Introduce Yourself Here!

[Cyclone Boom 16,853]

Hi @PocasPedro and welcome to Simtropolis.

You've certainly come to the right place for all city-building interests, and we hope you enjoy it here in the community. It is a timeless classic, and we're glad you could join us all here in this shared creative interest. Feel free to post in new and existing topics to your heart's content.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

6 minutes ago, PocasPedro said:

Greetings everyone.

My name is Pedro Almeida and I am a 32 years old computer engineer from Portugal.

I am in love with the SimCity series ever since I was a kid and saw a friend play 2000. Then I got 3000 myself when I was like 10/11 and been an on and off player of SC4 since it came out.

For some reason I started watching SC4 gameplay videos a few weeks ago and that made me want to play again. Those videos also made me feel like a total noob lol so I decided to register here to gain some knowledge and improve my playing experience.

Looking forward to learn and have fun with all of you. Thanks for having me.

Aloha PocasPedro. Welcome to the jung...er, forum. Have fun in "school".

[voyutosku60018 2]

大家好 來自台灣 很久沒有玩這個遊戲了 我是說他雖然古老 但正是他的魅力所在

(Google Translate: Hello everyone, from Taiwan, I haven't played this game for a long time. I mean he is old, but it is his charm.)

  Edited April 9, 2022 by Terring  

[Terring 6,473]

Hello and welcome to Simtropolis

Since it's an international site, it would be a good idea to speak English or use a translator so we can understand each other. Don't worry if your English is not perfect. Trust me, mine is far from perfect too

I'll also agree that SimCity's old age give it a neat charm. I guess you can say the same thing with so many old games as well. Maybe because of nostalgia, maybe because we have connected those game with more innocent times, maybe as a reaction to the greedy standards of game industry nowadays. And this is the kind of charm that it can't go away, no matter what

[CorinaMarie 29,577]

Hiya, @voyutosku60018. Welcome to Simtropolis.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

9 hours ago, voyutosku60018 said:

大家好 來自台灣 很久沒有玩這個遊戲了 我是說他雖然古老 但正是他的魅力所在

(Google Translate: Hello everyone, from Taiwan, I haven't played this game for a long time. I mean he is old, but it is his charm.)

Hello and Welcome to the forum!

[Cyclone Boom 16,853]

Hi @voyutosku60018 and welcome to Simtropolis.

Terring has given you excellent advice, and we're glad you are part of the community.

[Apocalypse35000 3]

Hello, been developing and detailing in Cities Skylines in the past, but now I am moving onto SimCity 4 to breathe new life into an old childhood game, ready to explode the regions with farming communities and peaceful village towns.

[CorinaMarie 29,577]

Hiya, @Apocalypse35000. Welcome to Simtropolis.

[Cyclone Boom 16,853]

Hi @Apocalypse35000 and welcome to Simtropolis.

We commend you on an excellent decision in returning to SC4 mayoral duties!

 

47 minutes ago, Apocalypse35000 said:

farming communities and peaceful village towns

I've grown to like that style of region as well myself.

As I did, you may find Cori's farm topic here for inspiration on that note. Also this topic too similarly.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

Hello and Welcome Apocalypse35000.

1 hour ago, Apocalypse35000 said:

...ready to explode the regions...

I guess that's why they call you Apocalypse35000!

[Shark8000 2]

Hi everybody. I'm Shark8000.

[CorinaMarie 29,577]

Hiya, @Shark8000. I'm Cori. Welcome to Simtropolis.

[Cyclone Boom 16,853]

Hi @Shark8000 and welcome to Simtropolis. I'm CB.

We hope you enjoy the site for all your city-building interests among your mayoral adventures.

[Tubthumper 499]

On 4/9/2022 at 2:12 AM, voyutosku60018 said:

大家好 來自台灣 很久沒有玩這個遊戲了 我是說他雖然古老 但正是他的魅力所在

(Google Translate: Hello everyone, from Taiwan, I haven't played this game for a long time. I mean he is old, but it is his charm.)

 

On 4/14/2022 at 6:03 PM, Apocalypse35000 said:

Hello, been developing and detailing in Cities Skylines in the past, but now I am moving onto SimCity 4 to breathe new life into an old childhood game, ready to explode the regions with farming communities and peaceful village towns.

 

13 hours ago, Shark8000 said:

Hi everybody. I'm Shark8000.

Howdy y'all from the local lurker.  Hope you all enjoy the site and have fun.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

15 hours ago, Shark8000 said:

Hi everybody. I'm Shark8000.

Hello and Welcome to the forum!

[miranddaa 2]

Hi everyone!  I've spent my afternoon fighting with Colossus addon mod.  Posting here so I can hopefully get some help from Discord tomorrow.

[Tubthumper 499]

Hey @miranddaa, hopefully someone will be able to help you out.  I know nothing about CAM, so I can't help there

[CorinaMarie 29,577]

1 hour ago, miranddaa said:

Hi everyone!

Hiya. Welcome to Simtropolis.

 

1 hour ago, miranddaa said:

I've spent my afternoon fighting with Colossus addon mod.

Here are a few topics you can peruse:

• CAM Installer v 2.1 Can't Find SC4 Install Path
• Incomplete CAM Installation?
• More questions about CAM
• Errors and issues when installing CAM.
• Issue with installing CAM

 

[MasterSim 24]

MasterSim reporting for city-building! 

2 hours ago, miranddaa said:

Hi everyone!  I've spent my afternoon fighting with Colossus addon mod.  Posting here so I can hopefully get some help from Discord tomorrow.

been struggling with this as well. 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

3 hours ago, miranddaa said:

Hi everyone!  I've spent my afternoon fighting with Colossus addon mod.  Posting here so I can hopefully get some help from Discord tomorrow.

 

31 minutes ago, MasterSim said:

MasterSim reporting for city-building! 

been struggling with this as well. 

Hello and Welcome to the forum!

[Cyclone Boom 16,853]

Hi @miranddaa and welcome to Simtropolis.

You should now have Discord access having posted here in the forums. Maybe those topics Cori posted above might help with the issue. Of course, you're free to ask in the chat if you'd like too, and the forums here are still available at your leisure.

One benefit of asking in the forums is people can search and find topics in future, since often there are many others looking for the same answers.

[MasterSim 24]

12 minutes ago, Cyclone Boom said:

One benefit of asking in the forums is people can search and find topics in future, since often there are many others looking for the same answers.

Is there a specific thread in the forums where you can ask a question you have? Or is this thread okay?

[Cyclone Boom 16,853]

18 minutes ago, MasterSim said:

Is there a specific thread in the forums where you can ask a question you have? Or is this thread okay?

For quick questions, there is this topic.  (This would be a better place than here in the Intro thread, as topics can easily get lost.)

Although what we do recommend is opening new topics for questions, since that also has the benefit of making them easy to find for people in future.

Another very encouraged option is to post in existing topics which are relevant to your questions. Some sites have strict rules about bumping older threads, but here at ST we're relaxed about that nowadays. The main criteria is a topic should be of a theme related to what's being asked.

[StarlitBeach 160]

Hi everyone!

I've loved city-building games ever since playing the original SimCity as a kid. I've been playing vanilla SC4 on and off for a few years, but never really got very far with it TBH. Recently I've been trying to better understand how the simulation works and trying out different mods so that I can find a way of playing it that suits me. I made a few small mods of my own along the way which I'm testing at the moment (customised data views and some little gameplay tweaks), and had my first go at creating a region map from a DEM which I'm hoping to start building on soon.

I've been lurking around these forums for a little while now and thought it was about time I signed up and introduced myself so I could start talking city-building and modding with you all.

[Cyclone Boom 16,853]

Hi @StarlitBeach and welcome to Simtropolis.

That sounds superb for your city-building interests, and we're glad you could join us here. For your modding and mapping explorations, we also invite you to share anything you've made whenever you feel. Indeed modding is the ideal way to tailor the simulation to our liking, since that's what enhances the mayoral factor of enjoyment.

You've done well to make that first leap into posting (often the hardest part!), and we hope you enjoy it here too.

[CorinaMarie 29,577]

Hiya, @StarlitBeach. Welcome to Simtropolis.

 

1 hour ago, StarlitBeach said:

... and had my first go at creating a region map from a DEM which I'm hoping to start building on soon.

While you prolly already found this, here's a topic in which @Odainsaker provides some very detail info starting in post 16:

 

2 hours ago, StarlitBeach said:

customised data views

I do know a wee bit about these if you have any questions.

[StarlitBeach 160]

Thanks for the welcome

@Cyclone Boom I definitely find that modding enhances my enjoyment of games, and in the case of SC4 I'm finding it a great way to understand how the game works and how to be better at it.

@CorinaMarie Thanks for pointing me at that thread. My first attempt was not very sophisticated - I just created a config.bmp file with the tile layout I wanted and imported the height data in game from a grayscale image (which I created from LiDAR data). Although I was quite happy with the result (for a first attempt), I do want to try again using SC4Mapper or something similar to have more control over the results.

 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

11 hours ago, StarlitBeach said:

Hi everyone!

I've loved city-building games ever since playing the original SimCity as a kid. I've been playing vanilla SC4 on and off for a few years, but never really got very far with it TBH. Recently I've been trying to better understand how the simulation works and trying out different mods so that I can find a way of playing it that suits me. I made a few small mods of my own along the way which I'm testing at the moment (customised data views and some little gameplay tweaks), and had my first go at creating a region map from a DEM which I'm hoping to start building on soon.

I've been lurking around these forums for a little while now and thought it was about time I signed up and introduced myself so I could start talking city-building and modding with you all.

Hello and Welcome!

[Tubthumper 499]

On 5/7/2022 at 7:47 PM, StarlitBeach said:

Hi everyone!

I've been lurking around these forums for a little while now and thought it was about time I signed up and introduced myself so I could start talking city-building and modding with you all.

Welcome from the other lurker