UPDATED ||14 January 2014|| ! with new working links and big region (5-7 times bigger than biggest SC4 vanilla region !)
SimCity is upon us. Many people don't like how small cities are. And quite a few people asked me for mods which i were using (when i posted screens in SC thread)
So lets play SC4 (with some mods):
You will need:
Instruction:
And remember to share your screenshots. There is nothing better than showing your cities to people.
Tips:
- Lot of trees and forests. SC4 without them everywhere look like ass. You can add trees on any existing green space including buildings so if backyard of some house look fugly then add tree. Tree model which i am using is the last one from tree menu it is also full grown !
- Add -CustomResolution:enabled -r1600x900x32 to shortcut to play at any resolution you want (1600x900 is just example)
- To have different roads like I use "Street Addon Mod (SAM)" near type of roads in SC4. Press tab to switch type of pavement. Use it on existing road. Delete white block after and stretch road with new pavement on existing roads to make them new type.
How it works:
- Do not invest is shools, hospitals at start. Just build your city. And when you will build them don't care if it covers every home.
- 1x1 homes can be build only if your region population will reach 700-900 people. Also they need transportation system like bus stops because people living there don't have cars !
- Remember to choose your building style controller (left option of data viev) Euro style which i am using is switched off at default and 5 year style change is just plain bad. My opinion ? Choose one style and switch to "build all style at same time" which will build only one style (with only one check)
- Remember that every city was at some point a village so it is preferable to start from small village and grow it to city changing roads, buildings, etc. Thanks to that your city will look more natural.
- Also do not min/max your budget. Take your time placing trees, parks, squares etc. Min/max is 1st thing which makes your city look like shit and 1st thing that makes players stop playing SC. Treat it more like gigantic puzzle which are you working on daily a hour for few months.
My town after 6-7 hours of playing:
Windows 7 users. Set affinity to only 1 CPU. Playing multicore can crash game.
If you looks for mods, lots, textures etc :
BSC Lot Exchange
Simtropolis
SimCity is upon us. Many people don't like how small cities are. And quite a few people asked me for mods which i were using (when i posted screens in SC thread)
So lets play SC4 (with some mods):
You will need:
- - SimCity 4 Deluxe or SimCity4+Rush Hour Expansion.
- - Official patches
- - Official BAT Patch
- - Set of Plugins which i packed for you (essential mods like NAM, CAD, SMT and other)
- - SimCity_1.dat
- - Awesome Region to play with (5-6 times bigger than largest SC4 vanilla region) VIDEO
Instruction:
- - Install SC4 Deluxe or SC4+Expansion
- - Install official patch above pack which i provided. SKU1 for america based countries, SKU2 for Europe with russia and middle east. After official patch, BAT Patch (same for every region). Steam users go straight for BAT Patch.
- - Copy all content from plugins folder (above) to MyDocuments/SimCity4/Plugins
- - Copy SimCity_1.dat to your main game forlder (eg: c:/simcity4/)
- - Put region into MyDocuments/SimCity4/Regions
- - Enjoy !
And remember to share your screenshots. There is nothing better than showing your cities to people.
Tips:
- Lot of trees and forests. SC4 without them everywhere look like ass. You can add trees on any existing green space including buildings so if backyard of some house look fugly then add tree. Tree model which i am using is the last one from tree menu it is also full grown !
- Add -CustomResolution:enabled -r1600x900x32 to shortcut to play at any resolution you want (1600x900 is just example)
- To have different roads like I use "Street Addon Mod (SAM)" near type of roads in SC4. Press tab to switch type of pavement. Use it on existing road. Delete white block after and stretch road with new pavement on existing roads to make them new type.
How it works:
- Do not invest is shools, hospitals at start. Just build your city. And when you will build them don't care if it covers every home.
- 1x1 homes can be build only if your region population will reach 700-900 people. Also they need transportation system like bus stops because people living there don't have cars !
- Remember to choose your building style controller (left option of data viev) Euro style which i am using is switched off at default and 5 year style change is just plain bad. My opinion ? Choose one style and switch to "build all style at same time" which will build only one style (with only one check)
- Remember that every city was at some point a village so it is preferable to start from small village and grow it to city changing roads, buildings, etc. Thanks to that your city will look more natural.
- Also do not min/max your budget. Take your time placing trees, parks, squares etc. Min/max is 1st thing which makes your city look like shit and 1st thing that makes players stop playing SC. Treat it more like gigantic puzzle which are you working on daily a hour for few months.
My town after 6-7 hours of playing:
Windows 7 users. Set affinity to only 1 CPU. Playing multicore can crash game.
If you looks for mods, lots, textures etc :
BSC Lot Exchange
Simtropolis
since it is 2D game. Game imo looks amazing. Especially with better res.
