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[Workaround] Running The Sims 2 on Modern PCs

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The Sims 2 requires some modifications to the graphics rules to allow it to run on modern machines (meaning most PC's or laptops released post 2010). These rules assume you have at least 2GB of free system memory (RAM) available for The Sims 2 to use and allows your graphics driver to manage video memory usage.
 
After installing Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, run notepad (or your preferred text editor) as an Admin and use it to open :

[Game Install Directory]\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Fun with Pets\SP9\TSData\Res\Config\Graphics Rules.sgr
 
Replace line 204:
 
boolProp enableDriverMemoryManager  false
 with
 
boolProp enableDriverMemoryManager  true
boolProp disableTexMemEstimateAdjustment true
Then add the following line 46:
 
seti textureMemory       2048
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