The team also 'knocked out the Internet pipe stuff,' meaning there is lots of code that hits the servers looking for information, and a lot of code was written to produce that information locally.

To get the game to function Offline, the team had to rewrite the entire system - which was written in Java - in C++. Modding is a big part of our studio's legacy and we're excited to see what you guys create.' 'They can now make modifications to the game and its components without compromising the integrity of the Online game. 'Bringing the game Offline means big things for our wonderful community of Modders,' he wrote. What's new is a Single-Player Mode allowing gamers to play the game Offline by themselves. He said that with this patch, gamers can still play solo in Regions on their own, or in multiplayer with people from around the world. Patrick Buechner, General Manager of the Maxis Emeryville studio, revealed back in January that the Offline Mode would arrive in the next major update, aka Update 10.