SC4 Region View Internet Link

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

In the center-top of the region view screen in Simcity 4 is a button indicating the internet linked to simcity.ea.com/.  The link still goes to the ea server, but ea has long since abandoned the page and directs the user to the Origin site.   All you get when you click the link is a 'Forbidden' notice --not very user-freindly.

I went through the system registry and couldn't find the link or any code indicating it there or elsewhere so I figure it must be coded somewhere in the exe or dat files, but I can't see why it would be locked as internet links are often something that could change. 

It seems to me there are no legal licensing issues with modding the game such to replace the dead link with a functional link to wherever the user may want it to go.   

Does anybody know if there is an easy way to change the link?  Did I miss something in the registry or some data file?   Or is there any known issue changing the link with the EULA that I missed?

[raynev1 1,886]

     Yeah , that link has been dead for quite some time now . Changing it to something else sounds like a great idea . I wouldn't have a clue how to do that though . I can barely keep my plugins folder organised . With all of the SC4 gods here , it may be possible . I would like to be able to change the link to Simtropolis if I could .

     Come on now guys , I have faith in you . If anybody can do it , I know they they are here . That is two of us now making the request . If anyone else does , please reply below this post.

[rsc204 21,805]

Thing is, what's the point of adding the ST address via the use of a mod? I mean, you'd have to go to ST to download the mod to make it work. Considering this part is probably well buried in the .exe code, it's not like it would be a two minute fix either. Realistically, this isn't likely to happen.

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

1 hour ago, rsc204 said:

Realistically, this isn't likely to happen.

Didn't think so, just wanted to get it reasonably resolved.  I've accidently clicked that button a few times and its a bit irritating to both get a 'forbidden' message and have to close the browser.  It could be useful to link to ST or SC4D if you use windowed mode to load SC4, and then click the link to open the browser, place the 2 windows side-by-side and then go browsing for lots that visually fit with whatever city you are building.