This is a technical resource for those of you that want to... know more!

They say one server computer handles four sims (regions). So, if another sim on your server is lagging like molasses in winter, it'll lag yours down, too. But sims next to each other on the map don't necessarily share servers. So who's sharing your CPU cycles?

Find out what other sims are sharing the server that runs your sim:
http://neighbours.maxcase.info/

Cool techie Matrix-like dual world wondering!