The Sims 3
Developers | |
---|---|
The Sims Studio | |
Expansions | EA Salt Lake |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
The Sims 3 Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 2, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | June 2, 2009 |
The Sims | |
---|---|
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
- Strong modding community
General information
- The Sims 3 Official Forums
- Answer HQ for The Sims 3 at EA.com
- Answer HQ for The Sims series at EA.com (OS X)
- The Sims Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM, unknown machine limit. A De-Authorization Tool is available. Dropped starting with patch 1.2.7. Later expansions add Origin DRM. |
|||
Origin | ||||
Steam |
Version differences
- List of all different versions and regions can be found on Wikipedia.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff | ||
Ambitions | ||
Diesel Stuff | ||
Fast Lane Stuff | ||
Generations | ||
High-End Loft Stuff | Also known as Design and Hi-Tech Stuff in Europe | |
Into the Future | ||
Island Paradise | ||
Katy Perry's Sweet Treats | ||
Late Night | ||
Master Suite Stuff | ||
Movie Stuff | ||
Outdoor Living Stuff | ||
Pets | ||
Seasons | ||
Showtime | ||
Supernatural | ||
Town Life Stuff | ||
University Life | ||
World Adventures |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.67.2 are the latest patch available.
- The patch notes can be found here here.
Large Address Aware
Improves stability on systems with at least 3GB RAM by allowing the application to use more than 2GB RAM.
Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[citation needed] |
---|
Download and install this mod. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47890/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47890/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Czech | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Greek | ||||
Hebrew | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Thai |
Issues fixed
- You can find various fixes in this Steam Community Guide .
- Many performanc issues can be fixed with mods. These include Overwatch, ErrorTrap, Traveler, Mastercontroller and DebugEnabler
Poor performance
Turn off online functionality |
---|
|
World Adventures Region Error
- Incorrect Region Codes can be fixed with a simple registry tweak.
World Adventures Region Error[citation needed] |
---|
Region Codes
|
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 2.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Mods
The Sims 3 exchange
http://www.thesims3.com/exchange is the official website where user made content can be downloaded. It uses the Sims 3 launcher to download and install custom content. Both the exchange and Sims 3 launcher require the same account.
Mod The Sims
http://www.modthesims.info/index.php is a third-party host for mods and custom content.
NRaas
AwesomeMod
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,15185.0.html
More information about this mod at The Sims Wiki
System requirements
- VRAM requirements do not apply to integrated GPUs.
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista, 7, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz P4 Pentium D 2.6 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium D 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 1.5 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.1 GB | 32 GB (with all DLC) |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 9600 series GMA 3 series 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.7 (Leopard) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT Intel Integrated GMA X3100 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (47890) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.