Difference between revisions of "Cities XL: Platinum"
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|developer = [[Wikipedia:Monte Cristo (company)|Monte Cristo]] | |developer = [[Wikipedia:Monte Cristo (company)|Monte Cristo]] | ||
|publisher = [[Wikipedia:Monte Cristo (company)|Monte Cristo]] | |publisher = [[Wikipedia:Monte Cristo (company)|Monte Cristo]] | ||
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− | |release dates = <sup>Windows</sup> | + | |release dates = <sup>Windows</sup> February 2013 |
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{{:Cities XL (series)}} | {{:Cities XL (series)}} | ||
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== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
{{Availability Table| | {{Availability Table| | ||
− | {{Availability Table/row| [http:// | + | {{Availability Table/row| [http://us-focushop.gamesplanet.com/shop/citiesxl-platinum Games Planet] | | Un-named DRM, listed as "Other DRM" }} |
+ | {{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/231140/ Steam] | | }} | ||
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+ | == Common Issues/Fixes == | ||
+ | The game though does have some major memory leak problems, meaning that the longer you have the game open, the more and more memory it will use. Restart you game every hour or so to ensure the best experience. | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Go to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Focus Home Interactive\Cities XL 2012\Data\Config | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Open GlobalSettings.cfg with a decent editor | ||
+ | *Search for <VisibilityEnabled>2</VisibilityEnabled> and change it to <VisibilityEnabled>0</VisibilityEnabled> | ||
+ | **(These changes will draw your objects once, so it doesn't re-render it every time you change zoom levels) | ||
+ | *Now change <ProcessEnabled>1</ProcessEnabled> to <ProcessEnabled>0</ProcessEnabled> | ||
+ | **(This pre-renders objects in the game, so no real time rendering) | ||
+ | *Now download http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php and when opening it, select your citiesxl exe file. | ||
+ | **(This will patch the headers of the game, to allow it to use more than 2GB of RAM) | ||
+ | *Go back to the globalsettings.cfg and search for <PoolSize>2048</PoolSize> | ||
+ | *Change this to however much RAM you want it to use (obviously leave some for your system to run in the background - If you have 8GB, I say use 7GB for the game) | ||
+ | *Now mark the file as Read Only | ||
+ | *Run the game, and when you see the splash screen, go to task manager, right click on citiesxl exe and set affinity. Untick CPU 0, leaving 1,2,3 checked. | ||
+ | *Close task manager and enjoy a much smoother experience. | ||
== Game data == | == Game data == | ||
{{Game Location Table| | {{Game Location Table| |
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Template:Infobox Cities XL (series)
Availability
Common Issues/Fixes
The game though does have some major memory leak problems, meaning that the longer you have the game open, the more and more memory it will use. Restart you game every hour or so to ensure the best experience.
- Go to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Focus Home Interactive\Cities XL 2012\Data\Config
- Open GlobalSettings.cfg with a decent editor
- Search for <VisibilityEnabled>2</VisibilityEnabled> and change it to <VisibilityEnabled>0</VisibilityEnabled>
- (These changes will draw your objects once, so it doesn't re-render it every time you change zoom levels)
- Now change <ProcessEnabled>1</ProcessEnabled> to <ProcessEnabled>0</ProcessEnabled>
- (This pre-renders objects in the game, so no real time rendering)
- Now download http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php and when opening it, select your citiesxl exe file.
- (This will patch the headers of the game, to allow it to use more than 2GB of RAM)
- Go back to the globalsettings.cfg and search for <PoolSize>2048</PoolSize>
- Change this to however much RAM you want it to use (obviously leave some for your system to run in the background - If you have 8GB, I say use 7GB for the game)
- Now mark the file as Read Only
- Run the game, and when you see the splash screen, go to task manager, right click on citiesxl exe and set affinity. Untick CPU 0, leaving 1,2,3 checked.
- Close task manager and enjoy a much smoother experience.
Game data
Cloud Syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
Input settings
System requirements