Hey what can i say.....i dream of genie!    :dance:

I'll agree that the whole sims 2 expansion pack phenomena  is due to "don't fix what aint broke even if it is broken...

But this happens with most games with expansions. The same formula with a few fixes. In the Case with Sims2 expansions though it seems they got it worst. This is why i refuse to get Pets and after. (thanks to all the diligent folks here who painstakingly experienced the bugs and posted information for us users). :salute:

Lets hope Sims3 returns the franchise to it's former glory! heck make it better!!....yes i still have hope!!   :-|

Very nice!!  Thank you!! :thumbs:

This reminds me of a "harem" girl.....you probably did one already....if not...it's a cool idea.

otherwise this is at a level of awesomeness i come to expect from your stuff.:thumbrig:

i agree .......let them speak one universal language....once you use english....then others will want different languages.....and our game will take up more space for sound files.....i guess i prefer less files to install in the first place as sims2 games have a nasty habit of exploding in size and inefficiency. I hope Sims 3 is more efficient and not a resource hog!!   :snorting:

How it's amazing how many specific improvements could be made.....

I'll also add that I'd like to remove Maxis stuff from CAS & bodyshop that i don't use. After you download your 100th piece of clothing and realize you don't use maxis stuff you'll understand where I'm coming from!!:smt120

unheardwisdom to find your cpu speed...:hiding:
 Press start>control panel> system....on the general tab you should see your CPU speed and amount of memory (RAM)

i expect to see alot of "non-gaming" PC's in this post....

Remember that sims 2 was released in 2004 so theoretically 2 year old systems should be able to run the base game smoothly provided they meet the minimum requirements.

(taken from wikipedia)
Minimum requirements

 Mac OS X

    * OS: Mac OS X 10.3.8+
    * CPU: 1.2 GHz PowerPC G4/G5
    * RAM: 256 MB
    * Disc Drive: DVD drive
    * HDD: 3 GB free space
    * Video: 32 MB ATI Radeon 9000/nVidia GeForce FX5200

Microsoft Windows

    * OS: Windows 98/98 SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista
    * CPU: 800 MHz
    * RAM: 256 MB
    * Disc Drive: 8x CD-ROM/DVD drive
    * HDD: 3.5 GB free space
    * Video: 32 MB DirectX 9.0 and T&L compatible
    * Sound: DirectX 9.0 compatible

Hey Aussiebun!!  you forgot to say if you can with play all your favourite custom content!!:old:

Hello all :hello2:

I've been wondering for some time what kinds of Computer systems you folks use to run Sims2.
Why? well I've noticed that meshes can affect a computers performance especially when lotsa polygons are used!! :h3lp:
So kindly Creators tend to be "user friendly" and keep polygons lower than they can possibly be. This is to be commended. But Having seen (& sold) computers for the last 5 years I'm thinking that the specifications on Today's PC/Macs are sufficient to tackle most if not all the wondrous meshes that are out there.... ( i could be wrong):tongue6:
I want Creators to use more polygons.....so I'll simply ask all who read kindly post your computer specs. Mine are like this.

approx. Age of system = 4 years
CPU speed = 1.8Ghz
amount of memory = 1 Gb
Video card = 6800 (nvidia)
able to play sims2 with all my excellent custom content enabled = Yes....no problem game loads longer than it used to.


For folks who don't know how to find out CPU speed or type of video card simply go to your control panel/settings panel and look for system, also device manager. or use belarc advisor ( free PC audit tool)

Sorry it's been years since i've used a Mac.....

I hope Meshers/creators can gauge from this when releasing their wondrous creations. keep on meshing!! :salute:

Thanks for the excellent info!! This further adds fuel to the FIX BODYSHOP flame thats been fanned since I've started playing with meshes...

Can somebody just redo Bodyshop please!! :pray:

WOAH!! Nice!!

Nice idea!!:study:

Woah i almost forgot i made this thread!! look at how many posts!! YES MAXIS/EA PLEASE LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE!!:lurk:

OH and please fix Bodyshape!!!:pray:

Can't wait....i hope it updates CAS so that each part of a sim is customizable....eg. neck length....and Please make it easier to organize and remove custom content!!   SIMS3 will own!!