SimCity Looks Bugged

Hi @Mightylink,

That's indeed very strange! 🤭 As you say you haven't played in a while... is it possible you have some kind of mod installed in your game since last time you played? If so, please, remove them and try your game again.

If that doesn't work, please, right click on the game in Origin and select the Repair option.

Does it help?

-Mai

I just installed it from origin a couple days ago, no mods...

Hi @Mightylink,

Really strange ☹️  Did you try to repair your game then?

Please, also go to Documents and remove your SimCity folder. After that, try your game again.

Any improvements?

-Mai

@Mightylink - there is a post in an earlier thread (http://answers.ea.com/t5/SimCity-2013/Terrain-Bug/m-p/6261803#M126014) that suggests it's a Radeon graphics issue. Try installing an earlier driver - non-whql-win7-64bit-radeon-software-crimson-relive-17.6.2-june13

@EA_Mai - if this works, perhaps an update to the "Common Issues" thread could help?

Hi @BlackjackWidow,

Thanks for that link, XP for you! 🙂 Yes, we can definitely add it to the 'Common issues' thread if it works.

@Mightylink, did you have the opportunity to try what BlackjackWidow suggested?

-Mai

It worked but going back to such an old driver breaks 10 other newer games, its a terrible solution and I think I'm just going to uninstall this game.

I can't just stop downloading driver updates because of one game, you have to keep your drivers up to date!

I know with my Nvidia cards, there is a utility program where you can set which driver and settings to use for each game. If Radeon has something like the Nvidia GeForce Experience, you might be able to configure it to use the older driver. 

I totally agree that they should be updating the drivers, but this game is outdated and generally unsupported, save for this forum. It will eventually just fade away as less and less people will be able to play it. I have considered getting Cities Skyline, which I've seen recommended as an upgrade/alternative.