DiverCity
DiverCity is an extended version of MicropolisJ, the open source Java edition of the classic city builder Micropolis. It adds A* traffic simulation, schools, universities with a research tree, museums, city halls, wind and solar power, big roads and train stations, and more realistic pollution spreading.
Port Details
Genres
simulation
Requirements
Porter
Downloads
327
Last Updated
2026-10-02
Rating
None
Miscellaneous
Ready to Run
Instructions
Ready to run out of the box, no additional files needed.
Additional Information
Notes
Thanks to the DiverCity team at FU Berlin for DiverCity, a MicropolisJ extension that adds A* traffic simulation, universities with a research tree and new power plants to the classic Micropolis city builder.
Play a scenario opens the 25 bundled cities in divercity/scenarios. Your own cities are saved to divercity/saves, and Load previous city reopens the last one you saved or loaded.
Controls
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Left Stick | Move mouse cursor |
| A | Left click |
| B | Right click (query / research) |
| X (hold) | Slow cursor |
| Y | Show / hide side panel (minimap, funds, messages) |
| D-Pad / Right Stick | Scroll map |
| L1 | Zoom out |
| R1 | Zoom in |
| L2 | Slow speed |
| R2 | Fast speed |
| Start | Pause |
| Select | Cancel (Esc) |
| Start + Select | Quit |
Compile
sudo apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jdk-headless git
git clone https://github.com/Team--Rocket/divercity.git
cd divercity
sed -i 's/new JFileChooser()/new JFileChooser(System.getProperty("divercity.savedir"))/' src/micropolisj/gui/NewCityDialog.java src/micropolisj/gui/SplashScreen.java src/micropolisj/gui/MainWindow.java
sed -i 's|ImageIO.read(new File("graphics/\(splash[_0-9]*\.png\)"))|ImageIO.read(SplashScreen.class.getResource("/\1"))|' src/micropolisj/gui/SplashScreen.java
mkdir -p build/micropolisj stage
javac --release 11 -encoding UTF-8 -nowarn -d build $(find src -name '*.java')
cp -r resources/. build/
for f in strings/*; do case "$f" in *.utf8) cp "$f" "build/micropolisj/$(basename "${f%.utf8}").properties" ;; *) cp "$f" build/micropolisj/ ;; esac; done
(cd graphics && java -cp ../build micropolisj.build_tool.MakeTiles tiles.rc ../build/tiles.png \
&& java -Dtile_size=8 -cp ../build micropolisj.build_tool.MakeTiles tiles.rc ../build/tiles_8x8.png \
&& java -Dtile_size=32 -cp ../build micropolisj.build_tool.MakeTiles tiles.rc ../build/tiles_32x32.png \
&& java -Dtile_size=3 -cp ../build micropolisj.build_tool.MakeTiles tiles.rc ../build/tilessm.png)
cp graphics/tiles.rc build/
rm -rf build/micropolisj/build_tool
cp -r graphics/. resources/. build/. stage/
rm -rf stage/generated
find stage \( -name '*.xcf' -o -name 'Thumbs.db' \) -delete
jar cfe divercity.jar micropolisj.Main -C stage .