Can I just edit my userstartup to allow more sims? Or do I have to use both?
What was the cheat intended for, if you still have to use a mod to get more sims?

Thanks in advance!

These are nice! Too bad I have a crappy computer. 

I have this same error when trying to enter Veronaville's "Capp" household. I narrowed it down to LargerHouseholdsEP4.package. I have all EP and SP's and it isn't compatible. I also tested MoreFamilyMembers.package and that gives the same error. So, if you have any hacks to increase family size, take them out.

Hope this helps!

Wow. These are excellent! You did a magnificent job recreating these characters. I knew who all of them were right away. 10 stars!

Lol! Insimulator.net.
And no one flamed you or called you names for making a mistake. I like this site.

LOL! My Don's the same way. I should use this strategy on him next time. Gwar har har. *strums fingers*

The Sims 2 came on CDs and DVD. I'm not certain if all the expansions come on CD, because I always buy the DVD.

I hope this is the right place, as I did not see a section for creator help.

I am wondering if anyone could share tips on how to make light/pale recolors for skin tones. The only method that I have found for lightening skins is by decreasing the saturation and increasing brightness. However, I prefer matte or semi-matte skins, and increasing the brightness causes too much loss in quality. Also, I don't want the glow that increasing brightness inevitably causes.

I have also tried desaturating the skin tone, making a new layer in photoshop and filling it with my desired skin color, and setting that layer to Hue and Color. Both of those options end up looking too grey, as a result of the underlying texture.

I know there must be a better way. I have Photoshop CS3. All of the recolor tutorials that I've found for skin tones only show how to extract in bodyshop and import, etc. If anyone knows a skin tone-specific tutorial or has an answer, please share.

Eeeek! Envyret has the "G-word" in his signature! Your computer is infested with them! I hope my mind doesn't become infested, since I read it aloud in my head...You have cursed us all, Envyret! *scorn*

Yep, that's the internet. It brings out the true nature in many ignorant people, who would otherwise be too cowardly to voice their opinion. So they take it out on forums. Pathetic.
People are entitled to their opinions, but I wish more forums would ban the people who are belligerent.

The Goths:
Don leaves Cassandra at the alter. She cannot forgive him for this, and breaks it off.
Mortimer marries Dina, not wanting to spend his last days alone. He dies not long after, of natural causes.
Cassandra struggles to get over Don, and falls in love with Darren. They marry and have a child.
Alexander continues to excel at his schoolwork and breezes through college. He then returns home to begin a successful career as a scientist. Eventually, he starts a family as heir of the Goth fortune.

The Pleasants:
Daniel is caught cheating with the maid, when Mary-Sue comes home from work early. Having almost lost his true love, Daniel comes to his senses and commits himself to the marriage. He retires as soon as he reaches age.
Mary-Sue decides to stay with Daniel. She still loves him, and they have a family together. She chooses to focus on her career, until she heals enough to work out their conflict.
Lillith seeks revenge on Angela, after losing a big fight, and has an affair with Dustin. She later finds out that she's pregnant, and decides to move in with him, shortly before their baby is born. After their child goes to school, she wants to turn her life around, and begins a career in law enforcement. After Angela returns home from college, she works to repair their relationship. She constantly fights with Dustin to change his ways, but he resists. Soon, she decides to leave him to his crime, and takes their child with her.
Angela broke it off with Dustin, as soon as she discovered his affair. Not wanting to leave Dirk in the dark, she later breaks the news to him by inviting him over during one of Dustin's "visits" with Lillith. Angela leaves for college, after she graduates high school. She and Dirk have a casual fling at college, but they soon go there separate ways. Angela begins a successful career, and later has a small family.

The Brokes:
Brandi manages to bring up her sons, with the help of Dustin. However, they struggle on his low salary, and she grows desperately lonely. She soon meets another man at the grocery, and remarries. They move into a larger home to grow their family, taking her two youngest sons with them.
Dustin mourns his father, and is forced to take over as "man of the house".  He works nights to support his family, and struggles to find time to maintain a high enough average in school to keep his job. Angry and frustrated at having so much responsibility, he grows bitter and selfish. He views a life of crime as his only option, and betrays his girlfriend by getting her sister pregnant. After his mother moves out, he decides to do the right thing and support Lillith and their child. Later, his criminal behavior causes a nasty break-up and he loses custody of their child.
Beau is held steady by the love of his mother, and that of his big brother, Dustin. Dustin does everything he can to encourage his little brother, and Beau does very well at his schoolwork, and has a promising future.

The Dreamers:
Darren continues painting, and later masters his artwork. His only distractions are that of his son, and his new love, Cassandra. He eventually wins her heart and marries her. They have a child and live happily together for the rest of their days.
Dirk is angry with Lillith, and breaks it off as soon as he found out about her affair. Not being one to let anyone hold him back, he continues to do well in school, and goes to college after graduation. He reaccquaints with Angela in college, and they have a short-lived affair. He later marries another successful woman, that shares his interests, and they have a small family.

The Lothario:
Don continues his womanizing ways. After getting Nina pregnant, he invites her to live with him. They never marry, and continue to see other people, as well as each other. He wins over many, many women's hearts before he dies of natural causes.

The Caliente:
Dina marries Mortimer, and moves into the Goth house. She buys a salon, as a gift for her sister, Nina. After his death, she begins a relationship with Malcolm Landgraab. After Alexander returns home from college, she convinces Malcolm to marry her. She moves in with Malcolm, taking a large chunk of the Goth fortune with her. Later in life, she gives Malcolm a son. She lives a life of luxury, and never has to work a day in her life.
Nina manages to juggle a successful business, a relationship with Don, and raising a child (with no help from Don). She is overjoyed to finally find someone responsible enough to run her business for her, so that she has more time for a social life. She and Don agree to see other people, and somehow make their flawed relationship work.

This is the most important (and interesting) part of the story, so I'll stop here. I've never had any interest in playing Veronaville or Strangetown. I might try the newer hoods soon.

It looks like a graphics issue judging from your error message so....try this:
http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Graphics_Cards

I started having a blue screen issue for the first time with BV and this helped me: http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:nVidia_Blue_Screen_Issue
I have a nVidia card and that's a common problem, apparently.

Hope that helps!