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Developers | |
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Maxis | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 14, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | June 13, 2005 |
The Sims | |
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Subseries of Sim | |
The Sims | 2000 |
The Sims Online | 2002 |
The Sims 2 | 2004 |
The Sims Stories (series) | |
MySims | 2008 |
The Sims 3 | 2009 |
The Sims Medieval | 2011 |
The Sims 4 | 2014 |
Key points
- Large community
- All Origin versions get a free upgrade to The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection (contact EA Support for non-Origin versions).[1]
- Although it shipped originally with SecuROM, The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection was updated in November of 2017 and no longer uses SecuROM.[2]
- Disc version may not run properly on Windows 10 due to issues with SafeDisc.[3]
- Alt-tabbing may not work properly during the game's loading screens.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v3 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
Mac App Store | Super Collection. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- The Windows version is no longer sold digitally.
- All Origin versions are automatically upgraded to The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection. Contact the EA Support for retail versions.[1]
- The Ultimate Collection from Origin no longer has SecuROM.[2]
Version differences
- List of all different versions and regions can be found on Wikipedia.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Apartment Life | ||
Bon Voyage | ||
Celebration! Stuff | ||
Family Fun Stuff | ||
Freetime | ||
Glamour Life Stuff | ||
H&M Fashion Stuff | Known as Fashion Stuff in Australia | |
Happy Holiday Stuff | Known as Festive Holiday Stuff in Europe | |
Happy Holiday Pack | Known as Christmas Party Pack in the UK and Ireland and Holiday Party Pack in Australia | |
IKEA Home Stuff | ||
Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff | ||
Mansion & Garden Stuff | ||
Nightlife | ||
Open for Business | ||
Pets | ||
Seasons | ||
Teen Style Stuff | ||
University |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Retail versions of the base game, expansions, and the Family Fun Stuff pack require patching after installation. The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection on Origin is already patched.
- Although the game's patch site has now gone down, many expansion pack patches are available from the PCGamingWiki filespace.
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename video files[6] |
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Graphics Rule Maker / Widescreen resolution
- Fixes common issues, like graphics settings disabled or not getting applied on newer GPUs, black square sim shadows. Adds widescreen support.
Download Graphics Rule Maker[citation needed] |
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Improved view distances
Remove fog[7] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
-
<path-to-game>
changes according to what expansions you have installed. For example, if you have Ultimate Collection or all expansions path would be...\Fun with Pets\SP9\...
Save game data location
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | Ultimate Collection does not need Origin running to play. |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- Each of the game's cameras can have their FOV set independently using the fov parameter in their Camera Settings files, which are contained in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Cameras
Anti-aliasing (AA)
- If your "Edge Smoothing" slider is greyed out in-game, then it's likely that the game cannot determine how much VRAM your GPU has and is defaulting to its failsafe of 32 MB.
Raise amount of fallback value[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Speech is fictional language called Simlish. Speech is subtitled with generic icons. |
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Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Thai | ||||
Traditional Chinese |
Issues fixed
Vista/7 Compatibility
- The Sims 2 is compatible with newer versions of Windows, however the original release of the game has issues, and will show an error message when loaded.
- Patching the game or installing the expansion packs will correct this.
Game stuck in 800x600 resolution, or 4:3 aspect ratio
Force fullscreen windowed mode+texture memory[citation needed] |
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Stuck Sims/Poorly Placed Objects/Frozen Objects
- Periodically, a sim may become trapped or an special object may be placed in a bad location, preventing a sim from doing anything. In other cases, a normal object may be improperly tagged as "in use" and cannot be moved, sold, or manipulated.
- Use this cheat carefully. Some objects like the mail box cannot be replaced once deleted.
Use "moveobjects" cheat code[citation needed] |
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Black Square Shadows
Use custom config file[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Download Sim Shadow Fix(Square Shadow Fix)[citation needed] |
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Neighbourhoods inaccessible in Ultimate Collection
Remove ™ in registry key[citation needed] |
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Issues on newer CPUS
- The Sims 2 was made before the release of multi-core CPUs. It may have issues at the startup loading screen on newer CPUs with multiple cores and Hyperthreading. Try following if The Sims 2 does not progress in loading at startup.
Set affinity[citation needed] |
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Notes
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"More..." button does not work in conversations
This issue is caused by using a mouse when playing on a laptop with a touchpad. It is solved by either:
- Disabling the touchpad whilst playing The Sims 2, if possible.
- Using the touchpad to play instead of a mouse.
If playing on a PC Desktop it is solved by:
- Pressing tab when selecting options in the pie menu
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98SE, ME, 2000 | XP, Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 800 MHz | 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 GB | 15.0 GB (For all Expansion Packs) |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 7200 Nvidia GeForce 2 Series 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible | ATI Radeon 9600 Nvidia GeForce 6 Series 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Other | When the Seasons (or Later) Expansion Pack is installed, T&L incompatible graphics chips can be used;[8] however it requires a Minimum CPU speed of 2.4 GHz. |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.3.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.2 GHz PowerPC G4/G5 | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 9000 Nvidia GeForce FX5200 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Origin - The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection FAQ
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection: SecuRom Update - Sims Community
- ↑ ArQAde: The Sims 2: Please insert the correct CD-ROM
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ TS2; skip intro - PC Gaming - Tom's Hardware - last accessed on
- ↑ This is how Sims 2 can look in 2016 : thesims - last accessed on
- ↑ The Sims 2: Seasons for Windows (2007) Tech Info - MobyGames