Remove Phantom Budget Items - DLL Plugin  1.0.0

A DLL Plugin for SimCity 4 that removes phantom items from the budget department lists.
This DLL only removes the phantom budget entries, it does not remove the buildings, lots, or other in-game effects such as the Landmark or Park effects.

System Requirements

• Windows 10 or later

The plugin may work on Windows 7 or later with the Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 x86 Redistribute installed, but I do not have the ability to test that.

Installation

1. Close SimCity 4.
2. Copy SC4RemovePhantomBudgetItems.dll into the Plugins folder in the SimCity 4 installation directory.
3. Start SimCity 4.

Using the Plugin

The plugin adds a RemovePhantomBudgetItems cheat code with the following syntax:

RemovePhantomBudgetItems <category> [all]

The <category> parameter is one of: Fire, Police, Jail, Power, Education or Health.
The [all] parameter is optional, it makes the plugin to clear the specified budget category instead of only entries associated with plugin(s) that no longer exist. The [all] parameter is intended to be used if phantom budget items remain in the budget menu after demolishing all existing buildings in the specified category.

All commands are case-insensitive.

Troubleshooting

The plugin should write a SC4RemovePhantomBudgetItems.log file in the same folder as the plugin.
The log contains status information for the most recent run of the plugin.

Source Code and Support

Plugin thread: https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/763391-remove-phantom-budget-items-dll-plugin/

The plugin's source code and issue tracker are located on GitHub: https://github.com/0xC0000054/sc4-remove-phantom-budget-items

If you would like to make voluntary contributions to support me in continuing to create more content for SimCity 4, I accept donations via PayPal: https://paypal.me/0xC0000054

Thanks to the few people who have donated to me.