I mentioned Simitone in another post here and it made me consider giving it a try. A couple years ago I attempted to set it up (I think it may have been around 2018 after seeing a post like this on ModTheSims) but ran into some kind of issue that kept me from actually being able to play. I’m wondering is it worth the effort?
From talks in forums it seems like it isn’t being developed anymore.
The SimsTek Wiki goes into specifics stating the following:
Simitone was cancelled when Rhys was sent a ceased and desist from EA over attempting to publish the project to Apple’s App Store sometime after EA announced The Sims Mobile. He noted that it had the real potential to cut into EA’s revenue and that the company wasn’t having it. The code was released to the public but is still treated as proprietary software.
But doesn’t site a source.
This is the first I’ve heard of it, but github page clearly shows commits in the last two weeks, so it’s not dead.
Thanks for pointing that out. I didn’t go digging through the commits myself. I read in a few places that updates were exclusively about updating the FreeSO version rather than actual Simitone specific developments.
It does seem like it’s lost a significant amount of momentum since 2019 though and according to posts on Bluesky some individuals have stopped contributing after FreeSO ended.
It might not be dead but I’d say it’s pretty deep in limbo.
