SimCity 2000 Network Edition

SimCity 2000 Network Edition

Developers
	Maxis
Release dates
Windows	June 26, 1996
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
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 2000: Network Edition is a version of SimCity 2000: CD Collection which includes a multiplayer mode (co-operative or competitive city building) via LAN or modem for up to 4 players.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Demo

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1 is the official update for the retail version.

Network Edition Interoperability Patch

This game has compatibility issues with modern versions of Windows.

Install manually using the fix package

Download the SimCity 2000 Network Edition Interoperability Patch. Extract it somewhere convenient (the game will be installed within this folder). Run _setup.cmd and follow the steps. The Interoperability Patch can use a retail CD or download the trial version from the Internet. Refer to the reddit thread for further details. The server takes a while to send data updates to the players, but you can use this server executable for faster updates. More info here

SimCity 2000 Network Edition Launcher

This launcher allows players to view a list of servers like modern games and host their own server so people on the Internet can see and join it.

Install the Network Interoperability Patch first[citation needed]
Download the Network Edition Launcher. Extract all files to the <path-to-game>\2knet folder, overwriting any existing files. Note that the included 2KServer.exe includes the server send data rate fix. Run SC2KNEL.exe to host and play the game from now on.

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\2KCLIENT.ini

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	.scx

City files (*.scx) can be saved anywhere.

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Always runs windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration		Native Windows mouse cursor.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		On/off only (set in Options menu).
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Japanese				Japanese release only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	2586
UDP	2586

This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

UPnP is added by the Network Edition Interoperability Patch.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	80486DX2-66	Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM)	8 MB	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 color SVGA	256 color SVGA
Other	IPX/SPX or TCP/IP modem or network card