Wow stephy Skye, Robyn and Oliver are gorgeous are they CAS sims or born in-game?

I've just installed AL today and was it was working ok (not cc) but after a while it crashed with the message "Sims 2 Apartment Life was terminated as Direct 3D returned error D3DERR-NOTAVAILABLE"

There is nothing in my game - hacks, objects no cc whatsoever.

Also there is no error log in the Sims 2 Logs folder.

It's happened three times at different stages of game play, in different hoods and with different families.

What is going on? Can anyone help : )

I normally make couples or families with a male and female (adult or teen)

But if i make a single sim its generally a female.

Thanks for the replies.

I have deleted the caches and cigen so thats not it.

I found the most recent error logs and attached them as requested.

With the system restore will i lose any files or anything??

Hi,
My game has been working perfectly and all of a sudden every time I press play (in the Freetime play dialog box) my computer restarts.

When it boots back up it says "Windows has recovered from a serious error" :hammer:

It's not a CC problem because i have removed it all and it still won't play.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the disc because I have the Anygame Starter installed and that still works using the same configuration as my normal game.

My system specs are as follows (if this helps anyone):
Windows XP
Intel Core2 Duo
2.4 Ghz
2 GB RAM
300 GB HD (

I am currently running Sims 2 Deluxe, Uni, OFB, Pets, Seasons, BV, FT expansions and Celebration, H&M, Holiday & Teen Style Stuff packs.

I just don't know what is wrong :dontknow:, should i just reinstall???

CC Included:
Marmy’s Clothes Rack by Marmy

Rustic Timber Column, Lattice Siding from Silversong Porch Build Set by Reyn at MTS2

Primrose flowers by Macarossi at MTS2

Paddio Stone Floor by Holy Simoly

Yucca Plant by 4ESF

Rosebush by 4ESF

White Edge Smoother by Alias at MTS2

Simply Bathroom Counters, Semi-Recessed Round Basin by blake_boy at  MTS2

Neutral Wall Collection – Spring Hill Walls by Danikat at MTS2

Blue Collection - Regatta Bay Walls by Danikat

Brown Collection – Pecan Sandie Walls by Danikat

Stone Wall by devagirl from here at MTS2

Outdoor Lantern by Numenor at MTS2

Flower Shrub by corvidophile2 at Sirona Sims

Narrow Simplicity Garage Door by corvidophile2 at Sirona Sims

Magazines – Sage Office Set by MizzesSimmer at MTS2

Toilet Roll, Tissues by Windkeeper

Victorian Quaint Fence by Holy Simoly

Independent Expressions – Double Door & Single Door, Privacy Window by MaryLou – MTS2

Georgian Tall Shuttered Window by phoenix_phaerie at MTS2

IKEA Markor Set – TV Coffee Table, Coffee table, Sofa table by olisek at MTS2

FocusBook G  Laptop by takasims2k5 at MTS2

Recolourable Maxis Wooden Stairs – Open Underneath by Reyn & Numenor at MTS2

Drift Living – Pebble Candle by Buggbooz at MTS2

Wood Siding from sim-placement

Reza collection f3 Floor from Tribecca Sims

Pinegultcher Wood Rail Whitewood Fence by nengi65

Tuscan Kitchen Set by phoenix_phaerie at MTS2

Tuscan Kitchen Recolours by dimsim78 at MTS2

Avalon Rugs by Grito at MTS2

Annie Modular Sofa and Ottoman by blake_boy at MTS2

One More Slot Set by ariffrazalin

Light cream tile base by *unknown*

What a girl wants – decorative bathroom objects by *unknown*

Not included but required:
Sectional Sofa Global Patch by Inge Jones ***need to download for modular sofa to work***

Invisible Driveway recolour by roddyaleixo at MTS2

Enjoy!

(If anyone knows who the *unknown* wall and object belongs to let me know)

^^ What a gorgeous kid ^^


It was CrAzY when they were babies but now they're toddlers and her first daughter is a teen it's ok.

Thanks for the comments everyone

CC Included:
Marmy’s Clothes Rack by Marmy

Paddio Stone Floor by Holy Simoly

Ocean Floor Tiles by Devagirl2 from here at MTS2

Rosebush by 4ESF

Neutral Wall Collection – Cloudy Day, Popped Corn, Arabian Sands, Spring Hill Walls by Danikat at MTS2

Brown Collection – Toffee Crunch Walls by Danikat

White High Stakes Fence and Tall n Private Gate by crocobaura at MTS2

Alpine White Siding by sweetswami77 at MTS2

Recolourable Wooden Modular Stairs by Numenor

Enjoy!

The trailers often show things that aren't actually included so beware of choosing a pack off the contents you saw in a trailer. You should look at the stuff pack contents lists on the sims 2 site.

I have Teen Style Stuff and it I love it, I love the theme furniture its great for nursery's, children and teen rooms and it does have some nice clothes in there too.

OFB sucks the business thing gets old quick, i think i actually ran a business once.

Seasons is good because it does add more realism to the game however like in real life weather can be annoying especially winter.

Freetime is probably my favourite expansion pack but you will need to download some small mods to stop the annoying hobby calls and secret club visitors.

Like all of the expansion packs they are all good in there own way and it really depends on what your looking to add to your game - i suggest reading some other threads where people have asked the same question to get an idea of the value of each expansion pack.

I present Holly, Aiden and Lily ~ courtesy of the Triplets and Quads - Random Only Hack. [Single mum Madison was extremely shocked ]



She is now a single mother to 4

Hi,
You really can't just leave it in there, you should take it all out before you install your new expansion packs, just moving it to desktop or whatever is ok for the moment.

If you have any hacks or mods in your game you will have to check they are compatible with your new expansion packs and download the updated version for those expansion packs.

Most of your objects, skins and such should work with the new expansion packs, some exceptions apply though like custom computers, bookcases - they will not have the new option available in the university expansion pack.

I also recommend installing your downloads back in, in sections to check for conflicts.

Hope this helps.

If have checked the thread the V.2 is posted in and it doesn't say any expansion packs are required so i would assume that it requires none and that installing it with the CleanInstaller should resolve your problem.

If it still won't install let me know.

Hi,
That message happens when the files you are trying to install require an expansion or stuff pack you don't have.

First of all you should check that the sims you are trying to download don't require any expansion packs you don't have. If you have all the required expansion packs then i suggest installing the sims2pack files using the CleanInstaller found here it is much more efficient than the maxis installer.

If you have the right expansion packs and installing it with the CleanInstaller doesn't work im not sure what else you can do. Hope this helps.