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Karnemeth
8 years ago
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Memory allocation failed SimCity will close [1006] (See descr)

Hey all, I've been playing SC5 since 2014 and I've never had an issue on my old PC. This was an i5 2400 / 8GB / SSD / SSHD driven PC. Since February 2017 I've got a newer PC, though with the same...
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago
    Did you ever find a solution to the problem? I played some Sum City yesterday for the first time since 2013. I got the 1006 error twice and lost around 10 minites of progress in my city each time.
    One time I clicked to view another city and the other time was just random.
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BlackjackWidow
Hero (Retired)
8 years ago

Edit: Apologies, after re-reading your post, it seems you're getting this error message randomly while playing. I'm afraid most of my answer didn't address this issue - my apologies.

The only thing I can offer is that I have less problems while running the game as Administrator. Afraid that's really the only relevant info I can provide without referencing past posts. Good luck.

I've only seen this error twice, but both times it was because the program was blocked from working as designed. I guess that could be a "memory allocation", but I found the error description to be less than helpful in troubleshooting.

 

The first time I got this message, I had updated my antivirus and firewall and the settings had inadvertently changed. I needed to allow the exe to get through the firewall and then everything was fine.

 

The second time I got this message, I had moved to offline playing and tried to run SimCity without running Origin. It would fail immediately if I blocked Origin from running (throwing the memory allocation error), and also crash to desktop with the same error if I attempted to close Origin after launching my offline city. 

 

Based only on my own experiences, I would say double-check that you're connected to the Internet and Origin, and make sure that your firewall is allowing the game. I also find I have less problems when running as Administrator, so you may want to try that as well. 

Karnemeth's avatar
Karnemeth
8 years ago

Hey,

I always run all my games as administrator, so that'll not be a solution.
Thanks for your thoughts though.


  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago
    Did you ever find a solution to the problem? I played some Sum City yesterday for the first time since 2013. I got the 1006 error twice and lost around 10 minites of progress in my city each time.
    One time I clicked to view another city and the other time was just random.
    • Karnemeth's avatar
      Karnemeth
      7 years ago

      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.

    • BlackjackWidow's avatar
      BlackjackWidow
      Hero (Retired)
      7 years ago

      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:

      1. Firewall and Antivirus - Make sure SimCity.exe and Origin.exe are added to exception lists. If you have BitDefender installed, disable it.
      2. Graphics drivers and Windows OS are patched and updated to newest versions
      3. SimCity.exe and Origin.exe - Set them to run "as administrator"
      4. Nahimic 2 from MSI - this is an audio management program that comes with MSI motherboards. Disable or uninstall it. Nahimic 2 is known to block SimCity from launching.
      5. Disable Origin in-game In Origin main menu, right-click SimCity icon, Game Properties, check the box that says "Disable Origin In-game"
      6. Run in Windows 7 or 8 compatibility mode - right-click SimCity shortcut; choose Properties > Compatibility tab > heck the box to run in Win 7 or 8 compatibility mode
      7. Disable Proxy if you're using one. If you're not, try using one.
      8. Monitor Settings - SimCity does not work with dual monitors, so set it to use one only. Also, no higher than 1080p resolution (no 4k)
      9. No Mods - if you have any installed, uninstall them

      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's avatar
        Karnemeth
        7 years ago
        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 !!!
        All 9 options you've just posted, do not solve the issue for me. Nor does it solve the issues my wife experiences, after she has just upgraded her PC and started getting the very same issues I have experienced over the past XX time.

        Do not say things that aren't true, you might unleash the beast in some people !

        I'll write them out for you, regarding my PC:
        1] Done that. I run both ESET Internet Security and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Added SC2013 in both software as an exception/exclusion.

        2] Everything is always up to date on my computers. I use Driver Booster (version 6 at this moment) which scans my PC daily for updateable drivers. Same goes for all my other machines.

        3] All my games are set to run as admin by default. Added that line by default in the Microsoft Application Manager. Mainly because I use Teamspeak and Discord and this might cause issues when games are not running as administrator.

        4] MSI --> I've got nothing from MSI in my PC's. Therefore this has no relation to the issue here.

        5] Origin In-Game is off by default. Mainly because it caused issues when playing Battlefield 4.

        6] Running Windows 10 and it's set in compatibility mode with Windows 7.
        Windows 8 has the same base/source as Windows 10, thus it's not wise to run the game in compatibility mode with Windows 8.

        7] You should not advice people to run a proxy if they have no idea what it is. This has absolutely nóthing to do with solving the issue.

        8] I do run multiple monitors. But SimCity is always running in Windowed Mode, therefore this should not be a problem at all. However, I will not (if that is the final solution) disconnect a monitor if that would solve the issue. I mainly run SimCity 2013 in the background while working.
        It's a bit strange though that this would be the issue here. Dual monitor setups. SimCity 4 runs without a charm though.

        9] True that. However, someone that uses mods in the first place, should know it wouldn't work (most of 'm) in online mode.

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