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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1991}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1991}} | ||
|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase}} |
− | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer}} | |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Side view, Top-down view, Isometric}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Point and select, Menu-based}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Life sim, Educational}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Life sim, Educational | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Pixel art}} |
− | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Contemporary}} | |
− | |||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Sim }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Sim }} | ||
|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
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|hltb = 8554 | |hltb = 8554 | ||
|strategywiki = SimAnt | |strategywiki = SimAnt | ||
− | |mobygames = | + | |mobygames = 1809 |
|wikipedia = SimAnt | |wikipedia = SimAnt | ||
|winehq = 113 | |winehq = 113 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
+ | {{Introduction | ||
+ | |introduction = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |release history = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | The game is a side view when playing inside an ant nest, a top-down view when playing on the surface of the ground (or carpet or countertop), and an isometric view when looking at a wider perspective of the backyard and house interior. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
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===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/config|DOS|}} | + | {{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\simant.cfg}} |
{{Game data/config|Windows|}} | {{Game data/config|Windows|}} | ||
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}} | {{Game data/config|Mac OS|}} | ||
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===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/saves|DOS|}} | + | {{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.ant}} |
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.ant}} | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.ant}} | ||
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}} | {{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}} | ||
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|antialiasing = n/a | |antialiasing = n/a | ||
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = unknown | |vsync = unknown | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
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|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
− | |eax support notes = | + | |eax support notes = |
− | | | + | |royalty free audio = always on |
− | | | + | |royalty free audio notes = |
+ | |general midi audio = true | ||
+ | |general midi audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = false | |windows 32-bit exe = false | ||
|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 = unknown | ||
|macos intel 32-bit app = | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
|macos intel 64-bit app = | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|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 = | ||
+ | |mac os powerpc app = unknown | ||
+ | |mac os 68k app = true | ||
+ | |mac os executable notes= | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 06:07, 8 May 2024
Developers | |
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Maxis | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1991 |
Windows 3.x | 1991 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1991 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view, Top-down view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select, Menu-based |
Genres | Life sim, Educational |
Art styles | Pixel art |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Sim |
⤏ 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).
SimAnt is a singleplayer side view, top-down view and isometric life sim and educational game in the Sim series.
The game is a side view when playing inside an ant nest, a top-down view when playing on the surface of the ground (or carpet or countertop), and an isometric view when looking at a wider perspective of the backyard and house interior.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\simant.cfg |
Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\*.ant |
Windows | <path-to-game>\*.ant[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
- 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. | ||
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 |
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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 | ||
General MIDI audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes |
Executable | PPC | 16-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) | 2.5 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | EGA, Hercules, MCGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA |
Windows 3.x | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.0 | 95 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 12 MHz | Intel 486DX2 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | 4 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.5 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA, SVGA, XGA |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 6.0.2 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68030 | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | 8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 colours |
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).