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{{Infobox game | {{Infobox game | ||
− | |cover = The Sims Castaway Stories cover. | + | |cover = The Sims Castaway Stories cover.png |
|developers = | |developers = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Maxis}} | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Maxis}} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/ | + | {{Infobox game/row/porter|Aspyr Media|OS X}} |
|publishers = | |publishers = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Aspyr Media|OS X}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Aspyr Media|OS X}} | ||
− | |release dates= | + | |engines = |
+ | {{Infobox game/row/engine|The Sims 2 Engine}} | ||
+ | |release dates= | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 29, 2008}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 29, 2008}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 17, 2008}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 17, 2008}} | ||
− | |steam appid = | + | |reception = |
− | |gogcom | + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-sims-castaway-stories|73}} |
+ | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-sims-castaway-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 = | ||
+ | |gogcom id = | ||
+ | |hltb = 53491 | ||
+ | |lutris = the-sims-castaway-stories | ||
+ | |strategywiki = The Sims: Castaway Stories | ||
+ | |mobygames = 29430 | ||
|wikipedia = The Sims Castaway Stories | |wikipedia = The Sims Castaway Stories | ||
+ | |winehq = | ||
+ | |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. Compared to ''The Sims 2'', this game has lower texture quality.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=520699|title=Castaway Stories - TSCS - Awful textures?|date=May 2023}}</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''General information''' | ||
+ | {{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071002231355/http://sims.yahoo.com:80/about/castawaystories Official Website] (Yahoo!, archived) | ||
+ | {{mm}} [https://www.aspyr.com/games/the-sims-2-castaway-stories Official Website] (OS X) | ||
+ | {{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/The-Sims-Mac/bd-p/The-Sims-Mac Answer HQ for The Sims series at EA.com] (OS X) | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability| |
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key |{{DRM|SecuROM|7}}. | | Windows, OS X }} |
+ | {{Availability/row| MacApp | id1048232504 | MacApp | | | OS X | unavailable }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
+ | {{Image|The Sims Castaway Stories General.jpg|In-game General settings.}} | ||
+ | |||
===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/ | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\TSData\Res\Config}} |
− | {{Game data/ | + | {{Game data/config|OS X|}} |
}} | }} | ||
===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/ | + | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Electronic Arts\The Sims™ Castaway Stories\}} |
− | {{Game data/ | + | {{Game data/saves|OS X|}} |
}} | }} | ||
− | ==Video | + | {{ii}} The final folder may have a localized name depending on which language you installed the game |
− | + | ||
− | {{Video | + | ==Video== |
+ | {{Image|The Sims Castaway Stories Graphics.jpg|In-Game Graphics settings}} | ||
+ | {{Video | ||
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
− | |widescreen wsgf award = | + | |widescreen wsgf award = |
− | |multimonitor wsgf award = | + | |multimonitor wsgf award = |
− | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | + | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = |
− | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | + | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = |
− | |widescreen resolution = | + | |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 = | + | |multimonitor = false |
− | |multimonitor notes = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. | + | |multimonitor notes = |
− | + | |ultrawidescreen = hackable | |
− | + | |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 = hackable | |fov = hackable | ||
− | |fov notes = | + | |fov notes = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]. |
|windowed = true | |windowed = true | ||
− | |windowed notes = When in Windowed Mode, the Resolution will be adjusted so the window will not overlap the Windows Taskbar | + | |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 = On by | + | |upscaling tech = |
− | | | + | |upscaling notes = |
− | | | + | |vsync = always on |
− | | | + | |vsync notes = On by default. See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]. |
− | | | + | |60 fps = true |
− | |color blind = | + | |60 fps notes = |
+ | |120 fps = true | ||
+ | |120 fps notes = Frame rates up to 120 FPS have been observed. | ||
+ | |hdr = unknown | ||
+ | |hdr notes = | ||
+ | |color blind = false | ||
|color blind notes = | |color blind notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]=== | ||
− | The game's maximum default resolution is 1600x1200. For higher resolutions | + | {{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: | |
− | Set | ||
<pre>option ScreenModeResolution | <pre>option ScreenModeResolution | ||
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uintProp defaultResHeight 768 | uintProp defaultResHeight 768 | ||
end</pre> | end</pre> | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | ===Field of | + | ===[[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 | + | 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}} | + | {{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. |
− | |||
− | ==Input | + | {{Fixbox|description=Raise amount of fallback value|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= |
− | {{Input | + | <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 your 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 = | ||
|acceleration option = false | |acceleration option = false | ||
|acceleration option notes = | |acceleration option notes = | ||
+ | |mouse sensitivity = false | ||
+ | |mouse sensitivity notes = | ||
|mouse menu = true | |mouse menu = true | ||
|mouse menu notes = | |mouse menu notes = | ||
|invert mouse y-axis = false | |invert mouse y-axis = false | ||
|invert mouse y-axis notes = | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | ||
+ | |touchscreen = unknown | ||
+ | |touchscreen notes = | ||
|controller support = false | |controller support = false | ||
|controller support notes = | |controller support notes = | ||
− | |full controller = | + | |full controller = unknown |
|full controller notes = | |full controller notes = | ||
− | |controller remap = | + | |controller remap = unknown |
|controller remap notes = | |controller remap notes = | ||
− | |invert controller y-axis = | + | |controller sensitivity = unknown |
+ | |controller sensitivity notes= | ||
+ | |invert controller y-axis = unknown | ||
|invert controller y-axis notes= | |invert controller y-axis notes= | ||
− | | | + | |xinput controllers = unknown |
− | | | + | |xinput controllers notes = |
+ | |xbox prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
+ | |impulse triggers = unknown | ||
+ | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock prompts notes = | ||
+ | |light bar support = unknown | ||
+ | |light bar support notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 modes = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 modes notes = | ||
+ | |tracked motion controllers= unknown | ||
+ | |tracked motion controllers notes = | ||
+ | |tracked motion prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |tracked motion prompts notes = | ||
+ | |other controllers = unknown | ||
+ | |other controllers notes = | ||
+ | |other button prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |other button prompts notes= | ||
+ | |controller hotplug = unknown | ||
+ | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
+ | |haptic feedback = unknown | ||
+ | |haptic feedback notes = | ||
+ | |simultaneous input = unknown | ||
+ | |simultaneous input notes = | ||
+ | |steam input api = unknown | ||
+ | |steam input api notes = | ||
+ | |steam hook input = unknown | ||
+ | |steam hook input notes = | ||
+ | |steam input presets = unknown | ||
+ | |steam input presets notes = | ||
+ | |steam controller prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |steam controller prompts notes = | ||
+ | |steam cursor detection = unknown | ||
+ | |steam cursor detection notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | ==Audio | + | ==Audio== |
− | {{Audio settings | + | {{Image|The Sims Castaway Stories Audio.jpg|In-Game Audio settings.}} |
+ | {{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 | ||
|surround sound = true | |surround sound = true | ||
− | |surround sound notes = 4.0 | + | |surround sound notes = Stereo, 4.0 and 5.1 |
− | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = n/a |
− | |subtitles notes = All | + | |subtitles notes = No intelligible dialog. All in-game dialog uses the fictional [[wikipedia:Simlish|Simlish language]]. |
− | |closed captions = | + | |closed captions = n/a |
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
|mute on focus lost = true | |mute on focus lost = true | ||
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|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
|eax support notes = | |eax support notes = | ||
+ | |royalty free audio = always on | ||
+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
{{L10n|content= | {{L10n|content= | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
− | |audio = | + | |audio = n/a |
− | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = n/a |
+ | |notes = Speech is fictional language called [[wikipedia:Simlish|Simlish]].<br/>Speech is subtitled with generic icons. | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Danish | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Finnish | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = French | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = German | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Norwegian | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Russian | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Swedish | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
|notes = | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Brazilian Portuguese | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Issues fixed== | ||
+ | ===Poorly placed objects/frozen objects=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} Periodically, special object may be placed in a bad location, preventing a sim from doing anything. In other cases, a normal object may be improperly tagged as "in use" and cannot be moved, sold, or manipulated. | ||
+ | {{--}} This problem can only be fixed with a mod, as <code>moveobjects on</code> cheat is disabled for this game. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use "Stuck Object Remover" mod|ref=|fix= | ||
+ | # Go [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?topic=1609.0 here] and download the file | ||
+ | # Extract .zip file to {{folder|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Electronic Arts\The Sims™ Castaway Stories\Downloads}}. | ||
+ | # While in game, open "Barter Mode" (Buy mode) and in "Nature" section there will be a yellow box. | ||
+ | # Place the box where the stuck object is. | ||
+ | # Go back to "Live Mode" and a notification will be shown saying that object has been eliminated from the lot. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Black square under Sim=== | ||
+ | {{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). | ||
+ | # Extract the {{file|.package}} file to {{folder|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Electronic Arts\The Sims™ Castaway Stories\Downloads}} | ||
+ | {{ii}} If using an Intel HD Graphics card, the author recommends downloading the <code>xReallyNotMisty</code> versions of the fix. | ||
+ | {{ii}} If the {{folder|Downloads}} folder is missing, create it. | ||
+ | {{ii}} If the installation is in an language other than English, the {{folder|The Sims™ Castaway Stories}} folder will probably have the localized name instead. It's also possible to have both the localized folder along with an normal {{folder|The Sims™ Castaway Stories}}. In this last case, the {{folder|Downloads}} folder must be in the localized folder, as the other will just handles logs. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===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]]. | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Other information== | ||
+ | ===API=== | ||
+ | {{API | ||
+ | |direct3d versions = 9.0c | ||
+ | |direct3d notes = | ||
+ | |directdraw versions = | ||
+ | |directdraw notes = | ||
+ | |opengl versions = | ||
+ | |opengl notes = | ||
+ | |glide versions = | ||
+ | |glide notes = | ||
+ | |software mode = | ||
+ | |software mode notes = | ||
+ | |mantle support = | ||
+ | |mantle support notes = | ||
+ | |metal support = | ||
+ | |metal support notes = | ||
+ | |vulkan versions = | ||
+ | |vulkan notes = | ||
+ | |dos modes = | ||
+ | |dos modes notes = | ||
+ | |shader model versions = | ||
+ | |shader model notes = | ||
+ | |windows 32-bit exe = true | ||
+ | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
+ | |windows arm app = false | ||
+ | |windows exe notes = | ||
+ | |mac os x powerpc app = true | ||
+ | |macos intel 32-bit app = true | ||
+ | |macos intel 64-bit app = false | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |macos app notes = 32-bit only.<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> | ||
+ | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==System requirements== | ==System requirements== | ||
{{System requirements | {{System requirements | ||
+ | |OSfamily = Windows | ||
− | |minOS = XP | + | |minOS = XP, Vista |
− | |minCPU = 1.8 | + | |minCPU = 1.8 GHz |
− | | | + | |minRAM = 256 MB (XP) / 1 GB (Vista) |
|minHD = 2.9 GB | |minHD = 2.9 GB | ||
|minGPU = ATI Radeon 7500 / Mobility Radeon 7500 | |minGPU = ATI Radeon 7500 / Mobility Radeon 7500 | ||
− | |minGPU2 = | + | |minGPU2 = Nvidia GeForce2 Series / GeForce Go Series |
|minGPU3 = Supported Non-T&L Cards (e.g. Radeon VE Series and Intel Extreme 82845) require an additional 256 MB of System Memory | |minGPU3 = Supported Non-T&L Cards (e.g. Radeon VE Series and Intel Extreme 82845) require an additional 256 MB of System Memory | ||
|minVRAM = 32 MB | |minVRAM = 32 MB | ||
|minDX = 9.0c | |minDX = 9.0c | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{System requirements | ||
+ | |OSfamily = OS X | ||
+ | |ref = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.aspyr.com/games/the-sims-2-castaway-stories|title=The Sims™ 2 Castaway Stories - Aspyr|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |minOS = 10.9.5 | ||
+ | |minCPU = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz | ||
+ | |minRAM = 4 GB | ||
+ | |minHD = 3 GB | ||
+ | |minGPU = Nvidia GeForce 8800 series | ||
+ | |minGPU2 = AMD Radeon HD 3870 | ||
+ | |minGPU3 = Intel HD Graphics 3000 | ||
+ | |minVRAM = 256 MB | ||
+ | |||
+ | |recOS = | ||
+ | |recCPU = | ||
+ | |recRAM = | ||
+ | |recHD = | ||
+ | |recGPU = | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} |
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 | January 29, 2008 |
macOS (OS X) | March 17, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 73 |
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 | |
---|---|
Subseries of The Sims | |
The Sims Life Stories | 2007 |
The Sims Pet Stories | 2007 |
The Sims Castaway Stories | 2008 |
Warnings
- 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 Castaway 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. Compared to The Sims 2, this game has lower texture quality.[1]
General information
- Official Website (Yahoo!, archived)
- Official Website (OS X)
- Answer HQ for The Sims series at EA.com
- Answer HQ for The Sims series at EA.com (OS X)
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM. | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\TSData\Res\Config[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims™ Castaway Stories\ |
macOS (OS X) |
- The final folder may have a localized name depending on which language you installed the game
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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] |
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Notes
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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 |
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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 |
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Separate volume controls | Voices, Sound Effects, Music, Ambient and Audio Quality sliders | |
Surround sound | Stereo, 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 |
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English | Speech is fictional language called Simlish. Speech is subtitled with generic icons. |
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Danish | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese |
Issues fixed
Poorly placed objects/frozen objects
- Periodically, special object may be placed in a bad location, preventing a sim from doing anything. In other cases, a normal object may be improperly tagged as "in use" and cannot be moved, sold, or manipulated.
- This problem can only be fixed with a mod, as
moveobjects on
cheat is disabled for this game.
Use "Stuck Object Remover" mod |
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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
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[2] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB (XP) / 1 GB (Vista) | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 7500 / Mobility Radeon 7500 Nvidia GeForce2 Series / GeForce Go Series Supported Non-T&L Cards (e.g. Radeon VE Series and Intel Extreme 82845) require an additional 256 MB of System Memory 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum[3] | ||
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Castaway Stories - TSCS - Awful textures? - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ The Sims™ 2 Castaway Stories - Aspyr - last accessed on 9 June 2023