DgVoodoo 2 - SimCity 4 Edition  5.4.0

DgVoodoo 2 - SimCity 4 Edition

This package allows a quick installation of DgVoodoo 2 for SimCity 4 and its configuration. It also offers solutions on how to solve possible compatibility problems with DgVoodoo 2 and SC4 with modern CPUs. 

This version of DgVoodoo has already been configured for maximum performance from the game but we still recommend that you edit "Adapter(s) to use / enable" to include your primary GPU

Before installing DgVoodoo 2 "SC4 Version" you must make sure that the 4GB Patch is applied as it is essential for the corect operation of DgVoodoo 2.

Generally the 4GB Patch is included in NAM 40 or later versions and CAM 2.5 or later versions but in the case the 4GB Patch was included in this package.

INSTALLATION

1) Copy the contents of the SimCity 4 folder inside the SimCity 4 installation folder and overwrite the indicated files during the transfer step
2) Go inside the APPS folder and drag SimCity4.exe to 4gb_patch.exe to apply the 4 GB patch.
3) Depending on your GPU you need to follow the Fixes given in the other text files in the package. 
   3a) If you have Intel GPUs then you need to follow the procedures indicated on Intel GPU Fix.txt.
   3b) If you have AMD GPU then you need to follow the procedures indicated on AMD GPU Fix.txt
   3c) If you have NVIDIA GPU then you need to follow the procedures given on NVIDIA GPU Fix.txt
4) Configuration completed

CREDITS

Thanks to the original creator DgVoodoo 2 (dege-diosg) for developing a wrapper that converts old DirectX calls to DirectX 9/11/12 calls. You can find his work here 

https://github.com/dege-diosg/dgVoodoo2

Thanks to RSC204 / MGB who provided specially modified versions of the Graphics Rules.sgr and Video Cards.sgr files of SimCity 4, which ensure DgVoodoo runs optimally.

Thanks to the creator of the 4GB Patch for developing the tool that allows SimCity 4 to use 4GB of RAM instead of 2GB of RAM.

Thanks to jdenm8 for posting a solution to improve SimCity 4 compatibility on AMD video cards.