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==Overview==
The following version strings are found on 
* the first line in [[Game_Help:TS3_Patching_Find_Gameversion#skuversion.txt|skuversion.txt]] for Windows systems and
* [[Game_Help:TS3_Patching_Find_Gameversion#info.plist|info.plist]] for OSX systems.


==Understanding Version Numbers==
Here are four examples of a game version and their breakdowns:

[[Image:GameVersion.png]]

The game version, as a whole, identifies a very specific release.  In the example above, they are:
 1.0.631.00107 = The Sims 3, version 0.631 from manifest 0, Worldwide release
 
 2.3.33.003001 = The Sims 3: World Adventures, version 3.33 from manifest 3, North America release
 
 3.2.8.005002  = The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff, version 2.8 from manifest 5, Europe release
 
 4.2.32.007017 = The Sims 3: Ambitions, version 2.32 from manifest 7, Worldwide release

===Product===
Every game, expansion, and stuff pack has a unique product identifier:

* 1 = The Sims 3
* 2 = The Sims 3: World Adventures
* 3 = The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff
* 4 = The Sims 3: Ambitions
* 5 = The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff

===Major & Minor===
These really does not mean a whole lot except that the higher the numbers, the more recent the patch with Major taking precedent.  For example:  1.0.631 is older than 1.15.34 because 15 is greater than 0.  The major number often changes with every patch released whereas the minor number changes whenever they test a new build internally (usually does not reach the public).


===Manifest===
Update manifests are a group, package, or list of updates.  All products are updated simutaneously through an update manifest.  The manifest number is sometimes refered to as the "game level."

* 0 - Appears as "00" instead of "000."
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8

See [[#All Versions Tabulated|table below]] for details.

===SKU===
For a full list of languages included in each, see [[Sims 3:SKUs]].  The SKU number is sometimes refered to as the "region code."

* 1 = North America
* 2 = Europe
* 3 = East Asia
* 5 = Japan
* 7 = Worldwide - Appears as "017" or "107" in version numbers.

==All Versions Tabulated==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! colspan="8" | 2009 || colspan="6" | 2010 
|-
! Manifest 
! 00     
! 00   
! 00   
! 00   
! 002  
! 002
! 002
! 003
! 003
! 004
! 005
! 006
! 007
! 008
|- 
| BG  || 1.0.631 || 1.2.7 || 1.3.4 || 1.4.6 || 1.5.82 || 1.6.6  || 1.7.9  || 1.8.25 || 1.9.22 || 1.10.6 || 1.11.7 || 1.12.70 || 1.14.11 || 1.15.34
|- 
| WA  ||         ||       ||       ||       || 2.0.86 || 2.0.86 || 2.2.8  || 2.3.33 || 2.4.7  || 2.5.12 || 2.6.11 || 2.7.7   || 2.9.10  || 2.10.5
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| HEL ||         ||       ||       ||       ||        ||        ||        ||        || 3.0.38 || 3.1.7  || 3.2.8  || 3.3.11  || 3.5.8   || 3.6.6   
|- 
| AMB ||         ||       ||       ||       ||        ||        ||        ||        ||      ||     ||        || 4.0.87  || 4.2.32  || 4.3.4   
|-  
| FL  ||         ||       ||       ||       ||        ||        ||        ||        ||      ||     ||        ||         ||         || 5.0.44   
|-  
| CAW ||         ||       ||       ||       ||        ||        ||        || 1.5.126||      ||     || 1.6.72 ||         || 1.9.14  || 1.9.16   
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| CAP ||         ||       ||       ||       ||        ||        ||        ||        ||      ||     ||        ||0.1.100.0|| 0.1.100.0|| 0.1.100.0   
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