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Anonymous
11 years ago

The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection free from Origin: Update?

I downloaded the Sims 2 Ultimate collection on July 30th, a day before the deadline because that's when I found out about it. And I'm a huge Sims fan, and I've wanted the Sims 2 for the longest time.

So I got it installed and everything but when I try to run it, it won't do anything. I would click the 'PLAY' button and it seems that it would start running, but then it stops and the launcher doesn't show up.

I have the Sims 3, and it works fine. It's only the Sims 2 that won't work for me.

I heard that I needed to wait for an Update on Origin cause a lot of other people are having the same problem, and I was just wondering when will this update take place? I have my origin app and games on the Auto update, so I don't really notice when an update takes place.

Please help? I reallly really really want to be able to play it, hopefully before school starts, thanks. 😕mileyhappy:

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    SimsLovinLycan
    11 years ago

    If you have your games set on auto update, then you've likely already got the required update. A lot of people have been having trouble launching the game from the Origin app, actually, so I suggest creating a desktop shortcut directly to the game itself by going to Program Files or Program Files (x86) (depending on your OS), then going to Origin Games>The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection>Fun with Pets>SP9>TSBin, right clicking on the Sims2EP9 icon, and selecting the desktop shortcut option.

    Running the program as an administrator and adjusting the compatibility settings also helps. To run as an administrator, just right click the desktop icon, go to Properties, click the Shortcuts tab, select Advanced, and check "Run as Administrator." For compatibility settings go to Properties click the Compatibility tab in Windows Vista through 8, or right click the desktop icon and go to Troubleshoot Compatibility in Windows 8.1 and find a setting that works for you.

    After you get the game running (It'll take between 10 and 15 minutes on first loading), be sure to test open a neighborhood with a coastline. If the coastline looks pixilated and funky with no beach, that means that the game is having trouble recognizing your graphics card, which has been known to cause the game to crash in "Create a Family"/"Create a Sim". To avoid the frustration, just follow the steps in this guide: http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=5446

    Hopefully, all of this helps. ^_^

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