Right click the Sims.exe file you just added to The Sims folder and add a shortcut to your Desktop. This allows for easy access and startup. Right click the shortcut on your desktop and click the “Compatibility” tab. From there, click on “Change settings for all users” at the bottom. When the screen pops up, select the first drop down Hero. @wallaosg Although The Sims 2 now shows up in EA App, we will have to wait for EA to fix the download error, as it is a widespread issue. However, since it is registered to your account, you might still be able to run the game with EA App open after installing it from Origin, if that is your preference. 0. + XP. For other versions of The Sims 2, see The Sims 2 (disambiguation). The Sims 2, commonly abbreviated as TS2, is the first sequel to The Sims and the second major title in The Sims series. The Sims 2 was first released on September 14, 2004. The Sims 2 heralds sweeping changes from the original. The isometric view of The Sims is replaced by a full 3D environment, a feature first introduced in It still amazes me that the Sims 2 food and cooking animations look so much better than the ones in Sims 4 😂 that’s why I love this game so much r/sims2 • Just spent 7 hours building apartament complex in the sims 2 just for my game to crush and leave me with empty lot Apologies for the delayed response. The Sims 2: Super Collection is compatible with M1 Macs. However, we have recently discovered that it may not work correctly on macOS Monterey, both on M1 and non-M1 Macs. We are currently investigating any possible issues in a work on a fix. Playing the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection on MacBook 14-Inch M1 Pro. Hello everyone, so I've finally managed to start the Sims 2 on VM Parallels 17 on my MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) with Chip Apple M1 Pro. I've finally got past MSVCP140.dll, VCRUNTIME140.dll and DirectX 9.0c problems and now the game is able to start with Lazy Duchess's Sims2RPC If that is the case, then go to NVIDIA Control Panel, Manage 3D Settings, then click on the Global Settings tab. There, one of the first options will be to choose your preferred graphics processors. Set the default to NVIDIA. What you want to do is go into the game's graphics options and toggle the "smooth edges" choice from "less" to "more". (This fixes the flashing.) Only it is greyed out, so you can't! Following the instructions at the link above will un-grey the "smooth edges" thing for you in the game. Open up your Documents folder and navigate to the following path: Documents > EA Games > The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection > Logs. NOTE: If you don’t have the UC, the path will be the same. It will just say “The Sims 2” only instead of “The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection.”. Find the log file that looks like the one above. You need to change the files in the latest expansion that was released. This is the correct order: The Sims 2™ (or Sims 2 Deluxe, Sims 2 Double Deluxe or Sims 2 Holiday Edition, whichever you have) University (or University Life Collection) Nightlife (disregard if you have Sims 2 Deluxe or Double Deluxe) Wfcr.