Offline Update Launched For SimCity

Maxis has now released an update for SimCity which allows the game to be played offline.

Previously users needed to be connected to the internet at all times, which caused huge problems during its launch period as server issues made the game completely unplayable for many users.

During the launch period Maxis claimed that an offline version of SimCity was simply "not possible", they backtracked on this and announced an offline mode was in the works this past January.

Here are the official patch notes:

SimCity Single-Player Mode:

• Enables Offline Play.
• Single-Player Mode includes multi-city play, regional interdependence, and city specialization. Regions are saved locally and there is no limit on number of save games.
• Autosave can be disabled in Single-Player Mode in order for players to experiment and load their regions at a previous save point.
• Save As a copy feature. Players can make copies of their regions at multiple save points.

Performance:

• Optimizations in the simulator to improve performance of both Multiplayer and Single-Player Mode.

Friends:

• Friends Search now uses the Origin friend search.