How To Get Custom Content (Plugins) on Steam

[j_cafiero 0]

I purchased SC4 discs 20 years ago, and they've lasted me through several computers, including an iMAC(with Boot Camp).  For Christmas, my wife bought me one of the latest models of an HP All-In-One with a 27-inch screen, 32GB RAM, and dual hard drives.  My mouth was watering to play SC4. But I had trouble loading the game with the discs, so I purchased the software through steam.com.  It loaded fine and I can play it, but I don't know how to get my literally hundreds of custom content plugins into the game; I can only play with the basic game.  Can you folks please help me to get this done?  Also, I have the 3-disc set you folks sent me a few years ago.  Will I have trouble using those?  Thank You all in advance.

 

[hugues aroux 3,889]

Hello, all (almost) SC4 plugins are in the C:\Users\[username]\Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins directory. And some very rare ones are in "Plugins\" of the game installation directory. In theory you can move your old [plugins\] to the new one. But this might be a good time to clean up your old plugins\ directory. There are plenty of threads here in these forums about the organization and essential contents of the plugins\ directory.
Discover the new versions of certain plugins. It can be part of the "Game" to spend a few hours checking out recent content from Simtropolis and SC4Devotion.
You can of course install the plugins available in the "CDs" acquired from Simtropolis.
Regards