window mode in OS X

[scottmcc 0]

I want to get SC4 to run in a window instead of full screen.  Any ideas on how to do this?

Thanks -

[Hamish 1,369]

You press option when you start up the game, a window will pop up and in there you should see something like "run in window"

[scottmcc 0]

Hey thanks for replying but that doesn't seem to work. I tried holding down option then running the program and I tried hitting option after it was running. An option window never popped up.

[Hamish 1,369]

hmm try others such as control or comand. and it has to be when you load the game.

[bwatterud 7]

It should be option. Hold it when you run the program until the option window shows up.

[audiofreak955 0]

Hi all. I am a newbie to the forums and am also on a mac. Tried this trick but it didn't work. I am a bit behind in all this, I only have SC4...not the Rush hour expansion and have never downloaded anything from the site before. (I have to insert the disc to play the game...)

Does any of that matter when trying to play in window mode? I am on a G4 PPC.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much!

[Hamish 1,369]

Does it show a "run in window" option when you hold down the option key at start up?

If not, the original version might not be able to run in window mode

[audiofreak955 0]

That's what i wonder...I don't get a choice when I hold option. I can change the resolution, the 32 bit,  but there is no option to use window mode.

Looks like I am SOL. huh? I need to upgrade to The expansion pack, which seems to be the standard here anyway, huh?

[audiofreak955 0]

That's what i wonder...I don't get a choice when I hold option. I can change the resolution, the 32 bit,  but there is no option to use window mode.

Looks like I am SOL. huh? I need to upgrade to The expansion pack, which seems to be the standard here anyway, huh?

[toxicpiano 125]

hold down alt when you open it

[Hamish 1,369]

audiofreak955: yes I would suggest getting the rush hour update.

[Thor 1]

To run the original SimCity 4 Mac (without Rush Hour) in windowed mode:

Go to ~/Library/Preferences/ (in your Home folder)

Open the com.aspyr.simcity4.plist file with plist editor or TextEdit

Change fullscreen-mode to 0

Change window-mode to 1

Sorry to resurrect an old topic, but it took me a while to figure this out on my own - The windowed mode checkbox does not appear in the original SimCity 4 using Option-key launch, but editing the preference file works fine.