◆ 200 Essential Sims 2 Mods, Defaults and Fixes ◆
I have just reinstalled my game and currently reorganizing downloads folder. I thought that it could be helpful to share the resources that I use. If you’re starting over just like me, good luck! We can do it :D
All the mods are listed in the random order. But important ones go first. I also added tiny descriptions of what each mod does. Also, let me know if you notice that some of these mods conflict. I’ll appreciate ♥
This is an endless list, so I’m hiding the part of it under the cut. I also decided to share the PDF and word version of the list for convenience. Have fun! ♥
Clean UI - changes user interface to minimalistic and modern one.
Clean UI for Bodyshop - the same style interface for Bodyshop.
Bodyshop Brightening - redefines the lighting used in BodyShop. Must be put in Documents/EA Games/The sims 2/Config folder!
Minimalist Bodyshop Background - put in the Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2 folder and click F5 when you are in Bodyshop.
No Pause Frame - removes the red frame that appears when the game is paused.
Default book covers and novel icons
Better Bubbles - replaces the default blurry low-resolution Chat, Thought and Yell Headline Bubbles with brand new high-quality textures.
Talk to Me - a speech icon replacement mod that replaces (almost) all speech icons with TS4 icons.
Maxis Match Lighting Mod by Dreadpirate
Maxis Roofs Default Replacement by Curiousb4
Clean Neighbourhood Templates by Jawusa - these neighborhood templates allow to create clean custom neighborhoods with no Townies/NPCs or if you want to play in EA’s neighborhoods, but without the playables.
Clean and Empty Stealth Hood Plates by Jawusa - allow to get rid of Maxis families that appear in neighbourhood’s bin.
Rural Charm terrain and road default replacement by Criquette
Linden HOOD Trees Replacement
Birch HOOD Trees Replacement by Sixfootsims4
Pine HOOD Trees Replacement
Palm HOOD Trees Replacement by Anima
Redbud HOOD Tree Replacement by Suratan-zir
Ginko HOOD Tree Replacement by Suratan-zir
Lowedeus HOOD skies + by Zena-dew-drop + by iCAD + by iCAD#2 + by iCAD#3 + by iCAD#4 + by iCAD#5 + by iCAD#6 - hood sky replacement which also can be seen from the hood view. Some of them have animated clouds!
Seasons Skylines - a custom objects that adds more realistic background in a hood view
No More Bluriness by Simnopke - replaces snow and beach textures into HQ.
Moon Replacement by Simnopke
Sun Replacement by Lowedeus
Neighbourhood decorations can be placed anywhere - enables neighborhood deco to be placed on/overlapping lots
No Rocks Hood Deco Mod - gets rid of those deco rocks that serve as placeholders when using certain hood deco.
Sim Shadow Fix - fixes Sims’ shadows shown as black rectangles.
ACR - makes all the romantic interactions autonomous.
Pregnancy Wear Any Outfit - allows your sims to wear any outfit instead of maternity clothes. If the outfit hasn’t got a pregnancy morph, it will appear on a sim without a pregnant belly.
Community Time Project - enables the passing of time on community lots to be spent on the home lot. When your sims come home from the community lot, they won’t travel back in time as in vanila game.
Simblender - can teleport sims onto your lot, set family relationships, move sims in, make townies, give skill points, set career levels and more
No Plumbobs - removes plumbobs above sims heads and in hood view above lots too.
Sims 2 Sliders - various extra sliders for Sims faces in CAS. I have most of them except for asymmetry ones.
Invisible Stop Signs – makes the stop signs in the hood view invisible
Busy Roads NH Traffic Default Replacement - replaces Maxis’ neighborhood cars
OMSPs - special tiny shelves that add extra slots for clutter
White Roof Trim Replacement
Antiredundancy - spawns one NPC per type instead of 3.
No Townie Regen - doesn’t allow the game to spawn new townies when you create a clean hood
Breadfruit Tree Fix - yes, it’s a very important fix that must be in top 50 :D Maxis Breadfruit Tree is broken and when the lightning strikes it, the fire effect never goes away. This is so annoyiiing.
Build/Buy Mode Enabled on Community Lots
Community Skilling - enables your sims get skill points on community lots. By default they can’t gain them.
Business Runs You - it will manage the employees, making them take breaks automatically, giving them reasonable wages automatically, etc
Autoyak - adds phone options to call friends. Automatically picks and chooses existing friends and calls until relations are repaired. This mode is required for the Business mod above.
