Load Sim City Faster!

[ky72x 13]

Good idea Craig, I might try that sometime!

Heh heh. my NDEX folder contains 229MB of files. And my SC4 folder contains over 2GB of files. The game takes at least 7 minutes to load on average, once I think it was 15! Or was it 10? Hmm...

[DioAngel 1]

Awsome!! I need to do that! :-) Thanks!

[The_sanderson 6]

Good!!!Here,let

[The_sanderson 6]

I have a advice:Take a minimal of folders in your plugins folder.If you creat a mountain of folders in your plugins folders,your game lag with a small size.

And who´s the ndex folder?Is the stex folder???

[wouanagaine 83]

Go to SC4Devotion, and visit that thread

[sanantonio 0]

Thats the stuff right there, wounangaine!! Best thing since the NAM - Thanks so much!!

[Fred_Ginger 1]

I've always just turned the music off in the options panel, but if you really want to have your game load faster and play smoother get the SC4DATApacker from Sim Devotion like Wouanagaine suggested, I've used it for a week now, the game loads in about two min. and my large city tiles in about 2 &1/2 mins.  And my virus checker doesn't interfere anymore!  Let me tell you the Data Packer is better than sliced bread!

[GMT 389]

yo what's this packer all about?

tried to get infos, but... you know... I got a cold.

I need input that's already digested (EDIT: this doesn't mean food, that means infos)

[Vandy 110]

Originally posted by: GMT yo what's this packer all about?

tried to get infos, but... you know... I got a cold.

I need input that's already digested (EDIT: this doesn't mean food, that means infos)quote>

 

Hi, GMT.

I would suggest you read over the Definite test on number of plugin files and performances thread here at SimTropolis and the SC4DATApacker thread at SimCity 4 Devotion for further information on this valuable application.

Very simplistically, this application takes your SimCity 4 plug-in files and merges them into a single .dat file in order to have the game load faster.

Regards,

Vandy

[wouanagaine 83]

I second what vandy said. You're fast

[waway625 72]

i third..

2 minute load times on a large city tile with 600k population anyone?

[smokr 0]

Wow? 2 minute load times? *****? Serious? I've not gotten a million on a medium yet, but that seems awful long even on a big one.

Gonna try the packer though.

[mike3411 0]

Well I'm going to give this a try, I have renamed my C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Radio folder as well as the C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Sound.dat file, since loading any files is certain to use precious RAM. However, I don't know if there is any difference between doing this or simply disabling sound and music in the in-game options.

[j2dap 0]

mive taken the intro dat and the sound.dat off it still doesnt help my game go faster it still the same old same old what other things can i do 2 make it go faster instaed of ram

[Juan Rico 0]

I like it with the sound on.

[ssc4k 1]

for my laptop i use only nam to conserve space ss thanks for the tip it will come in handy. i wonder if there is anything else oyu can delete.

[Perfect_D^rk 0]

it takes me about a couple minutes to load up the game, then another couple to load a large city of about 1.8 million. Im gonna test a few of the ideas thrown about here and get back to u guys on load time

[Perfect_D^rk 0]

by removing the radio folder altogether, i cut load time to 30 secs!!! thanks for the advice given here

[flame1396 9]

yay! i never use the sound. except added in SC2k songs gotta love the bad music.

[The_sanderson 6]

There are others solution to incrase speed:

a)Use the Datpacker(www.sc4devotion.com)

b)Removing readmes and images(images IN the plugins folder)

c)Removing the sound and execute the normal maxis sound out of simcity[with mediaplayer or other program in this style])

d)Setting the virtual memory to 4GB

These are the only recommendations that I know and I found in all forums of the Simtropolis, also this

[Narya 14]

I would add that before using Datapacke it is advicable to use also Clenitol (sc4devotion) especialy if you use a lot of BSC thingies.

[DFire870 2]

Strangely, after I used Cleanitol the game seems to load slower (# of plugins decreased as I took some out, and yes I use the DatPacker as well as not loading the intro movie). It could just be me and my impatientness though.

[butatoy2007 0]

sc4datpacker + cleanitol = run the game faster

[The_sanderson 6]

where can i get the cleanitol?

[cityhawk 12]

Originally posted by: The_sanderson where can i get the cleanitol?quote>

https://www.sc4devotion.com/

Be sure to check out the Dat Packer as well; it does wonders with your loading times!

[The_sanderson 6]

thnks

[Brunohll 0]

Try this: See how many music files there are in the two Radio folders (about 35 in total), choose the same number of your favourite mp3s, copy them to the Radio folders, remane your mp3s according to the existing music files, delete the old music files. When you start up the game, your music will be playing ingame!!! Amazing stuff!!

Probably won't make the game load faster, nice if you want to listen to your own music, but saves RAM not having a music player open whilst loading the game.. I guess...

[Artman94 2]

Good idea. I'd like to try this. I never listen to the music anyways, because when you have a game for 4 years and have to listen to the same music cycle over and over again - it kinda gets boring. But, of course, I dont want to delete it....cuz you never know ... i'lll just place it in some other random folder


from da artman

[Cleaner475 150]

also this sometimes works in increasing the speed but not always - if you add your own music only add a shortcut in the music folder and most of the time it will still load it although not all the time. It does slow down loading times.

Richard

[lucashp 1]

Yes, but I like sound. What if you delete the music, and leave the effect noises? is it still as fast? and Im going to try that.