Zajímavosti

Přestože se používá 3D engine, je kamera v SimCity 4 z důvodu výkonu omezena na pevnou trimetrickou ortografickou projekci.

Minimálne systémové nároky SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition:
CPU: Pentium III or Athlon equivalent
CPU SPEED: 500 MHz
RAM: 128 MB (256 MB for Windows XP/ME)
OS: Windows 98/2000/XP (NT & 95 not supported)
VIDEO CARD: Direct3D 32 MB DirectX 7 capable video card
TOTAL VIDEO RAM: 32 MB
3D: Yes
DIRECTX VERSION: 7.0
SOUND CARD: Yes
FREE DISK SPACE: 1.6 GB plus additional space for saved games, Windows swap file and DirectX 7 install
CD-ROM: 4X speed CD-ROM or DVD-ROM (This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some CD/DVD-ROM, CD/DVD-RW and virtual drives.)

Doporučené systémové nároky SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition:
CPU: Pentium III or Athlon equivalent
CPU SPEED: 1 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
OS: Windows 98/2000/XP (NT & 95 not supported)
VIDEO CARD: Direct 3D 128 MB DirectX 7 compatible video card
TOTAL VIDEO RAM: 128 MB
3D: Yes
HARDWARE T&L: Yes
PIXEL SHADER: 1.1
VERTEX SHADER: 1.1
DIRECTX VERSION: 7.0
SOUND CARD: Yes
FREE DISK SPACE: 1.6 GB plus additional space for saved games, Windows swap file and DirectX 7 install
CD-ROM: 4X speed CD-ROM or DVD-ROM (This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some CD/DVD-ROM, CD/DVD-RW and virtual drives.)

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