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Civilization V Mac FAQs: DLC Edition

Posted by Russ Looney

Civilization V Mac DLC Announcement

The wait is over! The latest patch (1.0.1.166) for Civilization V Mac is live, and with it comes all of the DLC currently available for PC.  To celebrate the occasion and help with any questions you may have, we’ve put together a brand new FAQ which we hope addresses all of your questions and concerns.  To get a full rundown of everything the patch covers, see the patch notes after the jump.  Did we miss something?  Have any other burning questions?  Let us know in the comments, and we’ll get you answers as quickly as possible!

Where can I purchase Sid Meier’s Civilization V Mac DLC packs?

Civilization V DLC for the Mac can be purchased at GameAgent.com, MacGameStore.com and through Steam.  The DLC packs available for purchase include:

How do I get the patch?

The latest Civilization V Mac patch will download automatically upon logging in to Steam in Online mode.

How do I know I have the latest patch?

When you launch Steam in Online mode, all available updates will automatically begin to download.  The version number will also be shown on the Main Menu of Civilization V Mac.

Does the patch include the hotfixes that have come out for PC?

This patch includes all available patch and hotfix code available as of 1/20/11.

What happens to save games from previous versions?

Old save games will work, but users may experience some abnormalities during gameplay.

 

If I have the DLC on PC, will I get it on Mac?

Yes, Civilization V Mac DLC supports SteamPlay, meaning PC purchasers will now have access to the Mac version.

 

How do I get the Mongol Civ DLC?

The Civilization V Mac Mongol DLC, which is a freely-available DLC pack, will automatically download upon launch of the Steam client in Online mode.

If I have the Digital Deluxe Edition, do I get the Babylon DLC pack on Mac as well?

Yes, customers who have purchased the Civilization V Mac Digital Deluxe version will now have access to the Babylon DLC pack.

 

Why can’t I play PC to Mac?

Aspyr and Firaxis have been working on supporting PC -> Mac multiplayer since project start.  At this time cross-platform compatibility remains too unstable for release.  We continue to work on this issue.

Can I save to the cloud between PC and Mac?

Games cannot be saved between PC and Mac versions.

Will you put DLC in a box or on a disk for retail release?

We currently do not have plans to put available DLC on a stand-alone retail disk.  We encourage people to sign up for our newsletter or follow Civilization V Mac on Twitter for the latest information on Sid Meier’s Civilization V Mac.

Full Civilization V Mac Patch Notes (1.0.1.166)

 

  • Resolutions higher than 2048×1440 have been enabled and the “grey bar” issues that appear at super high resolutions have been resolved.

AI

TACTICAL AI

  • Proper evaluation of which enemy units can reach my units next turn.
  • Sorting enemy targets (within a class) by damage.
  • Combine bombardment fire from cities with other ranged fire where possible.
  • Never target a city for a ranged attack when they are already at (or going to be at) 1 health.
  • Have the tactical AI be more aggressive about fortifying units that aren’t moving anyways.
  • Make all forms of guarding improvements the lowest priority tactical AI moves.
  • Don’t mark tiles adjacent to enemy at sea as good for flank attacks — there is no flanking at sea.
  • Update to tactical AI pillaging code – now prioritize enemy land resources and trade routes (never regular mines or farms). Always uses the check to make sure AI is not trying to pillage in an enemy dominance zone. Barbarians will still target everything.
  • Never use ranged units to provide flank bonuses.
  • Reduce chance of AI civs making “suicide” attacks.
  • Changes to better protect the capital or any city with an enemy within 5 tiles.

VICTORY

  • AI will be more aggressive about pursuing Diplo victory (bribing City States) if they are wealthy.
  • AI will be more aggressive about building Spaceship parts when going for Science victory.

CIVS

  • Tweak a few leader settings to be more likely to use their traits.
  • Adjust Napoleon to make more likely to go for culture.

COMBAT/UNITS

  • AI will not use Horse as defenders on hills as much.
  • AI will often build more defensive troops.
  • AI will more aggressively hunt barbs in the early game.
  • Slightly more naval units.
  • AI will now build ranged and mobile units more in line with the flavor settings for the team – in general, this means more mobile units.
  • AI now builds, deploys, and uses air units more effectively.
  • Allow AI to build more units if above Prince.
  • AI will be more likely to build and bring siege units in a city attack.
  • Better nuke targeting by AI.
  • Won’t build AA if no air threat.
  • Allow AI or automated human explorers to move to edge of sight range and then explore again.

EXPLORATION/EXPANSION

  • AI will emphasize getting an Ocean going explorer unit when the time comes.
  • AI slightly more likely to settle off home continent.
  • AI should colonize other continents regularly.
  • AI second wave expansion more aggressive.
  • Improve the AI’s chances of setting up protected bombard attacks.
  • Settlers: should handle watery maps better.
  • AI will grab goody huts on other land masses.
  • AI will grab empty barb camps more often.

WORKERS/CITY AI

  • Large Cities should be more willing to build happiness and gold buildings.
  • Workers prioritize repair builds higher than other builds.
  • AI will be more likely to build a wall on any city that was an original capital.
  • Builder tasking now calculates yields appropriately during golden ages and weighs tiles according to how much stuff they provide overall as well as their maximum yield of a certain type.
  • More likely to build up economy early.
  • Multiple worker AI improvements.

MISC

  • Factor GS into flavors more.
  • Disband obsolete units even if not losing money.
  • Upgrade units a bit more.
  • Tweak flavors of policies a bit.
  • Have AI factor Grand Strategy into picking policies.
  • AI will factor grand strategy into tech choices a bit more.
  • AI don’t send a barb expedition if defenses are critical.
  • AI less likely to pick a city on an inland sea for serious naval production.
  • Additional pathfinder optimization.

GAMEPLAY

CITY/BUILDINGS

  • Added “National Treasury” national wonder, which requires Markets in all cities. Provides +8 Gold per turn to the city in which it’s built.
  • Added “Circus Maximus” national wonder, which requires Colosseums in all cities.. Provides 5 Happiness.
  • Library now has no specialist slots.
  • Wat now has two specialist slots.
  • Public school now has 1 Science per pop, +1 free Great Scientist point, +1 Culture for 3 gold maintenance.
  • Observatory now has 1 specialist slot.
  • Research Lab has two specialist slots.
  • Public school now provides 1 beaker per pop for 3 gold maintenance.
  • Watermill now provides +2 good and +1 production for 2 gold maintenance.
  • Paper Maker now has no specialist slots.
  • Circus now has +2 happiness and no maintenance.
  • Theatre now has +5 happiness.
  • Stadium now has +5 happiness.
  • Reduced production cost and maintenance for the Courthouse.
  • Courthouse can now be purchased in a city (although it is expensive).
  • Removed maintenance from city defense buildings (Walls, Castle, Military Base).
  • City defense buildings now help cities heal.
  • Increased city strength ramp-up based on technology.
  • Reduced effects of Forbidden Palace and Meritocracy (Happiness per city).
  • Reduced amount of food needed for cities to grow at larger sizes.
  • Buildings can now no longer provide more Happiness than there is population in a city (wonders are excluded from this).
  • Ironworks now gives 10 hammers instead of a % bonus.
  • National College now gives +5 science in addition to the % bonus.
  • Hermitage gives 5 culture in addition to its previous bonus.
  • Raze/Unraze exploit fixed.
  • Cities being razed are unhappy about it (only during the razing process).
  • Cities heal more quickly.

UNITS/PROMOTIONS

  • Cavalry can now go obsolete with Combustion.
  • Stealth bombers cannot use carriers.
  • Only allow one upgrade per unit from a goody hut.
  • Add second embarkation promotion (“Defensive Embarkation”).
  • Amount of damage done during naval combat increased.
  • All melee horse units get penalty attacking cities.
  • Increased city attack penalty for mounted and armor units to 50% (from 40%).
  • Lancers (and Lancer UUs) upgrade to helicopter.
  • Lowered combat value of Horseman and Companion Cavalry.
  • Promotions must be picked the turn they’re earned.
  • Can no longer promote a unit that has fought during the turn (instead, the promotion comes up the beginning of the following turn).
  • Catapults and Trebuchets now weaker against units but stronger VS cities.
  • Reduced effectiveness of Archers & Crossbowmen (and their UUs) VS cities.
  • Reduced some combat bonuses: flanking (15 to 10), Great Generals (25 to 20), Discipline (15 to 10), Military Tradition (2x to 1.5x).
  • Remove requirement for aluminum on Mobile SAM.
  • Lower open terrain penalty to 10% .
  • Marsh is now 3 moves to enter (Chariots do not move quickly through it anymore).
  • Cavalry now upgrade to tanks.

CITY STATES

  • Reduced bonuses from Maritime city-states – Friends: +2 food in capital, +0 food in other cities – Allies: +3 food in capital, +1 food in other cities
  • Only the first 3 units gifted to a city-state will earn Influence now.
  • Killing a barb inside a city-state’s territory now gives a 5-turn buffer where there is no Influence intrusion penalty.

HAPPINESS

  • If an empire reaches -20 Happiness, it goes into revolt, and rebels start appearing throughout the empire, based on the number of cities.
  • Amount of Happiness needed to trigger a Golden Age reduced.
  • Amount of Happiness needed to trigger a Golden Age now increases as the number of cities in the empire goes up.

POLICIES

  • Landed Elite (Tradition Branch) now reduces culture cost of border growth by 2/3.
  • Monarchy (Tradition Branch) now provides +1 Gold per 2 pop in the Capital..
  • Liberty now provides a Settler training bonus to only the capital, and not every city.
  • Tradition now provides +50% growth in the capital.
  • Theocracy now reduces Unhappiness by 25% .
  • Reformation now gives a 10-turn GA.
  • Adopting Rationalism now gives a 4-turn GA.

TECH TREE

  • Add link between Military Science and Dynamite.
  • Add link between Civil Service and Education.
  • Add link between Economics and Scientific Theory.
  • Add link between Chivalry and Acoustics.
  • Research overflow now works correctly (extra beakers after completing a tech will rollover to the next tech).

GENERAL

  • Fixed bug where clicking on a city plot wouldn’t select the garrison.
  • Natural wonders now award culture (if worked) and happiness (if in border) if that trait is assigned to a wonder in XML.
  • Players must now always adopt Policies immediately, and cannot defer picking until later.
  • Have culture cost for policies never go down (trading away cities to reduce culture cost exploit). Razing cities will not raise your policy cost ceiling.
  • Reduced culture needed for first plot acquisition from 20 to 15.
  • 3 new Natural Wonders and rarity code for both base game and New World scenario.
  • Reduced points from Wonders (40 to 25) & Cities (10 to 8), increased points for pop by 1 (3 to 4).
  • Fix to Golden Age length (for Reformation policy with both the Persian trait and Chichen Itze)
  • Corrected duration of golden ages generated from Taj Mahal and when a Persian player has Chichen Itza (Before the multiple 50% additions were “compounded” rather than added together into a 100% bonus.)

DIPLOMACY

  • AI’s attitude towards you is now visible in the diplo screen and diplo drop-down.
  • Added info tooltip for an AI leader’s mood. Lists things that are making an AI player happy/upset.
  • New diplo system: Declaration of Friendship (public declaration with diplomatic repercussions).
  • New diplo system: Denounce (public declaration with diplomatic repercussions).
  • New custom leader responses (Serious Expansion Warning, Aggressive Military, Luxury Exchange, Borders Exchange, Gift Request, etc.).
  • Not agreeing to a friend’s request now results in a relation hit.
  • Third party AIs can now respond when a player makes a DoF or denounces someone. What they say is based on the situation – e.g. if you make friends with someone they don’t like, they’ll scold you.
  • AI leaders will now sometimes ask their friends to denounce one of their enemies as a show of support, and refusing to denounce someone when an AI asks can now make them very upset.
  • AI is now capable of denouncing friends (aka, backstabbing) and added backstabbing info to diplo overview screen.

UI

  • Add XP bar for air units, do not allow XP for air units attacking a city that is already down to its last hit-point.
  • Change ActivePlayer’s name to “You” in single player in score list.
  • Added game option to disable automated workers from removing features.
  • Fixed bug where Happiness from garrisoned units wasn’t being listed in Happiness info tooltip.
  • Load Map function will now display correct size and type of saved map.
  • New “Angry Genghis” loading screen (replaces the “fluffy-bunny Genghis” loading screen).
  • Added setup options to allow players to defer choosing Policies and Promotions right away.
  • Show the river penalty when attacking city across river (the penalty was there but was not being shown in the preview).
  • Global politics screen updated to reflect new diplo system.
  • Can no longer Force End Turn (shift-enter) through blocking notifications. CAN now use it to skip over units which need orders.
  • Multiple tweaks and bug fixes.
  • Fix to blank science victory details screen

MISC

  • Fix small bugs with adding long roads around existing features.
  • Fixed bombard arrow across world wrap.

CRASHES

  • Dead interceptor crash fix (occurred frequently in late-game, usually on the AI turn.
  • Movement limit crash fix (occurred when any high-movement unit, a gunship in this case, made use of the railroad bonus and moved beyond the engine visualization limits)
  • Crash fix for diplo AI. When the player witnesses an AI leader buy a minor ally, and aggressively purchased them back, the game would eventually crash when the AI leader would correctly try to complain to you about it.
  • The following crashes were all discovered via the Steam Crash Reporting system that Civilization V utilizes:
  • Crash – pCitizens->GetCityPlotFromIndex(iPlotLoop); is returning NULL in the CvPlayer::DoRevolt loop.
  • Crash – Occasionally strange values are sent to the movement cursor code. Wrap and clamp the values before they get to the pathfinder.
  • Crash – Fix to divide by zero crash with AI buying plots.
  • Crash – In RouteValid, the CvTacticalAnalysisMap cell thinks a plot is claimed, but the plot itself has no owner.
  • Crash – Era out of bounds during a reload.
  • Crash – During a resync, a crash happens when GameplayUnitCreated calls CvPlot::GetActiveFogOfWarMode apparently because the game’s ActiveTeam is NO_TEAM (-1).

SERIALIZATION/SAVES

  • Fixed save format which causes saves to increase the memory footprint of the game drastically when loading frequently over the course of the game. This heightened the risk of late-game memory crashes significantly.

Related posts:

  1. Civilization V Mac FAQs: Tech Support Edition
  2. Civilization V Mac FAQs
  3. Civilization V Mac FAQs, V3 [Updated]

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  • Jim

    Ok, two thoughts:
    1) Thanks for the hard work and for getting a patch out. I look forward to trying some of the DLC.
    2) The cross-platform multiplayer wait is getting a bit old. The PC multiplayer already needs help – you should be able to, say, have your multiplayer save games named after something of your choice, or the game name you entered as Host, or the date you started, or something, anything other than just turn # + year so it overwrites previous games – but it still seems odd that Mac can’t match PC’s meager offering in that arena yet.

  • http://www.tourtouras.info Thanos

    Great news! I am rejoiced to see the continuous work of Aspyr towards supporting the Mac platform. I must admit that I wasn’t expecting an on-par update so soon, thanx Aspyr.

    Now that we’re on par with the Windows version of the game, maybe it’s time to optimize the game engine a little bit, since it does get a bit sluggish in the modern era.

    Keep up the good work people, scrolling up to dive into the release notes.

  • ltcommander.data

    Yes it took a while, but this major release with the latest patch and all DLC available together is well worth the wait. Hopefully cross-platform multiplayer is coming soon.

    And Civ V’s Steam description page needs updating since it still has a note that Babylon is not included in the Mac Deluxe Edition.

  • http://www.gameagent.com BlogLady

    @ Jim. We continue to work hard at the PC-> Mac multiplayer issue and have made considerable progress but in testing we saw some PC-> Mac crashes in multiplayer which is why we have decided not to include this feature in this patch. Tough part with Civ V is gameplay testing takes a WHILE, so while one or two crashes may not be indicative of what will happen for most people we have to spend considerable time figuring that out.

    @ ltcommander. The movie and music is still not available as part of the Digital Deluxe version on the Mac, but Babylon is there! We’ll work with Steam to make sure the messaging is clearer.

  • Jim

    Oh those poor people who must play nonstop Civ and get paid for it, and probably have 3 meals a day delivered to desks. I feel for them. ;-)

    For what it’s worth, PC -> PC multiplayer is not without crashes as well, so it could be that you’re simply experiencing the norm that the core game has to offer at the moment.

  • Zack

    Honestly, the only reason I bought this game was to play with my significant other who has the pc version. I would rather deal with occasional crashes (as lOng as the game autosaves like it does in pciltiplayer). I would also like to reiterate what was stated in the comment above, the pc multiplayer crashes continuously. Maybe it is a problem for both versions? If so, I would still prefer multiplayer.

  • http://www.gameagent.com BlogLady

    @ Jim. That is hilarious. I’ll have to ask them how rough their job is ;)

    @ Zack. We will keep you guys posted on if there is an opportunity to release as-is. Keep in mind that if there is new DLC + patch released on the PC side in the future we’ll be back to out-of-sync, but we anticipate that future support of DLC and patching to have a much shorter release schedule on the Mac.

  • Alexander

    Seeing the actual changes and considering myself a hardcore fan I do not look forward to the majority of the changes. Everything gets more complicated, more difficult, more challenging, less simple. The actual changes are seriously anti- gamer and will make game- life more difficult. You sure you want that? I believe I know what the changes will give me – more headaches.
    For the record, I play the high levels and it gets hard enough on some maps already, I do not need the AI getting super- smart (the AI was dumb beyond measure so far, I give you all that), just smart… and the ‘adjustments’ will hurt me.
    Not nice, seriously not nice.
    (and PC-Mac multiplayer has to seriously come soon or I will ‘denounce’ Civ5 publicly)

  • Angry Person

    This is bull honkey. PC to MAC multiplayer has taken forever. What a waste of my money if I can’t even play with my friends on something that was supposedly going to support this. How long has this game been out now? That’s just ridiculous. Next time you sell a game make sure you advertise that I’ll only get 75% of the game, and have to wait 6 months before I get my money’s worth. You are crooks.

  • BladeRnr

    I was under the impression that the DLC would not be release under SteamPlay, so, if it wasn’t just me being mistaken and you did change your mind, thank you, that’s very cool.

    Although I do have one question: since I bought everything on the PC so far (before the Mac version was announced/released), I’d like to support Aspyr for the work you did on the port. So if I buy the DLC from the Mac Steam Client, will you get a cut of the profits? Or that still all goes straight to 2K?

    • http://www.gameagent.com Russ Looney

      @BladeRnr: It’s actually kind of a tricky question. Strictly on a purchasing level, the only way we’re guaranteed any compensation is if you purchase the game or any of the DLC via GameAgent.com. If you purchase the game or DLC via Steam, it’s then dependent on which version you play the most in the following couple of weeks (PC or Mac). What’s important is that you primarily play the Mac version(s), at least for the first couple of weeks that you have the DLC.

  • Xill

    You guys are doing an amazing job.
    Thanks for the patch.

    You should fix the Multiplayer for Firaxis because they do not seam to care about it.

  • Dis Appointing

    I have to repeat what has been mentioned before. It´s a shame to sell a game that is lacking one of its key features: multiplayer with PC. We have been waiting since christmas for a patch that will fix this problem!

  • BladeRnr

    @Russ Looney: That’s a very strange system they have there. Thanks for the reply, I’ll go delete my Bootcamp version now! =)

    PS. I hope you guys will continue to support Steam nonetheless in the future, it’s a very cool platform.

    • http://www.gameagent.com Russ Looney

      @BladeRnr: Make no mistake, we absolutely love Steam and what it’s been able to do for Mac gaming, and we look forward to further supporting Steam with our games in the future. Situations like ours are usually only an issue when a game’s Mac-owning fanbase is simply too excited to wait for a Mac version (and really, who can blame them?).

  • Major General

    I continue to have issues where I will go to a screen — say to see Elizabeth and the mouse pointer will not click any buttons and I am stuck. Since I am running full screen mode I have to shut off my Mac (!!!) and start over.

    I see this bug usually after playing a game leaving the session and then coming back later to play again. After a clean reboot the program seems fine.

    I am running a Mac Pro w/6GB of RAM and 10.6.7

    Should note that I am using a custom cursor size (one notch above normal)

    Hope it helps.. great game.. wish it ran faster though. I am on a Xenon 3.0 Ghz quad-core machine with a Nvidia 8800GT card.

  • Fej B

    Question – When does the World Builder for Mac come out? Soon, right? :-)

    • Believedandreceived

      I hope soon as well….please Aspyr…was the best part of civ 4, and would only be better with civ 5.

  • JUDY MARTINEZ

    Hi there
    since the update to 1.0.166 the game keeps crashing. I have a macpro 5.1 – 10.6.6. – procesor 2.864 quad core intel xion – the latest mac in fact so it’s not normal it keeps crashing – it was perfect before. Can you tell me what to do please? if worst comes to worst how do we uninstall and reinstall? thanks for your help
    Judy Martinez

    • http://www.gameagent.com Russ Looney

      @ Major General and JUDY MARTINEZ: We want to direct you guys to our awesome support team. They should be able to diagnose any problems and help in fixing them. You can reach them via support@aspyr.com, the web, or even Twitter. Just tell them the exact same thing you’ve written here.

  • JUDY MARTINEZ

    Thanks Russ I sent them a message and they say they’ll reply within 72 hours. Has anyone else complained with same issue?

    • http://www.gameagent.com Russ Looney

      @JUDY: Great! And though I can’t necessarily speak for them myself, they usually get back in a MUCH shorter window of time.

      As far as anyone else bringing up similar complaints, I haven’t seen anything; but then again, I keep most of my attention here on the NonBlog and our social media outlets.

  • Paul

    After latest patch my game crashes every time I meet a AI player no matter when it occurs turn 5 or turn 100… I emailed aspry from link above and i am waiting to hear back… Just so you know there are more of us out there with the same problem… Worked great before the patch even when others were having problems…. Now i am sad

  • JUDY MARTINEZ

    Hi Paul
    good to know we’re not alone. I too have sent an email to Aspry and hope they reply before 72 hours are up? In fact I’m writing for my husband who plays alone – so I don’t know what an AI player is. And he has no idea how to get rid of the patch – we tried uninstall but it didn’t work. Anyway good luck
    Judy

  • Paul

    AI is a computer player… “Artificial Intelligence”

  • Blake

    I’m also patiently waiting for the MAC and PC versions to sync up so cross-platform multiplayer is possible. I was so excited when I saw there was a new patch out but was disappointed when we tried to fire up the two computers and found they are still off. I know you folks are working hard on this, but I’m very anxious to have the two games on the same version. Thanks, and keep up the hard work! :)

  • Paul

    so this is how I think I may have fixed the crashing problem… I
    1) uninstalled Civ V through Steam
    2) uninstalled Steam
    3) Went up to spot light and searched and deleted all steam files / folders
    4) Went up to spotlight and searched and deleted all Sid Meier’s files / folders
    5) Restarted Mac
    6) Ran Disk Utility and selected the Mac hard drive and clicked Repair Disk Permissions
    7) Reinstalled Steam client
    8) made sure Steam client fully updated
    9) right clicked on Civ V under library selected preferences told it to not to Auto Update Civ V
    10) clicked install Civ V under library heading
    11) 45min later game installed clicked play no freezing problems so far keeping my fingers crossed but I played a duel and won with alexander before 350BC so it seems to work now.

  • Paul

    Well it lasted 2 play throughs and now is crashing again just like before…. Guess will have to wait for an official fix…. gonna just quit playing for a week or so and hope when i come back they have a fix for the problem

  • JUDY MARTINEZ

    Hi Paul
    thanks for sharing your information. It is greatly appreciated. I met a brick wall at Aspyr and I am really disappointed. We have the latest MacPro – an enormous investment and they tell us they don’t support the HD ATI Radeon 5770 just the one before the 5750 – This doesn’t make sense – are we supposed to downgrade? Will they eventually support it – I don’t know what to do – considering it worked fine prepatch IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE. We will try your method and if not like you wait for new patch!!
    thanks again
    Judy

  • http://www.tourtouras.info Thanos

    I still find supporting certain GPUs and NOT OpenGL in general a bit awkward! That’s why I STILL believe that the Mac port of Civ V is based on some kind of wine-translator that in fact interprets ActiveX code. If Civ 5 on Mac was using plain OpenGL, I don’t believe there would be an issue where a newer GPU would crash the game.

    My 5c. Don’t have any issues on an iMac, though.

  • Paul

    This is the response I received from Aspyr:
    Thank you for supplying us with the requested save. We were not able to produce
    crashing from another 60+ turns.

    According to the information provided, you are using a dual video card setup
    with one supported (330M) and one unsupported (Intel GMA) chipset. The new
    MacBook Pro automatically switches the active card depending on what
    applications you are running on it. We recommend that you do not have any
    Applications running in the background when playing. Also, please delete the
    com.aspyr.civ5.plist file from User/Library/Preferences then launch the game.

  • YOU SUCK

    I bought starcraft, and I was immediately able to play cross-platform, PC-MAC online. Maybe one day you’ll become an actual company like Blizzard. Get yo’ stuff together and release a FULL game. You should be reported to the better business bureau for being a piece of junk company that releases half games. Who do I contact about getting $20 back? Since I only received 3/5 of the game when I bought it, I’d like to be reimbursed for the other 2/5 that you have yet to release.

  • Xill

    Re: “YOU SUCK”
    Firaxis made the game, not Aspyr. Your at the wrong place complaining here, you have to go at the 2k Games forum. Aspyr are only responsible for the port and so far it’s on par with the PC version, just a tad behind in versions.

    Anyway, let’s just hope Firaxis fix the Multiplayer once and for all and that Aspyr ports the MP patch asap.

  • YOU SUCK (Xill)

    Re: Xill Re: “YOU SUCK”
    You are dumb. If Aspyr is a “tad bit behind in versions,” then they are not on par with the PC version. If they were on par with the PC, then both MAC and PC would be at the same version.

    Secondly, you’re speaking about a separate issue. Yes there are multiplayer issues that Firaxis must fix. But the crux of not being able to have cross-platform play is that the MAC and PC aren’t on the same versions. If they were on the same version, PC to MAC multiplayer would be possible. Yes, the multiplayer would still have issues that Firaxis would need to fix (and Aspyr would later need to port), and they would exist on both the MAC and PC, but at least you could still play and bear the issues as they are now.

    Since the only thing keeping us from playing PC to MAC multiplayer is getting the MAC version ported to the current PC version, and Aspyr is responsible for the MAC port, then it is Aspyr who SUCKS.

    You just got served.

  • http://www.tourtouras.info Thanos

    The PC / Mac versions of Civ 5 are currently on par. It’s just the PC / Mac multiplayer that’s not supported for now, since there are numerous issues regarding the matter that need to be fixed first. Aspyr said a while ago that there are lots of crashes; if PC / Mac multiplayer DOES come out, people will start yelling that it’s crashing too often and that they should never have released the feature.

  • Mark

    I bought Civ V last week and it constantly crashes (at least once every 20 turns or so). I’m running SL on latest version of Mac. 8GB or RAM, iMac so I know it’s not a memory issue. Any suggestions?? I’m really frustrated!

    • http://www.gameagent.com Russ Looney

      @Mark: Have you been able to get in contact with our support team? Assuming your machine meets the minimum requirements, they should be able to help you determine what the problem is. You can reach them via email (support@aspyr.com) or on the web (http://support.aspyr.com).

  • nathan.murr

    I’m sorry if this question was already discussed: The MAC version has only three languages available, while PC has five. Why so?

  • Mikel

    Now we have the countdown to the next patch… Is it safe to assume that the new DLC that is coming out on Thursday will NOT be immediately available to Mac users until after the Mac patch to catch up with the PC version gets released?

  • Tim

    @Mikel
    There are parts of the patch that are new, e.g. Atoll, which are probably in the game precisely ‘because’ of the upcoming DLC Polynesia, so I would also assume the DLC will not be available for Mac until the new patch has been ported.

  • Mikel

    I know they are working on it, but the silence is maddening. :)

  • Socrates

    Seriously, does anyone know when the new patch will be ported? I want to play as Polynesia…

  • Robert

    They need to hurry the fuck up with making Polynesia available for Mac. Promoting that all DLC is available for Mac on Steam when all of it actually isn’t is very frustrating. On another note, my game ran so smooth when I first downloaded it on my Mac. I honestly had no complaints. Ever since they added this new patch, I’ve ran into a host of new bugs. Other than game freezes, its mostly aesthetic bugs than game effecting bugs. Still, its quite annoying.

  • I

    i own a mac and my boyfriend owns a pc. i joined his game by clicking “join game” on steam and it connected me but then it said something about how our versions aren’t the same…that sucks cuz now i can’t dominate his world /: haha

  • Jungbaek

    Hi there,

    I purchased CIV5 and some DLC bundle and Korea via Steam at once payment, CIV5 installed perfect but when I play theres nothing installed DLC mode, map and scenarios. 

    What should I do. I am trying cleaning delete and reinstall several times and got same problem. 

    Any suggestion please.

    Thanks

    • http://blog.gameagent.com Russ Looney

      Hi, Jungbaek, the Korean DLC is not yet ready for the Mac.  The most recent Civ V Mac DLC release was Denmark and the Explorers Map Pack.  If you are unable to access either of those or any DLC from earlier, please contact our support team.  You can reach them on the web (http://support.aspyr.com) or via email (support@aspyr.com).