This is the first edition of CitiesXL, that can be installed through any bought retail DVD.
Since the Planet offer has ended, Monte Cristo has published a special patch who has bumped the game to version 1.1.
Application Details:
| Version: | 1.0.3.x |
| License: | Retail |
| URL: | http://www.citiesxl.com/ |
| Votes: | 1 |
| Latest Rating: | Gold |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 1.3.1 |
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What works
Installation (via Steam) Online update The game (offline) Low-res version is snappy and has few artefacts on a 1st-gen macbook unibody.
What does not
Frequent crashes, especially when changing options such as resolution.
Workarounds
What was not tested
The game (online) Uninstall
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
Winetricks/PlayOnLinux is required to install and run the game. Requirements are : - DirectX 9.0c - .NET Framework 2.0 - Visual C++ 2008 (credits to http://crenk.com/cities-xl-on-mac-free-download-of-popular-sim-cities-game/ for instructions) I add to use a virtual desktop to have the game running. The good thing is that CitiesXL adapt to the size of the desktop (1152x720 here).
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Sep 02 2010 | 1.3.1 | Yes | Yes | No | Gold | an anonymous user | |
| Show | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jul 29 2010 | 1.2 | Yes | Yes | No | Gold | an anonymous user | |
| Show | Mandriva 2010.0 x86_64 | Mar 29 2010 | 1.1.41 | Yes | No | No | Garbage | Skiperdrake | |
| Current | Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" | Jan 31 2010 | 1.1.35 | N/A | Yes | No | Gold | an anonymous user | |
| Show | Debian GNU/Linux 5.x "Lenny" x86_64 | Oct 27 2009 | 1.1.31 | Yes | Yes | No | Gold | Markus Sinner |
| Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
| 20590 | Cities XL 1.0.3.392 crashes | CLOSED | ABANDONED | View |
| 22163 | Cities XL 1.1.0.457-B4 fails to run | CLOSED | ABANDONED | View |
| 24351 | Can't log in with Cities XL | CLOSED | ABANDONED | View |
| 31844 | CitiesXL (all versions) needs native D3DXCreateSphere (purist) | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
If the game is unable to connect to the server, you probably need to install the latest game patch from e.g. http://forum.citiesxl.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=90
If the game crashes straight off, try 'winetricks dotnet20 gdiplus'
If the game puts up its welcome splash screen and then a fatal dialog over that, try 'winetricks corefonts'.
If it asks you for a user account and login, go get one at http://www.citiesxl.com/signup?lang=en
I haven't figured out how to get it to log in yet. (I can log in fine on windows.)
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