This page is for the 2013 game. For the first game, see SimCity (1989).
Key points
- 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
- All Windows versions require Origin DRM.
- No longer requires a constant internet connection and can be played offline; online and offline cities are separate.[1]
- Only the Mac App Store version supports 64-bit macOS. The macOS Origin version is 32-bit only.
Version differences
- The Mac App Store version includes DLC but does not support online multiplayer.
- The Complete Edition includes the base game and all paid DLC.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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SimCity: Cities of Tomorrow |
Included with EA Play. |
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Digital Deluxe Upgrade Pack |
Changes the base game edition to Digital Deluxe. Includes Heroes and Villains Set and the French, German and British City Sets.[2] |
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Airships Set |
Included with EA Play. |
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Amusement Park Set |
Included with EA Play. |
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British City Set |
Included with EA Play. |
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French City Set |
Included with EA Play. |
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German City Set |
Included with EA Play. |
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Heroes and Villains Set |
Exclusive to Limited Edition or Digital Deluxe.[3] |
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Attractions Set |
Free limited promotion with Crest and Oral-B products in the United States.[4] The promotion has ended.[5] |
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Progressive Insurance Set |
Free limited promotion for Progressive Insurance. The promotion has ended.[6] |
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The 100% Electric Nissan Leaf |
Free download from Origin to promote the Nissan Leaf.[7] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SimCity\Games\ |
macOS (OS X) |
~/Documents/SimCity/Games/ |
- Only offline mode cities are stored in this location; online mode cities are stored on the server.[1]
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Native |
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Origin |
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OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
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Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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No intelligible dialog. All in-game dialog uses the fictional Simlish language. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Notes |
English |
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Speech is a fictional language called Simlish. |
Czech |
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Danish |
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Dutch |
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Finnish |
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French |
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German |
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Speech bubbles instead of subtitles. |
Hungarian |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Norwegian |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Origin only lists Spanish for Digital Deluxe version. |
Swedish |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues unresolved
- List of SimCity (2013) bugs.
Vertical line on right edge of screen
- Line appears on right edge, even when windowed.[9]
Issues fixed
Textures not loading
Textures not loading issue
Simcity.exe crashes/terminates before the launcher shows up
Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on Windows 7[11]
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- Click Start, and then click Network (click Start, type ncpa.cpl into the search box for Windows 7 or Vista, press ↵ Enter).
- Click on the Network and Sharing Center
- Click Manage Network Connections.
- Right click on the Local Area Connection select Properties.
- Select Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
- Click the Advanced button under the General tab.
- Click the WINS tab.
- Click Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP.
- Click OK and Exit the settings.
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Reinstall Origin[11]
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- Completely uninstall Origin.
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Origin Games . Depending on how many games you have you will find a few registry folders that come up as numbers.
- If you click on any of these there will be a value in the right pane called "DisplayName", which shows the name of the game that registry location is for.
- Find the registry (in the Origin Games registry folder) that shows SimCity for the DisplayName.
- Once you find the SimCity registry folder, delete it.
- Re-download a new Origin install file, and install Origin.
- Now go to the location that you installed Origin in (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin) and find the "Origin.exe" file.
- Right click the file and go to properties and then go to the compatibility tab. At the bottom there will be a check box with "Run this program as administrator". Check the box, click apply, then click OK.
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Checking for updates
- 'Checking for updates' is stuck when launching the game.
Data maps/region borders/snap points not showing
- Applies to computers that use AMD Catalyst Control Center with ATI graphics cards
Set ATI 3D Settings to Default[13]
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- Click Start, and then click All Programs (differs for each operating system), then click AMD Control Center
- Go to GAMING catagory and select 3D Application Settings
- Change all settings back to default (or make a separate profile for Simcity), specifically the anti aliasing settings.
- Run Simcity with the Catalyst settings on default to check that the problem has been solved. If not re-install the game and restart the computer.
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Blue screen when starting SimCity with Crossfire enabled
- Applies to computers with AMD graphics cards in Crossfire.
Disable CrossfireX (AMD Catalyst)[citation needed]
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Under the "Performance" section of the AMD Catalyst Control Center, in the AMD CrossfireX tab, select "Disable AMD CrossFireX"
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Disable CrossfireX (RadeonPro)[citation needed]
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- Download and install RadeonPro
- In RadeonPro, click "Add new profile". Navigate to and select SimCity executable (default C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCity\SimCity.exe)
- Select the profile in RadeonPro
- In the launcher tab of RadeonPro, configure launcher as Steam/Impulse/Origin
- In the tweaks tab of RadeonPro, under CrossfireX Tweaks, move the slider so that "Turn off CrossfireX" shows above it
- Play the game
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Other information
Debug mode / Pop Fix
Enable Debug mode / Pop Fix using BagOfTrix.package[14]
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- Download BagOfTrix.package from any of the mirrors on this Reddit Post
- Place into
<path-to-game>\SimCityData\
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Mods
Mod guides
- Rudimentary modding guide by reddit user Plornt.
Place the file in <path-to-game>\SimCityData\
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.
Included in this GitHub repository is an installer for Skyestorme's Skyepack 3.2 modpack.
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Support for 64-bit was added in December 2019. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2.0 GHz 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) |
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Minimum[15] |
Operating system (OS) |
10.8.5 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
12 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 series AMD Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB of VRAM |
Other |
Broadband Internet connection with at least 256Kb/s Down and 64Kb/s Up |
- Intel GPUs are not officially supported on OS X.
References