The Sims Life Stories
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| 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 |
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Warnings
- SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected releases).
- The macOS (OS X) release 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 Stories | |
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| Subseries of The Sims | |
| The Sims Life Stories | 2007 |
| The Sims Pet Stories | 2007 |
| The Sims Castaway Stories | 2008 |
Key points
- Runs well on low-end hardware, especially laptops and integrated graphics cards.
- 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
- The Sims Wiki
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1]. | |
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| Retail | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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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 |
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| 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
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Speech is fictional language called Simlish. Speech is subtitled with generic icons. |
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| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| French | ||||
| Finnish | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish |
Issues fixed
Black Square Under Sim
| Download Sim Shadow Fix |
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Other information
API
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.4 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3.5 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | T&L Capable 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum[5] | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.9.5 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 series AMD Radeon HD 3870 Intel HD Graphics 3000 256 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ This version of SafeDisc 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%\VirtualStoreon 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
- ↑ The Sims Life Stories - last accessed on 2020-01-24
- ↑ The Sims™ 2 Life Stories - Aspyr