Girlzilla

As Queen would say, that's not a forehead, it's a foreface

Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll be thinking on this - I'm hoping to save $$ to buy this in the next 1-2 months. I also need a new video card.

I have the Sims 2 installed on Windows 7, but it only runs if you use compatibility mode since the game is older. Here is the order that The Sims 2 should be installed in: The Sims 2™ (or Sims 2 Deluxe, Sims 2 Double Deluxe or Sims 2 Holiday Edition, whichever you have) University (or University Life Collection) Nightlife (disregard if you have Sims 2 Deluxe or Double Deluxe) Christmas Party Pack (US) OR Holiday Party Pack (UK) Open for Business or Best of Business Collection Family Fun Stuff or Fun with Pets Collection Glamour Life Stuff Pets (disregard if you have Fun with Pets Collection) Happy Holiday Stuff (Disregard if you have Sims 2 Holiday Edition) Seasons Celebration Stuff (disregard if you have Double Deluxe) H&M Fashion Stuff (disregard if you have Best of Business Collection) Bon Voyage Teen Style Stuff (disregard if you have University Life Collection) FreeTime Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (disregard if you have Best of Business Collection) IKEA Home Stuff (disregard if you have University Life Collection) Apartment Life Mansion & Garden Stuff (disregard if you have Fun with Pets Collection) Also, be sure to patch whenever you are prompted by the game to do so. Source: http://help.ea.com/en/article/installation-order-for-the-sims-2/ In case you want to go back to the original neighborhoods after you've played them for a while: Resetting Pleasantview, Strangetown or Veronaville Make sure that The Sims 2 game isn't running. Back up your games files. Now find the following location on your hard drive: My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods. Right-click on the folder you are replacing, (N001 for Pleasantview, N002 for Strangetown and N003 for Veronaville) and choose 'Delete'. Click yes when asked, to confirm deletion. Find the following location on your hard drive: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\UserData\Neighborhoods. (Note: This assumes you have installed the game into the default location. If you have the game installed on a drive with a different letter, then change the C:\ to the letter of the drive your game is installed on). If you look in the folder listed in step 6, you will see at least 4 folders and 1 file. The three folders we are interested in are the ones labeled N001, N002 and N003. Choose the neighborhood that you want to reset from the three folders mentioned in step 7. The neighborhoods are as follows: N001 = Pleasantview. N002 = Strangetown. N003 = Veronaville. Right-click on the folder for the neighborhood you will be resetting and choose the 'copy' option. (i.e. If you will be resetting Pleasantview then the correct folder to right-click on will be N001). Now find the following location on your hard drive: My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods. Right-click inside a blank part of the folder listed in step 10 and select the 'paste' option, wait while the folder and files are copied over. Start your game and go to the pre-made neighborhood you have just replaced. Verify that everything has been reset. Source: http://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-reset-towns-in-the-sims-2/ Backing Up your Sims 2 Files: Backup the save data in Windows XP: Click the Start button and select My Documents. Select the EA Games folder. Right-click The Sims 2 folder and select Copy. Right-click on the folder or drive where you want to save your backup and select Paste. Make sure you re-name your copy and include 'backup' in the file name to avoid confusion. To restore your Sims 2 save games, move this folder back into the EA Games folder and select the Overwrite option when prompted. Backup the save data in Windows Vista: Click the Start button and select Documents. Select the EA Games folder. Right-click The Sims 2 folder and select Cut. Right-click on the folder or drive where you want to save your backup and select Paste. Make sure you re-name your copy and include 'backup' in the file name to avoid confusion. To restore your Sims 2 save games, move this folder back into the EA Games folder after re-installing the game. Source: http://help.ea.com/en/article/backing-up-your-sims-2-files/

Welp, I don't just like First-Person-Shooters. I'm a bit of a Simmer and have played Sims 1, 2, 3, and eventually I will play Sims 4 coming out this September 2nd. BUT, you might like to know that EA is giving away Sims 2 Ultimate Collection FREE on Origin, but you have to redeem by July 31st. Source: http://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-get-the-sims-2-ultimate-collection/ The Ultimate Collection includes the base game + every expansion pack (8 of them) and stuff packs (9 of them). You need Origin: From the ‘Games’ tab in the Origin menu, select ‘Redeem Product Code’ and enter the code I-LOVE-THE-SIMS Also, since someone asked, this collection is completely free - you don't have to already own the base game to get all the expansions, etc. The code gives you the whole shebang.

Zomg, I have my own plant and it's EXTREME! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilla_(plant)

If you were to buy an SSD, which and why? Memory size - only need to install Windows 7 and a few programs. My old, regular drive would be for games. I want to hear people's opinions on brands so I don't buy a brick! Thanks!

I'm framing mine and putting it on the wall.

It's OK - I can go 4 days without a shower, can't I? As a side note, the bathrooms at Black Wolf Hall are very nice & spacious - I think a sponge bath may work. I just really don't want to leave once I'm there.

Part of it is that GO is a different world now with CMM competitive match making. A lot of us want to play matches competitively. Absolutely...we discussed this. The match creation part is something I always dreamed of. This game was meant to be played as a team (many of our thousands of bans were probably due to people not getting that) This is just when people are pubbing that I'm speaking about. OOooooo. OK, welp, when I pub, I only GC!

You need to add more bathrooms?

LOL I like that idea - we can bring tents and sleeping bags! But what about showers? lol

I'm trying to comment on some of the Gallery pics for your captions, Turn.

Part of it is that GO is a different world now with CMM competitive match making. A lot of us want to play matches competitively. Lol YES!!!

OK, I rated up your map, and that canyon one, too.

How do you rate using the stars 1-5? All I see is the thumbs up or down.

Jack and I are back at home, we had a blast at Fragfest and can't wait until next year. We didn't really take that many pics, but I added them to the Gallery. The CS:GO tournament was a lot of fun! lol All these pics in this thread should be added to the Gallery.

Front left: gl, Front right: DirtyBird, Back left: Discom, and Back right: Cujo Am I right, or am I right. No Shaftiel this year

I think that's Ilovetomatoes on the left and Renegade on the right!

Oh, and they eat people's souls.

Agree, it's weird especially when everyone has a camera in nowadays. Some people like to live in the moment! You know, be reckless and do things without cameras or the thought that someone is watching them.

They're scary!!!

I'm wacky by nature. That's what the tree said before it fell, but then no one heard it?

I hate when grumkins get into the interwebs!

If Steam updates in a forest, does anyone care? I'm OK, I just need more coffee.