The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a 2004 simulation game developed by Maxis and published by EA Games.
The Sims 2 is a 2004 simulation game developed by Maxis and published by EA Games.
From the neighborhood view, the player selects one lot to play, as in The Sims. While there are both residential and community lots, Sims can only live in residential lots. Sims can travel to community lots in order to purchase things like clothing and magazines, and to interact with NPCs and townies. The player can choose between playing a pre-made inhabited lot, moving a household into an unoccupied pre-built lot, or constructing a building on an empty lot. One novelty from The Sims is foundations. The player switches among the Live mode (default) to control Sims, the Buy mode to add, move, or delete furniture, and the Build mode to rebuild the house and make structural changes. Although the Buy and Build modes cannot be accessed when on a community lot, the lots can be built on by using the neighborhood view. It is also possible to import neighborhood terrains from SimCity 4.
The game contains some time-bound social challenges that provide a reward if successful. Sims can throw parties to gain aspiration points or invite the headmaster over for dinner in order to enroll their children in private school. Some expansion packs have new mini-games like running a Greek house in University, or dating in Nightlife. In Nightlife, each date is a challenge to keep both Sims as happy as possible while accumulating aspiration points. Various other expansion packs introduce supernatural characters which Sims can be turned into, such as Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves, PlantSims, and Witches.
The main part of the game is to lead a Sim from the start of life to death. A Sim will be born when a female Sim and a male Sim try for a baby several times. The mother will spend 3 Sim days (each day lasts 24 minutes though time can be sped-up) pregnant before giving birth to a baby. During Pregnancy, the belly does not expand gradually. Instead, every day, it pops to a bigger size. Players can name the new Sim upon birth. The baby's appearance and personality will be based on the genetics of its parents (though the baby's appearance is hidden until it becomes a toddler). Babies can also be adopted by calling adoption service on the phone, even by single parents, old age sims or same-gender couples. The baby will change into a toddler in 3 days, and 4 more days for the toddler to change into a child. After 8 days, the child grows into a teenager, and will live 15 days before changing into an adult. After 29 days, the Sim will become an elder. An elder will eventually die; the length of this final stage depends on the aspiration bar when they become an elder.
The Sims 2 was re-released and is no longer abandonware. You can purchase the game from:
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Q: I can’t launch the game!
A: Set the compatibility to windows xp service pack 2. Then run the game as administrator.
Q: When I tried to open games, it said “Please insert the correct DVD ROM”
A: When you want to play your game ALWAYS mount the .iso files in this download folder.
Q: After opening the game, nothing happens, just a black screen
A: Try this tutorial: https://www.lifewire.com/si…
Q: Resolution stuck at 800×600
A: Run the game in windowed mode (https://www.lifewire.com/si…. Then set the resolution, close the game. After that remove the -w from The Sims 2 shortcut.
Q: How to install Mods and Custom Content?
A: Read this: https://modthesims.info/wiki
Q: Shadows appearing as black box below sims
A: Install this mods: https://modthesims.info/d/5…
Q: Many graphic glitches/purple neigborhood/flashing lights
A: Install Graphics Rule Maker. Before doing that please backup your EA Games folder on Documents and Mr DJ folder at Program Files (x86). Here is link to download Graphics Rule Maker: https://www.simsnetwork.com…
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I’m trying to download the game but whenever I try to open it it asks me to insert dvd rom. I did every step. what is wrong?
When you double click the game icon, it will skewer the screen to 800×600. Leave it, don’t click anywhere. After about 6-10 minutes, the game will start.
There is no serial key, because it doesn’t use one. You cannot add it to your Origin launcher. It’s a standalone game.
Also, your resolution might be stuck at 800×600. Just follow these instructions to get it done correctly to your monitor size:
1. Go to your Sims 2 installation folder.
2. Inside will sit many Sims 2 expansion pack folders, including the base Sims 2 game folder a second time.
3. Go to the Sims 2 child folder and look for a file called “Graphic Rules.sgr”. It’s possible it’s inside a number of sub-folders like TSDataResConfig. Just look for them. It takes a few seconds.
4. Edit the SGR file with Notepad or Notepad ++. Press CTRL F and copy and paste this in there and do a search: ScreenModeResolution
5. Edit all the lines that says “uintProp maxResWidth” and “uintProp maxResHeight” to the dimensions of your monitor. So if your monitor is 1920×1080, then make the maxResWidth to 1920 and the maxResHeight to 1080. There may be 3 or 4 sets of these numbers you need to change. Do it for all.
6. Save and exit that file. Do the exact same thing for the same file inside the Mansion & Garden sub-folder.
7. Save and exit Notepad.
8. Run the game shortcut as an Administrator.
9. It may take around 6-10 ish minutes for the game to start up. It took my wife’s game about 11 minutes. Do not click anywhere else. Just let the game start up initially. Doesn’t matter how awesome your computer is. It’s an old game.
10. Once it starts up, go into an area besides the first screen, like the map choosing area. Then click the Settings. Go to Graphics and the drop down will be populated with resolutions up to your screen size. Choose your screen size and save the settings when the prompt asks you to.
11. From now on, make sure to run the game as an Administrator and you’re good to go.