Going to play TS2 for the first time! (Kind of)

Haha, hope you like it!

Ah yes I remember when I was younger before I knew the cheat I was playing with the pleasants and it was like Mary-sue and her daughters were protesting letting the pregnant maid move in and they wouldn't move out of the way of the entrance to the kitchen. Kaylynn died of hunger right there as they kept saying they couldn't move then they were fine once grim came. Yeah watching out for them is a big chunk of the game it's just one of those things to keep in mind, some have had issues with the cheat I use but mainly leaving alone the other options and only using the make happy part has left my game without issues and I do have some cc.

you probably already know that ctrl-shift-c together opens the cheat window..

boolprop testingcheatsenabled true is how I type it but I think on instead of true works too not sure.

and hold shift then click the mailbox, it's the house option to make all happy.

Just remember to turn it off when saving and moving houses.

same cheat but with false at the end instead.

I tend to use it most when my short attention span gets the better of me ha.

Also on that note when testing cc, I've found it's good to load up a different hood than you're playing in so you can make sure nothing weird happens just from it being in your game that way it's easier to delete without worry.

"amandaneun;c-16434617" wrote:

"Rflong7;c-16434184" wrote:
Twins are the most they can have without a mod... cheese cake only works if the house is not full- but it works.

I love The Sims but I can't go back because of the camera controls. I so wish I could. :lol: - I guess that's just me. :cookie:

You're only gonna try it out of it's era and compare it all the time. It's one thing moving forward and comparing as you go- because there's a chance of improving.

I just see so many coming here with comments of, "So many say TS2 is the best. I want to play it too." Most of them never come back. I wanted so much for TS4 to be the 'The Next Best Thing!' and it wasn't for me. So when someone who loves playing it wants to go back just because their friends say something... it makes me sad. I know there will be comments of how TS4 does it better- which I whole heartily disagree. Toddlers sound like pains- and I read that a lot. :mask:

**But have fun. It's a great game to play- imo. :)

Well, yes, when you hear something is good, I think it's natural to want to try for yourself. Anyway I can't speak for TS2 but I'll admit that when TS4 was released, I hated it and compared it all the time to TS3. Now I rarely, if ever, play TS3.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions, of course. I can see why people who played TS4 then tried out TS2 would not like it. But I've personally enjoyed it so far, though I haven't really done much? I think I just like that every installment has things to set it apart from the others. There are things I can do in TS3 that I can't do in TS4, and I've heard there's a lot that can be done in TS2 that can't be done in TS4, or TS3.

That's the magic of it and my reasons for wanting to play, really lol.

EDIT: Also, hah, the camera controls of TS2 are killing me also. I don't know if it has limited functionality or I just don't know how to use it, but it's only allowing me to rotate and zoom. I want to pick my camera up and change angles, it's driving me crazy. Only thing I would complain about so far. :bawling:

Yeah, I know. :blush:

I would start out with only 1 Sim and have fun dating... maybe start them in University.

The Controls were changed in TS4 from all the previous versions. I hold the right button down and move the mouse to make the view move around. Click on an area on the lot to make it move there.
Holding the wheel button makes it spin and tilt on one point.
Use Ctrl+# (4-9) to set a camera point and then you only have to click on that number to move it to that position.
Also clicking on a Sims icon will switch camera to that Sim or using the space bar to switch active Sims and move the camera to that Sim. :)

*What is it that is said can only be done in TS2? What are you wanting to experience exactly?

Pick a small family starting out. Make sure to keep pregant sims well fed. They can die fast of starvation. University is great to get started. Do all the whims to get grades up. Save your game on a flash drive. The game crashes and wipes out entire neighborhoods. When it crashes, the only remaining sims are the pre-loaded.