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{{Infobox game | {{Infobox game | ||
|cover = The Sims Life Stories cover.jpg | |cover = The Sims Life Stories cover.jpg | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 6, 2007}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 6, 2007}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 13, 2007}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 13, 2007}} | ||
+ | |reception = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-sims-life-stories|72}} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-sims-life-stories|rating}} | ||
+ | |taxonomy = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Bird's-eye view }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Point and select }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Life sim }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Contemporary }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | The Sims Stories }} | ||
|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
|gogcom id = | |gogcom id = | ||
− | |strategywiki = The Sims Life Stories | + | |hltb = 17301 |
+ | |strategywiki = The Sims: Life Stories | ||
+ | |mobygames = 29325 | ||
|wikipedia = The Sims Life Stories | |wikipedia = The Sims Life Stories | ||
|winehq = 4952 | |winehq = 4952 | ||
|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | |||
− | + | {{Introduction | |
− | {{ | + | |introduction = |
− | + | ||
+ | |release history = This game uses a slightly modified version of the ''[[The Sims 2|The Sims 2: Bon Voyage]]'' engine and most fixes and some mods for it also work here. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
+ | }} | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070207224521/http://thesims2.ea.com/about/sims_stories/index.php Official Website] (EA, archived) | {{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070207224521/http://thesims2.ea.com/about/sims_stories/index.php Official Website] (EA, archived) | ||
{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070209044831/http://sims.yahoo.com:80/ Official Website] (Yahoo, archived) | {{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070209044831/http://sims.yahoo.com:80/ Official Website] (Yahoo, archived) | ||
− | {{mm}} [ | + | {{mm}} [https://www.aspyr.com/games/the-sims-2-life-stories Official Website] (Aspyr) |
{{mm}} [https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-The-Sims-Games/bd-p/other-sims-games-en Answer HQ for The Sims series at EA.com] | {{mm}} [https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-The-Sims-Games/bd-p/other-sims-games-en Answer HQ for The Sims series at EA.com] | ||
− | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v4}}. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v4}}. | | Windows }} | ||
− | {{Availability/row| MacApp | id1048231804 | MacApp | | | OS X }} | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | OS X }} |
+ | {{Availability/row| MacApp | id1048231804 | MacApp | | | OS X | unavailable }} | ||
+ | {{Availability/row| Origin | | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{ii}} The final folder may have a localized name depending on which language you installed the game | {{ii}} The final folder may have a localized name depending on which language you installed the game | ||
− | ==Video | + | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== |
− | {{Video | + | {{Save game cloud syncing |
− | |wsgf link = | + | |discord = |
− | |widescreen wsgf award = | + | |discord notes = |
− | |multimonitor wsgf award = | + | |epic games launcher = |
− | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | + | |epic games launcher notes = |
− | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | + | |gog galaxy = |
+ | |gog galaxy notes = | ||
+ | |origin = unknown | ||
+ | |origin notes = | ||
+ | |steam cloud = | ||
+ | |steam cloud notes = | ||
+ | |ubisoft connect = | ||
+ | |ubisoft connect notes = | ||
+ | |xbox cloud = | ||
+ | |xbox cloud notes = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Video== | ||
+ | {{Image|The Sims Castaway Stories Graphics.jpg|In-Game Graphics settings}} | ||
+ | {{Video | ||
+ | |wsgf link = | ||
+ | |widescreen wsgf award = | ||
+ | |multimonitor wsgf award = | ||
+ | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | ||
+ | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | ||
|widescreen resolution = true | |widescreen resolution = true | ||
− | |widescreen resolution notes= | + | |widescreen resolution notes= By default, resolutions up to 1280x720 can be selected. For more widescreen resolutions, see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. |
|multimonitor = false | |multimonitor = false | ||
|multimonitor notes = | |multimonitor notes = | ||
− | |ultrawidescreen = | + | |ultrawidescreen = hackable |
− | |ultrawidescreen notes = | + | |ultrawidescreen notes = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. |
− | |4k ultra hd = | + | |4k ultra hd = hackable |
− | |4k ultra hd notes = | + | |4k ultra hd notes = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. |
− | |fov = | + | |fov = hackable |
− | |fov notes = | + | |fov notes = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]. |
|windowed = true | |windowed = true | ||
− | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = Use <code>-w</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].When in Windowed Mode, the Resolution will be adjusted so the window will not overlap the Windows Taskbar |
|borderless windowed = unknown | |borderless windowed = unknown | ||
|borderless windowed notes = | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
− | |anisotropic = | + | |anisotropic = hackable |
− | |anisotropic notes = | + | |anisotropic notes = Can be forced in driver control panel |
|antialiasing = true | |antialiasing = true | ||
− | |antialiasing notes = | + | |antialiasing notes = Smooth Edges slider. See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]] for modern system compatibility. |
− | |vsync = | + | |upscaling = unknown |
− | |vsync notes = | + | |upscaling tech = |
− | |60 fps = | + | |upscaling notes = |
+ | |vsync = always on | ||
+ | |vsync notes = On by default. See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]. | ||
+ | |60 fps = true | ||
|60 fps notes = | |60 fps notes = | ||
− | |120 fps = | + | |120 fps = true |
− | |120 fps notes = | + | |120 fps notes = Frame rates up to 120 FPS have been observed. |
|hdr = unknown | |hdr = unknown | ||
|hdr notes = | |hdr notes = | ||
− | |color blind = | + | |color blind = false |
|color blind notes = | |color blind notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | ==Input | + | ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]=== |
− | {{Input | + | {{ii}} The game's maximum default resolution is 1600x1200. For higher resolutions, do the following. |
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Manual resolution fix|ref=|fix= | ||
+ | * Navigate to the [[#Game data|configuration file location]] and open {{file|Graphics Rules.sgr}}. | ||
+ | * Set '''maxResWidth''' and '''maxResHeight''' to the display's native width and height, and edit the following lines accordingly: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <pre>option ScreenModeResolution | ||
+ | setting $Low | ||
+ | uintProp maxResWidth 2560 | ||
+ | uintProp maxResHeight 1600 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResWidth 800 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResHeight 600 | ||
+ | |||
+ | setting $Medium | ||
+ | uintProp maxResWidth 2560 | ||
+ | uintProp maxResHeight 1600 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResWidth 1024 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResHeight 768 | ||
+ | |||
+ | setting $High | ||
+ | uintProp maxResWidth 2560 | ||
+ | uintProp maxResHeight 1600 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResWidth 1024 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResHeight 768 | ||
+ | end</pre> | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]=== | ||
+ | Each of the game's cameras can have their FOV set independently using the fov parameter in their Camera Settings files, which are contained in {{folder|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Electronic Arts\The Sims™ Castaway Stories\Cameras}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} If the "Edge Smoothing" slider is greyed out in-game, then it is likely that the game cannot determine how much VRAM the GPU has and is defaulting to its failsafe of 32 MB. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Raise amount of fallback value|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>Navigate to the [[#Game data|configuration file location]].</li> | ||
+ | <li>Open {{file|Graphics Rules.sgr}}.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Find the following section: | ||
+ | <pre>if (not $useSoftwareRasterizer) | ||
+ | # failed to obtain device texture memory size, force to 32 MB | ||
+ | if ($textureMemory = 0) | ||
+ | seti textureMemory 32 | ||
+ | endif</pre> | ||
+ | and change <code>seti textureMemory</code> to the value of the GPU's VRAM in megabytes.</li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} This makes game use the VRAM amount as fallback value. Do not put value higher than actual VRAM amount. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Alternative fix|fix= | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>Navigate to the [[#Game data|configuration file location]].</li> | ||
+ | <li>Open {{file|Graphics Rules.sgr}}.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Search for <code>enumerateMultisampleLevels</code> | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels false | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | and wherever it says <code>false</code> next to it, correct it with <code>true</code>. There are multiple lines with the <code>enumerateMultisampleLevels</code> so keep changing to true until there are no more results.</li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]=== | ||
+ | {{--}} Toggling Vsync can cause the game to hang.{{cn|date=August 2018}} | ||
+ | Vsync can only be toggled using the cheat console ({{key|Ctrl|Shift|C}}) and using either the 'vsync off' or 'vsync on' command. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Input== | ||
+ | {{Input | ||
|key remap = false | |key remap = false | ||
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ==Audio | + | ==Audio== |
− | {{Audio | + | {{Audio |
|separate volume = true | |separate volume = true | ||
|separate volume notes = Voices, Sound Effects, Music, Ambient and Audio Quality sliders | |separate volume notes = Voices, Sound Effects, Music, Ambient and Audio Quality sliders | ||
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|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
|eax support notes = | |eax support notes = | ||
+ | |royalty free audio = always on | ||
+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Czech |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = n/a | |audio = n/a | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Danish |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = n/a | |audio = n/a | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Dutch |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = n/a | |audio = n/a | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Finnish |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = n/a | |audio = n/a | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = German |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = n/a | |audio = n/a | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Hungarian |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = n/a | |audio = n/a | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Norwegian |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = n/a | |audio = n/a | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Polish |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = n/a | |audio = n/a | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Brazilian Portuguese |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = n/a | |audio = n/a | ||
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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
− | ===Black | + | ===Black square under Sim=== |
{{Fixbox|description=Download Sim Shadow Fix|ref=|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Download Sim Shadow Fix|ref=|fix= | ||
# Go [http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=569585 here] and download the file that suits your preferences (0.2 shadows are more opaque, 0.4 more transparent and 0.3 are in between). | # Go [http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=569585 here] and download the file that suits your preferences (0.2 shadows are more opaque, 0.4 more transparent and 0.3 are in between). | ||
− | # Extract the .package file | + | # Extract the {{file|.package}} file to {{folder|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Electronic Arts\The Sims™ Life Stories\Downloads}}. |
− | {{ii}} If | + | {{ii}} If using an Intel HD Graphics card, the author recommends downloading the <code>xReallyNotMisty</code> versions of the fix. |
− | {{ii}} If the | + | {{ii}} If the {{folder|Downloads}} folder is missing, create it. |
− | {{ii}} If | + | {{ii}} If the installation is in an language other than English, the {{folder|The Sims™ Life Stories}} folder will probably have the localized name instead. |
+ | }} | ||
+ | ===Game stuck in 800x600 resolution=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} Occurs because the game fails to detect the video card correctly. | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Edit Graphics Rules.sgr|fix= | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>Navigate to the [[#Game data|configuration file location]].</li> | ||
+ | <li>Open {{file|Graphics Rules.sgr}} with a text editor.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Search for: | ||
+ | <pre>option ScreenModeResolution | ||
+ | setting $Low | ||
+ | uintProp maxResWidth 800 | ||
+ | uintProp maxResHeight 600 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResWidth 800 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResHeight 600 | ||
+ | </pre></li> | ||
+ | <li>Replace</li> | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | option ScreenModeResolution | ||
+ | setting $Low | ||
+ | uintProp maxResWidth 1280 | ||
+ | uintProp maxResHeight 1024 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResWidth 800 | ||
+ | uintProp defaultResHeight 600 | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <li>Save and close.</li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | {{ii}} By default, widescreen resolutions up to 1280x720 can be selected. To force more widescreen resolutions, change the values for the desired resolution. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===API=== | ===API=== | ||
{{API | {{API | ||
− | |direct3d versions = | + | |direct3d versions = 9.0c |
|direct3d notes = | |direct3d notes = | ||
|directdraw versions = | |directdraw versions = | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = true | |windows 32-bit exe = true | ||
|windows 64-bit exe = false | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
+ | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
− | |mac os x powerpc app = | + | |mac os x powerpc app = true |
|macos intel 32-bit app = true | |macos intel 32-bit app = true | ||
|macos intel 64-bit app = false | |macos intel 64-bit app = false | ||
− | |macos app notes = 32-bit | + | |macos arm app = unknown |
+ | |macos app notes = 32-bit<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000214186|title=MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> and PowerPC only. | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{System requirements | {{System requirements | ||
|OSfamily = OS X | |OSfamily = OS X | ||
− | |ref = <ref> | + | |ref = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.aspyr.com/games/the-sims-2-life-stories|title=The Sims™ 2 Life Stories - Aspyr|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> |
|minOS = 10.9.5 | |minOS = 10.9.5 |
Latest revision as of 13:08, 9 April 2024
Developers | |
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Maxis | |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
OS X | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
The Sims 2 Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 6, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | April 13, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 72 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Life sim |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | The Sims Stories |
The Sims Stories | |
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Subseries of The Sims | |
The Sims Life Stories | 2007 |
The Sims Pet Stories | 2007 |
The Sims Castaway Stories | 2008 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
The Sims Life Stories is a singleplayer bird's-eye view life sim game in the The Sims Stories series.
This game uses a slightly modified version of the The Sims 2: Bon Voyage engine and most fixes and some mods for it also work here.
General information
- Official Website (EA, archived)
- Official Website (Yahoo, archived)
- Official Website (Aspyr)
- Answer HQ for The Sims series at EA.com
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
Retail | ||||
Mac App Store (unavailable) | ||||
Origin (unavailable) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\TSData\Res\Config[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims™ Life Stories\ |
macOS (OS X) |
- The final folder may have a localized name depending on which language you installed the game
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | By default, resolutions up to 1280x720 can be selected. For more widescreen resolutions, see Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Use -w parameter.When in Windowed Mode, the Resolution will be adjusted so the window will not overlap the Windows Taskbar |
||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be forced in driver control panel | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Smooth Edges slider. See Anti-aliasing (AA) for modern system compatibility. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default. See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rates up to 120 FPS have been observed. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
- The game's maximum default resolution is 1600x1200. For higher resolutions, do the following.
Manual resolution fix |
---|
option ScreenModeResolution setting $Low uintProp maxResWidth 2560 uintProp maxResHeight 1600 uintProp defaultResWidth 800 uintProp defaultResHeight 600 setting $Medium uintProp maxResWidth 2560 uintProp maxResHeight 1600 uintProp defaultResWidth 1024 uintProp defaultResHeight 768 setting $High uintProp maxResWidth 2560 uintProp maxResHeight 1600 uintProp defaultResWidth 1024 uintProp defaultResHeight 768 end |
Field of view (FOV)
Each of the game's cameras can have their FOV set independently using the fov parameter in their Camera Settings files, which are contained in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims™ Castaway Stories\Cameras
.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
- If the "Edge Smoothing" slider is greyed out in-game, then it is likely that the game cannot determine how much VRAM the GPU has and is defaulting to its failsafe of 32 MB.
Raise amount of fallback value[citation needed] |
---|
Notes
|
Alternative fix |
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|
Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Toggling Vsync can cause the game to hang.[citation needed]
Vsync can only be toggled using the cheat console (Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C) and using either the 'vsync off' or 'vsync on' command.
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 | Voices, Sound Effects, Music, Ambient and Audio Quality sliders | |
Surround sound | 4.0 and 5.1 | |
Subtitles | No intelligible dialog. All in-game dialog uses the fictional Simlish language. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Game 'forgets' it does not have the focus when leaving loading screens | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | Speech is fictional language called Simlish. Speech is subtitled with generic icons. |
|||
Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Issues fixed
Black square under Sim
Download Sim Shadow Fix |
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|
Game stuck in 800x600 resolution
- Occurs because the game fails to detect the video card correctly.
Edit Graphics Rules.sgr |
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option ScreenModeResolution setting $Low uintProp maxResWidth 1280 uintProp maxResHeight 1024 uintProp defaultResWidth 800 uintProp defaultResHeight 600
|
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit[3] and PowerPC only. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.4 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | T&L Capable 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum[4] | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.9.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 series AMD Radeon HD 3870 Intel HD Graphics 3000 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ The Sims™ 2 Life Stories - Aspyr - last accessed on 9 June 2023