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The Sims 2 Purple Flashing Patch

(yes, PURPLE, because I always saw it as purple and the shader name is literally called the purple error shader. Sue me!!)

Just in case anyone missed it, "pink flashing" in The Sims 2 has finally been busted wide open by a lovely chap named Will Nixon, see here.

I thoroughly recommend reading through the entire dissertation pdf, it's a good read! Even if your eyes glaze over and you skim past the super technical computer engineering jargon, you'll pick up some interesting tidbits from it. Just wanted to share that

1) the patch is fully compatible with Linux and works to improve Linux performance even further, as testing by myself and my dear friend @niamh-sims

2) Some screenshots from testing my medieval hood on Windows 11:

No patch:

With patch:

I also stress-tested the hood by loading into the main Castle lot and having a sim travel between 4-5 different lots with my settings on max. (This is how I play on Linux now so I've gotten used to it, no more turning neighbours and hood deco off for me!!)

Without the patch in, the game crashed and wouldn't load the castle lot for me at ALL, so that was a great start.

Ooft, lol.

With the patch in, I could load into the castle and travel freely around the hood. I noted that that game also generally felt smoother.

This is an absolute breakthrough, people. Linux is no longer absolutely required if you want to play TS2 without pink flashing! Get excited!!

I will personally continue to play on Linux because I honestly enjoy the OS and prefer it over Windows, and my game still loads faster and runs smoother on Linux, but I recommend every simmer download Will's patch (V1 or V2, but V2 is likely safer) and keep it in your essential mods list forever.

#reblog #:o

Bye, Lucy :(

#burb #lucy burb #sims 2 #pleasantview

#sims 2 #pleasantview #goth #sebastian goth #abhijeet goth

#sims 2 #pleasantview #goth #sebastian goth #wyatt goth #abhijeet goth

#sims 2 #pleasantview #broke #caliente #hana caliente #peter broke

Julia Broke and Dylan Dreamer's wedding 😭

#pleasantview #sims 2 #broke #julia broke #dreamer #dylan dreamer

Both Sam and Allegra have gotten promotions! All that skilling's paid off.

Old draft I forgot to post (4/4)

#sims 2 #pleasantview #thomas #sam thomas #gorey #allegra gorey

He spends a while cooking some pies to be sold the next morning, but not everything goes as planned.

Old draft I forgot to post (3/4)

#sims 2 #pleasantview #andrew tinker #tinker

After much digging in the yard, fabricating money ilegally, farming money on trees and a lucky call with a townie that got him a promotion, Andrew finally has enough money to start a business! That was hard.

Old draft I forgot to post (2/4)

#sims 2 #pleasantview #tinker #andrew tinker

Oh, come on, he just needs a bit of money to open a business!

At least Harvey's bringing some money with this promotion to general practitioner.

Old draft I forgot to post (1/4)

#sims 2 #pleasantview #harvey pleasant #tinker #andrew tinker #hi tumblr...

andrisims

Hello!

A few weeks ago, I sent an ask to the lovely @letomills about an issue where Brazilian simmers can’t see the images properly on the Sims 2 default database. After some testing, I found a few workarounds for this problem. But fair warning: it’s pretty annoying 😅

As I mentioned to Leto, a hard reload usually works (Ctrl + Shift + F5). But not always. I also opened a support ticket with Dreamwidth, but unfortunately, they never replied. There are a few technical reasons behind this issue, but that’s a discussion for another time 😉

When you open a page from the database, you’ll probably see something like this (broken or missing thumbnails).

First, try a hard reload (Ctrl + Shift + F5).

If the hard reload doesn’t work, try this:

Press F12 to open the Developer Tools.

Go to the Network tab (or “Rede”, if your Chrome is in Portuguese 😄).

You should see a list of .png files.

If you don’t see any, just press F5 to reload the page.

Click on any of the PNG files. It really doesn’t matter which one.

Either:

copy the image URL, or

right-click it and choose “Open in new tab”.

This will open a small thumbnail image. You don’t even need to stay on that page — just go back and reload the original page.

✨ After that, the thumbnails should appear correctly. ✨

Note: You may need to do this every time you open the page. That’s why I said it can be pretty annoying, hehe 😅 If you have any question, just pop me a DM.

#reblog #just found out about this issue while trying to get new maternity defaults #thank you sims 2 community

simpuke

#reblog

antisocialbunnysims

sims 2 has broken my brain so bad I can’t even find peace in a bar bathroom

#reblog #SO HE MARRIED DUSTIN?

goatskickin

Themed & furnished CC free* lots!

Tiny Lots - 🌼 Community Gardens 🌼

Want to make a garden in your backyard but you don't have space?

Here are 5 tiny 1x1 plots for your sims to visit - or even own!

#reblog #:0

2fingerswhiskey

Reblog this post if you are a Simblr who WILL NOT DELETE THEIR ACCOUNT

If you are found to be deactivated later on (Simblrs are going missing!), we will raise the alarm to Support that your account was deleted without your consent. This is a major issue right now and we need to protect and help each other.

pooklet

My CC is trans, and if you put it in your game, your game is now trans. Thems the breaks. That goes for hair retextures, object recolors, literally anything that I make, I make it from a position of gender inclusivity, and love for my community. Someone else using my resources to make their own CC? Still trans. You cannot separate my content from my inherent transness. I love you trans women I love you trans men I love you nonbinary people I love you people who are so gender and people who are no gender and people who are some gender and people who are indifferent to gender. My blog is for you, my CC is for you, and for those who love and supports us.

#reblog #this is so based #thank you pooklet

lazyduchess

[TS2] Need Solve Hotkeys

Overview

This mod mimics the behavior of the need solving keyboard shortcuts present in the Stories games and the later Sims games, to a certain extent.

The Needs panel will now display the associated keyboard shortcut to automatically solve each need.

Should also work with Servos, PlantSims and toddlers, however toddlers are naturally a little limited in what they can do to take care of themselves.

It's compatible with TwoJeffs' SmartBeds, if you'd like the energy shortcut to be smarter about which bed it chooses.

#reblog

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