I'm really missing Sims 2

"@Scorpina2009;c-16759077" wrote:
so as long as my sims 2 games are registered, EA will send me the Universal version that is compatible with Win 10??
did you email EA to ask for it??

I would call them... it's faster for me. :)

Definitely call, I had issues getting the UC first time it was up for free.

It's been a long time I didn't play sims 2. I would like to be back at if my game stopped to crash when I want to use my custom houses.

"@Scorpina2009;c-16770578" wrote:
So, I was missing Sims 2 and re-installed it the other day. Everything was going fine until the place where you select which neighborhood to play. I saw where I could click on creating a new one; but the premades are missing. I don't see the list where I can choose Veronaville, Pleasantville, Strangetown etc. I thought they would show up when it was time to select which one you wanted, but they are no where to be found. It has been years since I have played Sims 2, maybe I just forgot how to find them.....I just created a new one so I could play.

Where the screen pops up and it says "Choose a neighborhood to play" is missing

I used the same discs I ordered when sims 2 was released.

I don't know what to do. I want to play the Goths, and the Capps ! I miss them.

Hi :)

When you start up the game the pre-made neighborhoods should be the first options... (I've removed all but Pleasantview)



If you're in a neighborhood the options at the top and it will look something like this-


The option to make a new one is last in the list of neighborhood options.
This isn't like TS3/4 where you can make copies of the same neighborhood to play differently in the same game. That has to be done differently.

Are there any neighborhood options?

@Scorpina2009
There are a few things to try... first- are the neighborhoods showing in the Neighborhood folder? (Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/Neighborhood)

1- Move the Neighborhoods folder to your desktop and start them game. It should generate a new one with all the neighborhoods.
2- Go your game files in Program files and copy the neighborhoods from there to your Documents (which you moved the neighborhoods folder to your desktop to save any made neighborhoods you want to keep). go to Program files/ EA Games/ The Sims2/ TS Data/ Res/ User Data/ Neighborhoods (N001 - Pleasantview, N002 - Strangetown, N003- Veronaville).
The others are in their corresponding Expansion.

3. Get the clean versions here - https://meetme2theriver.livejournal.com/63030.html#cutid1

"@Scorpina2009;c-16770917" wrote:
thank you Rflong ! :) I'll try those. I really appreciate your help.

I just hope it helps. =]

I had a similar issue when I freshly installed TS2:UC involving a '™' symbol in the documents file name stopping the game from creating the neighborhood files

However, if you were able to create a custom neighborhood without any issues it looks like you can just copy over fresh premades :P

If you remove the TM as suggested here on the forums, next time the game starts up it will wipe out your game that didn't include the TM in it's title, therefore, your hoods are missing, and the game has over written any TS2 game without the TM in the title of it.

"@cyberlinablue;c-16786030" wrote:
Does anybody know if and when SIM 5 is planned...? I kind of got a little bored in SIM 4.. not much more to do, except buying further add-ons (which I am not interested in having all of them..)?

Hi :)

Only EA knows when or If there will be a TS5.

I really miss my TS2 UC. I have it on my Origin account but it just won't run.