waway625

yep 30-40 minutes..its just a 68x26 config file anyway, its not that big perhaps? or maybe becauuse the terrain isnt that complicated, (fewer mountains?)

i just edited/expanded the original JPEG file and config files via photoshop and created/loaded a new region with the new region in place, i just export the existing cities from the old (smaller) region to the new (larger) one..it can be a bit tedious if you have a lot of cities to export but i figured its the only way i can build a bigger region @Explodingsims huge indeed lol, took me about 30 minutes to create that (using CTRL+SHIFT+R)

thats how i expand my region too.. i have a saved JPEG file of the region, then edit it in photoshop to make it larger (proper pixel count of course) then edit/enlarge the original config file (keeping the orig colors but adding colors according to how i want the expanded region divided) then load a new region and load the map/config..then move the existing cities to their proper tiles thus from an original size of this: my region is now this big:

Originally posted by: normac Haha awesome! Any chance you'd be willing to part with the greyscale?quote> sure, but i have to warn you that the map wouldnt look like that coz since i still had to edit/polish the map/region in-game ill upload it if you like (including the config file)

Originally posted by: Bergrar With prosperity high the roads become nice, i like them, but we need good modders to make the city really nice please try to do some modding quote> so they change texture even if you dont want them to? it doesnt ask if you want the texture changed? IMO that add to how bad the game is.. Originally posted by: calvinhsv It has been a sad realization to me that this will not be the community for this game that, while not what everyone expected, is still not a bad game.quote> it is a bad game for many of us here..

so CityLife 2008 is an expansion? so do you need the original Citylife? i

if they add a copy "cities unlimited" or at least a beta of it... now thats impossible right? yep, me buying the game would be impossible...me keeping a copy of the game (even for free) would still be impossible HOW CAN YOU LIKE A GAME WHEN OBVIOUSLY THOSE WHO WERE BEHIND IT CLEARLY HAVE NO LOVE FOR IT?

Originally posted by: greenday5494 Originally posted by: waway625 yeah..i think EA is now officially known as the most hated , least respected game publisher in the world quote> i think UbiSoft takes the cake for that one.quote> well, ubisoft is hated for starforce/copy protection/malware EA is hated for crappy games (esp this year when they effd up my favorite series Simcity, NBA live and NFS) so you take your pic which youd hate more lol

a letter of apology from EA

what ill get for myself? or what gift id like to get? off the top of my head... 1. i have a buyer for my 8800GTS 320 and he agreed to wait till the first week of december to get it (so by then i think ill get myself the improved 8800GTS 512mb with 128sp) 2. ill buy my gf some sandals though im not sure what exactly (shes a shoe freak lol) as for the gift id like to get, well.. i dont like receiving gifts (yeah weird) lol

yeah..i think EA is now officially known as the most hated , least respected game publisher in the world

im taking it slow..between this and crysis and SC4 lol theres too little time to play

i made it myself it was a san diego map (downloaded off stex) then i edited it and edited it and made it bigger and bigger

lol i believe this game doesnt need a high end PC to look good ..the game runs much better than r6:vegas which i could play at pretty high settings with my then A64 3800+ and 7600GT combo so i think even an A64 3800+ and a 7600GT(or equivalent) can run this game with good graphics edit: first (and still) it was the crysis demo ive been playing..then this ..and then by next week the retail version of crysis..man SC4 has taken the backseat for so long so my planned CJ will be much delayed

CALL of DUTY 4 nice game..i love the cinematic feel of the game (im only at the first few levels though )

ok so im running rivatuner statistics server now to chek vRAM usage and CPU Usage in SimCity4 and found out that SimCIty4 was running in directdraw mode and not in direct3d mode.. is this normal? im running it on "hardware" so i was expecting it to use direct3d mode or maybe its because my graphics card isnt supported?

lol, i know its an old game, i was just wondering if im at a disadvantage for having an "unsupported chip" since on the main folder i got this Log generated on 11/6/2007, 01:38 Flags ----- hardwareDriver = true DXT = true fullscreen = true MMX = true FPU = true backingStore = true forcedFSAA = false Strings ------- userName = Arch. xxxxxxx appName = SimCity 4 version = 1.1.638.0 osVersion = Windows NT 5.1 computerName = CLARKSBOX360 CPU = GenuineIntel sglDriverName = DirectX sglDriverVersion = 2.0 driverName = nv4_disp.dll driverVersion = 6.14.11.6904, GUID: D7B71E3E-42D3-11CF-6E73-20240DC2CD35 cardName = NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS cardVersion = Vendor: 10de, Device: 0193, Board: 42010de, Chipset: 00a2 cardIdentity = NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS soundDriverName = RtkHDAud.sys soundCardName = Realtek HD Audio output buildType = Release Numbers ------- cpuSpeed = 2814 memory = 2048 freeMemory = 1528 screenWidth = 1440 screenHeight = 900 screenBPP = 16 videoMemory = 311 textureMemory = 311 textureStages = 8 bogoFPS = 0 bogoMPPS = 0 quote> as if even if i force it to use 32bpp on the game, it still goes to 16bpp i even noticed that my images arent that sharp as some of the screenshots i see PS but of course i did not build my system solely for SC4 as much as i play SC4 most of the time, i play modern games too (BTW crysis rocks! )

newest region im working on

just an overview (proper/photoshopped pics are still in the works) downtown Puerto Joya Main CBD of the Greater Puerto JOya Metropolitan ARea

thanks BTW to see the figures/values do this 1. run rivatuner statistics server 2. run rivatuner hardware monitoring, choose setup 3. among the options are framerate, so right click on it and choose setup and tick the show framerate in on screen display BTW, if in case no stats show up (if the game is indeed runnin on directdraw) you have to check "enable directdraw hooking" and "enable OSD in directdraw" i was just a little confused since the game uses too little GPU (according to the stats) i mean the GPU temps does not even rise, and there is too litle vRAM usage

here's a shot on my other games, that l2nd line would show D3D9 (or D3D10 on Vista) plus the fps, but here it says directdraw i already contacted the author of rivatuner regarding this and he said that it means the game runs on directdraw and hence no 3dacceleration but on the sc4readme file, it says Supported 3D Accelerator Hardware: SimCity 4 Deluxe / Rush Hour requires a 32MB 3D Direct3D chipset, and a display that is at least 800x600 in size, and supports 16 or 32-bit color. It is recommended to always install the latest certified drivers for all your hardware Cards with these chipsets are officially supported by the SimCity 4 hardware graphics driver: nVidia: http://www.nvidia.com - nVidia TNT2, TNT2 M64, & TNT2 Ultra - nVidia GeForce SDR, GeForce DDR, GeForce Quadro, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 MX, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce3, GeForce4 MX, GeForce4 Ti 4200/4400/4600/4800 SE, and GeForceFX 5200/5600/5800/5900 quote> if the game requires a direct3d card, shouldnt this mean that the game is running on direct3d? but if its normal even with players using supported chipsets then its fine by me so can anyone confirm (preferrably one using the supported cards) if the game is running on directdraw too?

Originally posted by: TickleOnTheTum EA is very money orientated quote> this line alone would explain it all

hi all, this is my new city the urban core the contiguous built up area (so far), the idea is to reach around 2 million population in the city center and 3 million for the metro area without building so many skyscrapers (dunno, i just want less of them) the entire metro area see the large urban center and the small city to the right? (lol its so tiny eh?) but between the two cities id be building more farms and mini cities so yeah its still a work in progress Region config size is 68x26 pixels and JPEG size is 4353x1665

hell yeah,