If you’ve recently picked up SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition on PC—whether from a dusty CD-ROM, Steam, or GOG—you’ve probably noticed it doesn’t run perfectly out of the box. Crashes when zooming, lag on modern CPUs, and the dreaded “Save As” CTD (Crash to Desktop) can make the game unplayable.
The v1.1.640 patch includes SafeDisc DRM, which Microsoft disabled starting with Windows 10 (due to security vulnerabilities). As a result: simcity 4 deluxe edition v11640 patch link
The build number v11640 does not exist in corporate patch notes. The name originated from the SimCity 4 Network Addon Mod (NAM) team, who used "11640" as a shorthand for the memory address breakthrough achieved by community coder "PEG" and later refined by "daeley". SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition: Why the v11640 Patch
Have you successfully patched your game? Are you still getting the "Automata" crash? Let us know in the comments below. Save Errors: A major fix for the "Error
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The need for this patch depends entirely on how you own the game:
Beyond aesthetics, this patch serves as a marker for a "fully updated" retail game. While the preceding EP1 Update (v1.1.638)