#Simcity 2013 download problems install#
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The demise of the franchise still saddens me. Other improvements (like expanded transportation infrastructure) just never made it into the game because EA wrote it off as unsalvagable. For instance, the main reason for the bounded cities rather than the ability to progressively grow by buying adjacent plots (like in CS) was because of the game's servers, which was the result of EA insisting on an online experience. I like this interview with Ocean Quigley where he goes into detail about how the game was flawed and how Maxis' hands were tied by EA.

That said, throughout playing it, I couldn't help yell-thinking, 'YOU COULD HAVE BEEN GREAT!' on a number of occasions. The production quality and assets are really high, as well as some of the humor hidden throughout, and gives it an edge over something like Cities Skylines (and-don't get me wrong-I am an avid CS player). Now, time to upload a couple of screenshots.I also gave SimCity 2013 another shot not that long ago and have mixed feelings. Changing graphics settings from Low/minimum appears to cause SimCity to crash.Did not test any of the multiplayer functions (chat, sharing between cities, etc.).

#Simcity 2013 download problems windows#

The Sims 4 was announced on May 6, 2013, and released in September 2014 for Microsoft Windows versions for macOS, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One were subsequently released in 20. Not sure if Wine, the game, the servers or Origin is the culprit (could be any or all of the above). The Sims 4 is a 2014 social simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.It is the fourth major title in The Sims series, and is the sequel to The Sims 3 (2009).

My test city did not sync to the cloud.

I haven't played the game on Win32, so I don't know whether this is a game problem or Wine problem. What wasn't tested, didn't work, or had problems?

Heroes and Villans expansion can be installed and used.

Did not experience lag with gameplay, although this may be due to not ramping up the settings and/or throwing enough hardware at the problem.

Could connect to server and generate a region/city.

Graphics appear to be flawless at default settings.

#Simcity 2013 download problems update#

You may also have to manually restart SimCity after each update pass, as it may fail to restart. If it fails to connect to the server the retry button doesn't appear, so you will have to restart SimCity by hand if that happens.

The game launcher may have to do 2 update passes (one each for game and data), and can be /slow/.

If SimCity crashes (which it will), quit the bottle and start again.

This is still hit and miss - still got the occasional silent crash or issues with WineD3D.

Note: Origin will often hang or crash when you attempt to start it.

Launch Origin (this is half the battle!), log in, wait a minute or so.

Configure Origin bottle to use a Wine Desktop (optional?).

I'm going to have to generate some debug logs and see what is going on with that. Origin doesn't detect the fact the game has crashed, necessitating a restart of the Origin bottle. If you launch the game from Origin it is virtually guaranteed to silently crash. This is where it all gets horribly unreliable.

#Simcity 2013 download problems manual#

Your download speeds will probably be abysmal (between general Origin suckage and WineHQ bug 31438 ), but it will eventually complete.ĮAProxyInstaller.exe will hang and require manual killing ( WineHQ bug 29876 ).

#Simcity 2013 download problems install#

Aside from some redrawing issues the game will install with no problems. If running installer from DVD, ensure Origin is running before installation. Make sure your Origin bottle is set up and updated, then start Origin and log in. Installed from DVD, updated using Origin and game launcher. Test system: CrossOver 12.1.2 Linux, openSUSE 12.3, 2x Opteron 2435, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX590 with 313.xx drivers.īottle configuration: Origin installed using existing Origin CrossTie. Now I just need to make it run in a completely reproducible manner! I dare say this would be at least a Silver rating if it can be made to reliably tun in the first place. Edit: Additional testing, including installation through Origin.