I'm downloading Sims 2 Super Collection right now (which has been a masochistic exercise since every time my Internet connection goes out, which happens all the time in rural Scotland, it restarts the download from scratch, but 12 hours later I'm still not giving up), and I'm wondering: what differences will I notice? Does the game look any different from the old regular Sims 2 on the Mac? It says on the App Store that it's got several enhancements exclusively for Mac but I don't really understand what that'll mean in my game:- Native resolution support, including 4K and Retina- Drastically improved performance, thanks to an all new rendererAlso, my old beloved Sims 2 game gradually nuked itself after about 5 years because we had corrupted the poor soul out of that game without realising it. Now I'm wiser and have seen this guide for avoiding corruption, but I'm wondering whether there are any mods that really help with preventing corruption.

"Terra;897416" wrote:I'm downloading Sims 2 Super Collection right now (which has been a masochistic exercise since every time my Internet connection goes out, which happens all the time in rural Scotland, it restarts the download from scratch, but 12 hours later I'm still not giving up), and I'm wondering: what differences will I notice? Does the game look any different from the old regular Sims 2 on the Mac? It says on the App Store that it's got several enhancements exclusively for Mac but I don't really understand what that'll mean in my game:- Native resolution support, including 4K and Retina- Drastically improved performance, thanks to an all new rendererAlso, my old beloved Sims 2 game gradually nuked itself after about 5 years because we had corrupted the poor soul out of that game without realising it. Now I'm wiser and have seen this guide for avoiding corruption, but I'm wondering whether there are any mods that really help with preventing corruption.the game will mostly be the same just with better graphics and frame rate. dont know any mods that can help.

@Terra First congrats on getting your UC, I am not a long time player of 2 but I love it now. I am not sure what the differences may be between mac and windows OS systems but yes there are mods that help with corruption it just depends what you are actually looking for?Because I got used to mods and CC after the sims 3 series finished I wasted no time adding a ton of them to 2 also without knowing too much about what causes corruption.the following link has a massive list of what not to do to cause corruption in the game and I admit it was all way over my head when I first started playing so my advice would be to play the game as you like to and check if you think you are about to do anything wrong before you do it or come out of the game add the relevant mod and start the game up again that's how I got better and started to remember what I could and could not do... http://simswiki.info/wiki.php%3Ftitle%3DGame_Help:Avoiding_Hood_CorruptionFor example I don't like old fashioned houses and community lots in my game but was aware if lots had urns and I deleted them this would cause corruption so I downloaded something called the lot inspector mod which is an object when clicked on in game informs you if there are any urns or other problems to do with the property prior to bulldozing the empty lot. (never bulldoze a lot with sims living in them or an owned business) This mod can be found on the following link http://www.cyjon.net/node/430If there is an urn on the property you want to demolish the best way to remove it safely is to create a cemetery in your town and get a sim to take the urn there.Never save a family and home lot to the bin eitherI have not experienced too many problems in the short time I have been playing 2 but I did add the following mods from the get goNo corrupted death packagehttp://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?topic=2368.0no unlinkondelete package http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?topic=2083.0creature fix package ( this is supposed to stop the downtown vampires going on a biting spree causing corruption by biting NPC's like Mrs Crumplebottom) http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?topic=1482.0Don't interact with the NPC's Like Mrs Crumplebottom and the Unsavory Charleston as apparently this can cause corruption as well. After installing these few recommended mods as time went on I started to remember what I should not do in game to cause corruption and then I moved on the what I call the niggle mods ( the ones I want in game to change certain sim behaviors I don't like-)If you want a mod that changes sims motives ( invaluable-) and similar a really useful mod that comes as an object placed in residential and community lots is the sim blender, its the first mod I ever used when I started playing sims 2 and its so easy and useful. it can be downloaded on the following link and there is a description of what the mod can actually do.http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php?topic=20.0I am not sure if you used the Hack Conflict Detection Utility before when you used to play which basically checks for mods that conflict with one another but it is a good idea and it does work. it can be downloaded from the following linkhttp://leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=2063you will also need clean installer if you intend downloading lots and using them in game and this can be found on the following linkhttp://sims2pack.modthesims2.com/index.php?page=3Also you will need CEP if you intend to use any recolors of objects/cc in your game and that can be found on the following linkhttp://modthesims.info/d/92541Another thing I want to mention is that a lot of players who were used to playing the disc version of the game found that the path where mods/programs are installing with this new digital version of the series is different and while I never played the discs version of the game before I was also experiencing similar problems when I first started to download these programs/mods that I wanted to use. I found what was happening was that these programs were actually installing into the sims 2 folder and not the sims 2 ultimate collection folder as outlined below.My documents1st EA games folder when clicked into you will seeThe sims 2 folder then underneath The sims 2 ultimate collection folder (this contains your downloaded game files) 2nd Ea games (empty can be ignored) If you want to add mods/CC you will need to make a folder called Downloads with a capital D and place your mods and cc in there and add it into your sims 2 ultimate collection. There is some great info concerning file paths for UC on the following link and when I followed the instructions everything worked for mehttp://modthesims.info/t/534429If you want to find and use the sims 2 body shop you will have to follow this path C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Fun with Pets\SP9\CSBin once there you will see the body shop icon click on it and add a shortcut to your desktop or wherever else you wish to put it and then you will have bodyshop ready anytime you wish to use it.And I lastly I also experienced problems with 2 sometimes in that it would not start up and I found that by going into Origin my games and clicking update game it fixes it every time. Make sure you check everything I have outlined with Mac as I have no idea if all this info is for windows only.Let me know how it works out for you or if I can be of any further help and above all enjoy the game :) @Nette whenever I have experienced a problem with black triangles under sims feet changing the shadows in game in the game options stopped it for me however I notice online that it did not work for everyone so I saved this link to a mod to remove those shadows in case I would ever need it in the future.. link belowhttp://modthesims.info/d/569585I am sorry I know nothing about 1080p as I am experiencing my own problems in relation to a new graphics card I have just had installed and am trying to sort something like that out myself. to be able to get back into my game..

I don't know if it was mentioned but here is a mod to remove the black square.http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=569585They say you can also just lower the settings in the game (I forget which one) but this way you'll still have the shadows from other stuff.

@Terra You are very welcome I only played the 2 base game when it first came out for a little while and truly loved it but my life was so busy back then I did not have time to play then I lost the base game in a move, fast forward more years than i care to admit and everything was 3 so I bought everything 3 until I noticed people were still getting 2 UC and begged EA to give it to me which they did after I bought a new disc version of the base game and went from there.I cannot begin to express the initial confusion I experienced playing 2 the whole series all at once and for a long time I tried to play like 3 and if it was not for some very helpful 2 players on this forum I might have given up lolSo while I don't understand the Mac system too much I do understand extreme frustration of trying to play a full new sims series and getting confused as to file paths and adding the best mods/cc and generally working out what the heck to do next so just ask and I will help in any way I can like other players helped me :)

@harun789 On the contrary you did help because it made me realize that it appeared there are differing graphic rules programs for different graphic cards and if I had not found that out I would not have been able to find the next step.And even if you could not help the fact you responded and tried to means a lot to me :)

Sims 2 Super Collection - Differences + Any Essential Mods?

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sparky1922
9 years ago
@elanorbreton

I think you will love that hood because there is a central area where I was placing city hall deco and Bridgeport skyscrapers around it along with lots that are usable. I made little parks and separated the areas so that they had different themes then I moved over to the little beach area and added the 2 beach houses Rflong7 made for me but no matter what I have done since I cannot get any other beach lots to fit on that area except for one a beach camp site..

found on the following link should you also want to use it Sandy Beaches Camp although I cannot remember if it has any CC however as I don't mind a little CC I would have downloaded it anyway..

http://modthesims.info/d/549869

I understand re the OCD I am sure I am this way and you mentioning 3 sent shock waves into me as I have all that to do again as well however prior to this upgrade everything was backed up and notes and links saved to everything I was using in both series so when I do start over each world has what lots I used in every address on the map so all I will have to do is add it back :)

same with 2 but I had to sort out all the terrain stuff i like first and my CC is a mess so that is going to take me days to go through before I add it back but I don't mind too much because when its finished I relish the game play that's going to begin-)

I was about to start today back in that map but now clean installer is playing up and causing me problems and I cannot move forward without it being fixed. Every time I think I have something resolved and can begin my game something else is going wrong >:)
elliebreton
Legend
9 years ago
"SPARKY1922;15127452" wrote:
I was about to start today back in that map but now clean installer is playing up and causing me problems and I cannot move forward without it being fixed. Every time I think I have something resolved and can begin my game something else is going wrong >:)

Thanks for the link and I'm glad you finally got clean installer fixed. My game won't start at all now so I've uninstalled everything. Trying again, but it's very frustrating - I just wanna get in there!!
sparky1922
9 years ago
@elanorbreton

Wont start why whats going on?

when i very first started playing often sims 2 would not start up and I got an error code however after a while I discovered that by going into Origin my games and clicking on sims 2 update it solved that problem every time.

Have you tried that?
Terra575
9 years ago
You guys are inspiring me to design some of my own neighbourhoods! I love doing that in sims 2. :) All this Sims 2 talk has inspired my sister to start playing Sims 2 again too! :D

"elanorbreton;15127373" wrote:
@Terra your excitement is so infectious! I just can't wait to start playing :) I just hope the game is going to behave, as I started it up to test a few things and sometimes it starts fine and then other times it fails and gives me random error messages.

Awww thanks! :) The past two days I haven't been playing but after all this talk I'm definitely going to play again tomorrow! I hope you don't keep getting so many error messages, though.

Is there a particular theme you guys are going for in the neighbourhoods you're designing this time around? I used to do lots of themed ones for TS2, like Japanese villages for example. I've seen there's tons of medieval CC as well so one day I might have to try my hand at one of those! Where do you go for getting lots, now that the Exchange is gone? (Sorry if you mentioned this before!)
elliebreton
Legend
9 years ago
"SPARKY1922;15128417" wrote:
@elanorbreton

Wont start why whats going on?

when i very first started playing often sims 2 would not start up and I got an error code however after a while I discovered that by going into Origin my games and clicking on sims 2 update it solved that problem every time.

Have you tried that?

I updated it, but it hasn't made any difference. I am making a new thread about it so as not to go off topic.
sparky1922
9 years ago
@elanorbreton

I am not expert but will help in any way I can as I understand the frustration I will look out for your new thread :)

@Terra

I am glad you are inspired that's what it is all about and when I first started another more seasoned player was posting pics of everything they were doing in game and it set me off and I have not stopped since-)

I love modern or fantasy styles I am afraid medieval reminds me of the words of the writer in Once upon a time TV show who said something like why would I want to live in snow whites world full of bad water and dysentery or words to that effect lol I tend to agree does nothing for me either :)

I have still used medieval sites from time to time especially for new harvestable plants I can use in game on the following link, you may have to search around a little to find everything

http://www.medievalsims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=6823

nixed sims does a lot of medieval stuff and loads startrek stuff i ignore lol

https://nixedsims.wordpress.com/category/sims-2-downloads/themes/medieval-ish/

harvest crates and so much more

http://onceuponatimesims.blogspot.co.uk/

Farmers' Set (With harvestable crops, electric fence & social scarecrow

http://modthesims.info/d/124003

this site has tons of info on everything

http://www.woodensimolean.com/node/3

community fruit and veg garden

http://modthesims.info/d/303911

Lots are much more difficult to find depending on your style and whether you want no CC or if it does not matter

For example

I like Starbucks, McDonald,s, Baskins ice cream and pizza hut etc in my worlds and they come with some serious cc from the creators to make them look good but then I temper that with looking on mod the sims 2 for no cc houses as modern as I can get

Rflong7 makes houses for 2 and shared them on the following link

http://forums.thesims.com/en_Us/discussion/873012/sharing-my-ts2-lots-up-to-18/p1

it just depends what you are looking for I will risk cc if its something I really want and then try and look for other things CC free

also there is a great sims 2 you tube player called The jessa channel she does lets play videos which includes all the mods and ideas for all the things I have talked about before such as legal careers with involving a courthouse, prison services and police/fire etc tons of new ideas to try..

One thing I love about 2 is all these things can be achieved with a little work and the outcome is usually satisfying but when trying it with 3 it rarely works lol
Terra575
9 years ago
Ahahahha I had to laugh out loud about what you said about living in the Middle Ages as I am currently getting a degree in Medieval History. :D So I do love playing medieval Sims hahahah though I go to TSM for that mostly, of course.

Thanks for all those links, lots of cool stuff to check out.

It's funny, I've been playing TS2 since 2007 and there's still so much I haven't even done with the official content, let alone all of this cool CC people make!
sparky1922
9 years ago
@Terra

LOL trust me to put my foot in it :)

I am not saying its not interesting but I like to view it only from a fantasy point of view where people have clean clothes, still look washed and have a cheesy white smile, you know the version Hollywood likes us to believe as the reality is just too awful.
urbandecay12
8 years ago
Hey where do you buy cats/ dogs/ wombats from - I cannot seem to find a store in the sims 2 super collection please tell me where and what store you can buy from I have looked at downtown and blue water. Thanks
M13Vulpecula
Seasoned Novice
8 years ago
"urbandecay;c-16276306" wrote:
Hey where do you buy cats/ dogs/ wombats from - I cannot seem to find a store in the sims 2 super collection please tell me where and what store you can buy from I have looked at downtown and blue water. Thanks

There should be 2 in the Lots & Houses Bin in your Neighborhood screen. You can place one in town from there.

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