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Civ3 Complete on the newer Mac OS

Discussion in 'Civ3 - Macintosh' started by Xman5eleven, Apr 26, 2012.

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  1. batwood728

    batwood728 Chieftain

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    I just upgraded my 2011 era MacBook to El Capitan, and now I can't get Civ III to open. Has anyone else had this issue, and if so, was there a solution? Thanks....
     
    batwood728, Sep 30, 2015
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  2. nick0515

    nick0515 Fantasy World Builder

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    Is there any way to buy a download version of Civ 3 complete for Mac? Civ 3 on Steam seems to only be the windows version.
     
    nick0515, Oct 15, 2015
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  3. LeRaposa

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    I've been wondering the same thing. It seems Aspyr had it available digitally a few years ago but it's not available anymore. It appears that the download was Power PC only for some reason. Despite that GameAgent (which I think is run by Aspyr themselves) said it would run perfectly on Intel Macs, apparently it could not run at all. I'm not sure what's wrong with Aspyr. They have exclusive rights to Civilization on Mac but they're refusing to make this game available. Granted Aspyr is a fairly terrible company but this is a new low even for them. I think they also have exclusive Mac rights to Star Wars games too but they've done the same thing with some of those games.
     
    LeRaposa, Nov 28, 2015
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  4. AlanH

    AlanH Mac addict, php monkey Moderator Hall of Fame Staff Supporter GOTM Staff

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    I'm not aware of any download option. I was hoping someone else might have better information than I do.
     
    AlanH, Nov 29, 2015
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  5. Acronym

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    Has anyone else had any experience of running Civ 3 on El Capitan? Thinking about upgrading from Yosemite - every upgrade I'm sure will be the last for Civ 3, but it seemed to manage Yosemite fine.
     
    Acronym, Dec 30, 2015
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  6. AlanH

    AlanH Mac addict, php monkey Moderator Hall of Fame Staff Supporter GOTM Staff

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    Sorry, haven't tried it yet. I'm probably going to upgrade from Yosemite soon, so watch this space.
     
    AlanH, Dec 30, 2015
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  7. jdrake

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    I have a MacBook 2017 edition, which of course has no cd/DVD player. It runs Sierra. I am looking for a way to play civ3 on it without going to a windows emulator of any kind. Is there a digital downloadable version somewhere out there? I clicked on all the links provided on this thread but I guess they are too old as none of them seem to work.
     
    jdrake, Oct 30, 2017
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  8. Blue Monkey

    Blue Monkey Archon Without Portfolio

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    There is a steam version. Be sure to check the C3 C&C subforum as there are some specifics about changing one or two of the text files if you have trouble with some of the mods with the steam version.
     
    Blue Monkey, Oct 30, 2017
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  9. jdrake

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    Sorry, new here. Quick question: does the steam version require me to be online to play? I really want to be able to play during long flights :) So I want a native Mac version that requires no CD and can be played offline.
     
    jdrake, Oct 30, 2017
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  10. Synsensa

    Synsensa Deity Retired Moderator

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    It requires that you log in but you can then play offline as long as you don't close Steam/turn off your laptop. Putting your laptop in sleep mode will still allow you to play Civ3 when you start it back up.

    So in theory, you can log in to Steam before getting on the plane and then enjoy offline games while on-board. It's not a game with cloud syncing or anything of that sort.
     
    Synsensa, Oct 30, 2017
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  11. jdrake

    jdrake Chieftain

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    Thanks!
     
    jdrake, Oct 31, 2017
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  12. jdrake

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    jdrake, Oct 31, 2017
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  13. waarzawa

    waarzawa Chieftain

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    I originally bought it on DVD, then re-bought it with Aspyr...
    Now on High Sierra it doesn't start.
    I finally made it work by following this thread :
    http://portingkit.com/game/1032
    You have to buy the game via GOG and launch it with the Porting Kit
    Hope this help
     
    waarzawa, Apr 15, 2020
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