What you HATE about SC4...

[smstevenms 7]

I'd love to see a true easy to use plug in tool that would check all new content, whether it were textures or plops and so on. That would help save time and aggervation.

[nofunk 1,933]

The only thing about SC4 that really sticks in my craw is that most of the commercial buildings are oriented away from the street. If you've ever paid attention to them, you'll notice that on larger lots the buildings are always oriented towards a parking lot. It makes it sort of hard to create dense, street-oriented downtowns!

[DioAngel 1]

Originally posted by: smstevenms I'd love to see a true easy to use plug in tool that would check all new content, whether it were textures or plops and so on. That would help save time and aggervation.quote>

 

ME TOO!! It would of been real nice they came out a program which file is corrupted. The only thing I hate it when my game crashes for five minutes (this does happen  to me all the time) wondering what file is causing it to crash. Even using the cleanitol you can't find the problem.

[smstevenms 7]

To add to that nofunk, the parking lot textures are inaccurate. They usaully don't match right and if you've noticed if there are cars back to back on the lot, there's no way you could drive through let alone park. Its the small details that get me.

[DioAngel 1]

ouch.. that's not good. the thing which is annoying, the LOADING time.. eeeek.

[SC4BOY 20]

For crashing SC4 the old BINARY SEARCH is a winner.. and takes the minimum time.. remove half.. runit.. if no crash take out other half.. when you get crash then take half of THAT half (1/4 now).. etc.. you'll probably find your problem reasonably quickly.. assuming that is the cause of your crash..

I mean I guess it would be nice to have a program for it.. but I think the custom content is probably waaay over what maxis had initially expected.. I dunno... But in the meantime I certainly wouldn't put up with 1crash/5min

[Ironfanz 15]

[smstevenms 7]

Oh no, Maxis had to know. They just used that fact to do other things with the game (who knows what over what), maybe to help the game run better faster, load faster than it could have been, or so there wouldn't be as many conflicks, who knows. The loading time can be annoying, more so when you combine that with testing and such, that's why I'd like some plugin tool. This tool would load the game and allow you place whatever in your city test it, fake saves, bulldoze etc. The tool would detect all new stuff and put that on a list so you'll find it right away, a preview of lot or texture. Tool would be designer friendly as well allowing them to set when it will load in game (ie. NAM), and a categorize all unessential lots or plops to load as needed (no order, but last.)

This would be an awesome tool if I say myself. Maxis, why aren't you working on this now??

PS: Linda really, I had that happen once but I've reloaded my game a few times and haven't installed everything I had before. One thing I suspect would be any file that had to be installed from an installer. Remember, I'm retesting everything I downloaded, and keeping everything oragnized in the way I downloaded it. With pic and readme (any info from the discription from download page). This makes things much easyier, I'm putting together something that might easy to follow and might make your plugins folders much more organized.

[DioAngel 1]

what tool is it steve?? I would love to try it, and yes happens to me a lot of few times my friend..

[smstevenms 7]

Oh so sorry this tool is in my head, ROTFL. hold on trying to stop laughing. This is the tool Maxis "should" have or "should" make. They know there game better than anyone. Sorry for the confusion.

[DioAngel 1]

You comedian steve ROTFL

[smstevenms 7]

Sorry [tries to hold back laughter]

[DioAngel 1]

it's ok steve! lmao

[smstevenms 7]

Back on topic *sigh*, I have a feeling that the only way your going to solve your problem (it's what I'd do), is either

A: remove all of your plugins from your plugins folder, then start a new region and one at a time test each file. You'll need to test it in everyway, play in cheeta mode and also save. I'd try a few items at a time, keep the plugins folder open (the one with the new stuff your testing) so you'll be able to look back to see what your looking for. (I think you know already, but just in case, press ESC to return to desktop, will not shutt game down). You won't have to remove the plugins that worked, as soon as you have a problem you'll have only so many possibilties which file it is.

B: First save your plugins folder to somewhere else, I'd the regions elsewhere as well (when you have fixed the problem and have reinstalled everything that works it will be ok), Uninstall the game, reinstall and follow direction above. This is the most extreme way and not always necessary, but it eliminates doubt.

I'm in the proccess of doing this on a large scale, and I also have a nice guide to this process I'll share with you. I'll email you it. The process that I'm doing requires a bit more work however. I've gone back to the begining of the Stex and re-downloaded everything I had (this in sures I have a good copy, and most up to date if it has been), I copy the pic (most dwld's don't include one), copy all info that's there (a lot of the readmes aren't worth much), and to keep everything consistant I use the same worddoc format for every one of them. To save space I ad the "readme" that's with the dwld to my read-me. You'll see what I'm talking aout in detail when you get the email.

Lots of work, I know.

[nihonkaranws 88]

I hate that there's no pan (you know, like in Google Earth or SCS)... >(

[smstevenms 7]

Or like the Terrain Generator, that would have been a bonus. At the other hand it would take a lot of RAM to do this.

[Cleaner475 150]

What do I hate about SC4?

Well lets see..... loading times. Definetly loading times. Especially when I have more plugins than I should it takes like half a minute to open one window and loading the game in the firt place is jsut at such a slow pace,

Richard

[DioAngel 1]

Oh what I really begin to hate about it... three minutes after coming to town clicking on the toolbar noticing the game comes to a stop (pretending it's going to crash) for a minute or two and comes back to normal. I really hate it so bad.

[Yuu Caa Sim 55]

What I hate about SC4 is the fact that once you have too many stuff in your plugin folders, your menus become jammed with items and you can't find what you want! You'd think they'd have the foresight to include a scrollbar or something.

[BlackStar 0]

I would quite like it, if you could have the filename of the plugin queried -- therefore I can build everything I don't use, get the filenames, then go and delete

The game loading slow due to plugins is your own fault! lol

[bixel 1,223]

Hrmm..LOTS and Roads, and bad traffic AI.

Lots - always a rectangle, makes things difficult for my custom buildings

Roads - never enough possibilities

AI - traffic AI needs major algorithmic overhaul

Making Custom Queries - Should be easier to do

Better building filter

[WeekendCityPlanner 19]

I'm a big picture kinda person. And the thing that bugs me is the graphics system. I think the prerendered stuff is cool, but it spells its downfall. They cannot project shadows across other buildings, props, or automa, just the lot itself. Thats the biggest thing, followed by water reflections, and camera's. Those parking lot textures are wierd. The stupid traffic AI. There is a commercial building right across the street, has open positions, sim needs a job, but he doesn't take it. Everything is right but it doesn't take it. The biggest reason for abandoment is long commutes when I have the optimal transportation system.

[Almighty Nienaber 3]

i hate that you cant make rivers like you could in SC3000, you know water above sea level, in SC3000 i think it waS called ground water, anyway i miss that.

[smstevenms 7]

What I hate is not being able to think of something I hate that hasn't already been said.

[SimRabbit 48]

i hate loading times especially a large city and stds. for the most part, i love SC4.

[smstevenms 7]

I just take a break, maybe a nap too. lol I think the game might load faster if we could change the way plugins load.

[wir3d 2]

I think the only thing in SC4 is that the bigger biuldings don't come very easy. It takes for ever for them to devolope. Hey, but maybe that's how it is in real life. Oh and bmw's they are just gross.

[nihonkaranws 88]

I hate how you can't UDI airliners, that you can't save during disasters, and that you can't have real waterfalls...

[burtos 0]

I would love a 3d walkthrough, and some snow

[Prophet42 1,501]

I hate the "Abandoned because of commute time", especially when there are plenty of jobs, plenty of mass transit, and the roads are empty. Come on, the Sims can't drive more than 3ft to find a job?