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Revision as of 00:44, 30 October 2014

The Sims 3
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Developers
The Sims Studio
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows June 2, 2009
macOS (OS X) June 2, 2009
The Sims 3 on Wikipedia
The Sims
Subseries of Sim
The Sims 2000
The Sims Online 2002
The Sims 2 2004
The Sims Stories (series)
MySims 2008
The Sims 3 2009
The Sims Medieval 2011
The Sims 4 2014

Key points

Strong modding community

General information

The Sims 3 Official Forums
Answer HQ for The Sims 3 at EA.com
Sims 3 exchange
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Does not require Origin but can be activated on it.
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Origin
Origin
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Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
Origin
Digital and Retail versions available.
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Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All non-Steam versions require Origin.

Essential improvements

Patches

The Sims 3 comes with a launcher and an auto-patcher.

Mods

The Sims 3 exchange

http://www.thesims3.com/exchange is the official website where user made content can be downloaded. It uses the Sims 3 launcher to download and install custom content. Both the exchange and Sims 3 launcher require the same account.

Mod The Sims

http://www.modthesims.info/index.php is a third-party host for mods and custom content.

NRaas

http://nraas.wikispaces.com

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47890/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47890/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues fixed

World Adventures Region Error

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (1.5 GB for Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
Video card (GPU) 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
Video card (GPU) ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.


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