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Revision as of 13:13, 26 November 2022
Developers | |
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Maxis | |
Linux | Loki Software |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 1, 1999 |
Mac OS (Classic) | July 1999 |
Linux | October 31, 2000 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Simulation |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | SimCity |
SimCity | |
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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 |
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Original: SecuROM DRM for the original version | |||
Retail | Unlimited: SafeDisc DRM[Note 1] | |||
GOG.com | Unlimited Edition. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Demo
Version differences
- In May 2000, the game was re-released under different names in different regions, such as SimCity 3000 Unlimited (in North America and Oceania), SimCity 3000 Deutschland (Germany), SimCity 3000 Korea (South Korea), SimCity 3000 UK Edition (UK and Ireland) and SimCity 3000 World Edition (other countries), among others. This added, among other things, East Asian and European building sets, additional terrain colors and vegetation types, a snapshot feature, additional music, an improved version of the Building Architect Tool (a pseudo-3D design tool based on cubes), four additional disasters (such as locusts and space junk), additional landmarks (like the Seoul Tower and Helsinki Cathedral), new reward buildings, thirteen scenarios (along with an editor based on Microsoft Access) and a new FMV intro.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest patch (v1.1) updates the base game and adds the Building Architect Tool. It is already implemented in Unlimited/World Edition.
- A hotfix for the French version of the World Edition is also available.
- The latest patch for the Linux version of Unlimited/World Edition is here.
Skip intro videos
Use -intro:off parameter[3] |
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Use the |
Linux Python Installer
- Requires the CD of Loki Software's Linux port.
The following python script allows you to install the game into the modern Linux system much easier, which can be found here. Works only with Ubuntu and Debian or any distribution based on these two.
Compatibility fixes (retail version only)
Use the compatibility fixes to fix issues with interface frame rates on modern versions of Windows.
Alternatively, you can use dgVoodoo 2 and set its FPS limiter to 45 FPS.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Game\SC3.cfg[Note 2] <path-to-game>\Game\sc3.ini[Note 2] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Cities\[Note 2] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux |
- Cities (
*.sc3
) can be saved anywhere; this is the default location.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution and WSGF entry | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See 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 | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Windowed
- The game must be running in 16-bit color mode (you can use the compatibility fixes to apply this).
Use launch parameters[4] |
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Use the command line argument |
Widescreen resolution
- GOG had released a modified executable file on their support page to enable widescreen resolution. Only works on the Unlimited edition. See WSGF entry for original game fix.
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 | Music, Ambient Sound and Sound Effects. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | No speech | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | DirectSound3D, EAX.[5] Possibly A3D.[6] | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | US and UK English variants exist. | |||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Retail only. | |||
Korean | Retail only. | |||
Portuguese | Retail only. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Retail - EA Brasil | |||
Polish | Retail only. Translation only for the original version of the game. | |||
Russian | Retail only. Translation only for the original version of the game. | |||
Russian | Unofficial translation for unlimited by «7 Wolf». | |||
Spanish | Retail only. Download. | |||
Swedish |
Issues fixed
Retail version of Unlimited edition won't start
This is caused by SafeDisc failing to run on modern versions of Windows. Unpacking the SC3U.exe executable with a SafeDisc (likely V1) unpacking tool will fix the issue. |
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Missing music in Unlimited edition
The Unlimited edition is missing the track "SIM Broadway". Tracks "Concrete Jungle", "City of Dreams" and "SimCity 2000 Theme" are all disabled in AUDIO.ini
file.
Use SimCity 3000 Unlimited: Re-composed |
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Get missing tracks[7] |
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Scrolling is too fast
Run the game at your desktop resolution with a high/widescreen resolution patch[8] |
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This may be caused by modern CPU speeds being much faster than the game expects[9] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | 95, 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 233 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 230 MB | 230 MB |
Video card (GPU) | DirectDraw compatible 2 MB of VRAM | DirectDraw compatible 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Computer Gaming: How to turn off the intro movie
- ↑ Running SimCity 3000 in a window - SC3000.COM
- ↑ Games help:SimCity 3000 - Vortex of Sound (retrieved)
- ↑ SimCity 3000 (c) Maxis review - GameOver
- ↑ How to get the missing SimCity3000 Music
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/simcity_series/solution_fast_scrolling_in_simcity_3000/post8
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/simcity_series/solution_fast_scrolling_in_simcity_3000/post1