Windows Vista Sim City 4 problem.

[ReschNicolai 6]

I have this problem, every time i save a game, and goes out to the region i can't se the city

I'm playing on a Vista 32bit. Anyone who knows what to do?

[Geronimo 4]

Oops, thats not looking good...

Never seen that before, a city and region view overlay at the same time?

Really I dont know what could have happened, are you running RushHour/Deluxe, what system specs, any mods/plugins etc?

Were any programs running while saving? That can cause unvanted glitches at least in XP, but Vista I dont know.

Good luck anyway hope someone can help you out here..

[ReschNicolai 6]

Originally posted by: Geronimo Oops, thats not looking good...

Never seen that before, a city and region view overlay at the same time?

Really I dont know what could have happened, are you running RushHour/Deluxe, what system specs, any mods/plugins etc?

Were any programs running while saving? That can cause unvanted glitches at least in XP, but Vista I dont know.

Good luck anyway hope someone can help you out here.. quote>

It is Deluxe, with no plugins, no other programs is running

This is happening everytime.

It started when i got a Vista Pc :S

[JakeMD 107]

Try disabling Aero when you play SimCity 4. Your graphics card might be confused as to what to display.

[pilotdaryl 25]

I had my SimCity 4 work on my Vista Home Basic laptop, however since it is a home basic there is no Windows Aero included. My suggestion: go to Program Files>Maxis>SimCity 4 Deluxe>SC4.exe or something, right click and go to properties, open the compatibility tab, and set compatibility mode to Windows XP SP2.

[ReschNicolai 6]

Northing works

But i can still play it..

[Shalom 0]

I have problem wiht SimCity 4 when I installed it on my Vista Home Basic. When the game starts the screen flicker very badly. Very frustrating! Can anyone help me, please. Thanks!

Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo Processor

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[DocRorlach 25]

Originally posted by: Shalom I have problem wiht SimCity 4 when I installed it on my Vista Home Basic. When the game starts the screen flicker very badly. Very frustrating! Can anyone help me, please. Thanks!

Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo Processor

Kingston HyperX 4gb

Sapphire 4870 X2

1 TB Seagate Sata hard disk

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You will probably need to adjust the graphic options the game starts with; there is a good tutorial here about how to add parameters to the game short-cut.

Also try setting the affinity of the game to the first core: Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up the taks manager after the game loaded; switch to the process tab & find the SimCity 4 process; right-click & select Set Affinity..

[Shalom 0]

Thanks DocRoriach! I'll definitely give it a go & really hope this will solve my issues.

[DocRorlach 25]

Originally posted by: Shalom Thanks DocRoriach! I'll definitely give it a go & really hope this will solve my issues.quote>

 

I've posted the full tutorial here on ST..

[ReschNicolai 6]

i fixed my problem by typing "-w" after "D:\Games\Sim City 4\Apps\SimCity 4.exe" -w to play in a window and now it works

[ReschNicolai 6]

!= And adding "-d:DirectX -CPUCount:1"  like this: ""D:\Games\Sim City 4\Apps\SimCity 4.exe" -w -d:DirectX -CPUCount:1 to play with only one Core!!!!(u don't need to add directX). This fix a lot of simcitys vista problems

Edit: Sorry for you know what it means just type with a bigD

Fixed the smilie thingy,

tungston

[sicarim 0]

ok stupid question... where do I type -w? (i really should know this; maybe vista is just throwing me off...)

brand new machine awesome performace, but in regional view i get this weird looking screenshot of my city wherever i last saved it...

[sicarim 0]

well I figured it out (forgot to add a space in the shortcut target, duh).

But can I still not run it normally run it in fullscreen mode with my PCs config on vista? It feels very awkward running it in windowed mode.

[DocRorlach 25]

Originally posted by: sicarim ok stupid question... where do I type -w? (i really should know this; maybe vista is just throwing me off...)

brand new machine awesome performace, but in regional view i get this weird looking screenshot of my city wherever i last saved it...quote>

 

-w = Windowed Mode. There's a full tutorial right here; but the short version is: at the end of the shortcut.

[tungston 19]

sicarim:

I am guessing your new computer came with a widescreen monitor.  So you need to set a widescreen resolution.  Here is an example syntax: 

"C:\Program Files\Games\simcity 4\Apps\SimCity 4.exe" -CustomResolution:enabled -r1440x900x32 -f -intro:off

f = full screen
r = resolution

You need the -f added for full screen, after you have run the game in windowed mode.  
Make sure you use a resoluftion that your monitor can display.
You need to run the game from the shortcut at least once for the new resolution to take effect.

[NYK007 0]

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tungston

[DocRorlach 25]

Originally posted by: NYK007 Hi guys, Window is not a user friendly operating system .I think windows vista is not a good operating system because the chances of error is more when we are at work like we are installing game or any other software. Thanks. NYK Make Moneyquote>

 

Absolute balderdash, Poppycock at its best. Every OS is only as good as the user handeling it. When you mix an old game that has never been updated with a new OS which has gone through several iterations since the game came ought, certain precautions & tweaks are in order. Fail to observe these, and errors happen. Fumbling around will only compound them.

SC4 works fine under Visto or XP, dual, quad or single core. All you need is to tell the game what it is dealing with.

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