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African Swallow (available only in the Windows version)
SimCity 2000

African Swallow (available only in the Windows version)

Access the fastest speed setting in SimCity 2000 Windows with the African Swallow. Hotkey Ctrl+4. Speed limited by CPU.

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Access the fastest speed setting in SimCity 2000 Windows with the African Swallow. Hotkey Ctrl+4. Speed limited by CPU.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Access the speed settings menu in SimCity 2000.
  2. 2
    Select the 'African Swallow' option.
  3. 3
    Alternatively, use the hotkey Ctrl+4 to activate this speed setting.
Tips
  • This setting's speed varies significantly based on your computer's CPU and RAM. On a Dell Dimension 2100 with a P3 and 256MB RAM, speeds of approximately 6 months per second were observed.
  • When the game window is minimized, the speed can increase dramatically, reaching up to 1 century every 13 seconds.
  • This accelerated speed allows for the possibility of reaching 5 or 6-digit years, useful for testing long-term simulations like radiation decay.

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