#mac #version #vi #update #error #host #civ

app civ6-mac-updater

Updates Civ VI version for Mac to prevent host version mismatch error

4 releases (stable)

1.2.0 Feb 24, 2023
1.1.0 Feb 21, 2023
1.0.0 Feb 21, 2023
0.1.0 Feb 21, 2023

#451 in Games

MIT license

3MB
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Civ VI Mac Updater CLI

CLI for multiplayer Civ 6 games. Updates the version number on Macs to match Windows game versions. This fixes the version mismatch with host error.

Error Example

error example

Installation

Installing the CLI via the Rust toolchain:

$ cargo install civ6-mac-updater

Note: If you do not have the Rust toolchain installed follow the instructions here: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install

Usage

The easiest way to use the cli is without any args. This will automatically reach out to the GitHub repository and grab the latest values:

$ civ-6-mac-updater
Fetching values from remote repository... Done.
Found configuration at: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/Civ6.app/Contents/AspyrAssets/global/String/App.json
Updated configuration:
	Version number: 1.0.12.28 -> 1.0.12.37
	Version string: (846892) -> (871434)
Creating backup... Done.
Updating values... Done.

Custom Values

To specify custom version values, you can call the cli with the following args:

  • --version-number: string in the format similar to 1.0.12.28
  • --version-str: string in the format similar to (846892)
$ civ6-mac-updater --version-number test --version-str test
Found configuration at: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/Civ6.app/Contents/AspyrAssets/global/String/App.json
Updated configuration:
	Version number: 1.0.12.37 -> test
	Version string: (871434) -> test
Creating backup... Done.
Updating values... Done.

Dependencies

~5–17MB
~232K SLoC