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- FILE PACKING LIST FOR SC2W12.ZIP
- PATCH.EXE
- PATCH.RTP
- README.TXT (this document)
-
- HOW TO USE THIS UPDATER
- The file you are downloading has been compressed with a PKZip 2.04g
- You must have copy of PKUnzip (available on most online services)
- installed on your system. These instructions also assume that you have
- installed PKUnzip in a directory which is in your PATH. To update your
- copy of SimCity 2000 for Windows to version 1.2, take the
- following steps:
-
- 1. Copy SC2W12.ZIP into the directory where SimCity 2000 for Windows
- is installed. The default directory is C:\SC2K4WIN-- these
- instructions assume you have installed SimCity 2000 to the default
- directory. If you have installed to another directory, substitute
- the path you used for C:\SC2K4WIN.
- 2. Exit Windows or open a DOS prompt in Windows. Type in
- CD\SC2K4WIN{Enter}. When you are in the directory where SimCity
- 2000 is installed, type in PKUNZIP SC2W12.ZIP{Enter}.
- 3. When the files have been extracted, type in PATCH{Enter}.
- 4. Good things will happen, and the patch program will tell you about
- them. When it is done, restart Windows (or if you are in a DOS
- session under Windows, type in EXIT{Enter} to go back to Windows.
- 5. If desired, you may delete the files PATCH.EXE, PATCH.RTP and README.TXT
- from your C:\SC2K4WIN directory. Keep a copy of SC2W12.ZIP on floppy
- in case you need to reinstall SimCity 2000 for Windows in the future.
-
- THINGS FIXED IN SIMCITY 2000 FOR WINDOWS VERSION 1.2
- For those of you who are upgrading from version 1.0, here's what's new:
-
- IMPROVED LOW MEMORY CHECKING
- SimCity 2000 will now warn you if you don't have enough free memory to run
- reliably. Additionally, low memory situations should be much more stable
- (but not totally - don't say we didn't warn you if you're running low and
- you crash!).
-
- AFRICAN SWALLOW
- At gunpoint, we forced the programmers to remove all safety settings and
- allow the user to select the infinitely dangerous (and fast) African Swallow
- speed setting. If you a running a 486 DX2 66, DX4 100 or any P-5 system, you will
- notice a big difference. You will not see a difference on slower systems.
- Caution! Using this setting will cause SimCity 2000 to not draw any screen
- updates (well, ok, it draws them once every few game-months), not to time itself
- against your system's MCI clock, and may cause rips in the fabric of the
- universe if used improperly. If you have selected this newly-declassified
- speed setting and a disaster occurs, SimCity 2000 will spit you out of Swallow
- mode so you can fight the forces of evil in real-time.
-
- THE SIMCITY 2000 URBAN RENEWAL KIT FOR WINDOWS
- SimCity 2000 for Windows Version 1.2 is fully compatible with the Urban
- Renewal Kit for Windows; however, if you have purchased a copy of the
- Urban Renewal Kit for Windows, you do not need to run this patch. The setup
- program for the Urban Renewal Kit will automatically update your currently
- installed version of SimCity 2000 for Windows. If you have updated to version
- 1.2, and experience problems installing the Urban Renewal Kit, simply reinstall
- your original copy of SimCity 2000 before you install the Urban Renewal Kit.
-
- Even with this update, you must have the WINDOWS version of the Urban Renewal
- Kit; the DOS version of the Urban Renewal Kit is NOT compatible with SimCity
- 2000 for Windows.
-
- SEVERAL DOZEN BUG FIXES
- Including several simulator fixes, video card incompatibility fixes,
- terrain editing fixes, city editing fixes, some hardware compatibility
- issues (SC2k should run much better if you don't have a sound card. Sound
- cards are cool, go buy one.)
-
- No, the Microsimulator limit is not "fixed". It's designed to be at 150
- and will probably stay that way until the end of time. Sorry.
-
- COLOR DEPTH
- SimCity 2000 for Windows should now run in whatever color depth you desire,
- with two VERY IMPORTANT POINTS:
-
- 1. Although you can run at whatever color setting you'd like, color depths
- of anything other than 256 colors may have bizarre palette and color
- cycling problems.
-
- 2. Some or all of the animations may not work if you are running in more
- or less than 256 colors.
-
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
- >>>>>>>VERY IMPORTANT<<<<<<<<<<<
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
-
- Do not contact Maxis Customer Support with color, palette, or animation
- difficulties UNLESS YOU ARE HAVING THE PROBLEMS WHILE RUNNING A 256 COLOR
- DRIVER IN WINDOWS!!! Although SimCity 2000 for Windows may run in any color
- depth, we will ONLY support the program in 256 colors. In other words, choose
- any other color depth at your own risk.
-
- WINDOWS '95 BETA TESTERS
- There has been NO attempt to make SimCity 2000 for Windows more compatible
- with Windows '95. Until Windows '95 is a released product, we will assume that
- this program will be used with a released version of Windows.
-
-
-
- Good luck, and enjoy!
-
- Maxis Customer Support