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SimCity can be modded to play offline
Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/15/2013 07:40 AM | 43 comment(s) ]
A modder managed to enable unlimited offline gameplay in SimCity with some quick changes to the game. On top of that, he also found a way to access the game's debug mode. Most of the debug features (including terraforming) are disabled in the retail version of the game, but some features like editing highways, even outside city boundaries, are built into the game.
An offline gameplay mod for SimCity isn't available yet, but it's likely only a matter of time before it pops up online. The RPS story notes that Kotaku managed to get the game running offline, albeit for only 19 minutes. An enterprising modder has apparently removed that time limit, enabling unlimited offline play. There are some limitations, of course. According to the modder's Reddit thread, saves and region synchronization don't work... yet. The modder was able to access a special debug mode, though, and that enables more extensive editing than is normally allowed by the game. You can see modded game in action below.
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#4553937 Posted on: 03/15/2013 09:26 AM
That's how to stick it up EA!
Well done that modder.
That's how to stick it up EA!
Well done that modder.
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#4553952 Posted on: 03/15/2013 10:17 AM
+1 I Agree !
+1 I Agree !
BLEH!
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#4554015 Posted on: 03/15/2013 12:02 PM
Hi everyone -- due to EA's ToS we cannot allow threads discussing hacking/modifying the game. Thanks for understanding.
http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9368164.page
Guess they dont like what has been done..
Good thing this isn't the EA forums then
. Good work on that to the modder.
Hi everyone -- due to EA's ToS we cannot allow threads discussing hacking/modifying the game. Thanks for understanding.
http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9368164.page
Guess they dont like what has been done..
Good thing this isn't the EA forums then
. Good work on that to the modder.
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#4554171 Posted on: 03/15/2013 03:38 PM
I might actually get the game now knowing I won't have to depend on EA's servers. I'm not really interested in playing it online - I've never played SC4 online and I easily put 50+ hours into that game.
I get the impression that the new SimCity is dependent upon neighboring cities of other players, and in a virtual world that isn't a risk I'm willing to take. This isn't real life where people actually give a damn and (should) have qualifications to run a city, and while a game isn't serious if a neighbor screws you over, it's still frustrating.
I might actually get the game now knowing I won't have to depend on EA's servers. I'm not really interested in playing it online - I've never played SC4 online and I easily put 50+ hours into that game.
I get the impression that the new SimCity is dependent upon neighboring cities of other players, and in a virtual world that isn't a risk I'm willing to take. This isn't real life where people actually give a damn and (should) have qualifications to run a city, and while a game isn't serious if a neighbor screws you over, it's still frustrating.
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#4554174 Posted on: 03/15/2013 03:47 PM
Just remember people, this isn't a true full offline mode - you still need to connect to the servers to save your game (as per what the article states).
So if you want to play this offline all the time (saves being made locally) you currently can't do that.
Just remember people, this isn't a true full offline mode - you still need to connect to the servers to save your game (as per what the article states).
So if you want to play this offline all the time (saves being made locally) you currently can't do that.
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#4554182 Posted on: 03/15/2013 03:51 PM
Just remember people, this isn't a true full offline mode - you still need to connect to the servers to save your game (as per what the article states).
So if you want to play this offline all the time (saves being made locally) you currently can't do that.
Has the game been pirated yet? If so, many games are pirated by simulating a fake local server, in which case maybe you could actually save locally. *sigh* If I'm right, it's a shame that once again pirates get the better experience.
Just remember people, this isn't a true full offline mode - you still need to connect to the servers to save your game (as per what the article states).
So if you want to play this offline all the time (saves being made locally) you currently can't do that.
Has the game been pirated yet? If so, many games are pirated by simulating a fake local server, in which case maybe you could actually save locally. *sigh* If I'm right, it's a shame that once again pirates get the better experience.
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#4554188 Posted on: 03/15/2013 04:01 PM
Game was pirated on day one. Just took a little longer for a EXE crack to appear.
Has the game been pirated yet? If so, many games are pirated by simulating a fake local server, in which case maybe you could actually save locally. *sigh* If I'm right, it's a shame that once again pirates get the better experience.
Game was pirated on day one. Just took a little longer for a EXE crack to appear.
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#4554193 Posted on: 03/15/2013 04:06 PM
Sim City REQUIRING you to be online and play it... It was bad enough for D3.
Why do people even give them their money for that kind of BS? If people were man enough to vote with their wallets, they wouldn't be stepping all over us. Stop supporting these companies, let them starve until they start treating paying customers properly again.
Sim City REQUIRING you to be online and play it... It was bad enough for D3.
Why do people even give them their money for that kind of BS? If people were man enough to vote with their wallets, they wouldn't be stepping all over us. Stop supporting these companies, let them starve until they start treating paying customers properly again.
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#4554200 Posted on: 03/15/2013 04:13 PM
I voted with my wallet. I would have loved a new Sim City, just as I would have loved to play Battlefield 3, but EA practices (such as online DRM in SC and Origin on BF3) have prevented me from buying them. Same thing with Ubisoft and Blizzard. There are plenty of other games out there I can buy.
I voted with my wallet. I would have loved a new Sim City, just as I would have loved to play Battlefield 3, but EA practices (such as online DRM in SC and Origin on BF3) have prevented me from buying them. Same thing with Ubisoft and Blizzard. There are plenty of other games out there I can buy.
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#4554216 Posted on: 03/15/2013 04:36 PM
same as this there not getting my money to game i want but im not buying
I voted with my wallet. I would have loved a new Sim City, just as I would have loved to play Battlefield 3, but EA practices (such as online DRM in SC and Origin on BF3) have prevented me from buying them. Same thing with Ubisoft and Blizzard. There are plenty of other games out there I can buy.
same as this there not getting my money to game i want but im not buying
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#4554400 Posted on: 03/15/2013 08:25 PM
i don't care who believes me or not, but Ocean Quingley said in this twitter, there is a screencap somewhere in simcity reddit's page that modders where allowed to freely mod the game, according to Maxis's TOS, but not to EA's TOS!
tl:dr Maxis allows modders to mod simcity, but EA does not... EA wins, customers lose, as usual!
i don't care who believes me or not, but Ocean Quingley said in this twitter, there is a screencap somewhere in simcity reddit's page that modders where allowed to freely mod the game, according to Maxis's TOS, but not to EA's TOS!
tl:dr Maxis allows modders to mod simcity, but EA does not... EA wins, customers lose, as usual!
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#4554401 Posted on: 03/15/2013 08:28 PM
show us that tweet!
show us that tweet!
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#4554415 Posted on: 03/15/2013 08:38 PM
@schmidtbag
No matey it hasn't been, the save system is server side only right now and until someone mods it or EA change their mind to make it local then using the offline mod/hack means no saving.
So don't worry, pirate/thieves haven't got a better experience (thankfully).
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No matey it hasn't been, the save system is server side only right now and until someone mods it or EA change their mind to make it local then using the offline mod/hack means no saving.
So don't worry, pirate/thieves haven't got a better experience (thankfully).
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#4554443 Posted on: 03/15/2013 08:56 PM
It's cool to see the fans digging through our source files, the creativity of our mod community has always been the lifeblood of Maxis.
@SlackeyedUSMC Maxis = EA. Ocean is on record as saying we are working on exposing parts of the game to modders. Scope as yet undetermined.
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@SimCityModding @moskow23 I say go for it, but it'll be a little while before we can provide any support.
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show us that tweet!
It's cool to see the fans digging through our source files, the creativity of our mod community has always been the lifeblood of Maxis.
@SlackeyedUSMC Maxis = EA. Ocean is on record as saying we are working on exposing parts of the game to modders. Scope as yet undetermined.
michael long
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@SimCityModding @moskow23 I say go for it, but it'll be a little while before we can provide any support.
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Hi everyone -- due to EA's ToS we cannot allow threads discussing hacking/modifying the game. Thanks for understanding.
http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9368164.page
Guess they dont like what has been done..