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SimCity (2013)

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SimCity
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Developers
Maxis
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
GlassBox
Release dates
Windows March 5, 2013
macOS (OS X) August 29, 2013
SimCity (2013) on Wikipedia
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SimCity
Subseries of Sim
SimCity (1989) 1989
SimCity 2000 1994
SimCity 2000 Network Edition 1996
SimCopter 1996
Streets of SimCity 1997
SimCity 3000 1999
SimCity 4 2003
SimCity Societies 2007
SimCity (2013) 2013

Key points

No longer requires a constant internet connection and can be played offline; online and offline cities are separate.[1]
Good performance on low-end hardware.[2]
The online servers are often taken down for maintenance and may tend to go offline frequently.
For an exhaustive list of bugs go here.

General information

Origin Server Status and @simcity Twitter feed to check game servers.
EA Forums
SimCity - Answer HQ - EA's technical difficulties forum.
Simtropolis - Bugs & Technical Issues
Simtropolis - General Discussion

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
Origin
 Limited Edition (download or disc)
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Origin
Origin
 Limited Edition (download or disc), Digital Deluxe Edition (download only)
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All versions require Origin.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location
Only offline mode cities are stored in this location; online mode cities are stored on the server.[1]

Video settings

Graphics settings.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Origin only lists Spanish for Digital Deluxe version.
Swedish
Traditional Chinese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

List of SimCity (2013) bugs.

Motion blur cannot be disabled

No option to disable motion blur.[3]

Vertical line on right edge of screen

Line appears on right edge, even when windowed.[4]

Issues fixed

Textures not loading

Textures not loading issue
Instructions

Simcity.exe crashes/terminates before the launcher shows up

Instructions
Instructions

Checking for updates

'Checking for updates' is stuck when launching the game.
Instructions

Data maps/region borders/snap points not showing

Applies to computers that use AMD Catalyst Control Center with ATI graphic cards
Instructions

Blue screen when starting SimCity with Crossfire enabled

Applies to computers with AMD graphic cards in Crossfire
Instructions

Other information

Debug mode / Pop Fix

Instructions

Mods

Mod guides

Rudimentary modding guide by reddit user Plornt.

BagOfTrix

Place the file in your \SimCityData folder\ Remember to delete any pre-existing mods: DebugEnable.package~

Features:

  • Full Javascript Debug Console/Development Editor - Ctrl+⇧ Shift+E to use
  • Un-fudged population numbers
  • Expose debug UI
  • Debug menus
  • Roads outside of boundaries
  • Game going on while in budget crisis.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 2600,
nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX,
or Intel HD Graphics Family
256 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support
Other Broadband Internet connection with at least 256Kb/s Down and 64Kb/s Up.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7.5 (10.8.4 when used with an Intel Graphics Chipset)
Processor (CPU) 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 2600 Pro,
nVidia GeForce 9400M,
or Intel HD3000 Series
Other Broadband Internet connection with at least 256Kb/s Down and 64Kb/s Up.

References