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  1. Tahoe and NAM?

    matias93 replied to arielle's topic in SC4 Mac Users

    Hi Arielle, welcome to Simtropolis! Using mods for SimCity 4 is very recommendable, as they massively expand the game capabilities and depth, and some of them can directly be seen as necessary bugfixes for errors that couldn't be resolved by Maxis in the original releases. Now, playing the game on macOS is, let's say complicated. The native port of the game, made by Aspyr, is quite buggy, for example crashing when more than a number of plugins are installed (this is fixable though, by merging plugins). And, more inconveniently, since Catalina, macOS blocks any form of code injection into applications, which means that no DLL mods are available to mac users, and those are some of the most important ones for bugfixing purposes. Your alternative, to resolve this issue, is to run the Windows version of the game in some form of virtualisation, either a virtual machine or a compatibility layer like Wine; for this latter option, which is much simpler than the VM, you can even find pre-made installers, like this one: https://www.portingkit.com/game/1491. If you don't want to make a redundant buy, here's a guide to configure your laptop to use Wine and run the game from any reseller: On the other hand, if you want to give it a try on the native macOS version of the game, the current NAM 49 should be fully able to install and run in your laptop, and as the installer is a Java executable, you shouldn't have the need to use something like File Juicer to extract the files from a Windows installer executable. You can download the NAM from https://www.sc4nam.com/download-the-NAM/. Personally, and regardless of if you use the Aspyr macOS port or the Windows version over Wine, I think that, since you are just starting to experiment with modding this game, it would be a good idea to start by installing NAM Lite, which is a significantly reduced alternative installation with all of the bugfixes and just a few of the most essential addons included. Then, when you feel more confident and in control of the new elements, you can jump into the full installer, and even then, it will allow you to decide what components to install. All that said, happy gaming, and just chime here if you have any other doubts!

  2. Show us What you're Working On

    matias93 replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    Your message was added, but it ended inside of the quote box, that's why it doesn't appear at first. Answering the question, that's a building that @TheTimvh1 is requesting @pclark06 to model for the game, so it isn't available yet. You might want to subscribe to the latter's development thread (linked below) to get notifications on future BATs:

  3. Sudden Mass Unemployment in the city

    matias93 replied to CaesarThrone's topic in SimCity 4 General Discussion

    Two other things: 1. Check your advisors' warnings. In the screenshots there's one that warns you of lack of water, which means that buildings that grew with water are now not getting it. Use the water data view to find your water towers and pumps, and check if any of them need to be replaced, or build new ones. 2. Check the demand graphs. You appear to have negative demand for both industrial and commercial buildings, meaning that there's not enough new sims to motivate industries and commerce to open, or there aren't enough of the right wealth and education level. You might want to experiment with keeping different wealth levels of residences, commerce and industry, to allow sims at all levels to find work. Tweaking your tax rates can also help to subsidize the arrival of new sims or the opening of new businesses, but it is mostly a band-aid solution.
  4. If you could show us an image of what you're attempting to do, we could help to find a functional alternative, or to troubleshoot the problem you found.
  5. Hi! Just moved the conversation about Imgur and the Online Safety Act out of the Showcase forum and into the Current Events one, as it is more fitting. Feel free to keep giving your opinions on the matter here.
  6. Somehow, it feels quite at home in the game...

  7. Show us What you're Working On

    matias93 replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    Looks great! If you want to test another alternative, you can use the cheat setsealevel to permanently modify the level of your cities, so that the trench remains over it. As a reference, the normal sea level is 250, meaning 250 metres over the bottom of the 3D model of the city terrain. In your case, you might want to try with something like setsealevel 235. Keep in mind that you'll have to modify the sea level in all your cities in the region to remain consistent, as this will also change the terrain textures.

  8. NAM General Support

    matias93 replied to CaptCity's topic in NAM & Transit Networks

    Hi! What happens if you build the entire intersection with the RHW-2 tool?

  9. Show us your Farm Land!

    matias93 replied to soldyne's topic in SC4 Showcase

    It all depends on the SAM textures in use, they can be modded as to share the same textures regardless of the density of the surrounding zoning.

  10. april 1st Realistic Lighting and Weather Mod

    matias93 commented on pcwhiz24's file in Obsolete & Legacy

    Notice how the shadows that move are only the ones projected by the buildings and not the ones in the buildings themselves. This was done by modifying the lighting parameters exemplars of the game to get every frame of the gif, plus some post-filtering. In theory, making the shadows move alongside with the day-night cycle should be doable, but it would probably require programming very poorly understood effectdir exemplars, and just as it is the case with the 3D camera mod, it would result on awkward angle mismatches.
  11. Yes, you can ask for it on this thread:

  12. Large lot sizes?

    matias93 replied to Usaporlipe's topic in SimCity 4 General Discussion

    You can use big lots with or without CAM, it depends on the specific custom lots you add to the game: those described as "CAMelots" will only grow with CAM, and "CAMpatibles" are made to work with or without CAM; any lot made with PIM-X is also CAMpatible.
  13. Yes, it would require to modify all the exemplars for lampposts and light cones to point to a blank model. It's tedious but very easy.
  14. You can also try to open the city in question with this tool, to check if the savefile is actually damaged. You'll find an error message if it is. https://www.sc4evermore.com/index.php/downloads/download/30-gameplay-utilities/271-sc4save-by-wouanagaine

  15. Can't find it?... Ask here!

    matias93 replied to JakeMD's topic in SC4 - Custom Content

    Lots of wall to wall (W2W) buildings include ads painted on their walls, which will be visible over a smaller neighbouring building. Most of them have an older style, like early 20th century.

  16. Got a quick SC4 question?... Ask here!

    matias93 replied to City_Slider's topic in SimCity 4 General Discussion

    It should work in the same way, though the 24 means that the persistence effect varies around the (in-game) clock, so it might be that the vehicles are dissapearing more easily if you're seeing the simulation when it's internally at night. Try checking by activating the day-night cycle.

  17. BAT4Blender

    matias93 replied to memo's topic in SC4 BAT & Lot Workshop

    Keep in mind as well, that, as @rivit showed it some years ago, the buildings in game change tint depending on their wealth level as well. That purplish tone corresponds to the high-wealth buildings, but mid and low wealth have more orange-y tones.

  18. Show us What you're Working On

    matias93 replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    That looks like a small-scale Singer Building, which would be great for any city that wasn't New York-sized back when the Beaux-Arts were in vogue!

  19. Twinkle, twinkle, little BAT...

    matias93 replied to madhatter106's topic in SC4 BAT & Lot Workshop

    An option to not have to deal with CAM stages would be to make bigger lots for the taller buildings, so that the overall occupancy share keeps the lot under stage 7.

  20. Show us What you're Working On

    matias93 replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    try superimposing the building over a screenshot of the game, in which Maxis buildings are mostly visible. That will make apparent what the differences are.

  21. Streets in Any Angles

    matias93 replied to Karter's topic in NAM & Transit Networks

    No idea, I haven't seen it, but giving you the generalities: we allow the sharing only of unbuilt regions and cities, not built ones, because of several problems with compatibility issues. You can still try asking Harden, but if what you're looking for is a built city, it won't be available on the STEX.

  22. Streets in Any Angles

    matias93 replied to Karter's topic in NAM & Transit Networks

    Apart from diagonal, there's only one fractionally angled diagonal option for avenues. In the case of highways, there's significant coverage for them when using the Real Highway mod, but none for the base game Maxis Highway. Check this guide: Yes, but there are less buildings of these types available on the different exchanges, and most of them are only ploppable, because controlling where a diagonal building will grow by itself is rather difficult.

  23. Streets in Any Angles

    matias93 replied to Karter's topic in NAM & Transit Networks

    Yes, there's a limited but expanding support for diagonal (45°) and fractionally diagonal (other angles) networks with the NAM. Most diagonal networks can be built directly by dragging them in that direction, except for streets, which require a different technique, though that will change with the release of NAM 50. For fractionally angled networks, you can check this guide that indicates how to build them and how to transition back and forth from them to straight and diagonal networks: https://www.sc4nam.com/docs/feature-guides/base-network-additions/#draggable-wide-radius-curves-and-fractional-angle-functionality We have limited support for diagonal unleveled crossings, being a bit more extensive for Real Highway than for conventional roads and avenues. I can help you to design such a crossing, but it would be easier if you show us what you have built already. In any case, the reference for these crossings is here: https://www.sc4nam.com/docs/feature-guides/road-viaducts/

  24. Can't find it?... Ask here!

    matias93 replied to JakeMD's topic in SC4 - Custom Content

    yup, it's more probable that you get answers here, so I moved your request

  25. Make a Landmark from a Growable

    matias93 replied to Bolshevik's topic in SC4 Modding - Open Discussion

    The easiest way is to use the PIM-X tool, that you can download here: https://www.sc4evermore.com/index.php/downloads/download/29-modding-and-creation-tools/21-sc4pim After installing and running it, look on the list of buildings on the upper right area for the growable building you want to modify, and drag the entry to the landmark section on the upper left area. The tool will automatically produce and empty lot with the desired building and guide you into configure it correctly.
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