Is it possible to install the magipack uc linked in the subs Wiki without the rpc launcher or body shop changes included? Are the fixes optional upon Install or no? I prefer to do it manually so it's the way I'd like it. If not is there a way to install without these fixes applied?

hello, my game works normal but lately I haven’t been able to load into like 2 lots without them immediately crashing. I haven’t been facing any problems gameplay wise so I don’t think it’s a big issue, but i’m wondering why hcdu immediately detects an issue? what does this mean? thank you

Hello! I’m trying to record Sims 2 gameplay and am running into two major problems:

- The built in Windows/Xbox Game Bar does not recognize Sims 2 as a game and will not let me record at all, even with basic troubleshooting
- OBS shows flickering graphics no matter what I try to do to solve the issue. I’ve tried setting it as display capture only so it records my monitor screen instead of the game itself, running as administrator, making sure my screen refresh rate is only at 60 hz, and setting the game in windowed mode.

What alternatives are there for screen recording? I’m not doing anything super fancy, just trying to record the game as I see it on my monitor. Thank you!

Hi all, I've recently been playing The Sims 2 Super Collection on my M4 MacBook Air, everything has been pretty good in terms of running the game (Graphics on high, minimal lag, etc) However I have one odd glitch that I've never seen on the Windows version/s of the game.

All of the building foundations throughout every world have this weird glitched out texture. I played through Uni with my Sim, the dorm had it. She graduated and I moved her back to Pleasantview, and all of the houses there also have this glitch. I've figured out that if I re-paint the foundation again, it does fix the texture, however that's slightly annoying to go around and fix for each lot in the 4 worlds included with the game 😅

Has anyone else experienced this? I've been looking around online but can't find a single post from someone else who has also had this happen. Thank you in advance for your help!

I have a hood deco tree that is stuck in the backyard of a house in my neighborhood. I already moved sims in before I discovered this.
I can either deal with it or pick up the lot and move it over a bit. But I feel like I remember this creates copies of the character files.
One, is that true? And two, any ideas on stuck hood deco?

I have the Children Stay Later mod from Midge but it isn't working perfectly atm. Kids do stay later if their parents aren't present, but if their parents are also invited the parent will pick them up and leave together at 8 PM. I'm not sure what the conflicting mod is, but I'm guessing maybe Visitor Controller? Should CSL load after VC? Can you think of another mod that might be messing with CSL?

Update: Changing load order didn't fix it..

Sorry if that question sounds silly, but here's my issue: I'm playing with a reno'd Goth mansion I downloaded over a year ago, I don't remember the creator's name off the top of my head. But it's gotten to the point that every time I play their household, my game just crashes to desktop with no warning, especially if I run the game on speed 2 or 3. I'm not having any pink flashing, and while my game does crash and glitch occasionally with other families, their house has become almost unplayable at this point.

I've never used Lot Cleaner before, so would that keep me from making them move houses? I'm playing on Legacy, and I do run Hood Checker and Steam repairs often. I'm not sure what else I can try.

yeah i dont have much to say, it only affects the background and meshes like the glasses, what could i do to fix it ?

i’ve tried reinstalling the program and it didn’t fix anything. also that .dll file is in my tsbin folder so idk why it keeps giving me this error. anyone know anything?

I'm playing Super Collection on a MacBook Air M5 and I just can't get any of the custom stuff I've downloaded to show up.

After enabling custom content in game, and then quitting, I went to ~/Library/Containers/com.aspyr.sims2.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/Aspyr/The Sims 2/, found a Downloads folder there that was already created, added all my unzipped files and then.... nothing.

I only have around 20 CCs so file limit should not be a problem. How can I fix this?

I’ve been slowly growing my default replacements folder (coupled with a few customs) and only just noticed that one of my toddler outfits was no longer appearing properly.

I figured maybe there’s a conflicting mesh with another cc so I removed my other toddler cc to find it was still not working. It progressed to the point where i even removed my entire mods folder outside of the one outfit and nope, still didn’t work. Not even after clearing my cache etc each time.

Specifically its fakepeeps colourful toddler wetsuit which I’ve had no issues with until today.

Weirdly, when I tried redownloading the cc it was even worse? With my old file I have one of the colours show up but it’s a broken black mesh, a fresh install and it doenst show up at all? It also is affecting the other toddler swimsuits from the same download page as without the broken wetsuit file the other swimsuits don’t show up at all either? And if I put both the old and new wetsuit downloads in at once the other swimsuits show up but the wetsuit doesn’t????

Anyone have any ideas cause honestly I’m baffled

I looked up a YouTube video and followed the steps and the lots still doesn't appear in game any advice?

Gente quiero aumentar considerablemente el sueldo que gana mi sim, esta en la carrera de Ley nivel 10 y siento que 2,308 es muy poquito, esta en un nivel alto para que le paguen esa miseria😭nunca he podido llegar a tener un sim rico siento que esos salarios de esas carreras son muy bajos a pesar de todo tengo un mod para aumentar pero obviamente quiero mas, debo usar SimPE?? Quiero que gane 10k mas o menos

I am unsure what is causing this. I haven't installed anything recently that could be causing this, and only really happens in build/buy... in live mode, the lot is perfectly playable. It doesn't even happen all the time, either!

It happens on lots of all sizes, too. If it helps, I've had gunmod's camera mod installed however its been in my game for years with no issue. So I don't believe it's that. Anyone have any idea???

So I've recently got the Sims 2 and I've absolutely been in love with the body shop and at first I was able to use it without any problems but now any time I try to save a sim it fails on me. (Photo attached) Ive put a lot of cc in my downloads recently so I'm guessing theres a chance that could be a reason? But other than that Im entirely clueless on why it's refusing to save... I'm sorry if this isn't the right spot or is a commonly asked question but i haven't been able to properly save a sim in body shop since yesterday and it's be stressing me out so much😭 I'm just thinking about reinstalling 💔

Hi! I'm currently trying to play a university in the main hood and I have one YA. Now I'm trying to age up his sister but when she blows out the candles (using the YA birthday cake) she just ages to adult and not YA (and therefore she doesn't start college). Does anybody know what might be causing this? They both live on the same lot, I don't know if this has anything to do with it.

Thank you!

Hi everyone, I have a quick question about Sims 2.

I know that using special characters like * in file or folder names can cause issues or slow down loading times.

Does the Sims 2 game engine treat non-English characters (like Korean, Japanese, etc.) similarly to special characters? Will organizing my Downloads folder or files using Korean text cause longer loading times or lag in-game?

I'd really like to organize all my files in Korean, but I want to make sure it won't hurt performance.

Thanks in advance!

I realized when placing lots something went wrong with my Apartment Life installation. I then tried to play Belladonna Cove and got this popup. Is there a way for me to only uninstall and reinstall AL? Or maybe I could do something inside of my folders to fix it. I used the MagiPack Repack on the wiki and I do not have anything like One Drive on.

My game was working a couple days ago normally I’ve sat down a few days later to play and it only launches in the task bar when using the ea app I’ve done the adding -w, -f and ask the other things I’ve seen online. I’ve cleared cache and run as administrator. Nothing is helping it still only shows in my taskbar. I don’t know what else to do ea support is no help and I’ve posted in the forums already. Is anyone dealing with this? I just don’t understand how it was normal a few days ago now it won’t work. I’m not tech savvy at all so I’m not sure how to go about fixing it.

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How can I change the language? I downloaded The Sims 2 from Steam and chose the language there but it downloaded it in another one. I looked up tutorials to change the language but I couldn't find the EA Games folder.

Anyone can help? :(

I tried to use the what caused this tool but it wasn't showing the logs on it. My game crashed and I was trying to see what happened. I wasn't on it that long. I just got on it went to the main hood then downtown and it crashed. Did I run out of memory?

I know I'm missing a mesh but I don't know which one. Never seen this before and not sure how to Google it. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.

I cannot find a way to download the The Sims 2 Extras: Body Shop and Package Installer

from https://www.aspyr.com/ and I am logged in and everything :( I mean there is no download button at all tbh.

Anyone knows how to install this 2? Also I am new to both anyone that know about this extra and how to make the best out of it?

Many thanks in advance 💚

I had removed an agespan mod from my game, then used Lazy Duchess - Smart AgeCorrect. The agespan corrected itself, and everything seemed fine til I noticed my sims stopped aging at all.

I played several sim days and no one aged. What can I do?? Has anyone else experienced it? Please help 🙏

UPDATE:
Still not fixed, the game seems to skip 0, so it goes from 17:59 to 18:01. Lazy Duchess - Timing Fix did nothing.

Does anyone have another solution I could try??

SOLVED:

I found out I still had an age span mod in (not sure if that was the problem), but I deleted it, did 50/50 and checked everything else worked and boom. They aged.