The Ultimate Sims 2 Rotation Tracker (of doom!!) v0.9.4
Hey o/ !!
I've been secretly working on this spreadsheet for like 2 years now and I'm nearly ready to put out the 1.0 release... I could do with some help testing!
Basically I'm really extra and poured way too much time into making the BEST rotation tracker spreadsheet to ever exist.
You can randomly select the next household to play in the current rotation, or pick from a list of your unplayed households.
You can see your hood statistics & how it's changing across the rotations.
There's explanations & a way to import your existing hood data from SimsPE, or add preset hoods if you're starting fresh
(I actually spent my weekend manually inputting all the hair & eye colours for every premade sim lmao ;u;)
Oh yeah and I have a whole-ass Settings page with way more fun stuff I should probably make dedicated posts about. (Like the Gender Identity system -- your sims can discover that they are trans or nonbinary over time as they live their lives)
But yeah I should probably shut up now! If you're interested the link is HERE. Please send me a message if you find bugs!
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NOTE: you'll get some warnings about me being an unverified developer when you first run the scripts, uuughh google. You can hit accept anyway.
(AFAIK I don't have a way around it showing you that warning unless I hand them my credit card info & all my data & make my own website?? Uuugh I don't want to, google.)
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I'm new to tumblr (been putting it off) so excuse any dumb mistakes...
Hello! This is my custom hood called Sunny Shores! I wanted to share my creation with you, but this will not be for download. Above is the overview of my entire hood. I will now show you certain areas with details of my hood!
This is the university side. This area includes
- Student Union,Dorms, Apartments, Bars, Clubs, Restaurants, Coffee Shop, Gym, Soccer Field, Tennis Courts, Stadium, Junkyard, and a rundown, abandoned home turned into a community lot called The Underground. Itβs a place to buy potions, access to a counterfeit money machine, phone to grim and a cow plant. You could say itβs a black market that only special sims have access to by becoming best friends with the owner.
This is the Downtown Area. This area includes
- Town Hall, Bookstore, Public School, Church, Cemetery, Grocery Store, Clinic, Theater, Post Office, Police and Fire Station, Bank, Restaurants and Diners, Bakery Shop, Flower Shop, Butcher Shop, Ice Cream Parlor, Pet Store, Community Swimming Pool, Spa, Scarecrow Garden, Bowling Alley, Fashion Studio, Dance Studio, Hair Salon, Fishing pond, Camping park, small park, Basketball court and Soccer net lot (next to the baseball field), Hot Air Balloon Lot (They are functional), Gas Station, Corner Hangout, Playground and the Mayors House.
This is area has
- Bus Station, Ferry boats for cars, Motel, Beach Homes(behind the motel), and Carefree Caravan (Residential).
Lastly, this is the residential area with big farm fields!
Much love
Christina
TERRAIN IS NOT MINE. Thank you Cindy for the terrain! Link Below
Lately I noticed that a lot of Sims players, myself included, tend to make primarily sims without glasses, and only think to add them when it would fit aesthetically, mainly for knowledge sims. At some point I was like...but so many people actually wear glasses, and it's obviously more genetics than personality! So I searched up how many people wear glasses per age group and now I randomize each sim a number to see if they'll wear glasses (would be a cool mod - but my modding skills are close to zero so I just use RNG)
One installer. Every essential fix, mod, and tool for The Sims 2, set up for you in a few clicks.
I got tired of hunting down the same "must-have" fixes every time I reinstalled The Sims 2 (to the point where it has kept me from playing), so I made a tool that does it for you! π₯³ You choose the fixes, mods, and tools you want, click through, and it installs them all β with automatic backups and a built-in undo, so nothing is permanent and nothing gets lost.
It works with both the 2025 Legacy Collection (Steam and EA App) and the older Ultimate Collection.
β οΈ One heads-up: I only own Legacy (on Steam) and the Ultimate Collection, so I haven't been able to test the EA App or Epic versions of the Legacy Collection myself. They should work, but if you run into any issues on those, please let me know and I'll push out a fix!
Most importantly, none of this content is mine. Every fix, mod, and tool belongs to the creators who made them β I only automate installing them. Full credits and links are in the guide that comes with it. Please go support these people π
β¬οΈ Download: SFS | GitHub
π Want to see exactly what's included first? Here's the full list of every mod, fix, and tool, with credits: https://github.com/familyfunds/sims2-essentials-setup-tool/blob/main/GUIDE.md
More details under the cut π
What is it?
The Sims 2 Essentials Setup Tool is a single Windows installer (.exe file). Instead of downloading, unzipping, and hand-placing dozens of separate fixes, you run one program, choose what you want from a checklist, and it puts everything in the right place for you.
There are three quick presets so you don't have to think too hard:
Recommended β the sensible default set.
Complete β everything.
Custom β start from a blank slate and pick only what you want.
What's included
Everything here is curated to work together and this isn't a random pile of downloads. I checked every package against the others for conflicts (comparing the actual game resources each one touches), dropped or swapped anything that clashed, and set the load order in the few cases where two mods needed to coexist. So you can tick things freely without worrying that two fixes will quietly fight each other.
Over 140 hand-picked fixes and mods, grouped into:
Anti-corruption & core β the safety-critical stuff that keeps your neighborhoods healthy.
Bug fixes β dozens of fixes for Maxis bugs, from memory issues to gameplay glitches.
Helpful gameplay mods β quality-of-life tweaks that just make the game nicer to play.
Essential tools & systems:
CEP (Color Enable Package) β downloaded straight from MTS at install, see the note below
The Scriptorium
Radiance Lighting System 2.5
GunMod's Camera Mod 3.1
Rugs off-grid
TS2 Extender 0.8.1 (fixes only, optional extras off by default)
Objects.package corruption protection
Missing content restore (you supply your own Ultimate Collection or disc files β EA content is NOT bundled):
Restore IKEA Home Stuff (works on both Steam and EA/Epic β it sets up whichever your game needs)
Restore Missing Music
Missing Holiday Items
Neighborhood setup: clean/empty stealth 'hoods, or fully disable them, plus the MATY no-townie-regen mods.
Startup cheats: 45Β° object rotation and quarter-tile placement.
Third-party tools: SimPE, Mootilda's HoodChecker / LotAdjuster / Sims2Pack Clean Installer, and Body Shop for the Legacy Collection.
Backups & undo
This is the part I care about most: before the tool changes or replaces any file, it backs up your original first (to C:\ProgramData\The Sims 2 Essentials Setup Tool\backups). To undo anything, just run the tool again and choose Undo β you get a checklist and can roll back everything or only certain pieces. It does not add itself to "Add or remove programs"; it stays fully self-contained.
Requirements
Windows (I tested and created this on Windows 11)
The Sims 2 Legacy Collection (2025) or Ultimate Collection
For the "Missing" content (IKEA / Music / Holiday), your own UC or disc files
How to use it
First, a friendly nudge: back up your Sims 2 "Documents" folder. The tool shouldn't touch your saves, neighborhoods, or downloads β and it automatically backs up anything it does change β but it's always better safe than sorry. Just copy your Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2β¦ folder somewhere safe before you start. (Besidesβ¦ when was the last time you backed up your saves? π)
Download the .exe. It's unsigned (normal for community tools), so if Windows SmartScreen pops up, click More info β Run anyway.
Right-click the .exe and choose "Run as administrator" β it needs admin rights because it writes into your game folder.
Pick your edition, confirm your Documents folder, tick what you want, and click through.
That's it. To undo later, run it again and choose Undo.
A note on CEP
CEP isn't bundled in the installer β Numenor asks that it only be hosted on Mod The Sims. So if you tick it, the tool downloads it directly from MTS at install time. None of Numenor's files are redistributed here. That does mean CEP is the one thing you can't install while offline β but everything else in the tool works completely fine with no internet connection.
Credits & terms
Genuinely, all of the credit goes to the creators β Numenor, LazyDuchess, GunMod & the Radiance team, HugeLunatic, Mootilda, cyjon, Pescado & MATY, TwoJeffs, Nopke, simler90, LordDarcy, MidgeTheTree, hiloyt, CroconawSims, and so many more. The full list with links is in the included guide.
While I've reviewed everyone's terms of use in detail to make sure I wasn't breaking any rules, I'm only human and I could have missed (or misinterpreted) something. If one of your mods or tools is included in this installer and you'd like me to remove it, please shoot me a message and I'm happy to do so.
The tool itself is free and open-source β you're more than welcome to review every file and exactly what it does on GitHub. It's not affiliated with EA or with any of the creators above.
Missing something? Suggestions welcome
Think I've left out a crucial bug fix or a genuinely helpful mod? Send it my way. If the creator's terms of use allow it, I'm happy to look into adding it.
A quick heads-up on my philosophy, though: I originally built this for myself, and I like my game as close to vanilla as possible. So mods that change gameplay in a big way, or add features that were never in the base game to begin with, generally aren't ones I'll bundle. This isn't meant to be an "everything" list, but I'm always glad to consider suggestions, so don't be shy about sharing what you'd love to see!
If you run into anything weird, drop me an ask! π
redoing Han's Trap Door Corp to be an actual functional lot - taking some inspiration from THIS rad af post bc holy cow so cool and creative i loveeee - this is The Red layer, a cafe!
The right wing looks pixelly because it's actually a different lot. The main building is residential so that Sims can move in to give birth, but I also wanted a community lots for pregnancy scans, prenatal classes etc.
But this post is about the residential part, I'll show you the community lot in a different post.
Tour under the cut!
I wanted to include a little garden so that the patients can enjoy some fresh air.
The reception
The cafeteria
The corridor leading to the rooms.
There are a total of 10 rooms in the building.
This might sound like a lot, but we currently have 9 pregnant Sims in the uberhood. Now, granted, not everyone will give birth on the same day, thankfully!
There is also a nursery on the second floor
The labor room is found on the top floor.
It is very wide on purpose, so that hopefully nothing will block the view for the birth cutscene π
There's also a surgery corner in case of emergencies.
I can't wait to start playing with this lot. I did something similar in my old BACC and it was a lot of fun. Although, I expect it will be quite chaotic.
Announcing OpenSO alpha testing π§ͺ Signups are open now!
OpenSO is a revival of FreeSO, a fan-hosted recreation of The Sims Online, upgraded with a modern foundation:
Runs on .NET 10 LTS with the latest MonoGame. GitHub Actions automatically builds client, server, and updated shaders for all platforms.
A C# launcher replacing the old Electron one, with an integrated patcher and self-updater.
Replaced the Mina.NET dependency with a rewritten networking and buffer stack supporting TLS end-to-end encryption.
Updated rendering pipeline: dynamic frame rates >60FPS, resolution scaling, new AA options, and optional post-processing effects for 3D mode.
New features: rebuilt Create-A-Sim with zoom & rotation plus larger icons; edit your Sim's gender, appearance, and skintone at any time from the Select-A-Sim menu; a Social Bunny NPC who shows up to help your Social need when your Sim is alone. π°
Fixed long-standing nitpicks, like the window scaling/mouse glitch.
Always free and open source, with no pay-to-win or donation perks.
OpenSO is early in development, so things may break or be rough around the edges. Expect frequent updates.
Player feedback will be crucial in shaping the game's direction. Once the foundation is tested under a real player load, the beta release can shift focus to new content & gameplay changes while staying faithful to the original game β as well as events, documentation, tools, and quality-of-life features.
The alpha provides starting funds of $100k to begin building. The testing world, Genesis, will be wiped for the public beta.
Signups are open now and public for anyone who wants to help playtest, report bugs, or contribute ideas and changes.
π Sign up + download: openso.org
π¬ Discord: discord.gg/3U3sqPnPB7
π» Code: github.com/voicemxil/OpenSO
not affiliated with EA, no copyrighted assets included
