Hi guys. After a very long time, I decided to get my hands on SimCity 4 again. This time however I am running a version of Linux (mint 20). The game itself and also the NAM installed nicely, and also I activated a terrain mod.
The problem is that my downloaded region does not show up in the Load Region screen. It only shows the default regions, minus the ones I deleted through the game interface.
What I did:
- Went through the steps described in multiple places. I saved the region through SC4Mapper. The result is an altered config.bmp file, as well as a bunch of "City - New city(004-004).sc4" type of files.
- Placed these files in the folder ~.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SimCity 4 Deluxe/Regions/{Region name}
- Searched the filesystem for the occurrence of "Timbuktu" and "San Francisco". Folders with these names are indeed found in the path mentioned above.
- Pressed CTRL-ALT-SHFT-R. The folder structure shown in that dialogue, I cannot find on my machine. It seems like a simulation of a Windows folder structure that is not there. For instance, there is mention of a HTTPCache folder that I cannot find anywhere outside of that SC4 dialogue.
Is there anything I can do to make the custom region folders visible in the Load Region screen?
Thanks in advance!