SimCity 4 Graphics Prob.

N1ghtw0lf · May 10th, 2003

Not a Big thing...i just bought this game today ebcause it was on sale and now i can play it and i really enjoy it but every once in a while there are these lines that look like random scanlines that are just kinda there...probably a graphics glitch and im trying to figure it out...everything on high besides shadows, 1024x768x32...healp please

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N1ghtw0lf · May 10th, 2003

Heres a screen but it dont just happen in grass...also in city and its kinda annoying

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RF · May 10th, 2003

Could you post a screen of the video options of the game? Try lowering or turning off AF&FSAA.

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N1ghtw0lf · May 10th, 2003

turning down AA worked...thanks

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REi_FoX · May 11th, 2003

is sim city 4 tha good or its just another low boring game after a while?

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dhkimboa · May 11th, 2003

yeah, simcity 4 doesnt like aa nor af
on ati cards, it restarts the machine when you select the terrain you are gong to work with.

May 11th, 2003

I've heard that it is supposed to be quite good. The level of detail that you are supposed to be able to get down to is amazing.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Chinoz · May 11th, 2003

But the way it brings the best of system's down to it's knees......*shudders*.....

REi_FoX · May 11th, 2003

you mean it will slow down even in a geforce 4 ti 4200?

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**Kane** · May 11th, 2003

It's memory limited more than anything else. 512 isn't even enough.....

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N1ghtw0lf · May 11th, 2003

It's working perfectly on mine...haven't had a hitch besides the AA thing...and the main things you can build get old but the more people you get the more stuff your residents reward you with and there are like 30 rewards so it stays pretty fun...but like i said i got it like $20 off on sale so i didn't care wether i liked it or not because i could still sell it to one of my friends for 40 and make a profit of $10 and theyd be getting $10 bucks off...but that has nothin to do with this conversation...Yes it's stil fun after one day

...try back in a few

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RF · May 11th, 2003

I liked simcity2000 and how you could cheat and build an awesome city, then export it and play it in SimCopter

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**Kane** · May 11th, 2003

Once you have a bustling cit, you'll understand how slow it is.

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N1ghtw0lf · May 11th, 2003

that will be the day i turn the graphics down...but i am definately not going anywhere fast so don't expect a "bustling city" anytime sooon

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**Kane** · May 11th, 2003

I had a large size city that was packed and my machine was on it's knees at lowest detail

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N1ghtw0lf · May 11th, 2003

eh...hopefully mine (being a tad bit more powerful) might be able to not like explode

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dhkimboa · May 12th, 2003

in order to run just fine with 256 on ram
you have to get the latest patch for it, that's it.
and it will just run fine your ti4200 ....

Zeke_D · May 12th, 2003

as far as simcity games, it is the hardest. it took me almost a month to figure out the right zoning ratio. Its just a shame that the game is poorly designed.

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REi_FoX · May 12th, 2003

i would like to try the game but Lord Kane said 512mb of ram isnt enough...

question which will have better performance a 1 stick 512mb DDR or 2 x 256 DDR? both at 333

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N1ghtw0lf · May 12th, 2003

well i'm still not having a problem with it...i used cheats for money ebcause the first 6 cities i tried to build dint work very well and i can't figure out how to get a lot of people...i got like 5000 and i have an airport and landmarks and suh but i dont know how to build scyscrapers or any cool **** like that...it just takes time most likely?

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N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	SimCity 4 Graphics Prob. Not a Big thing...i just bought this game today ebcause it was on sale and now i can play it and i really enjoy it but every once in a while there are these lines that look like random scanlines that are just kinda there...probably a graphics glitch and im trying to figure it out...everything on high besides shadows, 1024x768x32...healp please __________________

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May 10th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	Heres a screen but it dont just happen in grass...also in city and its kinda annoying __________________

May 10th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,744	Could you post a screen of the video options of the game? Try lowering or turning off AF&FSAA. __________________ CPU: Core i7 920 \ MB: EVGA X58 \ RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3-1600 \ GPU: SLI 8800GTX HDD: 2x 150GB VelociRaptor R0 / PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850w / OS: Windows 7 x64

May 10th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	turning down AA worked...thanks __________________

May 11th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	is sim city 4 tha good or its just another low boring game after a while? __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

May 11th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
dhkimboa BOA Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,884	yeah, simcity 4 doesnt like aa nor af on ati cards, it restarts the machine when you select the terrain you are gong to work with.

May 11th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	I've heard that it is supposed to be quite good. The level of detail that you are supposed to be able to get down to is amazing. sincerely, sx/amiga

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Chinoz ... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Desa Park, Key Ell, Malaysia Posts: 2,307	But the way it brings the best of system's down to it's knees......shudders..... __________________ System specs P4 2.6c \| Abit AI7 \| Radeon 9800pro \| 1024mb kingston ddr400 \| 120gb seagate sata \| 40mb wd \| And all the minor bits and pieces 3dMark2001SE

May 11th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	you mean it will slow down even in a geforce 4 ti 4200? __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

May 11th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,305	It's memory limited more than anything else. 512 isn't even enough..... __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

May 11th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	It's working perfectly on mine...haven't had a hitch besides the AA thing...and the main things you can build get old but the more people you get the more stuff your residents reward you with and there are like 30 rewards so it stays pretty fun...but like i said i got it like $20 off on sale so i didn't care wether i liked it or not because i could still sell it to one of my friends for 40 and make a profit of $10 and theyd be getting $10 bucks off...but that has nothin to do with this conversation...Yes it's stil fun after one day ...try back in a few __________________

May 11th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,744	I liked simcity2000 and how you could cheat and build an awesome city, then export it and play it in SimCopter __________________ CPU: Core i7 920 \ MB: EVGA X58 \ RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3-1600 \ GPU: SLI 8800GTX HDD: 2x 150GB VelociRaptor R0 / PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850w / OS: Windows 7 x64

May 11th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,305	Once you have a bustling cit, you'll understand how slow it is. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

May 11th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	that will be the day i turn the graphics down...but i am definately not going anywhere fast so don't expect a "bustling city" anytime sooon __________________

May 11th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,305	I had a large size city that was packed and my machine was on it's knees at lowest detail __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

May 11th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	eh...hopefully mine (being a tad bit more powerful) might be able to not like explode __________________

May 12th, 2003	#17 (permalink)
dhkimboa BOA Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,884	in order to run just fine with 256 on ram you have to get the latest patch for it, that's it. and it will just run fine your ti4200 ....

May 12th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
Zeke_D 100% emulated freak Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ari-fu ckin-zona Posts: 1,028	as far as simcity games, it is the hardest. it took me almost a month to figure out the right zoning ratio. Its just a shame that the game is poorly designed. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ \| 2.0GB PC3200 \| Maxtor 120GB sATA\| GeForce 6800 GS 256MB Insignia IS-CM100751 19" \| XP Pro SP2 \| LG 16x Lightscribe DVD+/-RW \| Realtek Audio

May 12th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	i would like to try the game but Lord Kane said 512mb of ram isnt enough... question which will have better performance a 1 stick 512mb DDR or 2 x 256 DDR? both at 333 __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

May 12th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	well i'm still not having a problem with it...i used cheats for money ebcause the first 6 cities i tried to build dint work very well and i can't figure out how to get a lot of people...i got like 5000 and i have an airport and landmarks and suh but i dont know how to build scyscrapers or any cool **** like that...it just takes time most likely? __________________