Nope.
One year after posting this thread, several tickets and one yéar later, I still have no success in finding a solution.
Since I'm not the only one having this issue, I'm sure it's an issue in the source code of SC2013. My wife recently upgraded her PC and installed W10 and now experiences the same issue as we do.
Meh ..
If EA would just acknowledge the issue, it would be okay. But they keep saying their game is flawless. Well, according to an ex-employee of Maxis Studios there are MANY issues not resolved because EA didn't deem it necessary.
Hi @Blindcloud!
I'm sorry you're experiencing this issue. In the original thread in this post, @Karnemeth stated that he didn't want any solutions that had already been posted, so there wasn't a lot to offer.
I can tell you that I ran SimCity on Windows Vista Professional edition for many years. I bought a new gaming PC last year with Win 10, and I run it successfully on that as well. SimCity is an older program that no longer has an active development team, so when issues arise, users like you and me are the best source for troubleshooting.
I've been lucky, I guess, that I've never personally seen this memory allocation error. There are a few "basics" that might help. If you uninstall/reinstall, always run installation files "As Administrator". Do a quick double-check on these tips:
If you still get the error, please post your own thread with the steps you've tried and any error messages you're having. Happy Building! 🤞
@Karnemeth wrote:
It's a bit ridiculous saying that I didn't want any solution. I wanted to solute the issue, but those that have been given, do .. not .. work !!!
I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood your original statement, when you said
@Karnemeth wrote:
"I'd like to see some really helpful answers and no links to some 'soluted' topics, as I've read and tried literrally 100+ so called solutions.."
I'm just a user like you, trying to help others. My answer/suggestion was to @Blindcloud, to make sure that player tries all the things that you've already tried. The memory allocation error can be a tricky one, because the game is older and there is no active development team anymore, the programming is not set up to handle some of the newer error exceptions it runs into. I think this error can be thrown when the game comes across something it was not originally built to handle.
I understand that you're frustrated with this, and it's certainly frustrating to have it happen on two different pc's. In the case of other users, however, this may not be an "unsolveable" problem. I know you've had it happen on 2 separate installs. On the other hand, I can tell you I've installed on 3 separate PC's, on Windows Vista, Windows 8 and 8.1, upgraded to 10 from Vista and 8.1, and installed on a brand new Windows 10 gaming pc, and the only time I ever got a memory error was on an old machine that was running out of hard drive space. Once I cleared some more space, that one ran as well. So we all have different experiences.
As far as your particular issue goes, your dual monitors may be the issue. You don't need to unplug the second monitor, you could just set the display settings to single monitor mode to test. Obviously, you stated you don't want to do this and this isn't the way you play the game. I understand, but in the interest of finding a workaround, this may be the only one. Trying different resolution settings and setting the *.exe to run Override High DPI Settings and let the application handle the scaling might help. If that isn't the issue, or you don't want to try it, I understand.
I wish you all the best in your gaming. Hopefully you can find a way to enjoy SimCity for a few more years. Happy Building!
