When I zoom in to any size city the game drops from hundreds of fps to 10 instantly until i zoom out. I have the 4gb patch

Hello, Ive been trying to add various major mods to SC4 like the NAM and CAM. I went through a lot and failed to get the game working. Im just going to start again but I'd hope to follow a guide. Youtube didnt have what i was looking for. I dont rly know where else to look. Please Advise...

Nobody's going to pay $20 (₺600) for a 20-year-old game. The developers are actually losing money. The prices must be adjusted for regions like Turkey, after steam abandoned regional currencies and moved on to USD. Not to mention that the game itself is really buggy and you have to install a ton of mods just to run it properly. Everybody knows that this game does not run well (at all) on modern machines. Insomuch as THEY should pay US the players just because we're still modding this game to make it play...

How do I disable it so that when I build zones that it doesn't automatically fill in streets everywhere at the exact same spacing? I know there must be a way to do it cause I've seen other's screenshots of nice and unique looking zone layouts but I can't figure out how....

Which version is better for mods ? If it matters.