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{{ii}} Game runs fine in windowed mode but opening game regularly gives error about DirectX compatibility even if all system requirements are met.
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{{--}} This seems to be issue when playing with Windows 8 and 8.1<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/CompatCenter/ProductDetailsViewer?Type=Software&Name=The+Sims+2&ModelOrVersion=1&Vendor=EA&Locale=1033%2C2057%2C3081%2C4105%2C16393&LastSearchTerm=sims%2B2&BreadcrumbPath=sims+2&TempOsid=Windows+8.1 Windows 8.1 compatibility for The Sims 2 version 1]
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{{ii}} Game runs fine in windowed mode but opening game regularly gives error about DirectX compatibility even if all other system requirements are met. Shadows, resolution and refresh rate options are greyed out.
  
 
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==Issues fixed==

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The Sims 2
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Developers
Maxis
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows September 14, 2004
macOS (OS X) June 13, 2005
The Sims 2 on Wikipedia
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The Sims
Subseries of Sim
The Sims 2000
The Sims Online 2002
The Sims 2 2004
The Sims Stories (series)
MySims 2008
The Sims 3 2009
The Sims Medieval 2011
The Sims 4 2014

Key points

Runs well on low-end hardware
Large community
All Origin versions get a free upgrade to The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection (contact EA Support for non-Origin versions).[1]
Alt-tabbing may not work properly during the game's loading screens.

General information

Official Website
The Sims Wiki

Availability

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Some expansions are no longer available for purchase.
All Origin versions are automatically upgraded to The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection. Contact the EA Support for retail versions.

Version differences

  • The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection is a complete edition containing all expansions and Stuff Packs (except Happy Holiday Stuff). Origin customers are upgraded to this version automatically; for non-Origin versions contact EA Support for manual activation.[1]
  • The Sims 2 Holiday Edition includes the base game and the Holiday Party Pack (aka Happy Holiday Stuff Pack).
  • The Sims 2 Deluxe includes the base game and the Nightlife expansion.
  • The Sims 2: Double Deluxe includes the base game, Nightlife expansion and Celebration Stuff.

The Sims 2 Store Edition

There was briefly an online store that sold additional items for use in The Sims 2. To use the store, the game required a patch to The Sims 2 Store Edition. Store Edition removed the need for a physical CD, but introduced instability to the game. Support was pulled from the Sims 2 Store, and the Store Edition is no longer available.

Essential improvements

In-game camera and game recording settings.

Patches

The game, its expansions plus the Family Fun Stuff pack requires patching after installation.
Although the game's patch site has now gone down, many expansion pack patches are available from the PCGamingWiki filespace.

Disable intro movie

Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
<path-to-game> changes according to what expansions you have installed. For example if you have Ultimate Collection or all expansions path would be ...\Fun with Pets\SP9\...

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Ultimate Collection does not need Origin running to play.

Video settings

In-game graphics settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Each of the game's cameras can have their FOV set independently using the fov parameter in their Camera Settings files, which are contained in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Cameras

Anti-aliasing (AA)

If your "Edge Smoothing" slider is greyed out in-game, then it's likely that the game cannot determine how much VRAM your GPU has and is defaulting to its failsafe of 32 MB.
Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Issues unresolved

Failed to find a DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapter

This seems to be issue when playing with Windows 8 and 8.1Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag; however it requires a Minimum CPU speed of 2.4 Ghz.

|recCPU = 2.4 Ghz |recmem = 1 GB |recHD = 15.0 GB (For all Expansion Packs) |recGPU = ATI Radeon 9600 |recGPU2 = nVidia GeForce 6 Series |recVRAM = 64 MB |recDX = 9.0c

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macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.3.8
Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHz PowerPC G4/G5
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 9000
nVidia GeForce FX5200
32 MB of VRAM

References