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Commandline options

-w -intro:off -CustomResolution:enabled -r1600x1200x32 -CPUCount:2 -CPUPriority:high -Cursors:fullcolor

  • -AllowMultipleInstances
  • -audio:off : Turns all the audio output off
  • -BackgroundLoader:on/off : Background Loading
  • -CodePage:id : Sets the code page portion of the locale for the C runtime library. Normally, the code page is determined by the language the application runs in (see the -l command line option)
  • -ConfigLog:server | off : Sets the destination of where to write the computer configuration log specified by the -WriteLog command line option. By default, the server is "studiotech.max.ad.ea.com".
  • -CPUCount:X
  • -CPUPriority:low
  • -Cursors:disabled/bw/color16/color256/fullcolor : Sets the color depth of the game cursors. Some hardware doesn't like some cursor color depths.
  • -CustomCursors:disabled : Disables the use of application-supplied versions of standard system cursors such as the arrow or hand cursor. Normally, the customized application-supplied versions are used.
  • -CustomResolution:enabled : Enables custom resolutions including the 16:9 ratio
  • -d:DirectX/Software/OpenGL :Rendering Mode
  • -d:Software : Software Rendering mode
  • -ExceptionHandling:off : Disables application exception handling, which provides for safer shutdown of the app in case of a crash.
  • -f : Fullscreen
  • -gp : Enables game pausing when you switch to another application. This is useful for if you go away from the game and you want it to sleep while it is in the background. This is a stronger form of the -CPUPriority command line option.
  • -IgnoreMissingModelDataBugs:on/off : Brown Box Removal
  • -IgnoreMissingModelDataBugs:on/off : If enabled, then the system does nothing when requested to display an object for which there is no graphical representation. By default this option is disabled and objects that are missing a graphical representation are drawn as a large "package" that suggests you can download the graphics for this object from the SimCity web site or similar.
  • -IME:enabled/disabled : Enables application-supplied IME (input method editing) for Asian systems. If disabled, then the default operating system IME will take control. By default, IME is enabled. If it is disabled via this command line option, you'll probably want to run the app in windowed mode (-w) in order to take advantage of the OS-supplied IME GUI.
  • -Intro:off : No Intro Videos
  • -l:english : Language
  • -r{WIDTH}x{HEIGHT}x32 : supported resolutons - 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 1360x768, 1024x600, 1600x900, 1920x1080, and 2048x1152
  • -RenderProp:,value -RenderProp:" value" : Forces a render property to be set. See documentation on render properties for a discussion of them. You can use this command line multiple times on a single command line.
  • -Restart : This is an internal command line used to indicate that a prior instance of the app launched the current instance while it was shutting down. This causes the current instance to wait for the previous instance to fully exit before proceeding. This is useful for automatic app restarting during certain operations.
  • -UserDir:path : Specifies the directory where the users game directory is. If the default subdirectories of "Regions", "Plugins", and "HTTPCache" arn't found, then it creates an instance of, (in the case of Regions, it copies the default set over). The default game data directory defaults to being the same directory as the game installation directory. Quotes are necessary if the path name has spaces. Make sure there is a "" on the end of your path or it creates directories like "testPlugins" and "testRegions"
  • -w : Window Mode
  • -WriteLog:on/off : If On, this causes the app to write a log file that describes the user's system configuration. The file is named "computer-config-log.txt" and is placed in the same directory as the program executable.

Music

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Radio\Stations\Region\Music

Cheats

CTRL+X

  • dollyllama: Advisors now appear as llamas
  • fightthepower: Get Rid of Power Requirement
  • gol: Map has greenish tint
  • hellomynameis: Change Mayor Name (add a space, then the name you wish to change it to)
  • howdryiam: Get Rid of Water Requirement
  • moneyeo : 10,000,000 Simoleons
  • moolah : X amount of Simoleons
  • recorder: Starts the recorder
  • sizeof: Magnify (1-100)
  • stopwatch: Pause Clock
  • tastyzots: Toggle Zots
  • weaknesspays: 1,000 added to Treasury
  • whatimeizit: Set Time (add a space, then the time)
  • whererufrom: Change City Name (add a space, then the name you wish to change it to)
  • you don't deserve it: All Rewards
  • zoneria: Hide Empty Zone Color
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