genedan

@Handyman, thanks so much for writing this post. I have tested this tutorial out with Ubuntu 20.04 to install SC4 and the latest NAM (version 44). After so many years of being disappointed with not being able to run SC4 since switching to open source, I can finally play it! Installing vanilla SC4 works just fine. However, I did have trouble installing NAM, as the installation no longer occurs via a .exe file but is a three-step process that first involves installing a Java dependency, applying a 4gb patch, and then launching a Java program which will install NAM. I struggled for a day trying to get it to work, but I've managed to do so. My observations are: - Installing OpenJDK and running the Java NAM installer works fine using your Wine prefix instructions. - The 4gb patch is where people will struggle. The .exe file does not execute properly using the Wine prefix control panel and has an obscure error message simply saying that it cannot be executed. However, if you don't apply the patch, your game will crash with the latest NAM. - I created a Windows virtual machine using VirtualBox and was able to patch the 'SimCity 4.exe' executable there. Then I copied the patched .exe file to my Linux OS and replaced the .exe in the Wine prefix with the patched version. After doing that, I was able to play the game. - Some users may have trouble with the CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+R shortcut when trying to render a region. This is because Ubuntu uses that shortcut to record the desktop. If you disable or reassign the Ubuntu shortcut, the rendering shortcut will work. It would be nice if one of us could figure out a way to get that patch working without having to spin up a virtual machine. Another option is to stick with NAM 35 - if you can still get a hold of that version, the tutorial you wrote still works with that version.