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Sims 1 LC - Missing Vacation Icon
Hey, another bug, the Vacation icon is supposed to display over the house of a household that is on Vacation, but it does not show in the Legacy Collection, here is the intended behaviour on Complete Collection: The Icon should fade in when hovering over the house, and the roof should not fade in.
Unblock the RU language code (0D / 13) (-lRussian) in The Sims Legacy
There is already a language code for Russian language and it was in-game since the version 1.0 of the Sims. Even more, it seems to be working in pre-release version of The Sims 1 (Edith) but it was disabled later when the text got translated to other languages (except Russian). There is no official translation to Russian, OK, but dear devs can you finally unblock our language code which was intended to be enabled so we could finally make a quality translation mod by ourselves. Right now if you edit the game files with IFF Pencil or other tool and save the string in Russian localization space (using HEX code 0D or 13) and then start the game with the Russian language attribute (like having RUSSIAN in SIMS_OTHERLANGUAGE in Registry or adding "-lRussian" at the shortcut) it just ignores it and run the game in standard USEnglish locale. The problem is that both USEnglish and UKEnglish use 12H clock system which is absolutely makes no sense in Russian language and is hard to get away with it, so when you making a translation just by replacing the English text, this thing just spoils the thing. As alternative I saw the attempts to place the translated text in the Spanish or French locales (which use standard 24H clock) - but that results the Frensh or Spanish text in any additional objects/content when you put it to your downloads folder. This annoys so much. All the game files seems to fully support the possibility of Russian localization support: there is a Russian localization space in all .iff files, there is a mention of Russian in UIGraphics/Res_Languages.h: const Sint32 kRes_LanguageDefault = 0; const Sint32 kRes_LanguageUSEnglish = 1; const Sint32 kRes_LanguageUKEnglish = 2; ... const Sint32 kRes_LanguageFinnish = 11; const Sint32 kRes_LanguageHebrew = 12; const Sint32 kRes_LanguageRussian = 13; const Sint32 kRes_LanguagePortuguese = 14; const Sint32 kRes_LanguageJapanese = 15; ... There is even a separate Russian font folder in UIGraphics.far archive (trough these fonts dosen't support Russian letters actually, but it's not a problem we'll mod them). I've run several tests and right now I'm absolutely 100% sure that the language has been disabled right in Sims.exe: I just put Sims.exe from Sims Edith edition in Sims Legacy folder with modified UIText.iff having Russian strings for splashing messages in Russian localization space (0D or 13). It worked, trough game expectedly crashed soon after the launch, but the strings were in Russian from RU space (not the US one). Can you please just enable this language code again and make the life easier for such a big Russian speaking game community? Just enable the Russian / 0D lang code, we'll handle the perfect translation by our hands! It takes nothing from you, it's literally 1-word code change! Please EA, at the 25th anniversary of the game, can you finally bring us that possibility to have separate Russian line working? If anybody will ever create more objects for The Sims 1 they could finally place Russian translation in Russian line and English in English. I think this is a simple edit manupilation by just adding line 'Russian' next to 'Finnish' and before 'Portuguese' in the game code for Sims.exe so the game can finally load the text from 0D/13 locale. P.S. 'Hebrew' lang code was disabled the same way, maybe you'll have to enable it as well so Russian loc space could work fine, but I'm not sure about itRemove regional differences in NBHD Screen / Unblock all music for non-US locale
Right now there is a difference when you play The Sims 1 Legacy using English language or any other: ENGLISH: the random track from \The Sims Legacy\Music\Modes\NhoodUS plays every time you visit the Neighborhood Screen, including: latin6.mp3 latin7.mp3 nhood1.mp3 nhood2.mp3 nhood3.mp3 - the iconic one which is absent in other languages ALL OTHER LANGUAGES: the random track from \The Sims Legacy\Music\Modes\Nhood plays every time you visit the Neighborhood Screen, including: latin2.mp3 latin4.mp3 latin6.mp3 latin7.mp3 so it basically plays Latin America style music even with European locales. What is the special need for this kind of segregation? in other the sims iterations there is small changes like clockwise or not road traffic, but not the music. Just include the all tracks in all locales, that would be fair. I think that nhood3.mp3 is the iconic one because the music matches the motifs of skill leveling up notification sound. And it exists only in English version. I'm also not sure that there is any sense at having different images with this black (World) or gray (US) asphalte roads in NBHD Screen like NScreen_unleashed.bmp and NScreen_unleashed_nonus.bmp from \The Sims Legacy\UIGraphics\Community. The black looks closer to the actual in-game lots using black asphalte tiles, and the US version has the gray asphalte and the road marks. If only black version could have these marks it would be perfect. Right now black roads looks unnatural without these separation lines.
The Sims: Legacy Collection – Sim Thumbnail Stuck with Headphones
After recording in Studio Town, the sim thumbnail bugged, showing them wearing headphones in conversation icons, reactions etc. To fix it, you need to change the outfit in the wardrobe. This issue did not occur in The Sims: Complete Collection I don't use any mods or CC in my game
English splash screen has a visual glitch
The English logo has a glitch not present in any of the other languages. There are two effects applied to it: • a heavy "drop shadow" that creates a big dark blur in the shape of the logo at a set offset; • a small "outer shadow" that creates a small blur directly around the red edges. This outer shadow effect is glitched. The transparency didn't render, creating second white outline around the red shape: The outer shadow is present in other languages and was correctly rendered on their respective splash screens: It's a minor issue, but since it's simply a bmp file it is also really easy to fix :)
Sims 1 Legacy (npc names problem?)
Im playing on polish language version and this happend in every town (especially on vacation towns tested) All new NPC i meet on vacation (town probably too) are same name, dosnt matter if is woman or man. They call "Filip" holy fk... 25 year game Can someone fix it?The Sims Legacy Collection custom content tools
Hey, fellow simmers! I'm creating this discussion for a few reasons. First, I'd like to ask a question. Is The Sims Creator compatible with the Legacy Collection version? For example, I have a physical copy of the Complete Collection. Would it be possible to use that version of The Sims Creator (which is on one of the disks used to install the game) with the newly re-released version of The Sims? This also brings up another question. Are custom content creation tools (both those supplied by Electronic Arts/Maxis, and otherwise) from the original version still compatible? Also, is it planned for EA/Maxis to update these older tools for modern systems? In addition, if anyone knows of any useful tools for creating custom content (particularly skins and skin meshes) for The Sims, I'll put them here as a collective list.
Sims Crashing Worse After 2/6 Update...
I have been playing The Sims Legacy Collection since the day it dropped. It was crashing occasionally maybe every hour or so which was annoying but not horrible...now after the 2/6 update it seems to be crashing way worse than before. Anyone else experience anything similar?
Sims 1 Legacy Collection launches, but freezes and computer becomes unresponsive
Basically as the title says -- the game launches, but immediately freezes on "Interpreting Family Values." The music seizes up and sounds like a bad motor, and my computer becomes unresponsive. Hitting the Windows key does nothing, I can't bring up task manager, so I have to force shut down. I've uninstalled and re-installed, but nothing has changed. Any help is appreciated. My computer is Acer Aspire V Nitro running Windows 10, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX960M; Intel (R) HD Graphics 530
Trouble with The Sims 1 (The Sims 25th birthday bundle)
I have, as many other “The Sims player” bought “The Sims 25th birthday bundle” with the games The Sims 1 and The Sims 2. The Sims 1 is shutting down after a few minutes of playing so it´s totally unplayable. I got these instructions from a EA support that might be helpful to anyone else with the same issue as I have. There are a few troubleshooting steps which can help you with the problem: https://support.microsoft.com/windows/fix-network-connection-issues-in-windows-166a28c4-14c1-bdb1-473c-09c1571455d8 I would suggest you to visit the link below and clear the cache of your EA app and then restart the PC to save the changes. Here are the steps to clear EA app cache: https://help.ea.com/en/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/ After that you will need to perform clean installation of graphic drivers (even if the drivers are updated) on your PC: https://help.ea.com/en/help/pc/pc-graphics-troubleshooting/ You can try launching the game and it should be fixed. If the issue still persist then I would suggest you to visit the link below and perform clean boot on your PC as advised here to disable any background task which are conflicting with the game files. Here's how to perform clean boot: https://help.ea.com/en/help/faq/how-to-clean-boot-your-pc/ Once done then repair game files on EA before relaunching the game again as suggested below: Open the EA app and go to your Library Find the game you want to repair Select the three-dot menu in the top right-hand corner of the game tile Choose Repair When the game finishes repairing, try launching it again If that didn´t help, try these tips: Compatibility Mode: Right-click on the game executable file, Select Properties, and go to the Compatibility tab. Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for" an older Windows version (e.g., Windows XP). Run as Administrator: Right-click on the game executable and select "Run as administrator." Patch the Game: Ensure you have the latest patches for The Sims 1. (Patches can be downloaded from trusted fan sites or the official EA website.) Graphics Settings: Lower the graphics settings in the game to reduce the strain on your system. Check for Mods: If you're using mods, try removing them to see if the game runs more stably without them. Update Graphics Drivers: Ensure your graphics drivers are up to date. I hope this helps! Happy Simers!The Sims: Legacy Collection – Thumbnail Doesn't Update After Age of Instant
Unlike the original game, in The Sims: Legacy Collection, when a child uses the Age of Instant Charm, their thumbnail does not update even after re-entering the household. To fix it, you need to change the outfit in the wardrobe, check out the video in the attachments named AGE OF INSTANT to compare with The Sims: Complete Collection I don't use any mods or CC in my gameThe Sims: Legacy Collection – Restore Original Sim Thumbnails for All Families
Please restore the original sim thumbnails. Families from the base game have an original thumbnail style, while families from The Sims: Unleashed and new generated sims have different ones. Make the thumbnails consistent for all families, like in the original game, focusing on faces rather than hats and accessories. It's confusing when sims with hats have smaller heads in thumbnails compared to others I don't use any mods or CC in my gameThe Sims: Legacy Collection – Grass and Grid Issues at Resolutions Above 1080p
At resolutions higher than 1920x1080, the grass starts to resemble green linoleum, and the grid gains extra dots. Please keep both consistent across all resolutions, matching their appearance at 1920x1080, just like in the original game I don't use any mods or CC in my game
