Parks not displaying properly?

[glamatomic 0]

Hi Folks!

Well, as a child Sim City 2000 was my favorite game. For a bit of nostalgia / boredom relief I recently purchased & downloaded Sim City 4. I've so far been having fun making cities (although they're mediocre compared to some of the ones I've seen on this site- WOW!).

Anyway, I'm not sure my Parks are displaying correctly. The stock Maxis parks, playground, gazebo, etc all just end up looking like a grassy area (without the 3d objects). Additionally, the flower parks look just like flattened color. Is this the way it was designed, or do I have a bug or am I missing something?

If you can help, I'd appreciate it

Thanks Much!

[Cob92 360]

What are your graphics settings at? If you have them turned down too low, some objects may not display correctly.

[glamatomic 0]

Hi Cobhris- thanks for your quick reply! Are you referring to graphics settings within the game itself (which I don't yet know how to change! Oops!) or graphics/resolution settings on my computer? Sorry for being so dingy

Thanks for your help!

[Ganaram Inukshuk 906]

In-game graphics settings.

Lower settings don't render these little things called "Props", which I presume is exactly what you're not seeing.

[glamatomic 0]

Ooohkay I see it. Great. Thank you so much I'll restart it and see if that works!

[glamatomic 0]

AMAZING! Gosh, it looks like a totally different game now! That's much better! Thanks everyone

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Final comment. If you have had to put the official patches in the game, the process always sets your graphics to low.