Sims2 correct install order

wolfsrain · 01-18-2008

Sims2 correct install order

01.Sims2 ( protection SafeDisc v3.2 )
02.Sims2 patch v.1.0.0.1022 ( protection SafeDisc v4.00.001 )
03.Sims2: University ( protection SafeDisc v4.00.001 )
04 Univeristy patch v.1.1.0.284 ( protection SafeDisc v4.00.001 )
05.Sims2: Nightlife (protection SafeDisc v4.00.001)
06.Nightlife patch v.1.2.0.355 ( protection SafeDisc 4.00.001 )
07.Sims2: ChristmasParty Pack(aka Holiday Party Pack for UK version of Sims2, unprotected )
08.Sims2: Open For Business ( protection SafeDisc v4.60.000 )
09.Open For Business patch v.1.3.0.351 9 (protection Safedisc v4.60.000 )
10.Sims2: Family Fun Stuff ( protection SafeDisc v4.60.000 )
11.Family Fun Stuff patch v.1.4.0.142 ( protection SafeDisc v.4.60.000 )
12.Sims2: Glamour Life Stuff ( protection SafeDisc v4.60.000 )
13.Sims2: Pets ( protection SafeDisc v4.60.000 )
14.Pets patch v.1.6.0.277 ( protection SafeDisc v.4.60.000 )
15.Sims2: Happy Holiday(not the same with the Xmas pack, unprotected )
16.Sims2: Seasons ( protection SafeDisc 4.60.000)
17.Seasons patch v.1.7.0.158 ( protection SafeDisc v4.60.000)
18.Sims2: Celebration Stuff (protection SafeDisc 4.60.000)
19.Sims2: H&M Stuff ( protection Safedisc4.60.000/Securom7 )
20.Sims2: Bon Voyage ( protection Safedisc4.60.000/Securom7 )
21.Bon Voyage patch v.1.10.0.130 ( protection Safedisc4.60.000/Securom7 )
22.Sims2: Teen Style Stuff ( protection Safedisc4.60.000/Securom7 )
23.Sims2: Free Time ( protection Securom 7.035.0007 )
24.Free Time patch 1.13.01.48 ( protection Securom 7.036.0011)
25.Sims2: Kitchen And Bath Interior Design Stuff ( protection Securom 7.036.011 )
26.Free Time patch 1.13.0.155
27.Sims2: IKEA Home Stuff ( protection Securom 7.37.0007 )
28.Free Time patch 1.13.0.161
29.Sims2: Apartment Life ( protection Securom 7.37.0012 )
30.Apartment Life patch v1.16.0.194
31.Sims2:Mansion And Garden Stuff ( protection unknown) - release date November 14, 2008)

Sims Stories

1.Sims: Life Stories ( protection SafeDisc 4.60.000+SDAPI+custom )
2.Sims: Pet Stories ( protection Securom 7.033.0004 )
3.Sims: Castaway Stories ( protection Securom 7.035.0007)

This is the correct install order for the series.

Some packs will depend on the original Sims2, others will require a certain expansion.

Stuff Packs are the following:
-Sims2 Xmas Pack (requires Sims2)
-Sims2 Family Fun Stuff (requires Open For Business)
-Sims2 Glamour Life Stuff (requires Open for Business)
-Sims2 Happy Holiday (requires Sims2)
-Sims2 Celebration Stuff (requires Seasons)
-Sims2 H&M Stuff (requires Season)
-Sims2 Teen Style Stuff (requires Bon Voyage)
-Sims2: Kitchen And Bath Interior Design Stuff (requires Free Time )
-Sims2: Ikea Home Stuff (requires Free Time)
-Sims2: Mansion and Garden Stuff ( requires Apartment Life )

Full fledged expansions are the following:
-Sims2 University
-Sims2 Nightlife
-Sims2 Open For Business
-Sims2 Pets
-Sims2 Seasons
-Sims2 Bon Voyage
-Sims2 Free Time
-Sims2 Apartment Life

It is good to manually patch the games, as there will be no requirement to have The Sims2 CD/DVD in your drive. The patches can be found either on the official EA site, either at www.dlh.net.

Other Sims2 releases:
Sims2: Holiday Edition - contains the Xmas Pack and was released on November 2005
Sims2: Holiday Edition v.2 - contains Xmas Pack and Happy Holiday; was released on November 2006
Sims2: Deluxe - contains Nightife expansion and was released on May 2007
Sims2: Double Deluxe - contains Nightlife expansion and Celebration Stuff pack; was released on 15 April 2008
The Sims™ 2 University Life Collection - contains University expansion, Ikea Stuff and Teen Style pack; released 24 august 2009
The Sims 2 Best of Business Collection - includes Open for Business expansion pack, H&M Fashion Stuff Pack and the Kitchen and Bath Stuff Pack; will be released on 5 October 2009
Sims2: Complete Collection TBA 2009

Minimum System Requirements:

1Ghz CPU
256 MB RAM
Windows(R) XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Operating System.
At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space
A T&L-capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM.

Supported video cards:

ATI Radeon(TM) series (7000 or better)
VE series (see note below)
7000, 7200, 7500
8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
X300, X600, X800
NVIDIA(R) Quadro(TM) series
Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4
NVIDIA GeForce series (GeForce2 and better)
GeForce 2
GeForce 3, 3 Ti
GeForce 4, 4 Ti, MX 420, 440
GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
GeForce 6600, 6800
Intel(R) Extreme Graphics (see note below)
82845, 82865, 82915

NOTE: If you have a non-T&L capable video card, such as Intel Extreme Graphics or Radeon VE series, then you need at least a 2.0 GHz processor.
Also there are a lot of Laptop video cards or Desktop PC integrated cards which are not supported by the game. The newer expansions dropped any support for Laptop videocards or Desktop PC integrated video cards.
If you want a Sims game to work smoothly on your Laptop, buy a game from the Sims Stories series. Those were designed especially for the Laptop market.
You can extend the list for supported video cards with the Nvidia series 7,8 and 9 and ATI series 1k, 2k, 3k.

This was made as a future reference for people having trouble installing the whole Sims2 serie. Don't ask for cracks here, you know where you can get those. Post only the problems experienced during the game installation, if you still have those after you've read the FAQ.

P.S.: the patches can be downloaded from http://www.patches-scrolls.de or from the EA support page

M46NU2 · 01-18-2008

Wow, I didnt know that it was that many the sims games

**STi FlyBy** · 01-18-2008

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wolfsrain · 01-18-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by M46NU2

Wow, I didnt know that it was that many the sims games

Yeah, they are milking us in a cruel way. So you have around 15 actual releases and 8 patches. Ain't EA such a great corporation?!

acal3000 · 01-18-2008

Man this such ridiculus by EA

Having to install the expansions in order WTF? I could install Civ 4 with the Broken Sword expansion without put Warlords first Not even M$ on AOE did that

Man they have like 20 now

i guess they should release another expansion called "Sim2 to the eternity"

wolfsrain · 01-18-2008

Well, you are not obliged, but if you add something that should have been there earlier, you can have the nasty surprise to be forced to reinstall the whole package.

born2phrag · 01-18-2008

As far as I remember when I installed the Sims 2 a while ago, there was no particular order. I think EA got the message from the original Sims, when there was a strict order in which to instal the games. But still, good topic, Wolf. I guess some people would rather just be sure, and instal in release order.

wolfsrain · 02-21-2008

Updated the FAQ with the newest patches, the newly announced Stuff title and added the system requirements as they were also updated.

M46NU2 · 02-22-2008

I think the original the sims game was the best, the expansions just ruined the game, made it boring and un-realistic.

wolfsrain · 02-22-2008

Mate, I agree with you. But everybody else around me it's extatic about Sims2.
I consider the original to be more fun and a lot more polished.

anjilslaire · 03-12-2008

I'm a bit confused.

Quote:

It is good to manually patch the games, as there will be no requirement to have The Sims2 CD/DVD in your drive. The patches can be found either on the official EA site, either at www.dlh.net.

Plus, I saw a comment in the main Sims 2 No-cd thread that you can get an update from EA.

Is there an official no-cd patch available somewhere, or are we still using mini-images?
Not being lazy, but the thread is huge and conflicting.

wolfsrain · 04-11-2008

Updated!
Also this thread it's specifically about the install order of The Sims2, if you want the full experience. There are no working crack for the following: Sims2, Sims2: University, Sims2: Nightlife. EA updated the protection, and there is no chance to see an official No-CD/DVD. So for those three, you have to use the mini-images.
Hopefully, now it's clear for everyone.
Updated again, as there was a new release, and it was announced a new expansion pack for the fall season. Radioactive fall hopefully?!
The Sims 3 was pushed to 2009.

acal3000 · 05-09-2008

Mamn I know this will sound something ironic coz I have critizized EA because Sims 2 have 1 millon of expansions

But I honestly didn't had any experience with any Sims game or the first ones wven when isvey know So I bought the game and some of its expansions to see how it is like coz I could dislike something but I am not the closed mind type of person so I cheke dit

I play sporadically on some Windows XP laptop ( I don't use very often coz I don't like Windows and prefer my linux machine) I really can't have i become a hardcore gamer in this one but the gam is indeed way very commercial

I also bought this ones :

The Sims 2 original
The Sims 2 university
The Sism 2 Seasons
The Sims 2 bon Voyage
The Sims 2 Glamour Stuff

And I never ws prompted to install in x order, the need of x expansion as this thread mentions . The reqs on all boxes only stats the need of the Original Sims 2 or or Sims 2 gold edition but not the need of any previous expansion

Thwt what make this thread confusing for me

I don't know if its coz i have the spanish version so maybe some releases in other countries were this way?

wolfsrain · 05-09-2008

Some problems are there as some of the stuff packs are asking for a specific expansion pack. That's why I've wrote the FAQ.
Doing it this way, removes later hussles.
I have all the Sims2, as there are avids consumers around me(had to give my old computer to those female persons, just to get them off my back)
With the original Sims, I've bought only the Sims and when the Sims: Complete Collection came out I've made a final purchese. My wallet cries, because I couldn't do the same with the second installment. God have mercy upon our souls when a female it's involved:P

acal3000 · 05-09-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfsrain

Some problems are there as some of the stuff packs are asking for a specific expansion pack. That's why I've wrote the FAQ.
Doing it this way, removes later hussles.
I have all the Sims2, as there are avids consumers around me(had to give my old computer to those female persons, just to get them off my back)
With the original Sims, I've bought only the Sims and when the Sims: Complete Collection came out I've made a final purchese. My wallet cries, because I couldn't do the same with the second installment. God have mercy upon our souls when a female it's involved:P

Now that you mention that about old pcs. One thing this game have that can arrive to more pcs that don't have a ultra high end pc

The laptop I played them have a crapola Intel 915 and games rans except University have some prob don't launch ( i guess is coz the copy protection U haven't looked it into fix it)

wolfsrain · 05-10-2008

For the newer expansions seems that the system requirements were modified. The older expansion packs should go okay on a laptop, but the main requirement is that the CPU to have at least 2ghz.
"NOTE: If you have a non-T&L capable video card, such as Intel Extreme Graphics or Radeon VE series, then you need at least a 2.0 GHz processor."
I've added in the FAQ pretty much all I could gather from the EA support(the copy protections were scanned with the Protection ID). Also added all the special releases with the included content The Double Deluxe release was modified, so the included stuff pack requires only Sims2.
Most likely we will see a Sims2 Complete edition at the end of this year, or in the beginning of the next, as Sims3 it's supposed to come out in the first quarter 2009.
As searching through the EA support it's a bit of a pain, I thought that I could bring as much information, so people wouldn't have to run through all the "joy" of searching those informations over the EA site or the net. I just hope it reduced a bit the number of the common questions that were repeated again and again in the forums.