Starting Off Again

[willisj 1]

G'day All, A while ago, due to a fractious neighbour's tree and our power lines, I lost several HDs. In my rush to get my PC running again, I stupidly forgot to do a proper backup of my SC4 Plugins folder (D'OH!). Read as lost the lot...........

Thanks to the generosity and talent of the Simtropolis and it's creators (Thank You All!!), I had a huge collection of files going back to around 2003. My question is what essential files should I re-install? By that I mean are there any files that I MUST re-install to ensure proper working?

Big question, I know but I really would appreciate any advice. I loaded my other games but I am really hanging out to play SC4 again, in all it's former glory, it's still my fav!!!!!!!!

Many thanks in advance for any suggestions you could offer.

Regards,

Will

[fivexthesecond 0]

Pretty much every lot you have ever downloaded... and a few mods you may have downloaded(specifically NAM and CAM(collosal add-on mod)).

But that's only if you planned to play cities you have played before.

[Livin in Sim 83]

Hi, willisj,

Sorry to hear about your problems.  If you haven't already, you might want to invest in a power strip that also protects from mini brownouts as well as surges.  The newer power supplies inside the machine are very sensitive to them.  I know because my new one just blew a fuse due to that.  Luckily it didn't take any other hardware with it.  This battery inclusive power strip will also keep your computer up and running if the power goes down when you're on the computer, so you will have time to save and shutdown.  A computer shop usually has them, or you can order online.

For necessities, don't forget to redo the Maxis patches, and the BAT update that enables nightlighting on custom buildings.  They do reset the graphics to low, so don't freak out if props are missing afterward, just reset to high or medium.  I found Cleanitol and DATpacker helped to cut down on CTD's due to more efficient plugin compression.  Definitely check out SC4Devotion LEX.  They've got all the goldie oldies, plus they've fixed some of the old goodies that were badly modded.  They also have a fully linked dependency list, for all sites.  Newer stuff that's a must-have in my book is the new NAM, Rural Highway Mod (RHW), Street Addon Mod (SAM), either Jeroni's or Andreas' Streetside Mods, CP terrain modds and trees, Peg water mod, etc, etc.  Let  me know if you need any links.

Enjoy the game.

--Liv

[willisj 1]

Hi Fivexthesecond & Liv,

Thanks for your replies. We got the house rewired with surge suppressors etc and I have just bought a UPS for the home network. Not gonna get caught out like that again!

Just started to re-install everything again and I'm glad you mentioned the patches, I didnt think of them.

I'm grateful for the help that everyone on here so freely gives.

All the best,

Will

Happy Valentines Day to All Simtroppers.

[Jezus53 18]

If you need help finding a dependency, then go here. This list is like the bible. I love it.

https://www.sc4devotion.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=