New SimCity 4 Mod Gives It a Whole New Look 21 Years Post-Release

[durfsurn]

Summary

2003 city-building simulator SimCity 4 received a game changing mod recently. After modders found ways to leverage .dll injection into the game, a glut of new modifications never thought previously possible have been developed, culminating in this, an unlock mod that enables full 3D views in the game engine (the base game is locked to a 4-axis isometric view).

 

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The latest example of its efforts arrives in the form of the 3D Camera DLL mod by Simtropolis user Memo. Much like its name suggests, this modification allows players to make much more granular changes to the game's camera angles. Back in the early 2000s, Maxis opted against using a free-moving three-dimensional camera in favor of fixed trimetric orthographic projection allowing only a few angles for performance reasons. But with modern PCs being fully capable of handling more flexible solutions, Memo put together a DLL plugin that helps unlock the full potential of the SimCity 4 3D engine.

 

My thoughts

Having been a part of the SC4 (modding) community for over a decade this is a reflection of *years* of work put in by a host of talented people. While C:S 2 has its dramas, SimCity 4 continues on, being a well-played game over 2 decades since release.

 

Sources

https://gamerant.com/simcity-4-change-camera-angle-3d-mod/

[BiotechBen]

2 minutes ago, durfsurn said:

Summary

2003 city-building simulator SimCity 4 received a game changing mod recently. After modders found ways to leverage .dll injection into the game, a glut of new modifications never thought previously possible have been developed, culminating in this, an unlock mod that enables full 3D views in the game engine (the base game is locked to a 4-axis isometric view).

 

Quotes

 

My thoughts

Having been a part of the SC4 (modding) community for over a decade this is a reflection of *years* of work put in by a host of talented people. While C:S 2 has its dramas, SimCity 4 continues on, being a well-played game over 2 decades since release.

 

Sources

https://gamerant.com/simcity-4-change-camera-angle-3d-mod/

Is there a mod that allows the game to be played without having to constantly be doing missions to make enough money to stive off bankruptcy?

[durfsurn]

Yes, there are balancing mods and also cheats available.

 

Check out http://community.simtropolis.com/

[da na]

Awesome! I can't wait to try it out and melt my GeForce 6800