Re: The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff The application has crashed

@ofmanynames , ok! Sounds like something didn't install right with the game itself. Uninstall the game and try reinstalling it. You will need the Graphics Rule Maker to add your video card to the Graphics Rule.sgr file so that game should run smoothly (once we get the game up and running). So, make sure the EA Games folder is deleted. Once we get the game running the EA Games folder should generate itself upon the first time the game is started up. 

Let me know once you have installed the game once more.

@ofmanynames , interesting! Thanks for the update! 🙂

This may solve the problem, but I don't know how to obtain or install d3d9.dll. It's getting so that I think I will give up playing any Sims games. ☹️

It's old yet still relevant. I have the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection. I've tried nothing so far except to come here for help. I saw this thread and have the same issue, so I thought it would be okay to resurrect it. 😳

Well, I tried to repair the game and have no mods installed, so there wasn't much I thought I could do.

@elsie_d , have you used the latest version of Graphics Rule Maker? It's version 2 found on SimNetwork. And also apply the 4GB patch as well. Those both seem to get rid of the DirectX error as that is mostly caused by the game not recognizing your newer graphics card.

The Graphics Rule Maker worked a treat for me. I'm now able to play the game again. I also applied the 4GB patch. Thanks!

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@Tremayne4260 wrote:

@elsie_d , have you used the latest version of Graphics Rule Maker? It's version 2 found on SimNetwork. And also apply the 4GB patch as well. Those both seem to get rid of the DirectX error as that is mostly caused by the game not recognizing your newer graphics card.

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I'm stuck here after adding the dll but still won't load.  Can I load the game minus the stuff packs to help isolate the issue?

@kyburg60 , so what exactly have you done? Have you added the 2GB patch and used Graphics Rule Maker?

Probably not.  Where would I find those resouces?

@kyburg60 , Google search for them and it should take you right to the site that hosts Graphics Rule Maker and I think there are some Sim fan sites that host the 2GB patch.

Is it possible to get more info from you about what dxvk is? I think I found it but I dont want to download the wrong thing.

Thanks!

@ofmanynames Is it possible to get more info from you about what dxvk is? I think I found it but I dont want to download the wrong thing.

Thanks!

@msjelly6191 It's been years since I did this but If you got to the github page for doitsujin/dxvk page, you want to download the dxvk-2.5.3.tar.gz option. You need to go into the zip (winrar or 7z works fine) and then find the d3d9.dll file in the archive and move it to the file location. I can't remember if it's for x32 or x64 anymore. Try one and see if it works and switch up if it doesn't. 

I've been able to get the game to run!  However, everything is flashing hot pink - what setting would cause this?

You need the Graphics Rules maker mod, it's because the game wasn't made to handle newer systems. You also might need the 4 gb patch if you didn't apply that yet. Both of them should be the first result when you search for it.

Both have been applied.

it was x32!