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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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Sims 2 fanfiction

Haven't had time to play sims 2 for a while now because of assignments and work, but I've been reading (or listening via microsoft edge's ai read aloud feature) some fan fictions to keep my addiction fed. Thought I'd drop links to them if anyone is interested.

A story about Bella's disappearance, mostly featuring Pleasantview, Veronaville and Strangetown sims. https://archiveofourown.org/works/23079571/chapters/55209196

A story about battle of the good and evil magic, featuring mostly sims of Riverblossom Hills, Belladonna Cove, and Desiderata Valley. https://archiveofourown.org/works/23522554/chapters/56414329

A story focusing on Cassandra Goth and her family, also includes magic. https://archiveofourown.org/works/23536093/chapters/56451799

I'll take new recommendations too! :) I've read Skelly's "Fortune and romance" and strangetomato's "strangetown, here we come" back in the day.

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The problem with coming back to Sims 2 after a hiatus is sometimes I think “I know there were a few defaults I wanted to update, let me take a look real quick” and then suddenly three hours have passed

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I'm in love yall. The highlights being overexposed in Sims 2 has always got under my skin so when I saw across this post I dropped everything to give it a try to see if dreams really do come true.

and in this case they do.

Extended SimStandardMaterial Shader for the Sims 2 + Optionally Brighter Sims vs without (i.e. naked, the way EA made it A HOT FUCKING MESS). Also no reshade

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USEFUL SOFTWARE FOR THE SIMS 2

[under construction, there's more to come]

This is a list of programs that will make your life easier if you're an avid Sims 2 player. Click on program titles to get download links.

SimPE The most known software for The Sims 2 that lets you edit package files. You can do basic stuff like rename a Sim, change family name, edit Sims' genetics as well as edit/create mods. Don't use if you have no idea what you're doing, watch a tutorial first or back up your neighborhood beforehand in case you mess something up! The newest version also has a terrain editor.

Sims2Pack Clean Installer The best program for installing downloaded lots and Sims. Those don't just go into Downloads, you need to install them!

Hood Checker This program checks neighborhood references and can clean out ones that are broken. Also useful for bringing back lost graves (it's still good to have NoUnlinkOnDelete).

HCDU Plus The Hack Conflict Detector Utility lets you scan your Downloads folder to check if you have any mods that edit the same aspect of the game, so can potentially be in conflict. Also useful to navigate which mods load first (load order is important for some mods to work).

What Caused This When you have 'testingcheats' on, the game gives you error messages if there's something going on. Not all of them mean there's a serious problem, but What Caused This can help you navigate what the source is. Upload the log file (Documents/EA/TS2/Logs) in the program, give it your Downloads folder and it will scan it to look for the culprit. Might give you straighforward information on which mod conflict caused the issue or that you lack Smarter EP Check for a mod that requires it.

Outfit Organiser You downloaded CC clothes that the creator marked as outerwear but you think they don't fit in that category? With this program you can quickly change that! It's also doable in SimPE, but Outfit Organiser is a lot easier to use.

CPack Editor If you want to make plastic surgery genetic, there's no need to do it manually in SimPE, especially if it's more than one Sim. In CPack Editor, you just choose your neighborhood's folder, run the program, and it changes ALL surgery faces in that neighborhood to genetic!

Lot Adjuster This program lets you edit already existing lots. If you want a smaller or bigger lot than possible in-game, you can do it here! Also great for creating pavilions or row houses that are all separate lots, as you can get rid of the 2-tile border separating buildings by making the lots smaller and copying them.

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Hair tinsel tutorial

Since so many people loved the tinseled hair idea, I wanted to show how you can easily do these recolors yourself. This tutorial is for those who already worked with SimPE and and create hair retextures before.

You need:

@crispsandkerosene SimStandardMaterial shader to add a mask for the shine

SimPE

Bodyshop

Graphics editor (I use Photoshop 2025 and attach PSD with my recolor as an example)

Let's get to work:

1. Create a recolor of hair with the desired color an usual way in Bodyshop and close it

2. Export the recolor texture with SimPE

3. Open it in a graphics editor

4. Create a group above and add a clipping mask to it in the shape of the hair texture alpha channel

5. In this group, create an empty layer and paint the hair tinsel texture on it to your taste I used the standard Hard Round brush with these settings:

6. Save the resulting texture with transparency (.png, .dds, etc...)

7. Now inside the group create a white layer and add a clipping mask to it with the alpha of the tinsel texture

I prefer to made it a bit crunchy with "Select and Mask" function, I think the shine looks more realistic this way

8. Outside the group create a black layer

9. Leave only the white layer inside the mask and the black layer visible and save this texture, it will be a shine mask

10. Now open the recolor file in simpe and replace the hair texture with a new one with tinsel

11. Clone the texture file to create a shine (EnvCube) mask

12. Give it a new name and press "fix TGI"

13. Replace the texture with the black-n-white one you made earlier

14. Change the texture format to ExtRaw8bit

15. Commit

16. Go to the TXMT resource, make sure that in the cMaterialDefinition tab the Type set to SimStandardMaterial

17. Then add EnvCube properties, more about it here in part 2

stdMatEnvCubeMaskTextureEnabled must have value: 1 stdMatEnvCubeMaskTextureName must have value of the BW mask name without "_txtr" part

I use these values, but you can change it on your taste:

18. Commit your changes and save file

19. Now check your recolor in game and if everything was done correctly enjoy the result ✨

For clarity, I am attaching a video of the process:

And of course a recolor file to take a closer look at everything: https://simfil.es/5332368/

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Teenage Don Lothario's relationship panel. Of course he just had to roll to be bisexual in this save xD He has chemistry with literally all the teen playables.

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new ts2 simblr!

hello everyone! :) this is my sim, lenora (lennie) wright, and her cat. i usually play ts4 on my main blog (@bakedpecans) but i was an og fan of the sims 2 and when it got rereleased i had to start a simblr! i don't know of many sims 2 simblrs so please feel free to reblog so i can follow you all!

a little bit about lennie:

she is going to be opening her own florist shop

she's had her cat since she was in high school (6 ish years)

she's bisexual

she's living on vibes only

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I have no followers so this will get lost in the Ether, BUT….

Can we talk about how amazing it is that people all over the world still adore, and put so much love into TS2? That a game as old as TS2 brings so many creators together, so many people together regardless of the physical space between all of us?

I know it’s been difficult, especially recently in TS2 Community with EA rereleasing it, but I wanted to shed some positivity in what seems to be a very negative time.

Lots of love to all the Simmers and Creators!

Y’all are the reason this game is still alive, keep shining!

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Sometimes box links just don't work for me, anyone else have this problem?? I just downloaded something else from box, but the link for Ja's silly grenade top hat just doesn't work for me, i've been trying for many days, with clearing caches or trying different browser doesn't help either. Weird.

On that note, does anyone have a solution or this hat?? :) I need it for my Mortimer Goth.

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I'm debating making it an option for certain types of sims who don't go to university to instead have a funded 'gap year darling'. Where they go to one of the vacation destinations for 5 days to learn and experience different cultural things, to make up for all the useful stuff young adults learn and experience during their university days. It's good as they don't age during vacations, so depending on how I decide to go about it I can get them to be the right age rather than end up older than their university-graduate counterparts.

There's also the idea of sending them to 'trade school' I've seen mentioned places a few times. So perhaps another option for those less academically inclined, moving them into a special residental lot either the last day of teenhood or first day of adulthood and turning aging off while there. Have a bunch of hobby & badge items, those podiums where people can come give talks etc.

(Look at me pretending I actually play my game often enough to worry about this).

edit: ah here's the thread where I saw about trade school! And a lot made by @kashmiresims inspired by the thread. Has anyone else played this way?

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Plumbob Bowling - A CC-free bowling alley, arcade, and restaurant for your sims to enjoy! (:

SimFileShare | MediaFire

Watch the speed build

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You bet! :)

The Sims 2 whit some mods/defults can look a amazing!

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hiya! my name is ryan + this is my new-ish simblr, i've been around before but for ts4. i'm 24 and from england

...these days i have no interest in ts4 but love ts2 + ts3, so if you play either of these, let's be mutuals!

i am so inconsistent due to real life sometimes but expect gameplay posts, cas screenshots of my silly sims and more here

i am mainly maxis match but just use whatever i like! i am also wcif friendly

looking for other simmers to follow and be mutuals with, so any reblogs are appreciated

thank you! ♡

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TSM-to-TS2: Medieval Traits (Completers)

Published: 1-9-2025 (via Discord) | Updated: 2-3-2025 SUMMARY Here are 32 traits (inventory objects – “tokens”) taken from Sims Medieval (EA/Maxis/Sims Studio, 2011). They use their original icons and descriptions. There are over 60 traits in the game originally, but many have already been made/converted by Cedanyblee (2020), Laura & Mortia (2020A, 2020B, 2020C), Sun & Moon Star Factory (2021-2022; 2023), Fire Flower (2021), and others. Custom historical-fantasy traits are included in the new collection file for convenience. This set only includes traits which have NOT been made already. Documents with links to the other traits are available for download below. DETAILS Requires all EPs/SPs. §0 | Buy > Misc  > Misc At the time of this post, these are for storytelling/completion purposes only. These are TOKENS ONLY – they do not alter sims/gameplay on their own. If/when they are incorporated in mods, their custom function(s) will depend on the mods in question. If you use the Medieval Caste traits by Cedanyblee (2020), you’ll see some of the same icons used. Note that CC caste traits have a BLUE background and these medieval traits have a brownish background. Traits from Sun & Moon have a darker brown background. The collection file is REQUIRED to access completer traits in-game.

MEDIEVAL TRAITS (full list)

DOWNLOAD (choose one) MEDIEVAL COMPLETER TRAITS from SFS | from MEGA LIST OF TRAITS & GUIDs from SFS | from MEGA This list includes custom historical-fantasy traits as well! REQUIRED: COLLECTION FILE from SFS | from MEGA This file includes 3t2, 4t2, historical/medieval, fantasy, color, music, hobby, and other CC traits for Sims 2 (and some randomizers). Only visible trait tokens are included, and this file should REPLACE the original “Traits_Collection” file. CREDITS Thanks: Sims2/Simming communities. Sources: Cedanyblee (2020), Laura & Mortia (2020A, 2020B, 2020C), Sun & Moon Star Factory (2021-2022; 2023), Fire Flower (2021), Beyno (Korn via BBFonts), EA/Maxis, Offuturistic Infographic (Freepik), Hexagonal-Bipyramid (2018); Missmck via thesimsmedieval.fandom.com.

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50+ Sub-Hobby Traits (Sims 2)

Published: 2-3-2025 | Updated: N/A SUMMARY Hobbies and interests were introduced via the Freetime EP (EA/Maxis, 2008). There are 10 hobbies (cuisine, film & literature, tinkering, sports, music and dance, fitness, arts & crafts, science, games, and nature) and 18 interest categories (sci-fi, culture, environment, paranormal, health, fashion, politics, sports, school, animals, toys, money, entertainment, work, crime, food, travel, and weather).  Here are 50+ trait tokens featuring various sub-hobbies – these are meant to compliment the original hobby categories and let players assign specific hobby-related interests to their sims. The Sub-Hobby Project comes from the collective brainstorming of @grilledcheese-aspiration, @slyndseysims @gayars and @anachronisims. DETAILS Requires all EPs/SPs. §0 | Buy > Misc > Misc (purple icons) At the time of this post, these are for storytelling/completion purposes only. These are TOKENS ONLY – they do not alter sims/gameplay on their own. If/when they are incorporated in mods, their custom function(s) will depend on the mods in question. The collection file is REQUIRED to access the traits in-game.

ITEMS Download a PDF/Excel document with the traits and their GUIDs using the link below.

DOWNLOAD (choose one) HOBBY TRAITS from SFS | from MEGA LIST OF TRAITS & GUIDs from SFS | from MEGA REQUIRED: COLLECTION FILE from SFS | from MEGA This file includes 3t2, 4t2, historical/medieval, fantasy, color, music, hobby, and other CC traits for Sims 2 (and some randomizers). Only visible trait tokens are included, and this file should REPLACE the original "Traits-Collection" file. CREDITS Thanks: @grilledcheese-aspiration, @slyndseysims @gayars and @anachronisims. Sources: 3t2 Traits Project (Hexagonal-Bipyramid, 2018),  Any Color You Like (CuriousB, 2010), Beyno (Korn via BBFonts), EA/Maxis, Offuturistic Infographic (Freepik), Flat Icon.

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The solution to all the #TS2legacy bugs is so stupid that it will probably take months for Maxis to figure out that the problem is in the game's executable and not in the files. Now I have the benefits of legacy, without the bugs. In 2hrs a video showing my tests will be released

note: Is there a chance I'm the idiot instead of the solution? Yes, but at least I tried xD And the result seems consistent.