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Revision as of 02:00, 28 September 2019
Developers | |
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Maxis | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Mac OS (Classic) | October 31, 1993 |
DOS | February 1994 |
Windows 3.x | November 1, 1994 |
Windows | February 28, 1995 |
Windows (DOSBox) | October 4, 2011 |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | October 18, 2012[1] |
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 |
For the Network Edition, see SimCity 2000 Network Edition.
Key points
- Original Windows versions work well on modern systems (see Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows).
- Original Windows versions run windowed and can be resized/maximised to make full use of any modern resolution.
- The GOG.com and Origin releases are the DOS version in DOSBox so have a fixed resolution and many limitations.
- Incorrect aspect ratio for DOSBox version can be corrected with configuration file tweak.
General information
- SimCity Wiki
- Simtropolis - A fan site for the series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | No disc check. | |||
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | DOS Special Edition pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |||
Origin | DOS Special Edition pre-packaged with DOSBox. Included with EA Play. |
Version differences
- The Special Edition (or CD Collection) is a complete edition containing the base game, Urban Renewal Kit, Scenarios Volume 1: Great Disasters, and additional cities and scenarios not available separately. Includes DOS, Win16, and Win32 versions, though the Win32 version unfortunately has a 16-bit installer.
Essential improvements
Patches
Skip intro videos
- These steps are for the DOS version; for the Windows version simply run the game without the CD in the drive.
Remove INTRO command[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\SC2000.CFG[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
- Many settings (e.g. game speed) are stored in the city file itself.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\Cities\*.sc2 |
Windows | <path-to-game>\Cities\*.sc2[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
- The original Windows version can save cities anywhere (
<path-to-game>\Cities
folder is the default).
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail disc only |
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
- The original disc release uses a 16-bit installer.
Install with a modified 32-bit installer[citation needed] |
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Install with SimCity 2000 Installer[citation needed] |
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Traffic and water animations are frozen
Set the game to run in 256 Colors compatibility mode. This will not fix the problem on Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 since they are locked in 32-bit depth, and 256-color mode is simply emulated without actually being used.
Saving or loading crashes the game
- Saving and loading cause crashes on Windows 7 and later without this fix.
Use patched executable[3] |
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Apply the SimCity 2000 compatibility patch. |
Changing the game speed from pause crashes the game
Game runs too fast (DOSBox)
- Fast computers may cause disasters in Cheetah speed to run rampant before you can react.
DOSBox - CPU speed[citation needed] |
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Correcting aspect ratio (DOSBox)
- Running the game on contemporary 16:9 or 16:10 monitors can result in a distorted picture. This can be fixed by altering a DOSBox configuration file.
Correct aspect ratio[citation needed] |
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Black scrollbar padding (Windows 10)
- On Windows 10 the right-hand scrollbar may have a margin of black pixels at some resolutions.
Use Windows 8 compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Set the Compatibility mode to Windows 8. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 DX2/66 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA video card 512 KB of VRAM |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 7.0 or higher | |
Processor (CPU) | 68030 processor or higher | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
- Mac OS
- DOS
- Windows 3.x
- Windows
- OS X
- Games
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