SimCity 4 Launcher - Updated (10/09/15) 1.5.4b - R12

[alxandriadna 2]

im with os winxp 32 (in a netbook! jaja)

i have the version of GOG

and the folder plugins is on C:docsandsets/admin/mydocs/sc4/plugins.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

AFAIK, the GOG version is the same as the version I have and it should have installed in C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\ with the user area at C:\<user account>\My Documents\SimCity 4\ as the default.  The user area is where the Plugins directory should have been created as ...\SimCity 4\Plugins\

 

This is the default for Windows XP.  It is not necessary to run this program from an administrative account.  It is an ordinary unprivileged application.  It is also the default for the 32-bit decor on Windows 7.

[Farcry 2]

Can somone please help me out with this error? It is an error from steam   APLICATION LOAD ERROR 5:0000065434

 

What do i have to do? Thank you in advance!!!

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

What has Steam got to do with SC4 Launcher?  And I hope the spelling error in your post was not literally from Steam.

[alxandriadna 2]

Search the router log winxp and found nothing that would alter the launcher to reconnoitre the plugins folder.
It's way too complicated to put a space to find the path to the folder by yourself? I think it would be practical and very useful.
Thanks and regards!

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Search the router log winxp and found nothing that would alter the launcher to reconnoitre the plugins folder.
It's way too complicated to put a space to find the path to the folder by yourself? I think it would be practical and very useful.
Thanks and regards!

If you put a space in a file name or path name, remember to enclose the whole expression in double quotes (") 

 

e.g. "SimCity 4\Plugins"

  Edited June 18, 2015 by A Nonny Moose  

[Logic_Bomb 86]

It's way too complicated to put a space to find the path to the folder by yourself? I think it would be practical and very useful.

Great idea, I will add this to the next scheduled release. Could you please copy+paste the full path of your Simcity 4 Plugins directory? I'm going to attempt to get the Launcher to auto-discover the Plugins Directory, but offer the ability to change the directory manually.

Regards,

Logic_

[alxandriadna 2]

"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrador\Mis documentos\SimCity 4\Plugins"

- that is regards! 

(pd: isend you a pm with the log file of the launcher)

  Edited June 18, 2015 by alxandriadna  

[dan2004 0]

I have the SC4 Launcher installed.  Sometimes it works, other times it does not work.  It seems like it has all the features, but how can I tell if I have the latest version?  Is there an "update" function?  Where can I go to re-download it?

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

It is on the STEX, but search is broken.  Anyone got the URL?

[dan2004 0]

Hello,

Can someone please let me know where the download for the Sim City 4 Launcher (release Simcity 4 Launcher - Updated (29/05/15) 1.5.0b - R11) is located  ?

Please let me know - thanks.

                

 

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[Gray_Lensman 3]

Hello,

Can someone please let me know where the download for the Sim City 4 Launcher (release Simcity 4 Launcher - Updated (29/05/15) 1.5.0b - R11) is located  ?

Please let me know - thanks.

                

 

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https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/28544-sc4-launcher/

[alxandriadna 2]

It's way too complicated to put a space to find the path to the folder by yourself? I think it would be practical and very useful.

Great idea, I will add this to the next scheduled release. Could you please copy+paste the full path of your Simcity 4 Plugins directory? I'm going to attempt to get the Launcher to auto-discover the Plugins Directory, but offer the ability to change the directory manually.

Regards,

Logic_

Hi , I wait impatiently the next scheduled release. Could anyone tell me an approximate date?? Thanks!

  Edited September 10, 2015 by alxandriadna  
answers

[Logic_Bomb 86]

I have the SC4 Launcher installed.  Sometimes it works, other times it does not work.  It seems like it has all the features, but how can I tell if I have the latest version?  Is there an "update" function?  Where can I go to re-download it?

It shouldn't 'sometimes' work, could you elaborate please?

The launcher contains and auto-updater, so you will automatically receive updates when they are released when you launch the client.

It's way too complicated to put a space to find the path to the folder by yourself? I think it would be practical and very useful.

Great idea, I will add this to the next scheduled release. Could you please copy+paste the full path of your Simcity 4 Plugins directory? I'm going to attempt to get the Launcher to auto-discover the Plugins Directory, but offer the ability to change the directory manually.

Regards,

Logic_

Hi , I wait impatiently the next scheduled release. Could anyone tell me an approximate date?? Thanks!

Hey there dude, sorry for the late update, I have been very busy with IRL (Work, etc), but the release is here, and is available to download and test today, just run the launcher and accept the update!

 

New update R12 is out now - Download via the STEX or run the launcher and accept the update through the auto-update utility!

Regards,

Logic_

  Edited September 10, 2015 by Logic_Bomb  

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Good to see you have activity.  Are you able to do anything with the mess that has been created by MS new 'security' update?

[Adrian Höijer 0]

I am desperate for some help! been trying to fix this for ages. hours in and hours on just wanting to play the game, browsing forums and every following every single one of their commands.

Down here is a raw re-attempt of me trying to fix the endeavour. Just the beginning.

I've update the SC4 launcher, set the cores to 1 with priority, software render mode and windowed mode enabled. what can we do from here?.

 

$ ------ SC4L System Log ------ $
# General:
- Launcher Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Maxis\Simcity 4\SC4Launcher.exe
- Simcity Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe
- OS: Windows 7 
- Architecture: 64-bit
- Simcity EXE Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\SimCity 4.exe
- Graphics Rules Path: 

$ ------ SC4L Exception List ------ $
- [2016-01-14-16:11:38]: Exeption whilst Writing to "Graphics Rules.sgr"

$ ------ SC4L Exception Log ------ $
# [2016-01-14-16:11:38]
- Description: Writing to "Graphics Rules.sgr"
- Code: 5
- Help Context: 0
- Class Name: EInOutError
- Exception Info: Disk Full
- Exception Stack: 
>  $0042995F
>  $00521A98
>  $0053E5DF
>  $0053ED38
>  $0053E4EA
>  $0040B586
>  $005153A1
>  $00570C6B
>  $004E19F6
>  $00578D98
>  $760A62FA
>  $760A6D3A
>  $760A966E
>  $760A96D5
>  $66BD45A1
>  $66BD4603
>  $66BD448D

- Current Stack Trace: 
>  $0042AA45
>  $004299C4
>  $00521A98
>  $0053E5DF
>  $0053ED38
>  $0053E4EA
>  $0040B586
>  $005153A1
>  $00570C6B
>  $004E19F6
>  $00578D98
>  $760A62FA
>  $760A6D3A
>  $760A966E
>  $760A96D5
>  $66BD45A1
>  $66BD4603
>  $66BD448D
>  $760A62FA
>  $760A6D3A

[rsc204 21,857]

Just a guess, but since the output can't write files, I'm guessing the application doesn't have sufficient permission to do this?

In which case right clicking on SC4 Launcher and selecting "Run as Administrator" should work.

It's worth noting however, if you are running the CD version of SC4 on a fully-patched copy of Windows 7, it won't work anymore. MS disabled the DRM required to validate your game disk with a recent update, so the game will fail every time.

[EldoradoMan 0]

Just downloaded this and I'm getting error messages. I might know what the problem is but I'm unsure. Here's my SC4L.log.

SC4L.log

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Permissions are not set correctly on that link.  It opens an empty page.

[rsc204 21,857]

More than likely, the board software doesn't know it's a text file, so because it has a .log extension, when it attempts to display it, it simply fails. Try renaming it with a .txt extension and re-attaching :).

[nekomaster 11]

Hey guys, I have a little problem with the SimCity 4 Launcher that gets pretty annoying for me.
 

I have version 1.5.4b - R12 (Sept 10) version of the SimCity 4 Launcher and when I open the launcher I can't close it once I start up the game, the program remains in my taskbar and shows the aero peek thumbnail but the actual window wont open.

Also I can't seem to end/kill the process manually in Task Manager or from Commandline using Taskkill /pid #### /f as windows just tells me "Access Denied"
 

This issue happens on Windows 7 x64 and Windows 10 x64 (Though I currently use the latter). This is on a computer I own and have full administrator rights over. The only way I could go even more admin is by enabling access to the hidden administrator account in Windows.

 

Its not a major issue but if I open and close SimCity 4 a few times, then I'll end up with multiple un-killable tasks that take up 12-13 MB each.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Do you really need the launcher?  Why not just start the game using command line options in the short cut?

The best way around a misbehaving program is to not use it.

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

I don't know if we will have an update to this wonderful tool again, but I have a suggestion to do. Sometimes - maybe a lot of times - some cities just get corrupt files and we have not a chance to open it again unless we have its backup. When auto-save is enabled, what if the SC4Launcher save each file in a backup folder and just replaces the last file in the region folder? This way if we get a corrupted city anytime we can try the other files in the backup one by one until we get success

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

^ not a bad thought.  Keeping generational saves might be very useful.  Some care might be needed here to prevent eating the whole disk space, however, and to keep the fragmentation of the files down.  Executing a copy of the saved game after the save completes would probably be the best way to do this, and each save could be named with its date and time as part of the name.

To use the generational save, all that would be needed would be to rename it without the date/time tag and move it over top of the damaged file.  A more disk friendly ploy would be to delete the bad file first, as this would then probably get you fresh disk space.  This is a little insurance that what you had wasn't a damaged disk.

Some serious policing of the generational space would have to be done by the end user to make sure that the amount of disk sucked up by this didn't get too large.  Storage space, even on the cloud, is not infinite.

[camaro_69_327 0]

SOO pissed right now, installed this for the edge scowling FIX and now i am stuck in a loop...GRRRR Wont start in hardware mode (cant inilize driver) and it WONT uninstall. The UNinstaller from this program does not run.

Trying from Add /Remove does nothing....

Could i please have a list of every single file this program installed??:?

 

 

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Can you start the game without it?  I've never used that program since my scripts were prepared long before it came into existence.

If you have a 1080p monitor, this command line should start your game:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\SimCity 4.exe"  -intro:off -CustomResolution:enabled -r1920x1080x32 -d:directx  -CPUCount:1 -f

This command line is for the 64-bit decor.  If you have it installed on a 32-bit system or on XP,  just leave out the " (x86)" in the complete pathname.

If you want to run in windows mode rather than full screen, change -f to -w.

Note: You need the quote marks around the pathname because it contains spaces.  The space character is a delimiter that separates the "words" of the command.

[Logic_Bomb 86]

On 2/19/2016 at 5:22 PM, JP Schriefer said:

I don't know if we will have an update to this wonderful tool again, but I have a suggestion to do. Sometimes - maybe a lot of times - some cities just get corrupt files and we have not a chance to open it again unless we have its backup. When auto-save is enabled, what if the SC4Launcher save each file in a backup folder and just replaces the last file in the region folder? This way if we get a corrupted city anytime we can try the other files in the backup one by one until we get success

More than happy to implement this into the next release! Thanks for the awesome suggestion!

Apologies for not updating the tool more often, but a lot of the negativity surrounding the tool has become quite disheartening to be honest, especially given that I maintain the tool in my free time alongside a demanding job and support it using my own self-paid infrastructure.

 

On 2/27/2016 at 5:04 PM, camaro_69_327 said:

SOO pissed right now, installed this for the edge scowling FIX and now i am stuck in a loop...GRRRR Wont start in hardware mode (cant inilize driver) and it WONT uninstall. The UNinstaller from this program does not run.

Trying from Add /Remove does nothing....

Could i please have a list of every single file this program installed??:?

 

 

Uninstaller should run absolutely fine... Weird that it is not, the list of files installed by the installer are as follows (All under the Simcity 4 Installation directory):
- autosave.exe
- borderless.exe
- QuickLaunch.bat
- SC4Launcher.exe
- SC4Launcher.ico
- SC4LUpdater.exe
- Uninstal.exe

Regards,

Logic_Bomb

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Is it possible that you are facing a problem deeper than something in the Launcher?  Anything else acting up?  Done a virus scan lately?

[CorinaMarie 29,856]

On 3/10/2016 at 3:00 PM, Logic_Bomb said:

Apologies for not updating the tool more often, but a lot of the negativity surrounding the tool has become quite disheartening to be honest, especially given that I maintain the tool in my free time alongside a demanding job and support it using my own self-paid infrastructure.

I can just imagine the frustration the negativity causes. I've read thru this entire thread out of curiosity and it appears you have created a very useful tool for those who need it. I'm also impressed by how long you have maintained and updated your program.  I'm considering downloading it even tho I'm quite comfortable editing my own command line or *.scr files if need be, but I can fall into the lazy routine and this would solve that. So, I have a question and a suggestion:

1. Someone mentioned getting an error which was issued by the auto-updater portion because they were not connected to the internet. I have my SC4D game computer as a separate entity with no connection to the net. Is there an option to select "do not check for updates"? I know it would be a minor thing to click away a message, but it'd bug me.

2. If you do plan to add the generational save feature, I suggest having one or both of the choices to select the amount of disk space to use and it would delete the older content to maintain that. This might open a can of worms tho. So, it might need to ask the user permission before deleting old saves. The other option might be easier to implement by just letting the user select how many generations they want to have saved and the time interval between when the generations are saved. Like if the auto save is every 10 minutes, I'd personally want the interval for generational backups to be like an hour and, say, 10 incrementals. This is cause I might decide I wanted to go back to how my city was a few hours ago if the building path I was exploring didn't turn out as I'd planned. (Right now I do this manually myself by tabbing out of the game, creating a named backup, and then tabbing back in to play.) As a programmer you'll prolly get the gist of what I'm suggesting and can work out any other ramifications I haven't thought of.

[Simter 0]

On 6/12/2015 at 10:10 AM, Farcry said:

Can somone please help me out with this error? It is an error from steam   APLICATION LOAD ERROR 5:0000065434

 

What do i have to do? Thank you in advance!!!

 

That's what I'm getting on Windows 10.  I installed it into my SimCity 4 Deluxe steam folder and when I hit the launch button on the launcher, that dialog error comes up, nothing else.  I'm not sure if this is a launcher or Steam issue, or because it's the deluxe version.

Oh, and the adfly ad in the About tab shows a suspended account.

Thanks.