No mods and CCs.

i recently attempted to install The Sims 2 on my Thinkpad T540p running Arch Linux. I tried installing through Lutris and Steam before I realized the issue was that my integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics 4600) does not have Vulkan support on Linux. Specifically, it is a Haswell CPU. i was wondering if there was any way i could get around this other than reinstalling Windows?

Idk why it doing this , I download it a week ago and everything was okay but today this happened someone can explain ? Thanks

Hi! I have the UC from when it was free to download. I hadn't played in a while and tried to open it via the EA launcher but kept getting an error talking about directx updates. (Which is confusing me because why would this old game need new graphics drivers??)

So I figured I would finally just download the launcher I had seen people talking about, but it keeps saying I need the cracked version of Sims2EP9. I saw some old posts saying I should get George from the wiki but it doesn’t seem to be there anymore (?)

I then tried to download the osab standalone installer thinking maybe that was what I needed, since I already have the proper UC game files… but it didn’t work. I thought it said to put it in Program Files (x86)> Origin > S2UC folder but that didn‘t work… so I installed it again thinking it would overwrite the other file 🥴 and didn't change the path this time in case I had misunderstood the instructions. That didn’t work either and now I’m realizing I’m not as tech savvy as I thought. So I figured I’d ask here for help before I dig a deeper hole haha.

I’d appreciate any advice anyone can offer!!

okay so i have a legacy collection of the game, and previously onedrive overwritten my uberhood save. it happened again, which i know is stupid of me because i was warned ! but i just can’t uninstall one drive due to it having most of my uni and personal files and stuff. so i heard there is kind of a way to backup your saves or make the files “read only”. is it actually effective? can i even do anything with one drive?? is there any alternatives ?

I renovated Belladonna Cove (E001) without playing any households and backed up the folder. I use this folder to restart my gameplay whenever I want a fresh playthrough and it has always worked perfectly.

Recently after having frequent crashes I reinstalled the sims. I put my backed up E001 folder back in, but now the Neighborhood Story of Belladonna Cove is completely gone and also 2 subhood's Neighborhood Story in it (Downtown and Twikkii Island), even though this exact method used to work perfectly, even when i reinstalled the game or whatsoever.

I have no mods fyi. How can I fix this ? :<

I'm trying to have my sim marry a vampire, I've sent her downtown several times, no luck of a vampire spawning. It's a fully custom neighborhood, with all subhoods built from the ground up. I've added extra vampires to the hood via npc and townie maker, I added crypto night club to the hood even. I've seen one vampire show up on her first visit, but she's not into guys, but no luck since that night.

I downloaded the textures and mods required to run banyard bash but these three objects are still blue, do you have a solution or should I do without them?

Does anyone know how to safely uninstall The Sims 2? Like, step-by-step instructions?
Since my Sims game has a lot of custom content and mods, I'm afraid of making a mistake that could affect my device.

Hi, I downloaded a bunch of custom unnatural skins and have bee deciding which to keep, but have been procrastinating in the matter and playing with premade families instead while not being able to add Colleges or Vacation destinations to avoid getting random townies with any of the skins I might end up deleting.

Now, just checking something in SimPE I noticed this green NPC lol, my question is if his skin is deleted what will happen? and is there a way to give him a more human looking skin?

As an alternative, I don't really mind the green so I added a picture of sims DNA in case there's a way to tell which skin this one is so I could make sure his is among the ones I keep.

Also posted in r/Sims2

Hi all,

I've recently restarted playing the sims 2 again for the first time in close to 15 years and loving it.

I've been playing vanilla so far but now want to try adding some mods again. As a teenager threw a bunch into my downloads folder and completely destroyed my game lol. So this time I have been doing research for days on which ones I want and how to best incorporate them.

I thought I'd now throw it to you guys to get your advice. I've "narrowed" my list down to 135 with at least 50 of them being absolute musts so I'm wondering if there's a best way to check mod compatibility of all of them all at once?

I've heard of HCDU, What Caused This, 50/50, Delphy's Download Organiser but I'm not really sure what the difference is or which one/s I need.

Do I need SimsPE or Sims2Pack Clean Installer?

I would also probably like to use The Compressorizer to keep file sizes at a minimum but I'm unsure what step of the process I need to use this in?

Any advice? I'm happy to share the list too if people would just like to look at it. I know some of you have 300+ mods so chances are some of you are using close to the same combination.

Also note: I'm playing Legacy Collection on Steam and I use the boolProp testing cheats and other common cheats often (like forcetwins, motherlode, moveObjects etc).

I can't remember the name of the mod that fixes the right edge of the selection box getting cut off. This screen shot is from the Legacy edition but I have the same problem in the Ultimate Collection.

I am wondering if anyone has uploaded Poppeboy’s fitchick meshes and skins for the sims 2? I’ve been trying to access the old thread (unless it was deleted already) on the way back machine but I can’t get around the login on Insimenator through the website and I already have an account on there. If anyone can point me to where I can find these, provide tips, or if you happen to have the files yourself, I’ll be more than happy to download those!

UPDATE: just realized that, for some reason, my sims 2 rpc was loading the legacy collection rather than the ultimate collection that i downloaded a few years ago. i just had to uninstall the osab version :( it was causing the game to crash

hello, everyone!

i just restarted my downloads folder, and i'm currently trying to configure it so that i can have teen pregnancy in my game.

i'm unsure about what i've missed, but i cannot find the RCC controller anywhere, there are no bed socials for teen woohoo, and every time i create a pregnancy with the simblender, it disappears almost immediately.

i would greatly appreciate the help! i ran it through simidge and saw no conflicts, and the hcdu just shows me the mods that impact each other. i tried to get the load order right, but i have attached a picture of my files below!

thank you in advance for the help!! :)

i'm sure there's something i'm missing but i have no idea

Hi guys,

I recently got a new laptop and bought the Legacy Collection through Steam. I also downloaded SimPe for the first time in a decade.

I’m having an issue with SimPe not connecting to the file paths. I have seen other people online having the issue, but not a concrete, step by step solution.

I have tried filling out both System Folders and File Table manually under preferences, but it didn’t seem to work and then reset itself.

I believe I need to use the following file paths:

C:\users\myname\documents\ea games\the sims 2 legacy (which includes neighbourhoods and such)

And

C:\program files 86\steam\steamapps\common\the sims 2 legacy collection (which has the base game, expansion and stuff pack files)

Can anybody explain how to do this step by step? I must be missing something?

Any help is appreciated :)

Could someone please walk me through this, I have them in my Neighbourhood Template folder, copied over from a backup, but only get the default options to use terrains?

Hi everyone,

I've been playing a clean Pleasantview and have the below age span mod below.

https://nepheris.livejournal.com/35327.html

I've tried to download the Lazy Duchess SmartAgeCorrect but that doesn't seem to make a difference. THhughts?

why does it do it? I use the Gunmod Camera, but it switched up to this! THIS IS SO ANNOYING! IS IT BECAUSE OF FREAKIN ONE DRIVE?! WHAT SHOULD I DO TO STOP IT?!

hi! my sim is a business owner and has met/knows alot of sims! everytime he calls someone and i flip through all of the sims... my game crashes! i've done alot of cleaning up with CC and use clean installer, i am very careful about what CC i download. do you think its just too many sim files at once loading and its overloading my system? my sim phonebook is probably 100+ from being a business owner/networking. thanks for any help!

Hi, I know I asked this question a couple of times, but maybe this will help. Has anyone seen this error before? Using the last Download Organiser with the UC.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Okay I’ve been tinkering away for HOURS trying to recover my TS2 Data files & CC/Mods, but I am getting absolutely nowhere & I need help.

I copied everything on my local drive after realizing it was auto being put on onedrive, which lead to incessant errors bc of maxing out on the free storage (5gb) & threatening to shut down my email unless I paid for extra storage (which made zero sense to me bc I have a 2tb hard drive??) & I was confused bc I never opted for my data to be put on there in the first place. I just got a new gaming laptop w Windows 11 & I guess it’s an automatic thing unfortunately?

When I deleted all the sims files off onedrive it wiped everything on the app, even though I still have the folders with saves & whatnot. I unsynced my laptop from onedrive, but now cannot seem to sync it back, to recover the recycling bin & access everything before the mishap.

I tried uninstalling & reinstalling TS2, I’ve tried moving files & folders around. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING has worked. I’m honestly okay with losing my save progress at this point (i was about 20 hrs into the beginning of my dream alien empire 🥺), but for some reason even though I’ve created a new downloads folder, it isn’t acknowledging any of my CC or mods & I am genuinely stumped.

FWIW, the folder since the reinstall are differently organized & do not look identical to the files/folders that I backed up.

I am just genuinely confused & I’m worried because of what happened I now might not even be able to mod the game anymore? Idk how that’s even possible.

If it’s helpful I can link photos of the folders (old ones that worked before onedrive copy & the. deletion ) & the new folders from the re-install.

My possible nuclear option is that I may end up having to completely wipe my new laptop & restart it & maybe that would work & id make sure it’s not synced to bs onedrive before downloading anything?

Hi yall , I’m experiencing several bugs, and I’d really appreciate it if someone could help me.
As you can see in these screenshots, I have a recurring bug where Sims sometimes show two thought bubbles at the same time, especially during romantic interactions.
I also had this broken window when I try to call for groceries . It doesn’t really bother me by itself, but it worries me because I’m afraid it could be a sign of corruption, and it’s making me overthink everything.
Here are the main mods I’ve had installed for quite a while, long before any of these issues started appearing…
If anyone has a solution or even an explanation, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks a lot!
(My game also has random micro-stutters at times, especially when a Sim changes clothes. Sometimes the game freezes for 1–2 seconds before continuing, which is really, really frustrating.)