NAM General Support

[TEG24601 32]

Originally posted by: Tostitos5252

please help me i haveinstalled nam but don't know how to run it. i have the deluxe version and have windows7quote>

Simply make sure it is in your plug-ins folder, and run SC4. You will then find the components in the menus.

TEG

[Tostitos5252 0]

please help me i haveinstalled nam but don't know how to run it. i have the deluxe version and have windows7

[Tostitos5252 0]

thx i got it to work, but if you install in a different user (when you log in), how do you get so it shows up in that user

[TEG24601 32]

You would either have to reinstall it, or move it from the My Documents folder on the user you installed it, to the plug-ins folder of the application's folder.

TEG

[silvercanyon2000 0]

I made this interchange using the diagonal lateral interchange and connecting it to the avenue by using two "orthogonal to 45° curves" on each side. The two curves are connected to each other on their "orthogonal end" so they form a 45° to 45° curve.

The connection of the two curves looks a little bit strange when you zoom in. It's just something like a graphic bug as the connection is fully transit enabled and UDI-vehicles can also pass it without any problems. So my question is: Can someone fix this graphic bug?

[patattack 0]

thank you so much captcity ! and yes it did work! thank you agian

[patattack 0]

hi... agian, i need some help with buiding under ground stuff. you see i know how to make the connector from the top road to the bottom but i can't seem to build the under ground part. some one please help. thank you

[bigolyt 0]

Im new here but just wanted to get back into SC4. So...

I Installed SC4, SC4RH, installed the NAM essentials, the NAM add on Mod.

Everytime I try to build a new road, I get the RED arrow then SC4 crashes.

Can someone help please?

[kronyk69 21]

Originally posted by: bigolyt

Im new here but just wanted to get back into SC4. So...

I Installed SC4, SC4RH, installed the NAM essentials, the NAM add on Mod.

Everytime I try to build a new road, I get the RED arrow then SC4 crashes.

Can someone help please?quote>

Did you update your game from the offical site? heres a link

[Tarkus 6,932]

Originally posted by: bigolyt

Im new here but just wanted to get back into SC4. So...

I Installed SC4, SC4RH, installed the NAM essentials, the NAM add on Mod.

Everytime I try to build a new road, I get the RED arrow then SC4 crashes.

Can someone help please?quote>

Do you have SC4 Deluxe or SC4 with the Rush Hour expansion pack?  Either one of those is required in order to use the NAM.  Having just plain SC4 often results in what you have described.

-Alex (Tarkus)

[bigolyt 0]

Originally posted by: Tarkus

Originally posted by: bigolyt

Im new here but just wanted to get back into SC4. So...

I Installed SC4, SC4RH, installed the NAM essentials, the NAM add on Mod.

Everytime I try to build a new road, I get the RED arrow then SC4 crashes.

Can someone help please?quote>

Do you have SC4 Deluxe or SC4 with the Rush Hour expansion pack?  Either one of those is required in order to use the NAM.  Having just plain SC4 often results in what you have described.

-Alex (Tarkus)

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I had SC4 with the Rush Hour expansion pack... I ran the update above from kronyk69 and I still get the red arrow and it crashes back to the desktop.

Is there a list of some sort, maybe pre-req's of what you need installed prior to?

[CaptCity 4,815]

Originally posted by: patattack

...i need some help with buiding under ground stuff. you see i know how to make the connector from the top road to the bottom but i can't seem to build the under ground part...quote>

Is it the FLUP pieces you are trying to use? If so, this might help... (Link)

Originally posted by: bigolyt

I had SC4 with the Rush Hour expansion pack... I ran the update above from kronyk69 and I still get the red arrow and it crashes back to the desktop.

Is there a list of some sort, maybe pre-req's of what you need installed prior to? quote>

If you did run the update, you might check the properties of the game's .exe file (C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps) to be sure the update was applied correctly. It should have a version number of 1.1.638 or .640. If it is correct, you could try temporarily removing all plugins and reinstalling NAM in a 'clean' Plugins folder and try the game again. This could tell you if you have conflicting files. And no, there are no dependencies to use NAM other than having the correct game version. Also, you do not need to install the NAM Essentials files.

[scarface08x 0]

Hi guys, i need some help regarding the U Drive it mode of the elevated rail tram. Whenever i try to u drive the tram, it appears underneath the elevated rails, and just after the 3 second count it exits the u drive it mode. Can someone pls help me? The elevated rails were existing before i installed the NAM. I tried to construct an elevated rail in another city and tried the u drive it mode for it again, but to no avail.

[JCmustng11 55]

Hey everyone, i was wondering if i could get some help on the RHW retexturing mods. I have downloaded the mtrnmn or whatever its called that makes it look more european, but for some reason it doesnt show up in the game. Does anyone know what i might be doing wrong? Thanks

JC

[CaptCity 4,815]

Originally posted by: JCmustng11

...I have downloaded the mtrnmn or whatever its called that makes it look more european, but for some reason it doesnt show up in the game...quote>

Is this the mod you're trying (Link)? If so, check to see if the file named "zzz_TRM_Euro_MRTNRLN" is in the Real Highway Mod folder that should be in the Network Addon Mod folder. The reason for all the z's is to make it load last. If something else is loading after it, it could be overriding the mod. You could also try making a new folder named "ZZZ" in your Plugins and put the mrtnrln file in it to make sure it is loading last.

[Samness 104]

Please help me! My NAM Randomly stopped working on me! The roundabouts and everything I've already placed is unaffected, but I can't build any NAM pieces! Nothing appears when i select something, and the cursor is red. Also the traffic controller broke, so now roads that before were fine are now rendered extremely congested! (Even streets with 100 cars for commute - sheesh!) PLEASE help!!!

[CaptCity 4,815]

Originally posted by: samness7

...Nothing appears when i select something, and the cursor is red. Also the traffic controller broke, so now roads that before were fine are now rendered extremely congested! quote>

Did you attempt to install a NAM version or addon that may have been out of date or make any other changes to your plugins? The red arrow usually means you have conflicting files installed.

[Samness 104]

No, I didn't do anything to my NAM files. I have version 29 and have installed nothing NAM-related lately, not since the newest came out. I did install a couple of new files right before the messup. All I can think of is plugin overload?

[CaptCity 4,815]

Originally posted by: samness7

No, I didn't do anything to my NAM files. I have version 29 and have installed nothing NAM-related lately, not since the newest came out. I did install a couple of new files right before the messup. All I can think of is plugin overload?quote>

Probably not an "overload" but more of a "conflict." If you know which plugins you had installed shortly before the problem occurred, you could try removing them to see if the problem clears. Otherwise, you might temporarily remove all plugins except NAM - just move them to another folder outside the plugins - and run the game in a new city to see if NAM functions by itself. That would tell you if something you added is conflicting.

[Samness 104]

Well, I remember 3 things: the 2x3 New York City Hall (Search that on the STEX and you'll find it easily), the Maxis San Francisco City Hall, and the Maxis update (I think the one that makes buildings made in BAT have night lights). I've already used the 2x3 New York City Hall quite often, so that would be hard to remove from those cities.

[CaptCity 4,815]

Originally posted by: samness7

...the 2x3 New York City Hall (Search that on the STEX and you'll find it easily), the Maxis San Francisco City Hall...quote>

Those probably wouldn't affect NAM.

...and the Maxis update (I think the one that makes buildings made in BAT have night lights)...quote>

You can check the properties of the game's exe file in the Program Files/Maxis/SimCity 4 directory for the version number. If you did do the nightlight update, the version number should be 1.1.640. If it's not that or 1.1.638, NAM may not function... Although you said it had been working before?

I've already used the 2x3 New York City Hall quite often, so that would be hard to remove from those cities.quote>

Have you tried to run the game with only NAM in the Plugins? You don't need to remove anything from the cities. Just move the files out of the Plugins folder and open a new city. You don't need to save it after checking to see if the NAM components function.

[Samness 104]

1st of all, I'm on a Mac, so I don't check the game's exe file, but I checked the application and all it said was "Version 1.1 (v1517)"

Alright, I'm trying running the game with no plugins except NAM now.

[Samness 104]

Tried it, everything worked fine. I built a small city to test all the NAM components on and it was all fine. Then I destroyed it all with fire

[CaptCity 4,815]

I'm not familiar with running the game on a Mac, so I don't know if there are specific issues or not, but it's good that NAM is working. It appears that something in the Plugins may be causing a conflict. You might move your other plugins back one or a few at a time to see if the problem reappears and which one caused it.

[Samness 104]

I'll try that, thanks CaptCity.

[sainsdy 0]

There seems to be an issue with the light rail and NAM. When u install it the rail connections are missing. They return when you remove the NAM, screen shot attached of the missing connection. This also reduces the rail network use as the path is lost and the train cant travel certain directions.

[CaptCity 4,815]

Originally posted by: sainsdy

There seems to be an issue with the light rail and NAM. When u install it the rail connections are missing. They return when you remove the NAM...quote>

Possibly the same issue as this... (Link)

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

I am loop fixing.  It was so bad that I obliterated the city at the other end of this connection because it was transmitting the loop to the third city beyond it.  However, I find this particular avenue's neighbor connection fascinating.  How can I have

2914 cars coming from an empty tile?  This is after running for a while, and it persists.  Is it a problem with the traffic controller or something else inherent in the game?  The connections between the obliterated city and the city on the other side of the loop were also erased.  Is this some kind of weird echo?  I am almost at the point of starting the region over.

...

[Vahr 341]

Well, if no arrows show, there really is no traffic. What you need to do is go between the two cities, run each for a few months, save, switch cities, repeat, until the value disappears.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

That's what I did before the snapshot.  The residue is really persistent.  However, I've gone on with the recovery and that connection now has a nice commerical center on it in the second city.

I was hoping that there was a better solution.  However, consider it a reported bug, and let it go.