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MySims

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MySims
MySims cover
Developers
EA Redwood Shores
Windows EA UK
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows October 28, 2008
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Genres Life sim
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Contemporary
Series The Sims
MySims on HowLongToBeat
MySims guide on StrategyWiki
MySims on MobyGames
MySims on Wikipedia
The Sims
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

General information

Contains exclusive content not present in the console version.
Official website (archived)
EA Answer HQ
EA Answer HQ (OS X)
MySims forum (NeoSeeker)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Requires online activation
Can only be used x times
SecuROM DRM disc check and activation. A De-Authorization Tool is available.
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Windows
Retail
DRM-free
Full version distributed by Taco Bell in their kids' meals in 2010 as a promotion.[1]
Windows
Origin
DRM-free after installation through Origin client (notes may include more details)
Game no longer has a purchase page, but is still available to buy and play directly through the EA App if searched for.
Windows
Retail version require SecuROM DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\MySims\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\MySims\

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 WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
See the WSGF entry.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use Windowed Borderless Gaming
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is tied to monitor refresh rate, frame rates higher than 60 fps cause the camera sway and other effects to be extremely fast.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
VOX, Ambient, SFX & Music sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All dialog is delivered only through subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Audio dialog is in a non-english "Sim Language".
Brazilian Portuguese
Retail (DVD-ROM) & Origin releases.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
Online servers were shut down on November 26, 2011.

Issues fixed

High FPS Issues

Limit the Framerate to 60FPS[citation needed]
Set monitor on 60hz.[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce4 MX
ATI Radeon 8500
Intel i945
DirectX 9.0c compatible


References