Game Help:TS3 Patching Versions
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Overview
The following version strings are found on
- the first line in skuversion.txt for Windows systems and
- info.plist for OSX systems.
Understanding Version Numbers
Here are four examples of a game version and their breakdowns:
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 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
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| CAP | 0.1.100.0 | 0.1.100.0 | 0.1.100.0 | |||||||||||
