After many years, I wanted to play SimCity Societies but wasn't able to, because the Sims wouldn't go to work or enter buildings. Thanks to AI tools, I managed to find a fix. It was related to a Windows language culture mapping bug. In my childhood, I thought I wasn't skilled enough to play the game or understand English — but it was all because of this bug :')
I want to share this solution with people who want to play the game but can't due to this bug.

Here is the solution:

If your sims walk around fine but never enter homes, workplaces or venues, and every workplace, shows 0 jobs completed — it's the Turkish "I" problem. The game compiles its C# AI at runtime. `Data\Scripts\FNV.cs` hashes every string ID with `Char.ToLower(c)`, which is culture-sensitive. On `tr-TR`, `ToLower('I')` is `ı`, not `i`. The native engine uses `i`. So `DataID("Inside")` — the interior access point of every building — never matches. `Outside` has no capital I, which is why walking around still works.

Fix: open `Data\Scripts\FNV.cs` as Administrator and change both occurrences (lines ~79 and ~117):

    Char.ToLower(c)   ->   Char.ToLowerInvariant(c)

Save, restart. No compiler or tools needed, Notepad is enough. Start a new city — DataIDs are serialised into saves, so older cities are built on the broken hashes.

I would like to add some friends to play with so If any of you still plays it and would like to share with me their username Id appreciate it and would love to add you if thats alright with you.

this game is just a stunner

Just started playing this game and don’t understand the power issues when I have a ton of power plants around! Can anyone help? I’m not understanding!

Hi everyone,

I’ve been thinking about a massive gap in the current simulation market. We have The Sims, Planet Coaster, and Cities: Skylines, but we are sorely missing a modern, deep retail management game.

What if EA/Maxis developed Sim Mall (or SimShopping) using the robust building mechanics of The Sims 4 mixed with the administrative depth of classic tycoon games?

Here is how the core gameplay could work:

🏗️ 1. Dynamic Architecture & Layout

• Complete Design Freedom: Just like in The Sims, players could build multi-story complexes, glass skylights, food courts, parking garages, and service corridors.
• Zoning System: You define the areas for large anchor department stores, satellite shops, and small hallway kiosks.

💼 2. Real Retail Management

• Store Mix Strategy: Balance different categories (fashion, electronics, dining, entertainment) to attract different demographics.
• Lease Negotiations: Negotiate rent prices and revenue cuts with brands. Famous anchor stores draw huge crowds but demand cheaper rent, while smaller shops pay premium prices per square foot.
• Logistics: Manage loading docks and employee hallways. If inventory doesn't reach the shelves on time, stores lose money.

👥 3. Advanced Crowd Simulation

• Foot Traffic & Heatmaps: Sims would generate real-time heatmaps based on their needs. Dead hallways would cause stores to go bankrupt. You'd need to strategically place popular stores or events to redirect the flow of people.
• Sim Needs: Manage comfort, hunger, cleanliness, and security to keep shoppers happy and spending money for longer periods.

📅 4. Seasonal Events & Expansions

• Marketing Campaigns: Set up Christmas decorations with Santa, book signings, or live concerts in the main plaza to spike attendance.
• Mixed-Use Development: As your mall grows, you could expand the terrain to build an attached office tower or hotel, integrating new systems into the economy.

I even started mapping out a massive spreadsheet of real-world brands (anchors, fast food, tech, and services) to visualize how a complex project—like a concept I'm working on called Bezerros Plaza Shopping—would operate under these mechanics. The synergy between massive brands, local kiosks, and entertainment zones would be incredibly addictive.

Would you play a game like this? What features would you add to a modern shopping mall simulator?

Let's discuss!

Como resolvo esse problema?

Of anyone wants to add me on the game my code is 8s24jg

Hi I’m looking for an FREE account for SimCity pls I want to play the game but it’s so hard to play if you don’t have enough money in that game hehe, So please can anyone give me an account with a cheat or with a lot of money🤌🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🥺

We have room for a couple of new members. We do wars twice a week and lightning rounds are done back to back. Very active chat and help. Free pizza.

Hey Mayor, join me in SimCity BuildIt and bring your city to life. Use this code to add me to your friend list: NZDC7C

I love coming back to this game every now and again. This was my first city ever that didn't lose money in the yearly expenses for the first 10 or so years (I found that it is absolutely not necessary to have all the city resources immediately like schools, police, etc. and that shaves huge expenditures).

I'm also working on slowly improving my city layout style to be just a little less grid-like, which is something I've always done since I was a kid playing this on the family computer. I've finally gotten myself to start using the angles and contours of the land to shape my city.

I have several water pumps and pipes running to every block of my city, but most of the city remains without water. I tried reinstalling the game and it hasn't resolved the issue.

Also this is from a megacomposite image, 9 city tiles spliced together.