SimCity 2000
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Maxis |
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Electronic Arts |
| DOS |
December 1, 1993 |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
February 1, 1994 |
| Windows 3.x |
November 1, 1994 |
| Windows |
February 28, 1995 |
| Windows (DOSBox) |
October 4, 2011 |
| macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) |
October 18, 2012[1] |
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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 |
| Retail |
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No disc check. |
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| Retail |
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| GOG.com |
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DOS Special Edition pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] |
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| Origin |
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DOS Special Edition pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Included with EA Play. |
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- Demo #1 #2
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
- Patch 1.1 (DOS) and 1.2 can be found here.
Skip intro videos
- These steps are for the DOS version; for the Windows version simply run the game without the CD in the drive.
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Remove INTRO command[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Edit
SC2000.BAT.
- Remove the
INTRO line.
- Save your changes and close the file.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Many settings (e.g. game speed) are stored in the city file itself.
Save game data location
- The original Windows version can save cities anywhere (
<path-to-game>\Cities folder is the default).
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
- The original disc release uses a 16-bit installer.
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Install with a modified 32-bit installer[citation needed]
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- Insert the CD.
- Copy the contents of
WIN95 folder somewhere temporarily.
- Download the InstallShield 3 32-bit Generic Installer.
- Extract the new installer into the
WIN95 folder.
- Run
install32.exe and follow the steps.
- If you want CD videos to be available go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Paths and change the Goodies key to the drive letter you are using the CD in.
- Apply the SimCity 2000 compatibility patch.
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Install with SimCity 2000 Installer[citation needed]
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- This installer includes the compatibility patch.
- Download SimCity 2000 Installer.
- Extract the new installer anywhere.
- Run
Sk2kInstall.exe and follow the steps.
- When asked for the SC2K folder, insert the CD and navigate to
WIN95/SK2K on the CD.
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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.
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.
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DOSBox - CPU speed[citation needed]
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- Type
config cpu cycles auto limit 65000
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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.
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Correct aspect ratio[citation needed]
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- Go to your game install directory, for example
C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity 2000 SE
- Locate the DOSBox subdirectory, located at
\SimCity 2000 SE\Game\Game\DOSBox
- Open the file
dosbox.conf in a basic text editor like Notepad.
- Locate the line
fullresolution=original. Change this to fullresolution=desktop
- Save the file and run the game.
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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.
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Use Windows 8 compatibility mode[citation needed]
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Set the Compatibility mode to Windows 8.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| DOS video modes |
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| Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows | |
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Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. |
| Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
| DOS | Windows 3.x | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
| 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 the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
