Computer Gaming: How to turn off the intro movie
This procedure can be used in either SimCity 3000 or SimCity 3000 Unlimited.
- The introduction movie in the game has been a continuing source of problems for many people. There is a way to disable the introduction movie.
- First, you have to find the shortcut for the game in your Start menu. This is not as hard as it sounds.
- The easiest way I know of is to right click on your Start menu button. A small menu will pop up.
- Depending on the version of Windows, the shortcut to the game will be located in one of two places:
- The Program group for All Users
OR
- The Program group for the user currently logged into Windows
Normally its in the Program group for the user currently logged into Windows.
- So, from the pop up menu, choose Open. This looks like this (your pop up menu may look different):
- Open the Programs group by double clicking on it.
- If you installed the game in the default path, you will have a Maxis folder there. Open it.
- Then, depending on which version of the game you have, open the SimCity 3000 or the SimCity3000 Unlimited folder.
- Right click on the shortcut for the game. A menu pops up. Choose Properties. It looks like this:
- Depending on your version of Windows, the Properties panel will look different.
- In the Properties panel, locate the line that reads Target. Click with the mouse in the blank to the right of that label and go to the end of the field. Type a space then type -intro:off. Don't change anything else! The space is important as well, don't forget it!
- Click OK to close the Properties panel and then close any of the windows opened from the Start menu.
- If you don't have the game CD in the your CD-ROM drive, insert it and then click Exit to quit the Launcher.
- Navigate to the shortcut in the Start menu and start the game from there.
- Get into the habit of just quitting the launcher. If you start the game from the Launcher, it does not use the Start menu shortcut and you will get the intro movie!
Hope this helps!
Richard...