The Sims Online
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| Developers | |
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| Maxis | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| The Sims Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 17, 2002 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Genres | Life sim |
| Themes | Contemporary |
| Series | The Sims |
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| 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
- Known as EA-Land from March 2007 to August 2008.
- Servers were shut down on August 1, 2008.[1]
- FreeSO allows the game to be played on unofficial servers.
General information
- The Endless Hours of The Sims Online - GameSpot (archived)
- MMORPG.com entry
- EA Answer HQ
- EA Answer HQ (OS X)
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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- This game is not available digitally anymore.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Requires FreeSO | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Requires FreeSO | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Requires FreeSO | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| 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. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Speech is fictional language called Simlish. Speech is subtitled with generic icons, important speech e.g. phone calls are given as popup |
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| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | Speech is a fictional language called Simlish. Speech is subtitled with generic icons. |
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| Japanese |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 100 | Use FreeSO | ||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III | |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.6 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
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| Other | 4x CD-ROM Drive | |
References
- ↑ Terdiman, Daniel. "'EA Land' closing just weeks after debut". Crave Entertainment. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9931757-1.html. Retrieved 2008-08-22.