Original EP1.Dat

[megacitycreator 8]

I'm having problems with the EP1 Update for NAM 35. I can't install the nam. I need the Original EP1.Dat file. Can you help me find it online?

[CorinaMarie 29,618]

Try the third one listed here. That says it's for Mac.

[megacitycreator 8]

Ummm. Houston. We have a problem. The third installer doesn't work.

It says "can't find rush hour because rush hour is not installed. How could rush hour not BE INSTALLED IF IT"S ALREADY INSTALLED ON MY MAC!!!!!!!!?!?!??!?!?

[CorinaMarie 29,618]

3 minutes ago, megacitycreator said:

Ummm. Houston. We have a problem. The third installer doesn't work.

That was quick.

 

Well, I'm out of my league now as I'm not a Mac user. Hopefully @Hamish or one of the other gurus will pop in.

[megacitycreator 8]

I also can't install the most recent version of the NAM without the EP1 1.1.638.1 update.

I tried everything, from uninstalling files to deleting the EP1 to deleting all the files in the steam version of the game, but it just doesn't work.

What do I do?

[HayleyRenaNemeth 465]

7 minutes ago, megacitycreator said:

Ummm. Houston. We have a problem. The third installer doesn't work.

It says "can't find rush hour because rush hour is not installed. How could rush hour not BE INSTALLED IF IT"S ALREADY INSTALLED ON MY MAC!!!!!!!!?!?!??!?!?

I can try , I have a Mac as well as a PC however I've never successfully been able to get SimCIty 4 to run natively on it. There is a new version of SimCity 4 that they have updated to work with Intel Macs. Make sure you have that version. I'm sure you likely have an Intel Mac as they switched over 10 years ago. It should be the deluxe version you should be installing. make sure you don't have the version for the old powerPC macs as it isn't completely compatitable. years ago I had one of the first generation intel iMacs and I obtained a copy of SimCity 4 by other means and installed it. It didn't completely work. I was able to launch the game and get to region view but I couldn't scroll around and couldn't click on any city tiles. 

make sure you have this version 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simcity-4-deluxe-edition/id804079949?mt=12 

[megacitycreator 8]

I have the steam version, not the Aspyr version. Although I have both the steam and the aspyr version, I prefer steam.

I've had this game on steam since 2015. Although I don't have many hours on that game, I still look for updates to the game. I have a Mid 2010 iMac and Mac OS Sierra. I run the intel version. I have many mods. I've worked many hours creating cities having more than 4 million residents and 6 million commercial jobs. I know you're trying to help. I really do.

[Tarkus 6,932]

Assuming you're also hasbit3 over at SC4 Devotion, I've replied to your thread there, but since you revealed here that you're on a Mac, the advice I gave there may not work for you.

If you are running the actual Aspyr port off Steam in macOS Sierra, there is no equivalent of the EP1 Update 1 patch (which, by the way, does not modify the actual EP1.dat).  I've talked with an Aspyr representative and they have stated that they have no intentions of ever releasing one.  We did add a file in for Mac users to at least partially compensate for this lack. 

We have very limited abilities to provide tech support for NAM users who are running on the macOS platform, but from what I know from when I built the Wineskin over the installer, it was possible to get the files onto the hard drive without the prompt about the patch coming up.  If the installer asks you a question at some point about "porting to a Mac", clicking "Yes", should get around it.

-Tarkus

[HayleyRenaNemeth 465]

13 minutes ago, megacitycreator said:

I've had this game on steam since 2015. Although I don't have many hours on that game, I still look for updates to the game. I have a Mid 2010 iMac and Mac OS Sierra. I run the intel version. I have many mods. I've worked many hours creating cities having more than 4 million residents and 6 million commercial jobs. I know you're trying to help. I really do.

found this on Steam. 

• NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)
• NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for SimCity4 Deluxe: ATI RADEON HD 2400, 2600, NVIDIA 8600m, Intel Integrated GMA 950, Intel Integrated x3100
• have you recently updated to Mac OS X Sierra. new OSes can have a tendency to break things. Old things , I have a 2012 Mac Book Pro which I recently fixed myself and it still has 10.8 Mountain Lion , I am soon going to update to Mavericks. I'm not going straight to Sierra as there is I know there is no way to roll it back once you do so. 
• If you can't find a solution , what I could suggest is set up a boot camp partition with Windows 8.1 installed in it and play the game on that. I play this game on Windows 8.1 and its far more stable than when I played it on Windows 7. I wish I could offer something more helpful but I will say that it might not be supported on Sierra. I however don't really know, as I've never had much luck with SimCity 4 on the Mac.
• Now I will say it took me several tries to get all the drivers working for the Apple Hardware. It was definitively difficult. But do go for Windows 8.1 over 7 or 10. never used 10 but I am well aware of the issues that 10 has with this game. 
   Cheers and Good luck.