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[CorinaMarie 29,605]

6 minutes ago, Andrew0180 said:

When I type it into the redeem code box, I get "code not found' message.

It's been so long since I bought my game from GOG, I don't recall that step, but I do recall it wasn't a problem long ago.

They do offer this as their guide: How do I redeem a code?

[Andrew0180 20]

I will try again.   The step I am referring to is entering the code.  It said "code not found"

[Andrew0180 20]

The I am not a robot box isn't there.  Just the window for typing in the code.

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

There is also a Contact Us button on that page at the bottom left as they'd be the ones who can help. (We here at Simtropolis have no control of what their site does.)

[Andrew0180 20]

Its downloading now, but still more headaches.  Something about an S mode.

 

 

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

1 minute ago, Andrew0180 said:

Its downloading now,

That's encouraging.

 

2 minutes ago, Andrew0180 said:

Something about an S mode.

Oh? What's it say for that?

[Andrew0180 20]

There was supposed to be a picture in there.

[Andrew0180 20]

well I have got the manual, but it is in French lol.

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

3 minutes ago, Andrew0180 said:

well I have got the manual, but it is in French lol.

Here's one in English if that's better: SimCity 4 Deluxe Game Manual (PDF)

[Andrew0180 20]

You are too kind Cori.   Thank you for everything.  It looks as thought they actual game is installing now.   Fingers crossed.

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

5 minutes ago, Andrew0180 said:

It looks as thought they actual game is installing now.

Be sure to make extra copies on different media of the game installer you downloaded. (Like copy it to a couple of different flash drives.)

[Turnstyled 486]

I'm almost done installing the BSC LEX Superior Collections. What a great way to make progress in filling my game with custom content that isn't game mechanic-changing!

I have my plugins directory in a separate directory from the default directory. Some of the Clickteam installers aren't perfect. They dump files in the default plugins directory even though I tell them not to. One of those files was GC_Essentials.dat from Gascooker. Is this file needed if I have the latest BSC Essentials? I can't figure out if it's included in BSC Essentials or not. Thank you in advance!

  Edited February 6, 2022 by Turnstyled  
Corrected "CSX" to "BSC"

[City_Slider 2,716]

6 minutes ago, Turnstyled said:

Is this file needed if I have the latest BSC Essentials?

Yes, it is.

[Turnstyled 486]

@City_Slider Thank you so much!

[rsc204 21,808]

18 minutes ago, Turnstyled said:

One of those files was GC_Essentials.dat from Gascooker. Is this file needed if I have the latest BSC Essentials? I can't figure out if it's included in BSC Essentials or not.

Actually, BSC Essentials includes everything from the GC_Essentials.dat and many more besides. If you look in the download, there is a file Remove_list_BSC_Essentials.txt, which lists all the files it replaces. Better still, if you load this in CleanItol, it will search your Plugins and remove them automatically for you, archiving them to another folder. This list is also repeated in the Readme too.

22 minutes ago, Turnstyled said:

Some of the Clickteam installers aren't perfect. They dump files in the default plugins directory even though I tell them not to.

Depends on how the installer is coded, my installers will move all installed SC4 files to where you tell it, but the documentation isn't linked to the same code and will always end up in Documents, where ever that may be. You are confusing the fact that your system has no way to tell the installer where to put things, with the installer being somehow broken or faulty. If you properly moved the system folder Documents, then the installer would do everything as expected. That it isn't, suggests you are just using the command line switch to alter the location used by SC4, which isn't data an installer knows about.

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

3 hours ago, Turnstyled said:

Clickteam installers

You might be interested in: Rejoice!, ClickTeam installers need no longer annoy you...

[Turnstyled 486]

@rsc204 Thank you so much. I apologize for my mistake regarding Clickteam installers. Yes, I am using a command line switch and I'd prefer to handle things that way.

@CorinaMarie Thank you so much! I remember participating in that thread! I have Universal Extractor 2 downloaded. It must be said in that thread that Universal Extractor 2 offers a graphical user interface for extracting those installers and so much more. It's probably better that I use that. I'll add it to my system's context menu. I noticed a weird entry in my Add or Remove Programs today because of a Clickteam installer.

[matias93 7,535]

On 2/4/2022 at 10:04 PM, Tubthumper said:

Had a weird issue, so figured I would post here...I couldn't find any solutions.

I had a city tile that had a few roads/highways/train lines but no development.  I was working on a part of the tile trying to level the terrain using the streets so I could make a HWY/road interchange.  I had one side of the area the road would be leveled out, but when I went to the otherside there was like a 5x5 tile area if I tried to level it, the game would crash.  I could drag rails/roads/highways/whatever across it no problem...but anytime I tried leveling - crash!  It would even crash if I used mayor mode leveling or god mode leveling.  All other terrain edits worked fine...just not level.  And it was only in that small area.  I bulldozed multiple times, even used NAM HWY disconnect tool thinking maybe something was there hidden.  

Luckily I hadn't developed the tile at all, so I obliterated the city and started over.  No issues with it now.

Anyone knows what would cause that and how to fix it - in case it happens in a developed city...?

Sounds like an issue with either an old tree controller, or a lack of textures for the terrain, that only becomes apparent when affects one of the few places where the missing files are required.

[monkeywater 910]

In the lot editor is there a way to change which side the overlay texture goes? 

 

here you can see it is perpendicular to the fence, when i would like it parallel.  is it a separate overlay in the massive scroll list, or can I rotate it somehow?

[Cyclone Boom 16,875]

20 minutes ago, monkeywater said:

In the lot editor is there a way to change which side the overlay texture goes?

Yes, lot textures can be rotated using the Page Up / Page Down keys to turn anticlockwise or clockwise.

Multiple can be rotated at once by firstly dragging a selection area.

Also a perhaps lesser known feature of the Lot Editor is the ability to mirror textures by selecting them and pressing the M key.

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

Would someone who uses SPAM please post a pic of the RCI Demand Graph? I want to know if it's enhanced / different from the Maxis default.

[atsf189 460]

Here is mine

 

[nombex 26]

theres an archived post that i couldnt reply to, wanted to confirm if i could or couldnt make this work - one way street neighbor connections like this. i see the arrows pointing in opposite directions which of course i assume wont work (2 to the neighbor, 1 to the neighbor for the street and 1 away from the neighbor for the street)

[rsc204 21,808]

OWR neighbour connections do not work by themselves, but using road for the NC and converting back to OWR is a viable workaround. So yes this should be functional. 

[nombex 26]

did i do it right?

*i thought maybe i had to merge the 2 lanes into 1 somehow

[monkeywater 910]

It will work but congestion may be a thing

[rsc204 21,808]

9 hours ago, nombex said:

*i thought maybe i had to merge the 2 lanes into 1 somehow

Then you'd have two OWR-1 networks, which would be One Way, which doesn't work.

Honestly, why bother asking me if it works, why not just play the game and see if sims are using it. That's by far the simplest way of seeing if things are right or now.

There really isn't any other way to make this setup, so it should work.

8 hours ago, monkeywater said:

It will work but congestion may be a thing

It's minor, since congestion is based on a per-tile count, not per direction, so being able to use only half the NC tiles doesn't infer a penalty. However, since the capacity of Road may be different to OWR (I forget), and the speed of OWR is quicker than Road, those may lead to a small negative effect overall. But it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

[nombex 26]

19 minutes ago, rsc204 said:

Honestly, why bother asking me if it works, why not just play the game and see if sims are using it.

 

[rsc204 21,808]

I hope you realise I'm just being a little playful, but it's a super-useful tip, people often worry things might not be right, but it's super easy to see if things are being used as expected or not. So next time you get stuck, you might be able to work out if everything is alright by yourself.

[Lazarou Monkey Terror 1,819]

My plugins folder shouldn't have any jpeg or html files in it, should it? 

I can just delete those and hopefully have my game running better, right?