I'm a super confused newbie and need assistance too. You all seem very helpful. I have SC4 Deluxe, version 1.1.1, and an OS X Intel Mac. My first issue is that I downloaded this recently from Amazon, and I can't figure out how to update it. I saw on the thread, "For the Eager, Yet Overwhelmed Newcomer," that the versions you get nowadays from official sources already come updated, but I guess Amazon's version could be old. On the other thread, there's actually no link after "Own the Mac edition and can't open .exe's? Check out this thread:" So where do Mac users get the basic patches? I do need them, right? Second, I downloaded some mods, and I am 100% certain they are extracted and located in the Documents>SimCity 4>Plugins folder, but I don't think they're working. Nothing in the game seemed to change. My z___NAM folder was empty until I found a lot of files that looked like they belong inside it in my trash. (Either that or the files are hidden and on my machine I don't have it set to view hidden files.) I've downloaded a few buildings that are supposed to be under landmarks and there's no sign of them either. Third, since I want to start modding, I want to back up my work, but I can't find the file. Using spotlight, there's just no trace of the file I found named in some other sticky thread and of course can't find again. Honestly at this point I think I should delete everything in my plugins folder and start fresh, if not reinstall the game. It's just going to take time I don't want to invest to find where I downloaded these mods from, hah. I just found a folder in my trash called SimCity 4, and it has folders such as HTTPCache, Regions, and temp, that the SC4 folder in my Documents folder does not. I'm so confused I don't even know if I'm asking the right questions. What would you all recommend I do here? I'd upload a screenshot of my plugins folder, but even here I get an error message: "There was a problem processing the uploaded file. Operation timed out after 5000 milliseconds with 0 bytes received." Thanks all in advance.
