Brilliant
OptionUIZoomLevel 2
worked a treat - thanks for the help
Hi @Nachmanhome - SimCity doesn't really work well with the high resolutions available today. I think, you should get the same detail if you just drop the game resolution to 1080p. However, there are a couple things to try:
Change the preferences.prop file: Default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Preferences\Preferences.prop Exit SimCity and Origin completely. Make a copy of the Preferences.prop file for backup purposes. Open the file with a text editor like Notepad. Scroll to the part that says: OptionUIZoomLevel 1 and change to OptionUIZoomLevel 2. Save the file and launch SimCity. That should double the size of the UI. You can experiment with different numbers to see if you can find one that works for you. (make sure you don't save with the *.txt extension at the end - it needs to be preferences.prop)
If that doesn't work, you could try windowed mode and force the 1080p resolution in the window.
Launch in windowed mode and force a lower resolution via command line: In Origin, right-click the SimCity icon and choose "Game Properties" > click the "Advanced Launch Options" tab > type "-w -r:1920x1080" (without the quotation marks) in the "Command Line Arguments" box. Note: Use a resolution that your display supports. You can test which resolutions work best for you. Some examples: -r:1600x900 -r:1024x768 -r:1920x1080
Hope this helps! Happy Building!
I am having the same problem and in the same situation! Did you get anything figured out?
I have the same Problem. They moved the File and it is no longer on the End User`s Computer that`s why you can`t find it.
Here the steps i took.
Wrote a Message to a Community Manager over a week ago. got no response.
Contacted the EA Support 3 Times.
right now i finally could address the Issue that the File with the UI Option Zoom is no longer available to the End User and hence has to be adapted by EA. Which also totally makes sense since the average PC in 2024 will Display with much higher resolution. So if they simply adapt this UI Change it will make the Game playable again and for all period !
I think it`s not that hard to understand, and after all it is and was an Award Winning game and still is fun to play , if playable. But from the "Support" i don`t even get the willingness to forward it to the right department. Disappointing at best and if not solved i will cancel my Account asap afterwards. Shows me how little they care in "Customer Care", actually trying to help them keeping older games running.
