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Using Sims2Pack Clean Installer with The Sims 2: Legacy Collection (and Ultimate too!)

Bringing over a simple (and previously documented) tutorial on how to make Sims2Pack Clean Installer work with Sims 2 Legacy and UC. This is just an adapated version of SimsWiki's UC FAQ, so all credit goes to them. If you want a written step-by-step, please go to their website! STEP 1: Download Sims2Pack Clean Installer

Download (and install) Sims2Pack Clean Installer. This tutorial will be covering the installable version, but the NoInstall one probably works the same. STEP 2: Open the Sims2Pack Clean Installer configuration file

You will now go into the directory where you selected and installed Sims2Pack Clean Installer on. By default, it installs on the C:/ drive, so it is probably located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Sims2Pack Clean Installer. That may vary if you changed the directory.

Open the file called "S2PCI.ini". That is the configuration file that we will be altering. PS: You can use your computer's default Notepad for this, but software like Notepad++ can be easier to manage/edit.

STEP 3: Edit your Sims2Pack Clean Installer configuration to detect Sims 2 Legacy/UC

Where it says SaveGamePath="", you will add the directory where your game's Documents folder is in between the "", just like shown in the photo. - For The Sims 2: Legacy Collection, it is usually C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 Legacy - For The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection, it is usually C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2™ Ultimate Collection

After that, simply save and replace the file. Depending on your computer settings, it might say it is not able to save. If this happens to you, simply save the edited S2PCI.ini on your desktop, then copy and paste the file inside the Sims2Pack Clean Installer folder and replace the original file (and it should always ask for you to replace the original file! check the tips below for clarification). It might ask for administrator permission, just click yes and proceed until the file is replaced with the one you just edited.

TIP: Not sure what your username is? Simple: on your File Explorer, go to Documents > EA Games > The Sims 2 Legacy (or Ultimate Collection) and click the bar. It will show the full path to the folder. Copy that path and follow the rest of this step. TIP 2: Make sure to save it as a .ini file and NOT a .txt one! If you are having difficulties with that, go to File > Save as on Notepad and select "All Files (*)" as file type. Make sure to also name it exactly as S2PCI.ini (it SHOULD ask you to replace the original file, if it did not, something is wrong. Try following the steps again making sure everything was properly followed!)

STEP 4: Install your Custom Content

The last step is to install your custom content. To make sure that Sims2Pack Clean Installer is working properly with the configuration file you edited, make sure that it shows the path written in the file when you press install. It should point to the game's Documents folder like the image above. Now that you showed the program where your Sims 2 Documents folder is, it should auto-detect where to put the files. Ta-da! Your Sims2Pack Clean Installer is done and working. Enjoy your Custom Content and Sims2Pack installing galore all you want <3

February 4th, 2000 - 2025 25 Years of The Sims

Sims 2 Databases Database

(Alright it's an index, I just had to)

Made it for myself, I might as well share. If there's something I've missed please let me know.

CC: Sims 2 Object Default Database [CAS] Sims 2 Default Database

Sims 2 Hair Database

EA Sims 2 Store Items 2016

TS1 to TS2 Conversion/Recreation Database

TS3 to TS2 Conversion Database

Sims 4t2 CAS Conversion Archive

Custom Clothing Conversion Database [ts4 only?]

Sims 4t2 Build/Buy Conversion Database

4t2 CC Database Build & Buy

TSM-to-TS2 Conversion Database

The Sims spin-off games to the PC TS2 [&3+4]

Resources: CEP-Extras List, Huge Lunatic @ Sims 2 Artists.

Several Lists of Maxis Resources for Modding, under Notes. Pick'n'Mix Mods, own website.

Sims 2 Painting Sizes Database.

The Sims 2 Tutorials Database.

Update: added EA ts2 store items, Painting sizes db, Tutorials db.

Download Here (SFS) | Alt (MF)

Bday upload #2 is a tattoo box I made in collab with DeeDee Sims!

For all your sims that are prone to impulsive decisions and/or want to rebel against their strict parents, here's a box of 11 less-than-skillful tattoos that may or may not have been given in a suspicious garage by an amateur artist! I tried to emulate "ignorant-style" tattoos with these designs.

The talented and skilled @deedee-sims put this tattoo box together, it works the same as all her other tattoo overlay boxes!

I included a matching recolor of the civic idol poster to use as a recolor of DeeDee's tattoo overlay object if you wish. Tattoo list:

1. Aces Left Under Forearm 2. Butterfly Stamp Lower Back 3. Cactus Left Thigh 4. Cowplant Abduction Upper Back 5. Flaming Skull Under Right Thigh 6. Froggie Under Left Calf 7. Heart You Left Arm 8. No Ragrets Chest 9. Reaper Flowers Right Arm 10. Sunglasses Sun Right Knee 11. Sun Moon Abdomen

GUNMOD’S RADIANCE LIGHTING SYSTEM 2.5: Now with 100% less blue nights!

NOTICE: THIS MOD IS FOR THE SIMS 2! Do not even try to installl this in your TS4 game.

After lots of fiddling around, I finally got to achieve my TS2 modding dream: to update the Radiance Lighting System to get rid of the annoying blue cast that plagued Sims games since time immemorial. 

Download link and more info under the cut.

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Graying Hair Recolors for Male Sims

18 Graying recolors of Maxis hairstyles, perfect for your late adult-stage sims! Now your sims will show age and not be young forever! Most of these have graying hair on the temples as I am planning on making graying facial hair too, as soon as I figure out how to extract multiple facial hair colors on bodyshop. So please if anyone knows or finds a tutorial, please let me know.

All hair colors are combined in one package for your convenience and storage purposes :)

>> Download

Preview Pictures Under the Cut

More stuff for your middle aged sims by other creators!

♦ Graying Hair for Female Sims by IntincrMars ♦ Various graying recolors by DeeDee-Sims: umSemibald & umPeak, umShortCombed, ufMessy & ufLowBun ♦ Graying ufShortTuckIn recolor by FreezerBunny-Sims2 ♦ Embracing Age Facial Hair Recolor by twiggy ♦ Subtle Wrinkles by simNopke

3t4t2 - Sky High Roller Coaster & The Boardwalk.

"Sky High Roller Coaste" Archive

I know Sedepaivas converted them and they were edited by dramallamadingdang, but there were meshes that were corrupted and deleted, as I didn't want to convert only these meshes, I decided to convert the entire set and my meshes have new GUIDs.

I am making 2 files available, one merged and the other not.

They are compressed, optimized by alicestrife and contain: → 21 meshes, including 5 masters and 11 slaves; → there are 14 rcs for each mesh; → a preview of the objects; → a sample; → a collection file; → a preview of the collection; → a text document informing the number of polygons; → a text document informing about the master and slave meshes.

In the merged file, only the rcs are merged.

They are found in: Hobbies - Recreation. Obs. 1: Decorative objects. Obs. 2: They are visible in the neighborhood view. Obs. 3: The "water" was retextured by the PForestSims texture. The cart's headlight was retextured, unfortunately I don't remember where I downloaded the texture from. The tone of the wood texture was modified, at PForestSims' suggestion, I desaturated it at -25.

"The Boardwalk" Archive I am making 2 files available, one merged and the other not.

They are compressed, optimized by alicestrife and contain: → 4 meshes; → there are 5 rcs for one of the meshes, 13 rcs for another and 2 for one more; → a preview of the objects; → a collection file; → a preview of the collection; → a text document informing the number of polygons.

In the merged file, only the rcs are merged.

They are found in: Decorative - Sculptures and Decorative - Rugs. Obs. 1: Decorative objects. Obs. 2: They are visible in the neighborhood view.

The rest of the objects were converted (as well as the ones I converted which have new GUIDs) by Veranka and are found on his tumblr.

The ts4 files I converted from are found on Brittpinkiesims' Tumblr.

Credits: @brittpinkiesims, EA.

Thanks: @pforestsims, TheRaven and @alicestrife.

Download on my Blog

New day, new project!

So what's this?

With recent re-release of The Sims 1 and The Sims 2, I decided to fix my UC install (yay!) and return to an old project! It's been a couple of years but I learned how to edit sims 2 lighting, and thus I decided to get Radiance lighting closer to what I've always been expecting of it.

So what's new in this?

For now, only night has been significantly changed, but I plan to apply this to all the weathers and times of day, as well as make the time of day switch just a bit smoother.

Keep reading for some more details:

Lights are a bit more intense, and the highlights are more visible, while shadows are darker (but still affected by the room color). Blue ambience minimized.

Outdoor lights get the same treatment (and yes, that is a base game light, they all have different shapes)!

More precise and dramatic window light spillage indoors (Now also affecting objects)!

Same applies to the outdoor objects (The spillage is softer but still visible)!

For now, this is what I've done, but for example, day is too bright, and there's still way too many shadows during overcast. There's not a lot to be done (day, morning, evening, overcast, winter, spring and autumn all have their own modes, besides the night, which I just finished) and it's easy to edit and test this (just keep reloading the lot), so I think it will most likely take just a couple of days to finish it.

Will keep you posted on this one.

📺 The Sims 2 re-release is a mess - Corruption Update

From video description:

Marticore's video (introduction for new TS2 players):

FakeGamerGirl's video:

Tumblr post with Manage Inventory speculation:

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Intriguing Sociologically

@arcats900: is there a way to mod this fix in? Reportedly, the issues that seem to stem from broken Manage Inventory seem to have been fix

I forgot to mention the fact that EA devs have heavily inspired themselves with Nopke's shadow fix lol. More info about it here:

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The Sims 2 Legacy Collection: shadow fix

The rerelease of The Sims 2 introduced a fix for the black rectangles under Sims. You may have experienced this bug in the Ultimate Collecti

The Sims 2 Caliente Sisters Polymer Clay Sculpture 🤍

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