SimCity 3000

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SimCity 3000

Developers
	Maxis
Linux	Loki Software
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	January 31, 1999
Mac OS (Classic)	July 1999
Linux	October 31, 2000

SimCity

Subseries of Sim
SimCity (1989)	1989
SimCity 2000	1994
SimCity 2000 Network Edition	1996
SimCopter	1996
Streets of SimCity	1997
SimCity 3000	1999
SimCity 4	2003
SimCity Societies	2007
SimCity (2013)	2013

Key points

Use the compatibility fixes to fix issues with the interface frame rate and windowed mode on modern versions of Windows.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM for the original version. SafeDisc DRM for Unlimited. Linux version only has the Unlimited release, while the Machintosh only has the original release.
GOG.com		Unlimited Edition.

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Demo

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use -intro:off parameter Use the -intro:off command line argument.

Linux Python Installer

Requires the CD of Loki Software's Linux port.

The following python script allows you to install the game into the modern Linux system much easier, which can be found here. Works only with Ubuntu and Debian or any distribution based on these two.

Patches

The latest patch (v1.1) updates the game and adds the Building Architect Tool. This patch is also available for the World Edition and Linux.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Game\SC3.cfg <path-to-game>\Game\sc3.ini
Mac OS (Classic)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Cities\
Mac OS (Classic)
Linux

Cities (*.sc3) can be saved anywhere; this is the default location.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor			See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen			See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Windowed

The game must be running in 16-bit color mode (you can use the compatibility fixes to apply this).

Use launch parameters Use the command line argument -w -r800x600 (replace with the resolution you want).

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Ambient Sound and Sound Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		DirectSound3D, EAX. Possibly A3D.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian				Retail only.
Korean				Retail only.
Portuguese				Retail only.
Russian				Unofficial translation by «7 Wolf»
Spanish				Retail only. Download.
Swedish

Issues fixed

Slow interface movement

Use the compatibility fixes to fix issues with interface frame rates on modern versions of Windows. Computer running Slow

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Linux

System requirements

Windows

Mac OS (Classic)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 166 MHz	Intel Pentium 233 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	230 MB	230 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectDraw compatible 2 MB of VRAM	DirectDraw compatible 4 MB of VRAM