The Players' Guide to the Cities/System Requirements

Today, almost any Windows/Linux/Mac computer can run the game effectively; the main exception is that performance on built-in Intel 3D graphics chips can be poor.

This article or section contains information that no longer applies to the current version of Homecoming: City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

Historical (pre-2012) requirements

As with most actively developed software, the system requirements for City have gradually increased over time. Below is a copy of the specs recommended on the NCsoft website.

Note that an optical drive is not actually required. The Game Client can be installed entirely via download as well.

Specifications

Windows

Requirement	Minimum	Recommended	Ultra Mode
Operating System	Windows® XP/Vista/7	Windows® XP/Vista/7	Windows® XP/Vista/7
Processor	Intel Pentium® III 1 GHz or AMD Athlon 1 GHz	Intel® or AMD Dual Core processor	Intel® or AMD Dual Core processor or higher
Memory	512 MB RAM	2 GB RAM	4 GB RAM
Optical Drive	CD-ROM Drive (if original) DVD-ROM Drive	DVD-ROM drive	DVD-ROM drive
HDD	4 GB available hard disk space	6 GB available HDD space	6 GB Available HDD Space
Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce 2 Series, ATI™ Radeon® 8500 Series, or Intel i810G and above Video Card	NVIDIA® GeForce FX 5600 Series (or higher), ATI™ Radeon® 9600 (or higher)	NVIDIA® GeForce 8 Series (or higher), ATI™ Radeon® HD 2000 Series (or higher)
Internet Connection	Broadband	Broadband	Broadband
Input Devices	Keyboard and mouse	Keyboard and mouse	Keyboard and mouse

• For ATI based video cards, the Catalyst 10.8 drivers and higher are recommended to correct FSAA and Ambient Occlusion issues.

Macintosh

Requirement	Minimum	Recommended	Ultra Mode
Operating System	Mac OS X 10.5.5 Leopard	Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard or higher	Mac® OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard or higher
Processor	Intel Core Duo Processor	Intel Core Duo 2 Processor	Intel Core Duo 2 Processor
Memory	1 GB RAM or more	1 GB RAM or more	3 GB RAM or more
HDD	5 GB available HDD space	5 GB available HDD space	6 GB available HDD space
Graphics	ATI™ Radeon® X1600 or NVIDIA® GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB of Video RAM, or X3100 Intel integrated graphics chip	NVIDIA 7300 GT (or higher), ATI X1600 or higher, X3100 (or higher) Intel integrated graphics chip (Intel GMA950 not supported)	NVIDIA GeForce™ 8800 Series (or higher) or ATI® Radeon® 3870 (or higher)
Internet Connection	Broadband	Broadband	Broadband
Input Devices	Keyboard and mouse	Keyboard and mouse	Keyboard and mouse

• At this time, only Intel based Macs are supported for playing City of Heroes on.

See Also

• City of Heroes Specs at NCsoft.com