The Sims 2 Legacy Collection Fixer

The Sims 2 Legacy Collection Fixer fixes some of the issues with The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection.

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Fixes & Improvements

• Installs the IKEA Stuff Pack.

• Restores the radio songs cut due to licensing issues.

• Fixes an issue where some of the CAS items from the Happy Holidays Stuff Pack are missing.

• Sets all of the 'Objects.package' files to read only so you can't corrupt them.

• Changes the menus to say 'The Sims™ 2'.

• Changes the title screen music and loading text to be the ones from base game.

• Installs dgVoodoo2 and dxvk to improve compatiblity and performance.

• Installs the 'TS2-Extender' created by Lazy Duchess.

Important Notice: TS2-Extender is still a work in progress, and thus the version included in The Sims 2 Legacy Collection Fixer (0.31) may be out of date.

Check what the latest version is here: TS2 Extender

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Use Instructions

1. Download the program from the Releases page.
2. Run the .exe.
3. Select your install location:
   • Steam → C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 2 Legacy Collection
   • EA App → C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Legacy Collection
   • Custom Install → Select your Legacy Collection install directory manually.
4. Click Install and wait for the process to complete.

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Notes

• Using the verfity integrity of game files option in Steam or EA App will revert some of the fixes made by this installer. This happens because it detects the modified game files and replaces them with the vanilla ones. The fixes reverted are the restored radio songs, the 'Objects.package' files being read only, the missing CAS items from the Happy Holidays Stuff Pack, the menues saying 'The Sims™ 2', and the base game loading text. After using the verfity integrity of game files you can simply run this program again to fix the issue.

• TS2-Extender auto skips the intro and makes the game launch in borderless mode. You can change this by editing the 'TS2Extender.ini' located in TSBin in the EP9 folder.

• I am aware of how you are not meant to use dgVoodoo2 and dxvk at the same time, but in my testing it just works. I've tried it on 2 different computers and I have found that dgVoodoo2 does improve performance while dxvk fixes an issue caused by dgVoodoo2 where family thumbnails are broken. I have not experienced any issues in my testing. If you do experience issues after installing this then please let me know.

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Recommended Mods & Programs

This is all stuff that isn't included in this program, but I highly recommend you go install.

• Sims2Pack Clean Installer - Legacy Collection doesn't include the Maxis program needed to install 'Sims2Pack' files, so you can use this Mootilda program instead.

• UI Text Fonts Fix for AL/MG - Fixes an issue where the text is smaller than it should be.

• Maxis-Match Widescreen CAS Fix - FIxes an issue where the CAS UI covers your sim when playing on a modern resolution.

• HoodChecker - Detects and fixes issues with your neighborhoods.

• No Corrupted Death Memory - Fixes an issue where sims can get a corrupted death memory.