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Revision as of 11:56, 17 January 2023
Developers | |
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Maxis | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
The Sims Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 17, 2002 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Genres | Life sim |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | The Sims |
The Sims | |
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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
- Known as EA-Land from March 2007 to August 2008.
- Servers were shut down on August 1, 2008.[1]
- FreeSO allows the game to be played on unofficial servers.
General information
- The Endless Hours of The Sims Online - GameSpot (archived)
- MMORPG.com entry
- EA Answer HQ
- EA Answer HQ (OS X)
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
- This game is not available digitally anymore.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Requires FreeSO | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Requires FreeSO | ||
4K Ultra HD | Requires FreeSO | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
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 |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Speech is fictional language called Simlish. Speech is subtitled with generic icons, important speech e.g. phone calls are given as popup |
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Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Speech is a fictional language called Simlish. Speech is subtitled with generic icons. |
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Japanese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 100 | Use FreeSO |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
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Other | 4x CD-ROM Drive |
References
- ↑ Terdiman, Daniel. "'EA Land' closing just weeks after debut". Crave Entertainment. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9931757-1.html. Retrieved 2008-08-22.