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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

Sims 2 Default Database [CAS]

Sims 2 Hair Database

Shoes Database

EA Sims 2 Store Items 2016

Sims 2 Functional Finds [Sorted by function]

Resource list: Clutter and decorative items [massive index at GoS]

TS1 to TS2 Conversion/Recreation Database

TS3 to TS2 Conversion Database

Sims 4t2 CAS Conversion Archive [EA]

Custom Clothing Conversion Database [Custom - ts4 only?]

Sims 4t2 Build/Buy Conversion Database [EA]

4t2 CC Database Build & Buy [Custom]

TSM-to-TS2 Conversion Database

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

CC Archives:

Sims Cave.

Sims Graveyard.

Liquid Sims - Community Archives.

Sim Archive Project, at The Internet Archive.

The Booty, at PSMBD.

Sims 2 Packrat, on Tumblr [Watch out for the recent SFS Hacking problem].

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.

Sims 2 GUID Database Revival (Yes I'm shamelessly promoting it).

Update: added EA ts2 store items, Painting sizes db, Tutorials db. Update 2: GUID db Revival. Update 3: believe it or not, there's more - Shoes db, Sims 2 Functional Finds [sorted by function]. Update 4: Resource list: Clutter and decorative items, at @gardenofshadowssims Update 5: added archives section.

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The School Project Project

I couldn't stop myself from giving this mod such an awful title. xD

This mod gives children and teenagers a chance of bringing home school project instead of standard written homework.

There are in total 6 school projects converted from TS4 Parenthood: bridge, castle, electricity, rocket, solar system and volcano.

Kids have a chance of bringing the following three projects: castle, solar system and volcano. Teens have a chance of bringing the following three projects: bridge, electricity and rocket.

Chance of bringing a school project is by default 20%, but it can be tuned in BCON "Tuning - School Project" of group 0x7FBE051B and instance 0x0000200A.

School projects take longer to finish (by about 1/4 longer), but are more rewarding, letting your Sims gain some skills, hobby enthusiasm and even badges, making school actually useful. 😉

Bridge makes your Sims gain mechanical skill and tinkering enthusiasm.

Castle makes your Sims gain creativity skill and arts enthusiasm.

Electricity makes your Sims gain mechanical skill, robotery badge and tinkering entusiasm.

Rocket makes your Sims gain logic skill, toy making badge and science enthusiasm.

Solar system makes your Sims gain mechanical skill and science enthusiasm.

Volcano makes your Sims gain logic skill and nature enthusiasm.

Skill, badge and enthusiasm gain isn't that great, but it's there.

You won't see the skill meter above your Sim's head, because apparently there can be only one meter at a time.

Sims have a chance of making school project of one of three qualities: poor, good and excellent.

The outcome depends on skill and badge corresponding the project, getting help with school project (but it only counts if it happens during quality check) and traits:

clumsy Sims will always get penalty,

technophobes wil get penalty when working on electricity and rocket,

'can't stand art' Sims will get penalty when working on castle,

geniuses and perfectionists will always get bonus,

handy Sims will get bonus when working on electricity and rocket,

artistic and avant garde Sims will get bonus when working on castle.

Bonuses do not stack. Penalties also don't. So if your Sim is genius and perfectionist, they will get only one bonus. Bonus and penalty can cancel each other out.

When making castle, your SIms will hold a crayon instead of a pencil. While working on the electricity project Sims will hold a screwdriver. In case of other projects Sims will still use pencil, because I haven't decided what else would fit. 😅

If you use smonaff’s Fall Asleep While Doing Homework, Sims who have fallen asleep can't make a project of excellent quality - it will be good at best.

Additionally, if you have @earlypleasantview's conversions of TS4 School Projects in your downloads, upon completion of a project a project will be placed in your Sim's inventory. The only exception is the castle as various qualities are recolors of the object, so you will have to manually set the recolor you want it to be.

Added resources

This mod adds following resources:

BCON of group 0x7FBE051B and instance 0x0000200A

BHAVs of group 0x7FF4DCC2 and instances 0x00001100, 0x00001101, 0x00001102, 0x00001103 and 0x00001104

bunch of animations

Edited resources

This mod edits following resources:

BCON of group 0x7FF4DCC2 and instance 0x00001001

BHAVs of group 0x7FF4DCC2 and instances 0x00001001, 0x00001009, 0x0000100B, 0x0000100D, 0x0000100E, 0x0000100F, 0x00001010, 0x00001014, 0x00001017, 0x00001019, 0x0000101A, 0x0000101B, 0x0000101D, 0x0000101F, 0x00001021, 0x00001023, 0x00001029, 0x0000102A and 0x0000102C,

BHAV of group 0x7FBE051B and instance 0x00002035,

text lists: anims - adult, anims - child, anims object - adult, anims object - child, anims object - teen, attributes, Dialog prim string set, MakeActionString prim string set, Model - Material, Object Models

Conflicts

This mod conflicts with a bunch of mods:

if you are using simler90's Homework Assignment Mod, choose plug-in zz_Meduza_Simler90_HomeworkProject_AssignmentFull and make it load after both my mod and simler90's mod,

if you are using simler90's Homework Assignment Mod (Placement Version), choose plug-in zz_Meduza_Simler90_HomeworkProject_AssignmentPlacement and make it load after both my mod and simler90's mod,

if you are using simler90's Homework Help Mod, choose plug-in zz_Meduza_Simler90_HomeworkProject_HomeworkHelp and make it load after both my mod and simler90's mod,

if you are using smonaff's Fall Asleep While Doing Homework, choose plug-in called zz_Meduza_Smonaff_HomeworkProjectFallAsleep and make it load after both my mod and smonaff's mod,

if you are using @episims' Pencils by Color Traits, choose plug-in called zz_Meduza_Epi_SchoolProject_ColorPencils (or zz_Meduza_Epi_SchoolProject_ColorCrayonPencil if you are also using @episims' Activity Table Crayons by Color Traits) and make it load after both my mod and Epi's mod,

if you are using @episims' Activity Table Crayons by Color Traits, choose plug-in called zz_Meduza_Epi_SchoolProject_ColorCrayon (or zz_Meduza_Epi_SchoolProject_ColorCrayonPencil if you are also using Epi's Pencils by Color Traits) and make it load after both my mod and Epi's mod.

This mod is not compatible with Cyjon's Harder Homework. There's no compatibility plug-in as of now. Maybe I'll make one later, but right now I'm dead inside after converting 40 meshes. 😫

Known bugs

When project's model changes Sims arms are bent under weird angle for a moment.

Thanks to @lordcrumps for supplying me with meshes and textures for school projects from TS4 Parenthood!

Credits: @earlypleasantview as I've stolen borrowed their conversions of finished projects

Download at SFS | alt

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Well, it seems like it is possible to remove the maxis lashes! c: Ever since I saw Paluding's post about a complete 4t2 face conversion and pupil movement discovery I had to ask what made his attempts successful and where I failed. After a little brainstorming,,,

Voilà!

The AF head now has no maxis lashes, they were made "equipable" under the glasses category, like my 3D eyelashes! BUT, since the maxis lashes are gone, none of the eyelash sliders will work, (ex. the sliders that changes the lashes size, hides them or scales them down) the rest works fine, as you can see in the video!

and now, everyone say it with me!

Thank you, @paluding!!

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Hi umm here's a silly web tool I made for creating TS2 lifespans. I will make more things in the future :3

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⌛🌊meridian falls decorated neighborhood

I wanted to start a Test of Time challenge playthrough and was looking at terrains when I spotted this one from freezerbunny-sims. Initially, I adored it, but it just didn't have enough space. So, I made this thing. Went through a couple of name changes, settled on Meridian Falls. Looks pretty cute, right? unedited pics under the cut

✅ required:

numenor's unlocked waterfall island paradise rocks by veranka 4t2 groundcover by ePSYlord 4t2 wild flowers field by ePSYlord castaway flora by havelock

✅ recommended:

cliff and rock texture replacement by simsample simnopke's sky default gckp's skylines

📂 download

sfs | mediafire | mega

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A reupload Of the classic Ying-Yang World by EA Games!

Download: https://archive.org/details/yingyang_sc4/Screenshot%202025-03-02%20113153.png

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TV On The Go and Clear View Fridge Functional for The Sims 2

These are 4to2 conversions from GUA (tv - fridge), medium poly. Tv has two recolorable subset, one for the wood part and one for the games. It also has a slot so you can put a console on it. Fridge was original mini but I made it standard size.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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If you want to support my creations, you can send me a donation with Paypal or Ko-fi ☕ If you want to ask for a Paid Commission, HERE you can find more details. Thank you ❤️

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‼️Helping me means helping 5 members of my family..‼️

🥶We're freezing🥶

Hello, I'm Wasim from Gaza, in Al-Mawasi specifically... My family and I were displaced from Rafah after hardship, bombing, displacement, and hunger.😭😔

Now we have been away from our city and our beautiful home for 9 months. We have lost our house that my father built stone by stone and he worked 24/7 to build this house. But the occupation destroyed it, and no house remained in my beautiful city remained intact.😭💔💔

We are now living in a tent or semi-tent, which does not protect us from the cold of winter or the rain. Our lives are very difficult.😔😭

Thanks to your donations, we have been able to buy food and flour, and now I am asking you for help to buy a tent that will protect us from the cold of winter. We do not know what it means to sleep because of the extreme cold.🥶

This is our tent made of fabric and some nylon, not closed on one side. We are freezing from the cold. Help us to buy a new tent. You are our last hope.😭🥶🥶🙏

I also want to ask for help for my mother, who is the most precious thing in my life. Without her, I am nothing...

She has a back cartilage disease and is in great pain. She needs physical therapy, medicine, and vitamins, and I am unable to provide them. Help my mother receive treatment.🙏🙏😭

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Sims 2 UC update!!!

First, sorry this took a bit and for how long it is lol

After doing many tests (with ultimate collection), my theory about using my two drivers on my computer was correct!

As I stated before, I have a display driver and a driver for performance. So I changed my graphics rules maker settings. But here are the trials I did because I tried some different things.

Trial One (4018 MB / texture memory based on my performance driver)

I loaded in the neighborhood laggy

able to go to CAS and make a pet and a sim

there was pink flashing in CAS but it didn't mess with the game as a whole

was able to load into a lot and got to decorate some

the game eventually crashed when I added lights lol

Trial Two (128 MB / texture memory based on my display driver)

loading into the game (especially with all the cc I have), is going good and normal, but was slower compared to 4018 MB

The neighborhood view was pretty smooth.

loaded in a household pretty quick

I decided to play as normal and got minimal to no lag

I was able to decorate a full apartment and played that home lot

they eventually went out and talked with Sims (there were t-posing pink flashes though lol)

but there was no crashing! I played for hours and left the game when I was ready to leave, which is HUGE!!!

Trial Three & Four (put the GraphicsRule.sgr files from S2Legacy in the UC files / one from the Jan31st launch, the other from the Feb4th update / also incorporated this line of code in the files: "boolProp disableTexMemEstimateAdjustment true”)

Jan31st File: - load times are decent/good - CAS too awhile to load - household load times are quick - I created a sim, but when I tried to make a pet, the game crashed :(

Feb4th Updated File: - very quick load time into the game - CAS loaded much slower lol - able to spawn a pet/sim - clicked to change the hair color and the game crashed lol

Trial Five (2073 MB / added both of my texture memories together and divided the sum by two)

kinda a bonus trial because I was curious lol

pretty good load time

smooth launch into the neighborhood

CAS loaded decently / but there was pink soup

was able to click on things and move forward in CAS

sim was able to move in and no immediate issues in live mode

things seemed okay, but it also felt unstable as well

At this point, the best result I got was 128 MB (the texture memory of the display diver). So I did about 3-4 more playtests with that amount and the results are GREAT!!!

In one playthrough, I played for about two hours, there was no crashing yet there were minor pink flashes.

In another playthrough, I played as normal from 12:00 am to 3:30 am / there was NO CRASHING AND NO PINK SOUP AT ALL!

I've played twice since then, and I've gotten the same experience! no crashing, soup, or anything!

I also played around in Bodyshop with 128 MB and dealt with no crashing there too!

I'm honestly so happy that I can say that! LIKE?!?!?!? 😭

With the Sims 2, you definitely gotta find the right balance for everything based on your computer. So not only would I free up memory on your computer, but definitely pay attention to the amount of texture memory your driver(s) offer based on what Graphics Rule Maker says. I wouldn't use auto-detect unless it ends up working for you.

But I will say even after the above findings, I sometimes still deal with pink soup and crashing. But sometimes, I can play without those issues at all!

So, idk if pink soup and crashing will ever be fixed lol. I kinda doubt it at this point but who knows! Sims 2 has a time where it works and other times it doesn't want to work at all but I love the game too much to leave it!

But here is everything I did as a whole!

Followed Tip 5 from this post (and I used this article as a guide)

I did 25,000 as my minimum and 30,000 as my maximum (I would stick to this amount completely)

I did a couple of things from this video tutorial to free up some RAM/Memory.

Based on the video above, I updated my visual performance, disabled some startup apps and services, and optimized my browser (this is more custom / disable and enable what's best for your computer / I also changed my browser since then, but the same rule applies / I also made sure that when my computer restarts, it frees up memory.)

I updated my Graphics settings for the Sims 2's .exe file. I made sure it used my performance driver to make sure the game ran stable.

In Graphics Rule Maker, I chose 128 MB as my force texture memory to make sure the visuals of the game itself are stable as well.

NOTE: I might test out Sims 2 Legacy because ik people play it and I'm curious myself, but I honestly think the same steps I did above (except for GRM) will apply. S2Legacy seems to have a set GraphicsRule file so I think changing it may cause issues (based on personal experience).

But let me know if ya'll have any questions! Happy Simming and I hope this information helped in any way!

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Smart AgeCorrect

This is an edit of Chris Hatch’s AgeCorrect mod for lazy people like me that can’t be bothered to take the mod in and out when switching hoods/lifespan mods, so credit for the original mod goes to him.

It will only run the first time you open a neighborhood or if you swap lifespan mods, so you can just leave this in your downloads and it will only run when necessary automatically.

Download: SFS / Dropbox

Update 1 by @simnopke: Pets are taken into account now and days left are adjusted proportionally (Say, if a Sim has 5 days left to the next age group, and the age duration is changed to 50 from 30, then their days left will be 8)

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Celestial Spritz Play Station 2 Functional for The Sims 2

Someone asked me to make this beautiful Playstation 2 deco object by CelestialSpritz in a functional one so here we go :)

I changed the colors a bit to match the controllers I made. Use the design tool to change the controllers color.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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Uber Taxi Default Replacement for The Sims 2

Another taxi default replacement, this time in an "Uberish" version :D Hope you like it.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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🚨 It’s urgent 🚨

Don’t skip please 🙏💔

Hi all,I’m Huda from Gaza. My husband and I were eagerly waiting the arrival of our first child after 9 months of suffering, malnutrition, diseases,but I lost him last week. My first child died coz of this war. I suffered from blood poisoning and was given a blood transfusion after giving birth.

It’s not easy to wait your first child and suddenly you lose him💔😔 My husband and I have lost our first baby after 9 months of pregnancy 💔😔 so help us please to find a safe place and rebuild our lives 💔

For the sake of humanity help me and my husband, share and donate to be able to start again and rebuild our life please 🙏

Share please 🙏

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💔As the world celebrates the new year, we in Gaza are facing the difficulty of life in all its details. The streets are not lit up with decorations, and Joy does not know its way into our hearts. In Gaza, explosions echo in our skies, and our hearts live in anticipation of release. Our children do not know what safety looks like, our families are moving between blockade and destruction, we are looking for hope amid a harsh and merciless reality.

The situation in Gaza is getting more difficult, and the lack of donations is making the gap deeper, and increasing the suffering of many. At a time when the world is celebrating the arrival of the new year, we are still living day by day, waiting for support and help, to be able to live with dignity.🥺💔

We in Gaza need you more than ever. Your donation can alleviate our pain and suffering, provide hope to our children who are missing their most basic rights in life. Don't let the new year pass without being part of a real change. Donate now, because every contribution is worth our lives and the lives of our children🙏, and every step towards helping us is a step towards peace and humanity 🫂

🙏Donate anything you can for us please and for our children who scream from hunger and cold every day, we don't want to die

✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #289 )✅️