Sims 2 Crashing/texture bug
Hi! I have The Sims 2 disks, and I've managed to download it. I just wanted to try with the base game first, to see if it runs good before putting in expansion packs. However, when I do load into ...
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Hi!
Now I've done it, let me know what to do next!
@rn2yebphba29 Awesome, now you can install the game again, but you will need to make some tweaks for the game to install and patch without issues.
You can download The Sims 2 base game patch, as well as the patches for each pack you own, from Mod the Sims. If you run into issues while trying to download them, please copy each download link into a new browser tab and press Enter. For Pets, please make sure you download the Disk patch and not the Digital patch. You will install each patch as soon as its respective pack is installed, and only then move on to the next pack.
Base game, University, and Nightlife patches require a program called GrumpyLoader to run without crashing. Without it, the patches may crash during the update process and corrupt the installation. You can find GrumpyLoader on a Mod the Sims thread called A Word of Warning About Windows 8, on post #193 by Raven Dragonfire.
The game should be installed in this order:
- The Sims 2 base game (+ the base game patch)
- The Sims 2 University (+ University patch)
- The Sims 2 Nightlife (+ Nightlife patch)
- The Sims 2 Open for Business (+ Open for Business patch)
- The Sims 2 Pets (+ Pets Disk patch)
To install patches for the base game, University, and Nightlife, please follow these steps:
- Run GrumpyLoader and click Load.
- Browse to the patch you want to install and select it. The patch process should start.
- When you get a message that asks whether you wish to ignore an error, click Yes.
- Once the patch process is complete, please run the same patch you've just installed, but this time without GrumpyLoader. If you see a message that The Sims 2 is already up to date, it means that the game/pack was patched successfully.
Let me know when you do this, or if you run into any issues.
Hi!
Sorry, I have a few questions. My first one is do I have to do the patches before or after installing the game?
My other question is, if I do get Apartment Life and Seasons soon, do I have to redo everything? Or can I just install it with no harm?Thanks in advanced!
@rn2yebphba29 You can only install a patch afrer its respective game is installed. The order should go as follows:
- The Sims 2
- The Sims 2 Patch (with GrumpyLoader)
- The Sims 2 University
- The Sims 2 University Patch (with GrumpyLoader)
- The Sims 2 Nightlife
- The Sims 2 Nightlife Patch ((with GrumpyLoader)
- The Sims 2 Open for Businesss
- The Sims 2 Open for Business Patch
- The Sims 2 Pets
- The Sims 2 Pets (Disk) Patch.
The reason you install the patch as soon as the pack is installed is because the following pack will try to update it on its own and, without GrumpyLoader, crash the installation. But this way it will detect that the patch had already been installed and won't try to do it again.
As for Seasons and Apartment Life, once you install them, you will need to install patches for them. You will have to redo compatibility fixes (which I will outline once you have all packs installed), but the process will be the same as with your current configuration so you should be able to reference the instructions for that.
Unfortunately, GrumpyLoader does not work for me. It comes up with an error. It is attached below.
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