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|subtitle= Spin-off of [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]]
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|name = The Sims Medieval
|image = [[File:The-sims-medieval-gets-limited 1.jpg|
|caption = The official box cover.
|developer = [[Maxis|Maxis
|engine = The Sims 3 Engine
|theme = Medieval
|platforms = PC & Mac
|release = March 22, 2011,<ref name="Official Release Date"/> March 25, 2011 (United Kingdom)
|ratings = {{vgratings|ESRB=T|FPB=13|PEGI=12}}
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|related pages = yes
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[[File:TSM Icon.png|left|60px|link=]]'''''The Sims Medieval''''' is a stand-alone game in [[The Sims
Like other spin-offs, ''The Sims Medieval'' offers new features, such as armed combat
EA has discontinued the DVD version of ''The Sims Medieval'' and only the
The game is not compatible with Windows 8 as of Patch 2.0, due to switching from SecuROM to Sony Content Protection DRM, which does not work on Windows 8.
==Official description==
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System Requirements for ''The Sims Medieval'' are generally the same as for ''The Sims 3''. though ''Medieval'' requires at least 256 MB of video RAM as opposed to 128 MB for ''The Sims 3''. ''Medieval'' also uses 800 MB less hard drive space.
Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition was removed in ''Medieval'', although Windows XP SP3 is still supported. Support for
Like ''The Sims 3'', ''The Sims Medieval'' does not support PowerPC Macs. Like ''The Sims 3'', ''The Sims Medieval'' (and perhaps ''[[The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles]]'') has known problems running on Lion. [http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/7474427.page#16298193]
[http://help.thesims.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4970/kw/System%20Requirements The Sims Medieval's System Requirements]
There's also a notable problem that The Sims Medieval
==Gameplay==
Gameplay is similar to ''[[The Sims 3]]''.
===Main gameplay & objectives===
The storyline of the game is to build a successful kingdom
The major difference in the gameplay is that the game is quest-driven. With the game stopped, the player has to choose a [[quest]] (quests are required to fulfill said kingdom ambition), and then choose which hero Sim they want to use.
A player can create [[Hero Sim]]s to control, each one having a profession ([[monarch]], [[knight]], [[merchant]], etc.).
With the quest and the Hero Sim(s) selected, the game unpauses and the player is able to control the chosen Hero Sim(s) during the quest. When the quest is completed, another quest must be selected and another choice of Hero Sim(s) must be made. During quests other non-controlled Sims (even the Heroes created by the player) live in the kingdom, and will continue their life while the quest is going on
===[[Quest Performance|Quests]]===
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A player's main goal is to complete the quest by following the indicated quest-related actions. However, it is also important to excel at the quest so better rewards are given. How the Hero Sim is doing in the quest can be seen in the [[quest performance]] meter.
Besides the quest and quest performance, players' Sims have various jobs, and each job has its own duties (called responsibilities) that they will be given to fulfill daily (two per day). Doing so will raise their [[focus]],
===Other===
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In addition to completing quests and doing their job, Hero Sims can also marry and raise a family. A Sim's spouse and children are NPCs (although the player can decide to marry two created Hero Sims). Aging is mostly the same as ''[[The Sims]]''; babies grow into children, but children don't grow any older. The one exception is if a Hero Sim dies in the course of a quest, in which case a player can choose to have a child grow up and inherit their role. Hero Sims can put their children to work gathering resources for them.
==The Sims Medieval: Pirates & Nobles==
{{Main|The Sims Medieval: Pirates & Nobles}}
▲{{Main|The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles}}
[[File:P&n9con.png|100px|left]]''"The Sims Medieval Pirates & Nobles Adventure Pack introduces new quests, treasure hunting, and hundreds of new objects for your medieval kingdom! Your epic story starts when the Pirates of Aarbyville and the Nobles of Tredony arrive in your kingdom, followed quickly by sword fights, love affairs, grand adventures and mysteries. Go treasure hunting to uncover hidden objects. Embark on new quests to help your kingdom achieve a new ambition. Stylize your kingdom and Sims with new pirate and nobility themed objects and wardrobe. The fun never ends with this new adventure pack!"''
==Sims==
In '''''The Sims Medieval''''' there are two different types of Sims: Village Sims and Hero Sims. Only Hero Sims are controllable.
===Village Sims===
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* [[Executioner]]
* Marquis
* Baxter
* Beast-slayer
* [[Dragon (villager)|Dragon]]
* [[Druidess]]
* Knave
* Servant
* [[Harlequin]]
* [[Child#The Sims Medieval|Children]]
* Noblemen/Noblewomen
* Goodman/Goodwoman
* Farmer
* Commoner
* Cutpurse
* Gravedigger
* Looter
* Bandit
* Trickster
* Town Crier
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* Friar
* Builder
* Moneylender
* [[Consort]]
* Guard
* Urchin
* [[Crone]]
* Flower-seller
* Assistant Pig-Keeper
* Town Watchman
* Cartographer
* Rat Catcher
* Gypsy
* Dame
* Maid
* Sweeper
* Nurse
* Farmwife
* Gossiper
* Handmaiden
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* [[Doctor|Physician]]
* [[Bard|Bard / Bardin]]
* [[Merchants]]
* [[Monarch]]
* [[Peteran
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* [[Jacoban
* [[Knight]]
* [[Blacksmith]]
* [[Spy]]
* [[Wizard|Wizard / Sorceress]]
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==Features==
* [[Dueling (The Sims Medieval)|Dueling]]▼
* [[Realm Points]], used to expand the kingdom▼
▲*[[Dueling (The Sims Medieval)|Dueling]]
* [[Quest]]s
▲*[[Realm Points]], used to expand the kingdom
* Leveling Up▼
* Kingdom Ambitions (Similar to Lifetime Wishes)▼
▲*Leveling Up
* Simoles (the Medieval version of [[Simoleon]]s)▼
▲*Kingdom Ambitions (Similar to Lifetime Wishes)
* Trading▼
▲*Simoles (the Medieval version of [[Simoleon]]s)
▲*Trading
▲*[[Trait (The Sims Medieval)|Trait]]s and [[Fatal Flaw]]s
==Gallery==
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Screenshots=
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="left">
ss 2.jpg|A knight Sim
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File:Sims medieval 03.jpg
File:Sims medieval 04.jpg
Medieval_logo.png|''The
Knight-in-Tower.jpg|A Knight and Sorceress in the Wizards Tower
File:TSM Installation 1.JPG|A render from ''The Sims Medieval'' installation
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File:Map of Territories.JPG|A map of the territories across the [[Kingdom]] in ''The Sims Medieval''
TSM 2012-03-20 19-21-35-20.png|Secret number 24 and 21
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<gallery widths="180">▼
Medievil 13.png
Medievil 12.png
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Medievil 9.png
Medievil 8.png
Medievil 6.png
Medievil 5.png
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Medievil.png
the-sims-medieval-31.jpg|Blacksmith
▲</gallery>
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▲<gallery widths="180">
</gallery>
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▲===Videos===
▲Video:The Sims Medieval Trailer|The Official The Sims Medieval Trailer
▲Video:The Sims Medieval - Epic Trailer|The Sims Medieval - Epic Trailer
▲Video:The Sims Medieval - Unexpectedly Medieval Trailer|The Sims Medieval - Unexpectedly Medieval Trailer
▲Video:The Bright Side of Life - The Sims Medieval|The Bright Side of Life - The Sims Medieval
▲Video:The Sims Medieval - EA Gamescom|The Sims Medieval demo
▲Video:Gamespot Interview with Rachel Bernstein (The Sims Medieval)|Gamespot Interview
▲Video:The_Sims_Townhall_2010_The_Sims_Medieval_PART_1|The Sims Townhall Walkthrough
▲Video:The Sims Medieval - Patrick Stewart Introduces a New Sims Cutscene (PC)|A New Sims Cutscene
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==Trivia==
* This is the first game in [[The Sims series|''The Sims'' series]] to feature weapons (
* This is the first game in the series to lack the humorous load messages.▼
* Although ''The Sims 3'' ([[The Sims 3|Original]] up to [[The Sims 3: Generations|Generations]]) can run on Windows XP SP2, The Sims Medieval is incompatible with SP2 as well as Windows XP x64. This is due to .NET 4 that [http://help.thesims.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4990 requires] Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).▼
▲*This is the first game in the series to lack the humorous load messages.
* This is the first game in The Sims series that
** However, in ''[[The Urbz: Sims in the City]]'', Blow Flame and Firecracker Dance can set a Sim/Urb on fire and they will die because of this.▼
▲*Although The Sims 3 ([[The Sims 3|Original]] up to [[The Sims 3: Generations|Generations]]) can run on Windows XP SP2, The Sims Medieval is incompatible with SP2 as well as Windows XP x64. This is due to .NET 4 that [http://help.thesims.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4990 requires] Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).
* This is one of the only games in The Sims series that does not have EA pre-made Sims that are playable, with the other being ''[[The Sims 2: Castaway]]''.▼
* Like ''[[The Sims Stories]]'', ''The Sims Medieval'' does not have a
▲*This is the first game in The Sims series that allow you to kill a Sim using an interaction such as Send to Pit and Duel to the Death.
* There are
▲**However in [[The Urbz: Sims in the City]], Blow Flame and Firecracker Dance can set a Sim/Urb on fire and they will die because of this.
* In the US and Canada, ''The Sims Medieval'' adds an additional Content Descriptor "Use of Alcohol"[http://www.ea.com/the-sims-medieval/buy] while in the European Union, the Content Descriptors are the same as ''The Sims 3''.▼
* The minor scratch moodlet says, "Tis merely a flesh wound, I've had worse", which could possibly be linked to the Black Knight in
▲*This is one of the only games in The Sims series that does not have EA pre-made Sims that are playable, with the other being [[The Sims 2 Castaway]].
▲*Like [[The Sims Stories]], The Sims Medieval does not have a '3' after The Sims (Not to be confused with The Sims 1 which is also titled ''[[The Sims]]'' or the series name) despite being part of the [[The Sims 3|3rd generation of The Sims games]]
▲*There are 2 motives in ''The Sims Medieval'' which has the fewest motives in The Sims games, the 2nd is [[The Urbz: Sims in the City|''The Urbz: Sims in the City'']] ([[Hunger|With]] [[Hygiene|5]] [[Bladder|motives]] [[Fun|in]] [[Energy|''The Urbz'']]) and the third being ''The Sims 3'' ([[Hunger|the game]] [[Social|having]] [[Bladder|a]] [[Hygiene|total of]] [[Energy|6]] [[Fun|needs]]).
▲*In the US and Canada, The Sims Medieval adds an additional Content Descriptor "Use of Alcohol"[http://www.ea.com/the-sims-medieval/buy] while in the European Union, the Content Descriptors are the same as The Sims 3.
▲*The minor scratch moodlet says, "Tis merely a flesh wound, I've had worse", which could possibly be linked to the Black Knight in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
==References==
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==External links==
* [[w:c:TheSimsMedieval|The Sims Medieval Wiki]]
* [http://www.thesimsmedieval.com/ TheSimsMedieval.com]
* [http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20100803005344&newsLang=en Press release]
* [http://www.thesims3.com/community/news.html?selMonth=7&selYear=2010#1950881557 Get Medieval with the Sims!] ar [[TheSims3.com]]
* [http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cbs-News-PC-Die-Sims-Mittelalter-Bilder-Infos-5512993.html Computerbild.de interviews Producer Rachel Bernstein]
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