Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.

Warning for game developers: PCGamingWiki staff members will only ever reach out to you using the official press@pcgamingwiki.com mail address.
Be aware of scammers claiming to be representatives or affiliates of PCGamingWiki who promise a PCGW page for a game key.

Difference between revisions of "SimFarm"

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
m (updated template usage)
 
(17 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 6: Line 6:
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Maxis}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Maxis}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Mindscape}}
 
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1994}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1994}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1996}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1996}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Sim }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|hltb        = 8564
 
|strategywiki = SimFarm
 
|strategywiki = SimFarm
 +
|mobygames    = 1845
 
|wikipedia    = SimFarm
 
|wikipedia    = SimFarm
 
|winehq      = 620
 
|winehq      = 620
 +
|lutris      = simfarm
 +
|igdb        = simfarm
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Sim}}
 
  
−
'''Key points'''
+
{{Introduction
−
{{--}} Cannot be run natively on 64-bit versions of Windows as game is 16-bit only
+
|introduction      =
−
{{--}} Windows version crashes if the main window inside the game is stretched over 1280 pixels wide
 
  
−
'''General information'''
+
|release history  =
−
{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/simfarm MobyGames entry]
+
 
 +
|current state    = The Windows version crashes if the main window inside the game is stretched over 1280 pixels wide{{cn|January 2024}}.
 +
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | | DOS, Windows, Mac OS }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | | DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac OS }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
−
[http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3749/7/30898 Patch 1.3] will updates retail versions to the latest version.
+
[https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3749/7/30898 Patch 1.3] will updates retail versions to the latest version.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
+
{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\simfarm.cfg}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
Line 47: Line 63:
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.sfm}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.sfm}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.sfm}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{ii}} This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.
+
{{ii}} In Windows, this is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
Line 78: Line 94:
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
Line 90: Line 109:
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
Line 154: Line 173:
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
Line 167: Line 186:
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 178: Line 201:
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Not enough disk space free===
 +
{{ii}} DOSBox reports an amount of free disk space that overflows a 16-bit value used in the saving routine. May also happen on systems with increments of 64MB of free space.
 +
{{ii}} Installing on a drive or disk image with 512-byte clusters will also cause the issue.
 +
 +
{{fixbox|description=Modify with hex editor|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Sigma 7|date=2024-04-24|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|Simfarm.exe}} with a hex editor.
 +
# Browse to file offset <code>44479h</code> (279673 in decimal)
 +
# Change <code>0B D2</code> to <code>EB 2B</code>
 +
 +
Notes
 +
{{ii}} Applies to the Dos version.
 +
{{ii}} May have unintended side-effects, if there's less than 150 KiB of free space remaining.
 +
{{ii}} Exercise caution when modifying executable files.
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{fixbox|description=DOSBox-X: Mount with -freespace|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/issues/3419|title=DOSBox-X - SimFarm: Cannot save game, "Not enough disk space free" #3419|date=2024-04-24}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# When mounting the folder or drive containing the game, add the <code>-freepsace</code> parameter to the mount command.
 +
# Example: <code>mount {{p|game}} -freespace 63</code>
 +
Notes
 +
{{ii}} Increments of 64 cause the issue.  Default value is 1920.
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 189: Line 234:
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 +
|wing                  =
 +
|wing notes            =
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
Line 201: Line 248:
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
−
|dos modes              =  
+
|dos modes              = vga
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = true
 +
|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 230: Line 291:
  
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
−
|OSfamily = Windows
+
|OSfamily = Windows 3.x
  
 
|minOS    = 3.1
 
|minOS    = 3.1
Line 242: Line 303:
 
|recOS    = 95, 98
 
|recOS    = 95, 98
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium
−
|recRAM  = 4 MB
+
|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  

Latest revision as of 00:56, 25 April 2024

SimFarm: SimCity's Country Cousin
SimFarm: SimCity's Country Cousin cover
Developers
Leaping Lizard Software
Publishers
Maxis
Release dates
DOS 1993
Mac OS (Classic) 1994
Windows 3.x 1996
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Point and select
Genres Building
Series Sim
SimFarm on HowLongToBeat
SimFarm on IGDB
Icon overlay.png
SimFarm guide on StrategyWiki
SimFarm on MobyGames
SimFarm on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
⤏ Go to series page
SimCity (series)
SimEarth 1990
SimAnt 1991
SimLife 1992
SimFarm 1993
SimHealth 1994
SimTower 1994
SimIsle: Missions in the Rainforest 1995
SimTown 1995
SimPark 1996
SimGolf 1996
SimTunes 1996
SimSafari 1998
The Sims (series)
Sid Meier's SimGolf 2002

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

SimFarm is a singleplayer top-down view building game in the Sim series.

The Windows version crashes if the main window inside the game is stretched over 1280 pixels wide[citation needed].

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
 Entire game can be copied to the hard drive.
DOS
Windows 3.x
Mac OS

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.3 will updates retail versions to the latest version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\simfarm.cfg
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\*.sfm
Windows <path-to-game>\*.sfm[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
In Windows, this is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Uses desktop resolution. See Key points on top of the page.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
By default.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Not enough disk space free

DOSBox reports an amount of free disk space that overflows a 16-bit value used in the saving routine. May also happen on systems with increments of 64MB of free space.
Installing on a drive or disk image with 512-byte clusters will also cause the issue.
Modify with hex editor[1]
  1. Open Simfarm.exe with a hex editor.
  2. Browse to file offset 44479h (279673 in decimal)
  3. Change 0B D2 to EB 2B

Notes

Applies to the Dos version.
May have unintended side-effects, if there's less than 150 KiB of free space remaining.
Exercise caution when modifying executable files.
DOSBox-X: Mount with -freespace[2]
  1. When mounting the folder or drive containing the game, add the -freepsace parameter to the mount command.
  2. Example: mount <path-to-game> -freespace 63

Notes

Increments of 64 cause the issue. Default value is 1920.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.0 6.2
Processor (CPU) Intel 286 12 MHz Intel 486DX2
System memory (RAM) 640 KB 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 MB
Video card (GPU) EGA, VGA
Windows 3.x
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel 386SX Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA
Mac OS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7.0 9.2.2
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68K series
System memory (RAM) 4 MB 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 MB


Notes

  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).

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Sigma 7 on 2024-04-24
  2. ↑ DOSBox-X - SimFarm: Cannot save game, "Not enough disk space free" #3419 - last accessed on 2024-04-24