SC4 mac port?

[bbglop 0]

I've purchased SC4 through origin some time ago, but then I changed to mac, so I wonder if there's a working free mac port? or any other way? (No making my MAC windows!)

[Hamish 1,369]

No, there is no free mac port, we don't encourage piracy on these forums.

 

You can however try and get a version of aspyrs SimCity 4. Thats the official mac version of SC4.

[jdenm8 362]

Keep in mind that as of NAM31, the Mac port by Aspyr is no longer supported by the NAM Team.

 

We recommend either buying a PC, setting up and using a Windows installation or at the very least using the Windows version using WINE.

[klingonfederation 1]

There doesn't seem to be a tutorial for installing SC4 under Wine. Here's a quick one:

 

Installing Wine

1) Install Macports (http://www.macports.org/install.php)

2) Install XQuartz (for Mountain Lion and beyond) (http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/)

3) Install wine by typing "sudo port install wine" or "sudo port install wine-devel" (more recent version) into a terminal

 

Installing Simcity 4 (from http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=10515)
 

4) Insert Simcity 4 deluxe CD

5) Copy the contents of CD1 into a folder on your harddrive

6) Insert CD2

7) Open terminal and navigate to the folder you created. "ls" will list folders, "cd" will change directories, TAB will autocomplete

Run "wine setup.exe" and wait for the game to install

9) Download NAM 31 at Simtropolis

10) Navigate to NAM and run "wine NetworkAddonMod_Setup.exe" to install NAM

11) Navigate to ".wine/drive_c/Program Files/ Maxis/Simcity 4 Deluxe/Apps" and run "wine simcity 4.exe"

 

Note: by default the .wine folder is invisible in Finder

 

 

[TEG24601 32]

To be honest, running it from Bootcamp would be best, but failing that, you can use Winebox, Crossover, Virtural Box, or several other virtualization systems to do it.  You can also buy SC4:Deluxe online, use the universal patch, and use the game in 20-50 minutes intervals.