SimCity Download Instructions for PC

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1 SimCity Download Instructions for PC SimCity Basics Unique Origin Accounts: If you have teams that will be sharing computers, you can share IDs. See section MULTIPLE REGIONS UNDER ONE ORIGIN ID on page 9 for details. Note: for each unique Origin ID, you will need a unique address. Educators should manage and save the login information associated with each SimCity license so they can be reused again next year. Computers: We highly recommend that teams create their cities in Single-Player mode (offline). If your team chooses to use online mode, the game should be set to private so that no other online players can modify the city.) SimCity codes: SimCity codes are assigned to your FutureCity.org account once you complete the Program Details Survey during the registration process. Please review the How to Get SimCity Codes document at futurecity.org/resources if you are having trouble locating your codes. Note: You may redeem a single SimCity product code up on to five computers. See the section on USING THE SAME ORIGIN ID ON MULTIPLE COMPUTERS on page 9. SimCity Specs for a PC SimCity on PC will run on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7. You will need: Intel players will need, minimally, a 2.0 GHz Core2Duo, while AMD players will need at least an Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core At least 2GB of RAM 10 GB of hard drive space At least a 512 MB video card featuring either an NVIDIA 7800 or better, an AMD chipset of at least an ATI Radeon HD 2x00 or better, or Intel Series 4 integrated graphics or better. SimCity is not officially supported on Windows 8, though players should still be able to build their cities using the Windows 8 operating system. See for further details on Windows 8 compatibility with SimCity. Updated July 14,

2 Note: These instructions were created using Internet Explorer 10. DOWNLOADING & INSTALLATION *Note: If you previously downloaded Origin on your computer and already have an Origin username and password, skip to Step 6. STEP 1. Go to and click on Download Origin (see red box in upper right hand corner of below image): STEP 2. Click Download Origin for PC (see red box in below image): Updated July 14,

3 STEP 3. The image below should appear in the bottom of the same browser window (from above image), Click Run : The following should appear mid-screen: STEP 4. Click Install : Updated July 14,

4 STEP 5. This window should appear next (click checkbox to accept the EULA and then click OK ): The two windows below should appear: Updated July 14,

5 STEP 6: Log in using your address/existing Origin ID or create a new Origin ID and password. Then click Login or create an account by clicking on Create an account. (Note: To authenticate the Origin ID on the computer, you will need an Internet connection. You must log in to Origin in online mode the first time even if planning to play the game in offline mode): STEP 7. Click on the Origin button (highlighted in red below) and then select Redeem Product Code : STEP 8. Cut and paste the 20-digit product code you received via the Online Submission Center at (Login to your Future City account. Updated July 14,

6 The product codes you requested are listed in the Educator Pages drop down menu, under SimCity Codes. ) Note: Some users have experienced difficulty when they type in the product code manually. Click Next : STEP 9: When this new window appears, press Next : STEP 10: Hover over SimCity image and click Download : STEP 11: Click Download Now : Updated July 14,

7 STEP 12: Click the checkbox to accept the EULA (below window) and click Download Now : STEP 13: The download may take a long time and is very bandwidth intensive. Click on the upward orange arrow for the progress window: Updated July 14,

8 Offline Play Instructions EA has updated new SimCity to allow for offline play anytime, anywhere without the need for an internet connection. Offline play is called Single-Player mode. It allows players to save games locally on a computer. An internet connection is not needed for game play. *Future City recommends creating your Virtual City in offline mode. Once you have downloaded SimCity and Origin, you no longer need an active Internet connection to play. However, you will need to log in to your Origin account each time you want to play SimCity. Simply select Origin -> Go Offline to switch to offline mode for your account. It should remain in Offline Mode until you change it. Updated July 14,

9 For further instructions regarding playing SimCity in offline mode, please refer to the SimCity Tips & Play Instructions resource (at futurecity.org/resources - filter for SimCity.) What to do if you have more teams than software codes: Option 1: USING THE SAME ORIGIN ID (AND SIMCITY DOWNLOAD CODE) FOR MULTIPLE COMPUTERS: We have had some success with this process but note: it has not been completely tested for all variations. 1. Create the Origin ID and download SimCity as described in the download instructions (steps 1-13). 2. Log out of Origin. 3. Move to the second computer. Log into Origin using the first Origin ID (step 1). a. After you log in using the previously created Origin ID, it should download SimCity to the second computer without a new download code. b. We have successfully done this on up to 5 computers before getting an error. At that point, use a new Origin ID and download code. And, repeat for another 4-5 computers. Example of login information associated with each SimCity code to download license on 1-5 computers: SimCity Code One: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-ABCD (16 digit code) or username registered: Buildacity1@gmail.com Password created: FutureCity1 (This login can be used on up to 5 computers when applying the exact login associated with this license.) SimCity Code Two: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-EFGH (16 digit code) or username registered: Buildacity2@gmail.com Password created: FutureCity2 (This login can be used on up to 5 computers when applying the exact login associated with this license.) SimCity Code Three: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-IJKL (16 digit code) or username registered: Buildacity3@gmail.com Password created: FutureCity3 (This login can be used on up to 5 computers when applying the exact login associated with this license.) Important: Educators should manage and save the login information assigned to each license so they can be reused again next year. Updated July 14,

10 LOGGING ON WITH SAME ORIGIN ID ON MULTIPLE COMPUTERS Now that you have more than one computer sharing the same Origin ID, you can play SimCity on all of them at the same time if all accounts are offline. 1. Computer 1: log in to Origin and Go Offline. Play SimCity in Single-Player mode. 2. Computer 2: after computer 1 is offline, you can log in to Origin on computer 2 and Go Offline. 3. Computer 3: with computer 1 and 2 offline, you can log in with computer 3. Go Offline. 4. Continue as needed. 5. If you log in to Origin and the account is online with another computer/user, you will get a message informing you the account is already in use and asking if you would like to close the other session. If you click yes, you will be closing down the first user. This error message means that the user did not go offline as instructed. Option 2: MULTIPLE REGIONS UNDER ONE ORIGIN ID If you have multiple teams sharing the same computer, they can share the same Origin ID and SimCity. The steps for logging in and starting SimCity are the same as above. Teams can share the same Origin Account, but need to create their own game/region. Start at the first SimCity screen and make sure you are in Single Player mode. Select Play (not resume ). Note: Because the games are stored locally on the computer, the teams will need to use the same computer each time. You will see this screen. Select Create Game to start another game-region under this Origin account ID. Follow the instructions above: Select a region Give the region a unique name Select a city site Updated July 14,

11 Make sure the next time the team logs in and starts SimCity that they select the correct Region and City to play. Rather than Resume, use the Play button to select the correct Region and City. Note: anyone logging in will be able to access any game. Make sure teams are playing the correct game. You might want to make backup copies of games (just in case). Updated July 14,