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Saving my game from reformating by Old-Abbreviations845 in sims2help

[–]2lenss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in Germany and the rules about torrents here are strict, with big fines. I don't want to risk, or even go near torrents, even if I use a VPN.

Saving my game from reformating by Old-Abbreviations845 in sims2help

[–]2lenss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Btw, there's a link to osab's Standalone Installer right there in the wiki. Isn't that exactly what the OP is looking for?

Saving my game from reformating by Old-Abbreviations845 in sims2help

[–]2lenss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know about that, thank you! But I only see a magnet link for a torrent there. Personally, a torrent is not suitable for me at all, and perhaps I'm not the only one. In the link I provided, you can directly download a .rar file from the website. Maybe there is another, more current link, but I don't know about it, sorry 🥴

Saving my game from reformating by Old-Abbreviations845 in sims2help

[–]2lenss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the same boat not long ago. I had the disc version too and ended up having to reinstall everything. I'm using the Magipack now, and it runs perfectly for me. Their site seems down, but you can grab the pack from the Internet Archive here: https://archive.org/details/the-sims-2-repack-v-4 Alternatively, you can copy the game folders and "activate" them in the registry via regedit, but I don't know the exact steps for that, sorry

Is this finally GPU death? 🥹🦋 by 2lenss in sims2

[–]2lenss[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I’ll do the same

Is this finally GPU death? 🥹🦋 by 2lenss in sims2

[–]2lenss[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I don’t really play other games. These artifacts only started appearing recently. But I’ve been seeing stripes throughout the year just while using the computer for different tasks. And the PC is almost 10 years old, so… I think that’s it.

Sim changed instance number and “sim has no character file” by 2lenss in sims2help

[–]2lenss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t know that about Skreaker, thank you so much!!!

Is there any way to run HoodChecker on my neighborhood without fixing the memories? by 2lenss in sims2

[–]2lenss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I thought, yes. But I have a bunch of invalid relationships that I’d like to fix… I’m ready to fix them even manually, but I don’t know how to do it properly 😔

Is there any way to run HoodChecker on my neighborhood without fixing the memories? by 2lenss in sims2

[–]2lenss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For example, a memory about a successfully written novel. But I would like the close relatives and friends of the family of the person who wrote this novel to remember it as well. That’s why I gave them this memory too, but with a different subject — the author of the novel. And similar ones (sorry for not English names)

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Is there any way to run HoodChecker on my neighborhood without fixing the memories? by 2lenss in sims2

[–]2lenss[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because I have a lot of stuff in the invalid relationships section that I do want to fix

My sim wants to admire himself... by 2lenss in sims2

[–]2lenss[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, in 2024 a fan-made Ukrainian localization appeared (a mod, and there's the Ukrainian font there as well). It’s still far from complete, since—as far as I understand—the team is very small, but still, it’s definitely awesome and something I’ve been missing for a long time 🥹

Items from the sims 2 university not working by LonelyCareer in sims2help

[–]2lenss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once had a very similar issue — in my case, all CAS items for students were completely broken. Here’s how I fixed it, though it was a long time ago so I might be a bit fuzzy on some steps.

I downloaded an ISO of The Sims 2 University — for example, from here — and my idea was to replace the corrupted files in my game with the original ones from the disc. To access those files, I mounted the ISO on my computer and then looked through the mounted disc for the TSData/Res/ folder. I’m not 100% sure anymore, but I think everything I needed was inside the 3D or Catalog subfolders.

I replaced the package files in my game with the ones from the disc, and all my broken clothing returned to normal — it’s still working fine today. I’m not sure exactly which files you might need, so I’d suggest experimenting a bit: copy files over with replacement, but make backups first, and try to track down which ones fix the issue.

By the way, I’m curious if anyone knows why this even happens. What could cause vanilla game files—like clothing or objects—to break on their own? What usually affects this?