without having the 4GB Patch installed (or having a system that can't handle it--i.e. less than 4GB RAM, and/or a 32-bit copy of Windows) will cause exactly the issue you've described--an instant CTD when trying to load a city.

Installing the NAM with the .bat file is supposed to automatically find and patch your SimCity 4.exe file, but there are some things that can cause it to fail (i.e. trying to run the .bat file while it's still inside the .zip file from the download, permissions issues with the file system, or issues with the Windows Registry).

Your options here are either (a) attempt the install via the .bat file again, (b) install the 4GB Patch manually (the video below can help--it's from before the .bat file existed, and manual patching was required), (c) install the "LowRAM/NoRHW" version of the Controller instead of the "4GB_Full" one (though note, the "LowRAM/NoRHW" version does not support the RealHighway features), or (d) install NAM Lite instead (if you're only wanting a minimal install).

-Tarkus

Tysm

@Faluto, regarding your 'End' key question in your review post...

I may be thinking about a Mac (Are you on a Mac? It's been a while since I used one), but did you try the Fn key?

8 hours ago, CaptCity said:

@Faluto, regarding your 'End' key question in your review post...

I may be thinking about a Mac (Are you on a Mac? It's been a while since I used one), but did you try the Fn key?

No problem, i do search on google for it, it's Fn key just like you said. Thank you

Year 2023. We are on our mission surrounding the sun observing the development of live on board of our space ship called earth. I feel old but from time to time our chief physician, Tarkus, comes an gives me a blood transfusion. So I feel better, younger. I didn't count, but he says it's the 47th transfusion already.  How old am I for real?

  

hello everyone!!,
it is very good to know after so long that there is life!!..
I have a question... I returned to old cities and I need the train viaduct that passes over another train track in the form of a "+" symbol (train over train in a straight line), I know it was in previous versions and in the current NAM, when I go from one piece to the other, I can't find it. Who can help me with this or where can I write? I really need this.
thank you 

2 hours ago, Hernank said:

hello everyone!!,
it is very good to know after so long that there is life!!..
I have a question... I returned to old cities and I need the train viaduct that passes over another train track in the form of a "+" symbol (train over train in a straight line), I know it was in previous versions and in the current NAM, when I go from one piece to the other, I can't find it. Who can help me with this or where can I write? I really need this.
thank you 

That piece is still there, under the Rail Viaducts Puzzle Pieces button.  It looks quite a bit different now (it hasn't looked like the version in your image since NAM 22, almost 16 years ago), but it's still there, and there's also a draggable option that's come about as part of the RealRailway (RRW) standard in more recent times. 

If you are by chance on a Mac, the current version of the Mac port has a weird tendency to skip items in NAM TAB Loops if you use the standard TAB and Shift-TAB.  You'll have to use Ctrl-TAB and Ctrl-Shift-TAB to get it to not skip things.

-Tarkus

20 hours ago, Tarkus said:

That piece is still there, under the Rail Viaducts Puzzle Pieces button.  It looks quite a bit different now (it hasn't looked like the version in your image since NAM 22, almost 16 years ago), but it's still there, and there's also a draggable option that's come about as part of the RealRailway (RRW) standard in more recent times. 

If you are by chance on a Mac, the current version of the Mac port has a weird tendency to skip items in NAM TAB Loops if you use the standard TAB and Shift-TAB.  You'll have to use Ctrl-TAB and Ctrl-Shift-TAB to get it to not skip things.

-Tarkus

The truth is that few things make us happy in life... and I had three, all on the same day: returning to SimCity after many years, and receiving an answer to two questions. This was one and a very important one. 
Yes indeed I am using it from a MAC, and thank you for that, it is there using the control and tab at the same time.

What I did not understand is that you tell me that I can find it in two places, I found it where I was always looking for it "Rail Puzzles Pieces", is there another place?

Now comes the nostalgic part, because... well I don't have a backup of buildings, or anything from the plugin folder of an old Windows PC that died, I only had a region in a non-advanced stage, so I don't know what NAM it was , but if you're right, he's old... very old... and his age gives me away if I admit that, as you say, he can easily be 16 years old...

I took too long, seriously, thank you very much !!!

The Network Addon Mod (NAM) for SimCity 4 is a remarkable community-created modification that significantly enhances the transportation and infrastructure aspects of the game. It's a testament to the dedicated fan base and modding community that has kept SimCity 4 alive and thriving for years after its release.

We cant thank the NAM team enough 

I can open SimCity4 fine, but when I am loading a city, the game crashes. I am using the version through Steam, have Java installed, and have a 64-bit OS with 8 GB Ram on Windows 10.

Anyone able to help at all to fix the issue?

Thanks!

14 hours ago, sjhebb said:

I can open SimCity4 fine, but when I am loading a city, the game crashes. I am using the version through Steam, have Java installed, and have a 64-bit OS with 8 GB Ram on Windows 10.

Anyone able to help at all to fix the issue?

Thanks!

Did you just install NAM for the first time? Did you check to see if the 4GB patch was applied to the game's .exe file? You may want to do it manually using the patch included in the download. Or have you made any other changes to your Plugins?

If this doesn't help, you may want to post in the NAM support topic to get more assistance.

12 hours ago, CaptCity said:

Did you just insatll NAM for the first time? Did you check to see if the 4GB patch was applied to the game's .exe file? You may want to do it manually using the patch included in the download. Or have you made any other changes to your Plugins?

If this doesn't help, you may want to post in the NAM support topic to get more assistance.

I haven't had NAM on this computer before. 

I deleted everything and redownloaded both Java and NAM. I was able to get a city to load, but it did crash after about 30 minutes.