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Revision as of 16:13, 21 June 2017
Developers | |
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The Sims Studio | |
Expansions | EA Salt Lake |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 2, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | June 2, 2009 |
The Sims | |
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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
- Sims 3 exchange
- The Sims Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Version differences
- List of all different versions and regions can be found on Wikipedia.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff | ||
Ambitions | ||
Diesel Stuff | ||
Fast Lane Stuff | ||
Generations | ||
High-End Loft Stuff | ||
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
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
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47890/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47890/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Issues fixed
World Adventures Region Error
- Incorrect Region Codes can be fixed with a simple registry tweak.
Instructions |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
- VRAM requirements do not apply to integrated GPUs.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz P4 | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP SP2), 1.5 GB (Vista, 7) | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.7 | |
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.