![]() ![]() (Anything with a 1.0.x version number is vanilla/non-Deluxe SC4, minus the Rush Hour Expansion.) The unpatched copies obtained from purchasing the game via Origin/using Origin Access will carry this version number. Right click the SimCity 4.exe file, select "Properties" from the drop down menu, go to the "Details" tab on the window that pops up, and check the "File Version".ġ.1.641 - This is the highest version number, and is the one for fully-patched digital copies of the game (GOG, Steam, and CD Key Redemption copies from Origin)ġ.1.640 - This is the version number for the fully-patched CD copy of the game, after both the EP1 Update 1 and SC4 Buildings Update Patch (AKA the BAT Nightlight Patch) have been applied (the BAT Nightlight Patch allows custom buildings to have working lights at night).ġ.1.638 - This is the version number for the game after the EP1 Update 1 patch has been applied (which is required for proper function of many mods, and greatly improves game stability).ġ.1.613 - This is the version number for unpatched European (SKU2) CD copies of the game.ġ.1.610 - This is the version number for all other unpatched CD copies of the game. You'll want to check the version number on the SimCity 4.exe file-it should be in C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps, per the default installation. There have been rumors that they allegedly fixed it again (about 4-5 years ago, they once fixed it, and then unfixed it when no one was looking), but I cannot verify that, as no one has shown me any definitive proof of that fact yet. If you gave Origin money, however, by either buying the game off the Origin Store, or using Origin Access, then there's been a history of them giving the paying customers an unpatched and unpatchable copy of the game, which has difficulty running some of the most popular mods. If you got your copy from Origin Support for free, for redeeming an old CD Key with them, the copies issued that way are generally fine. It won't load if it's installed anywhere else (same is true of other DLL-based plugins, like SC4Fix).Īdditionally, the Origin version(s) have been known to have some odd and unfortunate quirks that copies purchased from other outlets (i.e. The cleanest way to do the latter is with a batch file-/u/BigDuse on the /r/simcity4 subreddit has a nice write-up on how to do that.Welcome to SC4 Devotion! First off, the Buggi cheats plugin needs to be in the root Plugins folder in My Documents (should be My Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins). Removing this update will allow the disc copy to run, and even with the update installed, it's possible to temporarily re-enable secdrv.sys while you are running the game. ![]() There had been issues with the Origin retail version and some mods two years ago, because they were distributing an unpatched and unpatchable copy, but that never affected people who used their existing CD key to get a free digital copy from Origin.Īs far as running the disc version, if you happen to have Windows Update KB3086255 installed (which exists for Vista up through 8.1), its purpose is to block the driver file (secdrv.sys) used by the SafeDisc DRM system used by many older computer games, including SC4, for what Microsoft claims are "security issues". I recently picked up the Steam copy when it was on sale, and there was exactly zero configuration involved. All versions use the same Plugins folder location (default is My Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins). It should work identically to modding the disc version or other digital copies. ![]()
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