SC4 Extra Cheats DLL

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Unpack the .zip and place the .dll directly under the .../Plugins directory in your user structure with no subdirectory.

When you start your game and have a city open, press CTRL+x. In the dialog box, right click your mouse for the list of commands. Click on the command you want, complete it, if necessary, and press Enter.

Some commands require operands such as:

moolah <amount to set treasury> (example: moolah 500000). This is an absolute set, not an increment.

whererufrom <city name> (examples: whererufrom Boston; whererufrom "New York") If there is a space in the name you must quote.

Somewhere in this thread I think there is a complete syntax.

You should learn more about computers with command lines.

[kull 0]

I got this, put in plugins folder and it worked for a couple hours. Then I tryed to set my funds again by doing CTRL+X to bring up console but when I typed

moolah 1000000000 nothing happened. I tryed other numbers but it still didnt work. Help!

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Check if the installation is correct. Open the console box and right click in it. You should get a selectable list of commands. Make sure you had the case correct in the word 'moolah' then one space. I think you tried to set over its limit, which has been rumored to be 999999999. You should never need that much in the treasury in any case.

[hasbullah 0]

pek Nam SC4 YA ?

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Not understood. Please translate your post to English.

[Akamadoushi 0]

I don't suppose there's a way this can be converted into a more compatible .dat file like other mods?

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

It is not data per se. It is code.

[simtropolism 0]

I try it seconds ago. but i can only use it in my 3 cities then it disappear from sc4

  Edited October 18, 2012 by simtropolism  

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

I try it seconds ago. but i can only use it in my 3 cities then it disappear from sc4

Sorry, that is clear as mud. How can a piece of code disappear? What exactly happened? Where did you install it?

[Hellken 1,658]

I try it seconds ago. but i can only use it in my 3 cities then it disappear from sc4

Put it in your Plugins folder WITHOUT any subfolders.

[lhrob 213]

What exactly do the green and blue lines represent in DrawPaths? I mean, they're all over every transit route, even the little side streets where nothing has been zoned yet. Railroads are pink, with no green or blue. Highways are all green - no blue at all. And there are little red crosses at different places.

Sorry if this sounds stupid...I just really don't know.

[Ganaram Inukshuk 906]

What exactly do the green and blue lines represent in DrawPaths?

The transit types are colour-coded.

Green - Cars, buses, freight trucks

Blue - Pedestrians

Pink, purple, magenta - Rail-type networks (ELR, Rail, Monorail)

Red - Used for stop points

Flashing red arrows - Used to indicate a dysfunctional path, unless it's on the RD-6, RHW-6S, RHW-3, ARD-3, OWR-3, or NRD-4, then in that case, they're supposed to be there.

Pinkish wrong-way arrows found on AVE, MHW, and EMHW - Those are used for the construction vehicles for when that network is first drawn out, and should have no effect on anything else. You can "remove" them by clicking on the tiles with the network itself.

And no, they're not the same colours as the ones used in the Query tool.

[lhrob 213]

Thank you, thank you!! Now I understand why no blue paths are on the highways. HA!

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Good to have that table. It is a point of some consideration when there are competing colour schemes. I use drawpaths so rarely that it doesn't really matter.

[vico474 0]

dude, kinda wanna ask, do anyone find any instruction and explanation on how every cheat ( fightthepower,adv,moolah etc) works? also wanna ask about the "buildingplop" cheat, hw does it work? any reply bunch of thanks in advance

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

There is an article somewhere on this, but I forget where. I think it is very likely at sc4devotion. Anyone have a link?

Anyway, use your sandbox and be adventurous. The syntax for the moolah command is:

moolah<space><unpunctuated number>

where:

<space> ::= depress the space bar once

<unpunctuated number> ::= integer with no commas

The value of the integer replaces the current budget available in the game. I suggest one should avoid overflowing this counter. Generally 500000 is large enough.

Example:

CTRL+X

moolah 500000

RETURN

The syntax is written in very much simplified BNF (Backus-Naur Form). If one has trouble with this, one needs to improve one's computer awareness.

[clockworkgirl21 0]

Hi, I'm new here.

I'm having some problems with my text box in the same. I click ctrl X, then type in the cheat exactly as displayed, but then what? When I press enter, nothing happens. The text box just stays there until I press esc.

I downloaded the file exactly as directed, but when I right click, no list appears.

EDIT: Nevermind, I just had to restart my computer. It works now.

Thanks for the amazing download!

[SimRico 968]

Curious to locate the latest and greatest "cheet-mod" that allows me to plop any and all bldigs and items in my plugin inventory. I think I found one dated 2006 where you type "buildingplop" in the text box and you get a "dos" looking list of items to select, then click an "x" box to close the listbox . This is cool but if theres something more recent, id love to check it out.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Well, you see, everything in this game is rather "primitive' from the perspective of people who were not around since the microcomputer really came on the scene in the 1980s. This 'cheat' is built in to the game as a debugging tool, and it is unlikely that anything newer will show up that will work properly. If it is too complicated for you, I am afraid that you'll just have to live with it.

[SimRico 968]

Well, you see, everything in this game is rather "primitive' from the perspective of people who were not around since the microcomputer really came on the scene in the 1980s. This 'cheat' is built in to the game as a debugging tool, and it is unlikely that anything newer will show up that will work properly. If it is too complicated for you, I am afraid that you'll just have to live with it.

Mr. Moose, you are the best! Yes this is fine and works well.

[smb3master 0]

Does this mod require Rush Hour?

 

Because after I installed it, the game crashes when I open it.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Yes.

[Mrlulz 1]

This one is awesome! I love the UDI cheat! It lets you drive everything including cruise ships, cargo ships except for airplanes.

You can even drive people! I'm not kidding. I managed it, Click on a pedestrian with the Udriveit cheat enabled and bam!

[Evon117 0]

This is one of the most useful plugins for simcity 4 ever thanks for making this!

[83rw 0]

Hello all!

 

I signed up for the forums just so I can download this plugin and begin my fun on Sim City 4. I was not expecting to have to post with problems but here I am...

 

Here is some background info.

 

Windows 7 SP1

Sim City 4 (no updates or other mods/plugins have been installed)

 

So like I said I downloaded the plugin and extracted the dll. I placed the dll in C:\Users\UserName\Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins. I did not put the dll in a folder, it is directly in the root of the plugin directory. I launched the game and loaded my city, hit ctrl-x got the prompt to enter codes like usual, but when I right click I get nothing. When I type in the codes I cannot hit enter for a properly typed code.... So I rebooted the computer as I seen others have done the same, no dice...

 

So I thought maybe I need to load the dll in the C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4\Plugins. I put the dll in there, not in a sub folder, directly in the root... Same thing again... Tried rebooting, same thing...

 

 

I noticed someone said they were able to put the dll in a subfolder and it work, so I tried that, no dice... I thought maybe the download was corrupt, so I downloaded it again, no dice...

 

I am very tech savvy and have read all of the posts here but am lost as to why this is not working... Am I missing a dependency of some sort, like do I need to have a mod/add-on/update done? Do I need Rush Hour for this to work?

 

Thanks!

83rw
 

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Well, check the game version number.  If it is not at least 1,1,638 you need to update to at least that level.

 

I am on Linux, and it works for me.  It works for countless others, so there is clearly something wrong at your end.

[lhrob 213]

Hello all!

 

I signed up for the forums just so I can download this plugin and begin my fun on Sim City 4. I was not expecting to have to post with problems but here I am...

 

Here is some background info.

 

Windows 7 SP1

Sim City 4 (no updates or other mods/plugins have been installed)

 

So like I said I downloaded the plugin and extracted the dll. I placed the dll in C:\Users\UserName\Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins. I did not put the dll in a folder, it is directly in the root of the plugin directory. I launched the game and loaded my city, hit ctrl-x got the prompt to enter codes like usual, but when I right click I get nothing. When I type in the codes I cannot hit enter for a properly typed code.... So I rebooted the computer as I seen others have done the same, no dice...

 

So I thought maybe I need to load the dll in the C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4\Plugins. I put the dll in there, not in a sub folder, directly in the root... Same thing again... Tried rebooting, same thing...

 

 

I noticed someone said they were able to put the dll in a subfolder and it work, so I tried that, no dice... I thought maybe the download was corrupt, so I downloaded it again, no dice...

 

I am very tech savvy and have read all of the posts here but am lost as to why this is not working... Am I missing a dependency of some sort, like do I need to have a mod/add-on/update done? Do I need Rush Hour for this to work?

 

Thanks!

83rw

 

 

If you don't have any updates to the game, the Extra Cheats DLL will not work.  Yes, you need Rush Hour or Deluxe to use it. In fact, most of the custom plugins for SC4 will not work without the RH/Deluxe version.  Basically, you're going to need to install one of those expansion packs (may as well go with Deluxe), and then go to this page to obtain the update patch that will take your game up to version 1.1.638.  Be sure to download the appropriate one for the region where you purchased your game.  Simply download it, unzip it, then run it.  It will install itself and update your game automatically.  (Or for that matter, it would probably be best to simply purchase an already patched SC4 Deluxe game from Amazon or Gamersgate, which also does not require a disk in the drive.) After that, if you encounter any further issues you don't know how to resolve, feel free to post in the appropriate forum.  Happy gaming!

[Wolf O' Donnell 5]

Very nice plugin cheats download my favorite out of all of them is building plop btw I think the cheat create exception causes crashes.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Sure does.  That's what it is for.  This suite is the developer's play-time debugging tool.

[fefenc 77]

It must be placed at the top of your plugin folder as the first file to be loaded, but we can't place any file at any position in windows 7, damn!! I hate windows7... It's not working for me, but in windows XP it works fine because windows XP let you to replace your file at any position.