alex-stout/civ6-mac-updater

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.

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

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.