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Re: [Mac] SimCity and MacOS Catalina & newer

hey did you find a fix ? im snuggling to find instructions 

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  • RealSimmor0's avatar
    RealSimmor0
    6 years ago
    About what, @SolexSolstice? If you're running the mentioned operating system version (10.15, Catalina, you can't play these games. A decision made by Apple, to not support any 32 bits applications on their last one, just 64 bits applications.
  • BlackjackWidow's avatar
    BlackjackWidow
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago

    Hi @SolexSolstice - There's not really a "fix", Apple discontinued support for 32-bit games like SimCity 2013, so if you are running Catalina you will not be able to play this game or any other one that is 32-bit.

    You really only have 2 choices -

    1. Buy SimCity 2013 from the App Store; Aspyr has updated their version of SimCity 2013 to 64-bit. I have heard that this version works very well on Catalina, but you can only play in offline / single player mode. If you prefer playing on EA's servers this option won't work for you
    2. Install an earlier version of MacOS (like Mojave) in order to play. There are very detailed instructions on ways to do this here: https://bluebellflora.com/running-32-bit-apps-after-macos-mojave/

    Hope this helps - Happy Building!!

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