SimCity 4 purchase options?

[raynev1 1,886]

          Well , my old Vista PC seen it's last day . Now I have a new PC , Windows 10 . So CD's no work anymore . I tried to purchase the digital DL unsuccessfully .GOG and my financial institute are not wanting to play well .

      So , what I need to know is , where else can I purchase an updated SC4 game for a US resident ?

     Any and all help will be much appreciated .

Thanks 

Raynev1

[Tarkus 6,932]

The only other viable option besides GOG is Steam.  If you buy the game from Origin, you'll be saddled with a copy that's permanently stuck on Version 1.1.610, missing key stability fixes and not compatible with the NAM.  Steam's edition carries the same version number as GOG's--Version 1.1.641, which is fully patched.

-Tarkus

[raynev1 1,886]

@Tarkus Thanks for the reply , I almost purchased a copy from Origin . That would have been messed up . SimCity 4 has to have NAM , That's probably more than half the fun of it . Thanks again .

[luvs2draw 295]

Hello Tarkus, 

I purchased mine from GOG. The only problems I have had was I got the Galaxy version and it would crash to desktop when zooming in and out when using the scroll wheel on my mouse or using the + and - in the game. I removed that version and downloaded the "offline download". and the problem was solved. The only problems I have with the game is my own doing.

[PaPa-J 778]

I Bought a fully patched version on Amazon.  I don't run GOG or Steam.

[Lucario Boricua 7,027]

GOG doesn't use an online gaming service like Steam or Origin, but knowing of Amazon as an offer is a big relief! More options to enjoy the best city-builder ever!

[rsc204 21,805]

On 19/03/2019 at 2:48 AM, luvs2draw said:

I purchased mine from GOG. The only problems I have had was I got the Galaxy version and it would crash to desktop when zooming in and out when using the scroll wheel on my mouse or using the + and - in the game. I removed that version and downloaded the "offline download". and the problem was solved.

I suspect somehow with the Galaxy version the -CPUCount:1 switch was inadvertently removed. Since GoG is the only vendor which includes this vital setting by default. Hence when you removed Galaxy from the equation, it worked. Not that I'd ever be an advocate for using such junk as a launcher for your games, just saying it most likely could be made to work.

18 hours ago, PaPa-J said:

I Bought a fully patched version on Amazon.  I don't run GOG or Steam.

10 hours ago, Lucario Boricua said:

but knowing of Amazon as an offer is a big relief!

You need to be careful when ordering SC4 from Amazon, since they have various options. One of which is actually just a linked Origin game code, so you'll end up with the Origin version if you buy that one. I think the "Direct Download" version is the DRM-free variant, if that's true it's 9,99€ price tag (no offer) is actually a bargain, being half the price of both GoG/Steam.

[PaPa-J 778]

11 hours ago, rsc204 said:

I suspect somehow with the Galaxy version the -CPUCount:1 switch was inadvertently removed. Since GoG is the only vendor which includes this vital setting by default. Hence when you removed Galaxy from the equation, it worked. Not that I'd ever be an advocate for using such junk as a launcher for your games, just saying it most likely could be made to work.

You need to be careful when ordering SC4 from Amazon, since they have various options. One of which is actually just a linked Origin game code, so you'll end up with the Origin version if you buy that one. I think the "Direct Download" version is the DRM-free variant, if that's true it's 9,99€ price tag (no offer) is actually a bargain, being half the price of both GoG/Steam.

I bought the "Direct Download" version.  Came with the program key but for some reason I never had to put that in.