TheOtherRick

Well I went ahead and did the research...learned some good stuff...and found the answers I was looking for.

Ok...let me start with the specs for my rig... OS - Win10 Home 64-bit CPU - Intel I-5 8600K 6 Core Coffee Lake 14nm @ 3.6 GHz RAM - 16GB (2x 8GB with two slots still empty) MB - ASRock Z370 Pro4 GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB These specs well exceed the recommended specs for the game. I currently have 31 mods installed from the workshop, and 21 assets from the workshop...minimalistic compared to the numbers I have read about from other players. One of the mods is the "Loading Screen Mod" by thale5. When I load, my RAM and VRAM numbers go orange. 8.5 of RAM and 15 of VRAM. This is before I have placed my first road. So here is my question.... Does anyone know if I can go to 32GB of RAM (since I have the available slots) on Win10 Home, and are my other components (CPU, etc.) capable of allowing that increase? I realize that I could simply research this myself, but I like input from folks that play the game.

Originally posted by: z1 Don't forget the Control key in addition to Shift and Alt.quote> I didn't know you can also use the control key to help with which way the zone faces. Does this mean that you can actually make the zone face any direction you want? I have found myself settling for "the lesser of two evils" when pivoting zone(s), and not having it face the direction I truly want.

Originally posted by: z1 Don't forget the Control key in addition to Shift and Alt.quote> I didn't know you can also use the control key to help with which way the zone faces. Does this mean that you can actually make the zone face any direction you want? I have found myself settling for "the lesser of two evils" when pivoting zone(s), and not having it face the direction I truly want.

I regret to inform you that this CJ is ending abruptly right here. The reasons are many, so I won't go into them all. Thank you for the comments, and watch for a new CJ in the future from yours truly, TheOtherRick.

That seems to have worked so far. I played an hour with no CTD. I could barely get 5 minutes before. Thanks Blue Lightning. I'll revisit this if it starts crashing again. One question though. Do I have to reset that everytime, or will it stay at the new affinity setting?

That seems to have worked so far. I played an hour with no CTD. I could barely get 5 minutes before. Thanks Blue Lightning. I'll revisit this if it starts crashing again. One question though. Do I have to reset that everytime, or will it stay at the new affinity setting?

Ok...I have read so many threads and posts that I am totally confused. Here's the deal... My System - OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit MOBO - Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3 Processor - AMD Phenom II x4 925 Quad-Core @ 2.8 Ghz RAM - 4.00 GB GPU - ATI Radeon HD 5700 series w/ 1 GB RAM Mods- I have NAM v29, RHW, NWM, SAM, SAM Stopper, and BRF Tunnel and Slope mod for the network. I have several commercial, civic, and residential lot plugins. I have all of the correct dependencies for these lots. I have a water mod from PEG, as well as CDK3 and OWW2 lots from PEG. Total size of my Plugins folder is only 369 MB, so I don't have tons of mods and lots. I seem to CTD a lot lately...randomly. No particular action triggers it. I tried removing my most recent additions to the Plugins folder. No change...still get CTDs. The only other thing that has changed is the amount of cities in my region. It seems that the more complex my region gets, the more frequent the CTDs. I do not know if there is a correlation there. It has gotten to the point that the game is almost unplayable. I can't save often enough. I have reached the point that I am ready to scrap it all and start over...meaning a complete uninstall and reinstall. I don't want to because I have a CJ going and don't want to compromise that. I have read posts about playing in "compatibility mode". I have no clue what that is, but willing to learn. I have read other posts about "setting the priority"(??) in the launcher(??). I am totally lost on that concept, but again, willing to learn. This computer is for work first and foremost, so I can't get too wacky with settings. I am logged in as administrator always, so any changes CAN be made by me. Can anyone give me some solutions?

Ok...I have read so many threads and posts that I am totally confused. Here's the deal... My System - OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit MOBO - Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3 Processor - AMD Phenom II x4 925 Quad-Core @ 2.8 Ghz RAM - 4.00 GB GPU - ATI Radeon HD 5700 series w/ 1 GB RAM Mods- I have NAM v29, RHW, NWM, SAM, SAM Stopper, and BRF Tunnel and Slope mod for the network. I have several commercial, civic, and residential lot plugins. I have all of the correct dependencies for these lots. I have a water mod from PEG, as well as CDK3 and OWW2 lots from PEG. Total size of my Plugins folder is only 369 MB, so I don't have tons of mods and lots. I seem to CTD a lot lately...randomly. No particular action triggers it. I tried removing my most recent additions to the Plugins folder. No change...still get CTDs. The only other thing that has changed is the amount of cities in my region. It seems that the more complex my region gets, the more frequent the CTDs. I do not know if there is a correlation there. It has gotten to the point that the game is almost unplayable. I can't save often enough. I have reached the point that I am ready to scrap it all and start over...meaning a complete uninstall and reinstall. I don't want to because I have a CJ going and don't want to compromise that. I have read posts about playing in "compatibility mode". I have no clue what that is, but willing to learn. I have read other posts about "setting the priority"(??) in the launcher(??). I am totally lost on that concept, but again, willing to learn. This computer is for work first and foremost, so I can't get too wacky with settings. I am logged in as administrator always, so any changes CAN be made by me. Can anyone give me some solutions?

Originally posted by: Rady My problem with this mod is that it also showed up in rural areas .. which more or less exactly fails to please the eye ... however this mod is great if you're doing a urban area. There is another mod that has ploppable pieces for the curved roads ... I will have to look at my PC how it's named ... quote> I hope you find and post this. The rural area issue is one I am looking to resolve also.

Originally posted by: Rady My problem with this mod is that it also showed up in rural areas .. which more or less exactly fails to please the eye ... however this mod is great if you're doing a urban area. There is another mod that has ploppable pieces for the curved roads ... I will have to look at my PC how it's named ... quote> I hope you find and post this. The rural area issue is one I am looking to resolve also.

Originally posted by: Vern Try removing everything in your plugins directory and then start the game. Use the "Obliterate City" God Mode tool. Replace all your plugins and hopefully you will be back in business. That map looks like NYC. Where can I get that? NVM, I think its the NHP New York City map, correct? quote> Vern looks like he has the best idea here to be able to keep the map in intact. BTW Vern, that looks like the NYC map that comes with the game.

Chocolate City and Rady had the right call. I should have been more patient before the post. The No Road zots have vanished. I think it was a combination of timing between the new buildings going up and the new road resurfacing that I did prior to their construction. Thanks for the replies.

I don't know if this belongs here or "Bugs & Technical", so move it if need be Mr. Moderator. Can anyone explain why I have the situation in the picture below? The road is vanilla (which is to say its not RHW). The streets are SAM Cobblestone. The buildings are vanilla Maxis Med. Density Residential.

Originally posted by: Tarkus In order for sithlrd98's mods to work, you need to have them load after the NAM--try placing it in a zzz- folder and it should do the trick. -Alex (Tarkus) quote> Perfect! It works now. Thanks Alex...