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droberts815
Seasoned Newcomer
21 days ago

SimCity Won't Load

BRO HELP ME
I've been trying to solve this issue for 2 years now.

Whenever I attempt to load SimCity (2013), I get "This game requires administrative privileges. Do you want to grant access and launch the game?"

Then followed by "Failed to launch game. An error on our end caused the launch to fail. Try again a little later."
I've tried all posted fixes on this forum that I can find. I really just want to play this game as it's very nostalgic to me. Please help!

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  • I recently bought SimCity (2013) from the EA app. There was also a connection error when I first started it. Then I selected the server in the menu and everything worked. Administrator rights are always asked every time you start it.

  • droberts815's avatar
    droberts815
    Seasoned Newcomer
    20 days ago

    How do you select the server? What menu? I'm confused

  • When you launch the Ea app, the game launcher opens and you can select there.

  • I get this to, ive had it for 6 months, i honestly dont think theres a fix but some people say theirs works when you run it in compatibility with windows 7

  • droberts815's avatar
    droberts815
    Seasoned Newcomer
    19 days ago

    The issue is though that I can't even get into the game to begin with. It fails in the launcher

  • I'm running it on Windows 10 and I don't change anything in the properties or make any compatibility changes.

    I remember that there was some kind of error when I first launched it, I rebooted the PC and then everything worked. But I didn't remember what the mistake was. It seems like it has something to do with the connection. 

    I launch through the EA app, a request to run as administrator appears, I agree and the launcher loads.

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    drewieninc
    Rising Newcomer
    18 days ago

    Same having issues with it loaded and I just bought the game will all of the packs