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Less than a sentence into step 1 and I'm already lost. lol! I don't have a PC to play with, so I guess I'll be stuck with the Mac (at least for now.) But luckily I am new to the game and am just discovering mods. I've learned to only install mods from one creator at a time, so that if the game crashes I can easily narrow down where the problem might be. This is actually the first time that the mod has one of these Mac-specific issues, the rest of the time it's just been an error on my part with how I installed it. I'm sure a lot of these files initially had the Mac issue, but were fixed by admins or modders before I even got here, so thankful for that!!
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@bhmantan - yes, have the Beta Channel update recommended. And thanks for the tip about reporting mods! Hersch
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@rsc204 thanks for explaining the differences between Windows/Mac so clearly, and for linking the thread. I am playing on an Apple M1 chip, and given my general lack of tech-savvy it sounds like those Windows fixes might not be super feasible, but also not necessary except in a few rare cases. The issue that I've been into now is the first you describe--the one preventing the game from loading a city. It crashes before the city opens. I've been trying to get some of @WannGLondon's incredible flats and homes on my game. I had been using the sc4pc download manager to install 20 of them at once, so I don't know if my game set-up is incompatible with one or multiple. I've tagged WannG in this chat in case they might have any insight, but the good news is that after uninstalling them all, I was able to install one and get the game working. So I will install the ones I'm hoping to use one at a time so I can see which one(s) my computer might be having issues with.
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@Jasoncw - thanks for explaining both the rendering of Zooms and the separate High resolution matter -- that clarifies a lot for me. Based on your explanation, it sounds like I might be better off sticking with 'standard definition' where available as I tend to favor Zoom 5 over 6. As for the high resolution, that makes a lot of sense too. I am playing through steam and tried adjusting the resolution early on thinking it would improve picture quality, but I ran into the issue that I've seen other players post about where I put an incompatible ratio that kept me from being able to click the bottom field of the screen. I copied and pasted the a custom resolution someone commented as a fix into my prefrences for the game in Steam, which was this: -CustomResolution:enabled -r1920x1080x32 But per a comment below I updated it to 1920x1080x64 and seem to be running the game fine still. I checked and it looks like my device resolution is 2560x1600 with 227 pixels/inch. If I preferred seeing more of the city at each zoom level, could I do that by updating my custom resolution to 2560x1600x64?
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Hi all -- I've seen some HD content listed here. I tried to install some BATs but they crashed my game, and in reading the comments am guessing that the resolution/picture quality was not high enough to support the files. The comments suggested DirectX, which I understand is incompatible with Mac. So, my question here is threefold: 1. Is there a way to improve the resolution/rendering from the default on Steam? I tried updating the resolution once but had that issue of not being able to click in the bottom of the screen that I know a lot of us have encountered. Was I using the wrong dimensions or am I just wrong to mess with the dimension in the first place? 2. If resolution can't be imrpoved to HD in Steam, is there a Mac-compatible add-on like DirectX that I can use instead? 3. Or, if neither of those are options, should I avoid installing any HD plug-ins, and just accept that I am playing with a SD version of the game? Thanks in advance? If not clear from my post, I am not very tech-savvy. Most of what I know about computers I have learned troubleshooting this game and various mods. So apologies if using incorrect terminology here.
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I'm new(ish) to SC4 and this map has made exploring the game so much fun. I've made a small region in the top right corner of this map, my first to reach 1 million people. It's been fun snaking rail lines through the valleys and using tunnels to wind them up to the high plateaus. I'll be using this map again, using the God Mode elevation changes to sink the edges to create coastal cities, with a few rivers in the valleys that meet in the middle (plus some creative landscaping throughout.) It's going to be hundreds of hours of play, so I'm so glad I stumbled upon this map early. Thanks for this gift, @Moxy!
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Missing Rail FLUP Tunnel / Rail over Underground Tram-in-Avenue
Herschel replied to Herschel's topic in NAM & Transit Networks
@CorinaMarie thanks for properly categorizing -- similar to my modded menus, I'm still finding my way around Simtropolis @11241036, @Tarkus, and rsc204 -- thank you for the detailed explanation and tips. I'm noting it down so I can find my way around the submenu loops, but it sounds like the solution here is pretty straightforward if the road-under-rail piece works! Herschel -
Missing Rail FLUP Tunnel / Rail over Underground Tram-in-Avenue
Herschel posted a topic in NAM & Transit Networks
Hi everyone, Playing around with the Ground Light Rail for the first time, and am trying to set up a small grid in a town with tram-in-avenue pieces. However, I am getting stuck when I run into an existing rail network, because I can't seem to find the piece to transition from ground rail to underground rail or the piece for rail over underground tram in avenue. I DO have the 'tram in avenue over rail' piece and the 'tram-in-avenue' ground to underground transition piece--that says 'rotate for other pieces' but it's the only piece in that subset when I rotate. I am using NAM 49, but haven't installed any additional NAM add-ons (mainly because I don't know if those exist?) Am I just looking in the wrong place for these pieces? Or are there additional plug-ins to add those to my menu? On a related note, I also seem to be missing the regular avenue FLUP transition (without the tram in it) which would also be useful. Any idea where I can find/add that? Thanks in advance! Pictures of what I do have included. -
RealRailway Inspiration & Demos
Herschel replied to Herschel's topic in SimCity 4 General Discussion
thanks @simmering i gave them a download, will be helpful getting stations placed in those tight corners!- 4 Replies
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RealRailway Inspiration & Demos
Herschel replied to Herschel's topic in SimCity 4 General Discussion
@CorinaMarie wow a great trip on single track rail! I will give that a go for my next city.- 4 Replies
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I can't install DarkNite because I am a Mac user, but it sounds like I can still use custom buildings that are DarkNite only? I play in permanent daytime, so not too fussed about buildings not showing up or showing up weird at night.
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