The Sims: Players can import their Sims they created in The Sims, another game from Maxis.

The decaying of buildings is done more realistically, but most graphical details remain pre-rendered. However, lights and shadows are not generated real-time and only some buildings is automatically oriented themselves with 3D positioning. Rather than sprite-based graphics, SimCity 4 and especially its Rush Hour expansion pack employs improved 3D capabilities, the main example is traffic simulation, which entirely uses 3D visuals to render vehicles. If the Rush Hour expansion is installed, players can also access the U-Drive-It Mode from here. My Sim mode lets the player create or import a Sim from The Sims and get feedback. They can also unlock reward buildings by increasing the population or any other requirement. In mayor mode, the player can raise funds by trying to balance out the income. The player can reaccess God mode by holding down the Control, Alt, and Shift buttons and then pressing the God mode button. God mode is no longer available once the player has established their city, but it may be reactivated later on in the game with the help of cheats. In God mode, the player can modify the terrain more than usual unlike mayor mode. The player can adjust each buildings' individual funding and each building also has a maintenance cost. Rather than affecting the town citywide, civic buildings affect only a nearby area. The player now has several modes to use, each mode serving its purpose in creating and handling cities.Д¬ivic buildings were also altered. Since the player can populate the entire region and is able to rely on other cities, small towns become a viable possibility. Not only does the player get to negotiate deals with neighboring cities, but the player is also able to build the neighboring cities. The biggest change was the addition of a regional gameplay.

As with previous installments, much of the previous game's gameplay was retained in SimCity 4.

Sim city 4 region editor