23 Years After SimCity 4's Release, 'Eternal Commuter' Bug Finally Fixed
"It began life just a year after SimCity 4's 2003 launch," writes the blog PCGamesN. "Now, over 20 years later, it's still going strong with the arrival of Network Addon Mod update 50." The SimCity 4 Network Addon Mod, or simply 'NAM' among the community, has long been a de facto recommendation to anyone looking to pick up the classic city builder. It's a comprehensive overhaul to the game's…
Twenty-three years after the release of SimCity 4, the eternal commuter loop bug that has plagued modders since its launch in 2003 has finally been fixed. This issue, which caused SimCity 4 players' simulated citizens to bounce between locations in search of work without actually securing a job, has now been resolved. The SimCity 4 Network Addon Mod (NAM) update 50, often simply referred to as NAM, has brought about a comprehensive overhaul of the game's transportation and infrastructure networks.
Key improvements include the ability to place certain elements adjacent to one another and enhanced slope tolerances. Most significantly, the new version has fixed the eternal commuter loop bug, which had caused zone demand to plummet, traffic to build to unsustainable levels, and the economy to fall apart. The mandatory implementation of the DLL has also reduced the size of the NAM codebase by almost 90%, making it easier to maintain and reducing the chance of bugs.
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