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Depending on where in the world you live, your copy of SimCity 4 was shipped with more than one language.<br>You can select this language when you install the game. However, you can also change the setting later on.<br><br>Now, why would I want to change the language of the game? http://sc4devotion.com/forums/Smileys/JasonSmilies/confused-smiley-001.gif <br><br>There are a number of reasons listed below. Changing these settings doesn't affect only the language of the game though.<br>You will also get different settings for the date format and you can determine which side of the road cars will drive on.<br><br>1. If more than one language is spoken in your family, you might want to change it every now and then.<br>2. If you want to play the game in English, despite having installed it in your native tongue.<br>3. If you want to switch into English for the purpose of taking screen shots most people can understand.<br>4. If cars are driving on the left hand side in the country you live, but on the right hand side in the game (e.g. Australia or Thailand).<br>5. If you want to test [http://sc4devotion.com/forums '''multilingual lots'''] made for other languages than your primary one.<br><br><br><hr><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Changing the Langauge in the Registry Editor</b></span><br><br><br>In order to change the language and other settings, you need to start a program called the Registry Editor.<br>The easiest way to run that program is to click Run in the Start menu and enter "regedit" into the field:<br><br>http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee198/RippleJet/StartRegedit.jpg<br><br>Note that my operating system is talking Swedish, but I'm sure you can find out which buttons to press on your computer.<br>Press OK and the Registry Editor will start:<br><br>http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee198/RippleJet/MaxisRegistry.jpg<br><br>Use the window on the left to find the following folder: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Maxis\SimCity 4\1.0<br>One of the "keys" contained in there is called <b>Language</b>, set to 0x00000001 (1) in the example above.<br><br>This is the only key that you need to change in order to change the language your game runs on.<br>Changing the key LanguageName won't affect the game in any way.<br><br>Warning! Never change the registry while the game is running.<br><br><br><hr><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Which languages are available?</b></span><br><br><br>That is largely dependent on where you bought the game.<br>In order to check your options, you first have to locate the installation folder of SimCity 4.<br><br>That would normally be <b>C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4\</b> if you installed the Vanilla version and upgraded it to Rush Hour.<br>If you bought the DeLuxe verision, you have probably installed it in <b>C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\</b>.<br>Note that C:\Program Files\ is called something else if you operating system isn't speaking English...<br><br>Below is a typical installation folder for SimCity 4 Deluxe bought in North America:<br>http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee198/RippleJet/SC4Folder-US.jpg<br><br>There are two folders marked with a red dot. Those are the only languages available in this case.<br><br>Below is another typical installation folder for SimCity 4 bought in Europe:<br>http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee198/RippleJet/SC4Folder-EU.jpg<br><br>Note that there are a lot more languages available for European players.<br>Note also the spelling of the folders Norwgian, Portgese and UKEnglsh.<br>No folder name contains any more than 8 characters...<br><br><del>If you've bought your game in the far east, you would probably find folders called e.g.<br>Japanese, Korean, SChinese (for Simplified Chinese), TChinese (for Traditional Chinese) or Thai.</del><br><br>If you've bought your game in Japan, you'd find only one folder, called Japanese.<br><br><br><hr><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Which number is which language in the Registry?</b></span><br><br><br>Depending on the Language number in the SC4 Registry, the game looks for a file called SimCityLocale.DAT in one of the folders above.<br>The name of the file is the same in all language folders. Only the name of the folder identifies which language the file includes.<br><br>The SimCityLocale.DAT file contains almost 6,000 LTEXT files. These files include all texts that are displayed in the game.<br>By loading another SimCityLocale.DAT file at startup, all texts in your game would change accordingly.<br><br>The name of the folder that the game is looking for is directly dependent on the Registry Setting.<br>If the Language is set to 1 (as in the example above), the game would be looking for a SimCityLocale.DAT file in the folder English.<br><br>Below is a summary of all Key values that can be used.<br>As mentioned above, the Language also determines which side the cars are driving on.<br><br><table style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;"><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>&nbsp; &nbsp;Registry Key&nbsp; &nbsp;<br>Language</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><b>Folder Name&nbsp; &nbsp;</b></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>Cars Drive on</b></div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>&nbsp;</b></div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x01</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">English</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x02</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">French</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x03</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">German</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x04</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Italian</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x05</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Spanish</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x06</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Swedish</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x07</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Finnish</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x08</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Dutch</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x09</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Danish</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x0A</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Portgese</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">0x0B</span></b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">Czech</span></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">Right</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">0x0C</span></b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">Hebrew</span></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">Right</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">0x0D</span></b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">Greek</span></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">Right</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x0E</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Japanese</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Left</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x0F</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Korean</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">0x10</span></b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">Russian</span></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(224, 224, 224);">Right</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x11</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">SChinese</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x12</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">TChinese</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x13</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">UKEnglsh</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Left</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x14</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Polish</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x15</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Thai</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center"><b>0x16</b></div></td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top">Norwgian</td><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; -x-system-font: none; color: inherit;" valign="top"><div align="center">Right</div></td></tr></table><br>Note that all Language numbers are hexadecimal. Thus they must be preceeded by 0x...<br><br>Note also that, even if Czech, Hebrew, Greek and Russian are listed as options,<br>there are no SimCityLocale.DAT files available in those languages.<br>Obviously Maxis didn't have time to finish the translation into all languages...<br><br>In addition to determining the folder where SimCityLocale.DAT is loaded and the side the cars drive on,<br>changing the Language also affects the date format and might require another set of fonts to work 100%.<br><br><br><hr><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Frequently Asked Questions</b></span><br><br><br><b>Q: I live in Australia but the cars in the game drive on the right-hand side.</b><br><br>R: Your game is probably a US version.<br>In the game's installation folder, create a new subfolder called <b>UKEnglsh</b>.<br>Copy the file SimCityLocale.DAT from the folder English to this newly created UKEnglsh.<br>Start the Registry Editor and change Language from 0x01 to 0x13.<br><br><br><b>Q: I live in Denmark and have installed the game in Danish, but I want the game to be English.</b><br><br>R: Do not reinstall the game in English as that will cause the cars to drive on the left-hand side.<br>Instead, in the game's installation folder, create a new subfolder called <b>English</b>.<br>Copy the file SimCityLocale.DAT from the folder UKEnglsh to this newly created English.<br>Start the Registry Editor and change Language from 0x09 to 0x01.<br><br><br><b>Q: I live in USA and my brother-in-law from Mexico wants to play the game in Spanish.</b><br><br>R: Start the Registry Editor and change Language from 0x01 to 0x05.<br><br><br><b>Q: I live in Sweden and want to test a multilingual lot in German.</b><br><br>R: Start the Registry Editor and change Language from 0x03 to 0x06.<br><br><br><b>Q: I live in France and want to take English screen shots of my MD.</b><br><br>R: In the game's installation folder, create a new subfolder called <b>English</b>.<br>Copy the file SimCityLocale.DAT from the folder UKEnglsh to this newly created English.<br>Start the Registry Editor and change Language from 0x02 to 0x01.