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− | + | {{Infobox game | |
− | {{Infobox | + | |cover = SimCity Societies cover.png |
− | |cover | + | |developers = |
− | |developer | + | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Tilted Mill Entertainment}} |
− | |publisher | + | |publishers = |
− | | | + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}} |
− | |release dates | + | |engines = |
+ | |release dates= | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 13, 2007}} | ||
+ | |taxonomy = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Bird's-eye view }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Point and select }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Building, Simulation }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Contemporary }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | SimCity }} | ||
+ | |reception = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|simcity-societies|63}} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|simcity-societies|67}} | ||
+ | |official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20090312061853/http://simcitysocieties.ea.com/index.php | ||
+ | |steam appid = | ||
+ | |gogcom id = | ||
+ | |hltb = 13852 | ||
+ | |strategywiki = SimCity Societies | ||
+ | |mobygames = 31095 | ||
+ | |wikipedia = SimCity Societies | ||
+ | |winehq = 6207 | ||
+ | |license = commercial | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Introduction | ||
+ | |introduction = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |release history = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | |||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
− | {{mm}} [ | + | {{mm}} [https://simcity.fandom.com/wiki/SimCity:SimCity_Wiki SimCity Wiki] |
{{mm}} [http://www.simtropolis.com Simtropolis] | {{mm}} [http://www.simtropolis.com Simtropolis] | ||
− | == Availability == | + | ==Availability== |
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability| |
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability/row| retail | | disc, key | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}}. | | Windows }} |
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability/row| Origin | simcity/simcity-societies/standard-edition | Origin | Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu. | | Windows }} |
− | {{ | + | }} |
− | {{ | + | {{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://www.gamefront.com/games/simcity-societies-1/file/simcity-societies-demo GameFront]. |
+ | |||
+ | ==Monetization== | ||
+ | {{DLC| | ||
+ | {{DLC/row| Destinations | | Windows }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Essential improvements== | ||
+ | ===Patches=== | ||
+ | * [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3758/7/30917 Patch 1.04.243] is the latest official patch for the base game. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Game data== | ||
+ | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
+ | {{Game data| | ||
+ | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\SimCity Societies\Videosettings.xml}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Save game data location=== | ||
+ | {{Game data| | ||
+ | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\SimCity Societies\User Data}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ||
+ | {{Save game cloud syncing | ||
+ | |discord = | ||
+ | |discord notes = | ||
+ | |epic games launcher = | ||
+ | |epic games launcher notes = | ||
+ | |gog galaxy = | ||
+ | |gog galaxy notes = | ||
+ | |origin = unknown | ||
+ | |origin notes = | ||
+ | |steam cloud = | ||
+ | |steam cloud notes = | ||
+ | |ubisoft connect = | ||
+ | |ubisoft connect notes = | ||
+ | |xbox cloud = | ||
+ | |xbox cloud notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | ==Video== |
− | {{ | + | {{Video |
− | + | |wsgf link = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/simcity-societies | |
+ | |widescreen wsgf award = limited | ||
+ | |multimonitor wsgf award = limited | ||
+ | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete | ||
+ | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = incomplete | ||
+ | |widescreen resolution = true | ||
+ | |widescreen resolution notes= | ||
+ | |multimonitor = true | ||
+ | |multimonitor notes = | ||
+ | |ultrawidescreen = true | ||
+ | |ultrawidescreen notes = | ||
+ | |4k ultra hd = true | ||
+ | |4k ultra hd notes = UI can't be customised | ||
+ | |fov = unknown | ||
+ | |fov notes = | ||
+ | |windowed = true | ||
+ | |windowed notes = | ||
+ | |borderless windowed = false | ||
+ | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
+ | |anisotropic = true | ||
+ | |anisotropic notes = | ||
+ | |antialiasing = true | ||
+ | |antialiasing notes = | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
+ | |vsync = true | ||
+ | |vsync notes = | ||
+ | |60 fps = true | ||
+ | |60 fps notes = | ||
+ | |120 fps = true | ||
+ | |120 fps notes = | ||
+ | |hdr = unknown | ||
+ | |hdr notes = | ||
+ | |color blind = unknown | ||
+ | |color blind notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | === | + | ==Input== |
− | + | {{Input | |
− | | | + | |key remap = unknown |
− | | | + | |key remap notes = |
− | | | + | |acceleration option = unknown |
− | | | + | |acceleration option notes = |
− | | | + | |mouse sensitivity = unknown |
− | | | + | |mouse sensitivity notes = |
− | | | + | |mouse menu = unknown |
− | | | + | |mouse menu notes = |
− | | | + | |invert mouse y-axis = unknown |
− | | | + | |invert mouse y-axis notes = |
− | | | + | |touchscreen = unknown |
− | | | + | |touchscreen notes = |
− | | | + | |controller support = unknown |
− | | | + | |controller support notes = |
+ | |full controller = unknown | ||
+ | |full controller notes = | ||
+ | |controller remap = unknown | ||
+ | |controller remap notes = | ||
+ | |controller sensitivity = unknown | ||
+ | |controller sensitivity notes= | ||
+ | |invert controller y-axis = unknown | ||
+ | |invert controller y-axis notes= | ||
+ | |xinput controllers = unknown | ||
+ | |xinput controllers notes = | ||
+ | |xbox prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
+ | |impulse triggers = unknown | ||
+ | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock prompts notes = | ||
+ | |light bar support = unknown | ||
+ | |light bar support notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 modes = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 modes notes = | ||
+ | |tracked motion controllers= unknown | ||
+ | |tracked motion controllers notes = | ||
+ | |tracked motion prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |tracked motion prompts notes = | ||
+ | |other controllers = unknown | ||
+ | |other controllers notes = | ||
+ | |other button prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |other button prompts notes= | ||
+ | |controller hotplug = unknown | ||
+ | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
+ | |haptic feedback = unknown | ||
+ | |haptic feedback notes = | ||
+ | |simultaneous input = unknown | ||
+ | |simultaneous input notes = | ||
+ | |steam input api = unknown | ||
+ | |steam input api notes = | ||
+ | |steam hook input = unknown | ||
+ | |steam hook input notes = | ||
+ | |steam input presets = unknown | ||
+ | |steam input presets notes = | ||
+ | |steam controller prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |steam controller prompts notes = | ||
+ | |steam cursor detection = unknown | ||
+ | |steam cursor detection notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | ==Audio== |
− | + | {{Audio | |
− | {{ | + | |separate volume = unknown |
− | | | + | |separate volume notes = |
− | + | |surround sound = unknown | |
− | | | + | |surround sound notes = |
− | | | + | |subtitles = unknown |
− | | | + | |subtitles notes = |
− | | | + | |closed captions = unknown |
− | | | + | |closed captions notes = |
− | | | + | |mute on focus lost = unknown |
− | | | + | |mute on focus lost notes = |
− | | | + | |eax support = |
− | | | + | |eax support notes = |
− | | | + | |royalty free audio = always on |
− | | | + | |royalty free audio notes = |
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}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | {{L10n|content= |
− | {{ | + | {{L10n/switch |
− | | | + | |language = English |
− | | | + | |interface = true |
− | | | + | |audio = n/a |
− | | | + | |subtitles = n/a |
− | | | + | |notes = |
− | | | + | |fan = |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = French | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = German | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = Retail only. | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Italian | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = Retail only. | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Japanese | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = Retail only. | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Brazilian Portuguese | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = Retail only. Released as "SimCity Sociedades". | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Portuguese | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = Retail only. | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Spanish | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = Retail only. | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Issues fixed== | ||
+ | ===Game does not launch on Windows 8 and newer=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use alternate launcher<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-SimCity-Games/SimCity-Societies-won-t-launch/m-p/6055636/highlight/true#M1049|title=answers.ea.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | # Instead of using the executables in the installation's root folder to launch the game, find {{file|\Launcher\SCSocietiesLauncher.exe}}. | ||
+ | # Set this to use [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] for Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) and use this executable to launch the game. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Other information== | ||
+ | ===API=== | ||
+ | {{API | ||
+ | |direct3d versions = 9.0c | ||
+ | |direct3d notes = | ||
+ | |directdraw versions = | ||
+ | |directdraw notes = | ||
+ | |opengl versions = | ||
+ | |opengl notes = | ||
+ | |glide versions = | ||
+ | |glide notes = | ||
+ | |software mode = | ||
+ | |software mode notes = | ||
+ | |mantle support = | ||
+ | |mantle support notes = | ||
+ | |metal support = | ||
+ | |metal support notes = | ||
+ | |vulkan versions = | ||
+ | |vulkan notes = | ||
+ | |dos modes = | ||
+ | |dos modes notes = | ||
+ | |shader model versions = | ||
+ | |shader model notes = | ||
+ | |windows 32-bit exe = true | ||
+ | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
+ | |windows arm app = false | ||
+ | |windows exe notes = | ||
+ | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |macos app notes = | ||
+ | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | == System requirements == | + | ==System requirements== |
− | {{System | + | {{System requirements |
|OSfamily = Windows | |OSfamily = Windows | ||
− | |minOS = | + | |minOS = XP SP2, Vista |
− | | | + | |minCPU = 1.7 GHz |
− | | | + | |minRAM = 512 MB |
− | |minGPU = 128 MB | + | |minGPU = |
− | |minHD = 2.1 GB | + | |minVRAM = 128 MB |
+ | |minHD = 2.1 GB<br/> 4.2 GB for Digital Delivery | ||
+ | |minDX = 9.0c | ||
+ | |||
+ | |recCPU = 2.4 GHz or faster | ||
+ | |recRAM = 1 GB | ||
+ | |recGPU = Nvidia GeForce 6800 | ||
+ | |recGPU2 = ATI Radeon X600 | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | {{References}} |
Latest revision as of 13:00, 28 July 2023
Developers | |
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Tilted Mill Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 13, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 63 |
IGDB | 67 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Simulation |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | SimCity |
SimCity | |
---|---|
Subseries of Sim | |
SimCity (1989) | 1989 |
SimCity 2000 | 1994 |
SimCity 2000 Network Edition | 1996 |
SimCopter | 1996 |
Streets of SimCity | 1997 |
SimCity 3000 | 1999 |
SimCity 4 | 2003 |
SimCity Societies | 2007 |
SimCity (2013) | 2013 |
SimCity Societies is a singleplayer bird's-eye view building and simulation game in the SimCity series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM. | |||
Origin | Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu. |
- A free demo version is available from GameFront.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Destinations |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.04.243 is the latest official patch for the base game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SimCity Societies\Videosettings.xml |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SimCity Societies\User Data |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | UI can't be customised | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Retail only. | |||
Italian | Retail only. | |||
Japanese | Retail only. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only. Released as "SimCity Sociedades". | |||
Portuguese | Retail only. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. |
Issues fixed
Game does not launch on Windows 8 and newer
Use alternate launcher[1] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz or faster |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.1 GB 4.2 GB for Digital Delivery | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X600 |
References
- ↑ answers.ea.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023