Who's still playing the Sims 1 from time to time?

@simsample

I just took a look at the link you forwarded me for DxWnd and I am not completely understanding how it works is this something you specifically download and use with sims 1 and/or other sims series?

Once downloaded does it automatically run in every sims series of games or do you have to direct a specific sim series/game to play it through when you start up the game?

will it install/play on any OS 32/62 bit?

I generally worry about these sorts of things as sometimes I feel like I am spending all my time repairing games and trying to make them run properly rather than play so I am more wary about making mistakes but would certainly welcome something that truly assists :)

"simsample;15145078" wrote:
@SPARKY1922
Well I'm using a five year old Windows 7 PC for my sims games that I built, it has an Nvidia GTS 450 which was a modest card even back then! But it performs very well for the four Sims series, and I play SC4 and SC5 on there too. I would think that the blurry sims are more likely a problem with the way the Sims 1 is detecting or utilising your hardware, rather then a problem with the hardware itself. Someone had a similar problem over on MTS too:
http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=5011753#post5011753
Perhaps try some of the suggestions there if you get the same problem again- I found that the Sims 1 looks crisper when displayed in a 1024x768 window, rather than in fullscreen mode. Also, I use a screenshot program for my screenshots rather than the in-game cameras, which helps. :)

I have been looking into using a screenshot program just recently hoping to take better sims 2 in game screenshots but also with thoughts of doing the same re screenshots in 1 when I start playing that again soon, however after a quite thorough web search players appear to be complaining about Fraps causing game lag and there seems to be a lot of mention from players that they have to play in windowed mode which I don't want to do just to take a screenshot so am wondering yet again if you would mind steering me in the right direction/advice. Also as I have not used anything like this before it needs to be easy to understand and apply lol

I am assuming one program would work with every series of sims games 1-4 although after using a lighting mod in 3 I am quite happy with those screenshots and 4 well not really sure if that can be improved on lol

Playing right now. I FINALLY got the rest of the EPs for it. Back when I got it in 2001. I didn't even know about expansions and only ever played it for what I got with it. ( Hot Date/HouseParty/Livin Large) Now I have the complete set. Just made a sim and put her in her house. Off to explore everything I never had back then!

I want to soooo badly. Maybe in the future I'll get the game again :)

@fullspiral

I am so envious of you being able to play right now lol I was getting excited today thinking I might get my laptop so I could install and play today however my bubble was burst when my techie emailed me saying expect laptop in 4-5 days :'(

any chance of some pics :)

haha. I have to remember how to get pics in S1. They are all very small! This is about the best one so far. I littered her front lawn with things to care for all the strays.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f189/fiddlewit/Sims/Baron_1_0003_zpsysjtzgzi.jpg

just take screenshots with prntscreen... you have to paste them in paint (or a similar program) manually but it's the "biggest" they get i think :D

@fullspiral

small pic or not your graphics look fine I am crossing my fingers and hoping the problem I had with sim detail last time I tried to play will have gone away.. is caring for strays a job in 1 then?

I felt my graphics were okay when I first installed the game but not the sims

https://s12.postimg.org/3zqtqno9p/richmond_6_0004.jpgtemporary image hosting

could you take a pic of your sim and post it if you don't mind so I can make a comparison

@sel

could you recommend a screenshot program that will work with all series of sims in game pics and does not require windowed mode to take the screenshot as I have been looking for something to avoid only being able to take 1 pic at a time but online research re this is quite confusing.. especially as I have not used on before..

there are some great sims 1 pics on the following thread as well if your interested some of them are really funny..

http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=481212&c=1&ht=&page=1&pp=25#startcomment

yeah i know it sucks that in the sims 2 the in-game camera is useless...
i mean, i used to use bandicam for screenshots, but that got a little bit sketchy so i uninstalled it. worked great tho, idk if the issue was with the program or my computer at the time :$
i guess the most legit one you could use is fraps, but idk like i said i uninstalled any of my screencapture programs and haven't had one since...

@SPARKY1922

"SPARKY1922;15169445" wrote:


I just took a look at the link you forwarded me for DxWnd and I am not completely understanding how it works is this something you specifically download and use with sims 1 and/or other sims series?

Once downloaded does it automatically run in every sims series of games or do you have to direct a specific sim series/game to play it through when you start up the game?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/
It's a 'hook' program which you run the game through; it's only really necessary for older games which have graphical problems with newer versions of Windows. For example- I play an older game through it which should be in fullscreen, but it would only work in a tiny window in the middle of my screen. So I hooked it up through DXWnd and can now play it fullscreen. For Sims 1 I was getting graphical errors and when I exited the game I would have to reboot Windows to get my UI effects to work again. But DXWnd solved those issues. You need to set it up and experiment to find the right settings for your hardware/software, and then run the game.

"SPARKY1922;15170607" wrote:

I have been looking into using a screenshot program just recently hoping to take better sims 2 in game screenshots but also with thoughts of doing the same re screenshots in 1 when I start playing that again soon, however after a quite thorough web search players appear to be complaining about Fraps causing game lag and there seems to be a lot of mention from players that they have to play in windowed mode which I don't want to do just to take a screenshot so am wondering yet again if you would mind steering me in the right direction/advice.

I use this one:
http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter_free.htm
It's easy to use, and you can control resolution, format, save location, hotkey... everything. I have mine set to save my images as JPGs. I can take screenshots in fullscreen or windowed mode- usually it just necessetates switching from 'active window' to 'full screen' in the settings.