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Hi all, I am trying to use custom lots and mods downloaded from this site on my Mac steam version of SC4. I know they won't work without some sort of Windows emulator so I downloaded Parallels and am not sure where to go from here. I also have a Windows computer but after downloading all the mods and lots I wanted it wouldn't barely run the game. So I put all my lots and mods on a USB drive and want to transfer them to Mac and use the Windows emulator to run the files. Does anyone know how i would go about doing this? Thanks

Yeah, I got Parallels actually running. The problem is I don't know what to do with my windows-only compatible mods/lots to make them work with my Mac.

Hi all, I have downloaded some regions to play but I am unable to locate the files when performing Shift + Alt + Ctr + R. It brings up a menu but I can't find My Documents when trying to navigate the menu. I would assume I'm looking for a "Users" folder to locate My Documents but it doesn't appear in that menu. Does anyone have a fix for this or know how I can locate the files? I'm using a 2017 MacBook Air btw. Thanks!

This was it! Thank you! To put the information in one place where it's easy to explain and read, here it is: On Mac you can only run maps that work with two files, a .bmp generally named the region's name, then a .jpg/.jpeg/.png named config. Ones with a .sc4 ending won't work. And sometimes the .jpg's don't work either, it's about 50/50. But basically what you do is load up the game, create a new region, then quit the game and find the region in your SC4 files (in a folder called "Regions" it's easier to find on steam version so i recommend using that one but is possible with app store version too). Replace the config.bmp with the one from your download. Then load the game back up, go to the region, and hit SHIFT + CTRL + ALT + R. Make sure your folder with the two files is on your desktop. Then in the window it brings up type in the file name field: Users/your username/Desktop/region folder/region file name.jpeg And click. It should bring up a Creating New City loading screen that will last for like 10-20 minutes then your region will be loaded!

Hi! I'm a new rare Mac user on this forum. I got regions, NAM, and a few other Mods to work but can't get some of my downloaded buildings (I think most of them are BATs? not quite sure what everything means yet) to show up, mostly the commercial ones. I know if they're in .exe form they won't work, and most of them are. Is there any way that I can get them without having to do a Windows emulator? My computer runs SC4 kinda laggy already so i don't want to put too much more strain on the computer. If i do need to do that what's the best one to use? And will I need to buy a copy of the game for the windows emulator as well? Thanks in advance for your answer. -ixora