![]() ![]() The game's custom cursor does not show up in either rendering mode. Also, shadows only render in their lowest quality with OpenGL. Waiting a few seconds or scrolling the screen will erase the flickering areas. Vehicles and pedestrians render properly, but anytime you hover your cursor over a tool or building, the tooltip/bubble or highlight can cause flickering when you move the mouse away. Software/OpenGL isn't quite as fluid as DirectX, but it's still much better than the Mac version. Also, buildings under construction tend to flicker and break apart while the scaffolding is "growing". DirectX is faster and smoother, but vehicles and pedestrians disappear and reappear randomly. On the Mac, Software and OpenGL operate the same. SimCity 4 for Windows supports DirectX and Software rendering officially, and OpenGL unofficially. Rendering modes are somewhat of a double-edged sword. dat files in the application plugins folder are just placed straight in the folder. I've broken down my documents plugins folder into Bats and Lots, Mods, Network Addon Mod, and Props and Textures. This setup is the most stable for me, but if you have crashing problems, try moving/removing plugins between those folders. Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Library/Application Support/CrossOver Games/Bottles/winxp/drive_c/Program Files/Maxis/SimCity 4 Deluxe/Plugins dat files need to be in the application plugins folder: Landmarks downloaded from Maxis and the bldgprop. Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Documents/SimCity 4/Plugins Keep all 3rd party bats, lots, props, textures, and mods (including the Network Addon Mod) in your documents plugins folder: I've spent weeks tracking down very frequent crashes, but it's allowed me to keep all my custom buildings, lots, and mods. It's important to note that SimCity 4 on Crossover is very particular about placement of plugin files. If you have another existing SimCity 4 documents folder that you want to use, copy the Plugins and Regions folders into the one the Windows installer created. If you already have one from the Mac version, it will use it, and on your first launch you should see your current region. ![]() The installer will create a SimCity 4 folder in your documents folder. Other flags such as "-intro:off" or "-w" don't always work. In this case it will enable a resolution of 1680x1050 at millions of colors (32 bit). Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Library/Application Support/CrossOver Games/Bottles/winxp/drive_c/Program Files/Maxis/SimCity 4 Deluxe/Apps/simcity 4.exe -CustomResolution:enabled -r1680x1050x32 To do that go to "Programs" "Run Command." and paste in the following: If it uses an incorrect resolution, you can change it on your next relaunch. You can now launch SimCity from the "Programs" menu in Crossover. Unfortunately, CodeWeavers, because they are subject to theĭigital Millennium Copyright Act, will be unable to support you. Which allows removal of such software, you may have luck running this The Digital Rights Management (DRM) software in this program Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Application Support/CrossOver Games/Bottles/winxp/drive_c/Program Files/Maxis/SimCity 4 Deluxe sgr files from CD 2 if they didn't copy over, the install location is: After a few minutes, the installer will hang, click the "Force Installer Completion" buttonĦ. Enter your serial number and proceed with the Windows installerĥ. Click the "Express Install" button for CD 1"Ĥ. Install CrossOver Games if you haven't alreadyĢ. ATI or even other NVIDIA cards could produce significantly different results, so beware.ġ. The test system is an 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro (2008) with 4GB of RAM and the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT running OS X 10.5.4 Leopard. The installer may work with the actual first CD, but the installer has trouble recognizing the second one when it needs it. This is due to bugs in Apple's X11 implementation that causes OpenGL to fail in standalone versions of WINE and Darwine (and on the Mac nearly everything, including "software" rendering utilizes OpenGL at some level). Note that SimCity 4 does not appear to work with the regular version of CrossOver, it only works with CrossOver Games. Instructions for the Rush Hour update will need to be altered accordingly, but I don't know if it works. These instructions are for installing and running SimCity 4 Deluxe on CrossOver Games for Macintosh. ![]()
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