Must-Have PRACTICAL MODS for The Sims 2

[@caiofariasrosa]

The community time project it's the best. Just saved my life, it's really tedious and unrealistic that the game don't manage the time when they leave a residential lot.

[@marchymeow4584]

True

[@SB-ht8uo]

I actually kind of like it, because I can get a sims aspiration meter up then bring them back & work on the others.

[@Xerrand]

@@SB-ht8uo Yeah same. It is practical, but not very realistic. I can see the appeal of community time project.

[@neema.420]

In case someone is watching this video after a few years like me- I actually did both things you're "not supposed to do" with community time project, and nothing out of ordinary happened. when I closed the pop up window, it just reappeared, and when I left the game and came back- there was no popup window, but the sim still came back home after a few hours

[@outrospector]

Now that I have the Sims Ultimate Collection and the mods recommended here I am ready to play as I used to when I was a kid, thanks Pixu!!! you don't have Idea of how much you improved so many people's lives with these videos!

[@Pixuou]

so glad to have helped!!

[@WindowsXPFrog]

I always love finding a new sims 2 KZbinr 👍❤️

[@Pixuou]

me too!!

[@Deepestofoceanicblue]

Thankyou for this honest content. It's straight to the point and practical, no clickbaityness or over the top loudness.

[@LarixMontis]

Ayy, thank you so much. I recently got a strong urge to try out some childhood games of mine but I was too dumb to get it working properly. After following some of your video guides I finally managed to get it running smoothly. I appreciate that so much!

[@marlieshilgersom3569]

this video is great.. Time to find something to play on the background while I download all these mods

[@olgabochkarnikova9117]

I'm so happy I stumbled upon your channel! It's so good to know there are other TS2 fans out there! Way to go, Pixu ❤️

[@Pixuou]

thank you so much that means a lot, glad you're enjoying my videos!!

[@BlumeingFleur]

So many good ones you’ve shown it’s hard to choose but simply leftovers and community time project are probably my favorites

[@Max_6200]

Love listening to you, and the mods are great

[@JulesCantBuild]

Love the video! I've never heard about Trim Inaccessible Bushes and I'm sure it's gonna be a lifesaver for me! Love gardens, hate when gardeners can't take care of them, because they can't reach the bushes

[@Pixuou]

yes i hated that too! it really is a lifesaver :')

[@bkwrm]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for the community time mod. I will be sending my sims to community lots so much more often now!!!!!

[@allymatne]

Than you SO MUCH for this!! I've downloaded Sims 2 last night and I haven't played it for like... 13 years maybe?? Manyyyy feelings involved. Just subscribed to your channel!

[@theduke5908]

Best Sims 2 Mod video out there! Lots of actually useful mods and tweaks to hte base game, I'd love to see another (if there are another mods to warrant another video). Thanks, been watching some of your other stuff too as I'm in Sims fever RN. Keep up the great work.

[@gastonlevi5985]

Loving your voice, talking and mods from Argentina. Thanks, great job!!

[@catucated8477]

Hey Pixu, I just installed my beloved Sims 2 thx to your other video and now I can't wait to install all of the mods ! Keep going, i love your videos ! ♥

[@AuntLoopy123]

Same. I finally got the game working (BIG thanks to my IT nephew, and now, I've been spending DAYS getting all the mods and CC and recolors and whatnot. I'm going to have a space neighborhood, and an Old West neighborhood, and a Medieval neighborhood, and a Mix-It-All neighborhood. I haz PLANS.

[@caiofariasrosa]

Wow, I'm really surprised about the alarm mod, I never have see this object before, but I was sure that he was in the catalog. I remember having one I'm my house, but was in Sims2 Pets for console.

[@Pixuou]

the game has one by default, but it's far less "smart" and useful than this modded one!

[@alenvex8192]

This is the best mod list I've come across so far!

[@Pixuou]

glad you like it!!

[@obsoletepixels]

I feel like it doesn't have to be said but deleting sims from the sim bin won't cause corruption. It only unlinks the sim, unlinking the sim removes the sim but leaves a "stub" to prevent another sim for having their information because every sim has a unique ID and if a sim is improperly removed externally, it can lead to quirks in the new sim that gets their ID. (Taking place in the old sim's family tree/memories that were related to that sim, toddlers having aspirations, etc.) I feel like you may already know but I wanted to leave a comment for future viewers. Also, basically all Simler90's mods are extremely useful.

[@numisioii4550]

No creí encontrar youtubers que no solo subieran videos o gameplays sobre Sims 2 sino que suban mods, y sobretodo recientes. Que emoción jaja, todos los que hallaba eran de Sims 4. Por cierto muy buenos mods, adoro mucho los sims 2, aunque es de admitir que algunas mecanicas han envejecido mal haciendo perder valioso tiempo (dentro del juego) o realismo. Buenos mods! :D

[@Jasmoone]

Im sorry but that short explaination about the community skill building made me choke on my ginger ale lmaoo😭

[@nathalieblindeman7931]

Didn't know about the 'treat as family' mod. Thanks!

[@joao2505btch]

I'll probably be downloading 90% of these rn, thanks. Love the vid, I am a new subscriber and watcher of urs rn, thank you.

[@goodghoul2277]

What a life saver !! ♥ You and all these modders

[@YeaNo.]

It's crazy how modders can improve the game this much.

[@Hyacinth.Springbloom]

Some of these I've never heard of. Thank you so much for this video!

[@zebratan]

Great and extremely useful video. Thank you!

[@brunomasterdecade]

Great video. I'm returning to play The sims 2 and this video helped a lot. Thank you. :)

[@AuntLoopy123]

Also, SUBSCRIBED! I love Sims 2, and it's great to find a new Sims 2 KZbinr!

[@AuntLoopy123]

How differently we think. I LOVE the Downtown Time Warp! Love it, love it, LOVE IT! However, I'm really glad that the mod exists to allow people who don't like it to have that time balancing progression. Oh, how does it work with vacations? Are they away from home for the whole week?

[@vini130997]

Awesome collection of mods! Loved it

[@jess_jenicca]

Thank you pixu ✨✨ you are really amazing ❤

[@catchyalata777]

Thank you for this! Hadn't heard of a few of them and will be adding them to my game.

[@aggrobreaker]

Great video, thank you. I think for "Use Inaccessible Beds (3rd):" like is not correct, it takes me to the same page with don't walk away while cooking. I think it should be the page with the alarm clock mod, that's where I found it. I'm kinda casually getting back into TS2, I wish I knew all of this when I played the game as a kid :D

[@Pixuou]

thank you for the heads up, i'll check it out and correct it! and i feel the same way, i used to play for so long without knowing any of this! i still enjoyed it, but the annoyance was there

[@M2ITOYT]

As for me, you are the best content creator for the Sims game ❤ .(What do you think of shooting a video about the follower's question?)

[@Pixuou]

aw thank you that means a lot, i'm glad you're enjoying my videos!! i would be up for it at some point in the future yeah!

[@WhiteFyre]

It would be super cool if someone could make a mod for sims 2 where they could sell their crafted items on ebay!

[@missacat5027]

Thank you! Some of those mods i didnt know about and i am gonna download them right away!

[@dovelove5427]

This video was really helpful, thank you. Quick question tho, how do I fix the mods that have the yellow triangle on the side of it? It says mods with the yellow triangle can cause conflict in my game.

[@ynelcs]

Thanks, this video was incredibly helpful! 🙌

[@StarOnTheWater]

I've been playing with some of these for so long, I didn't even know I had them. 😅

[@jbdixon4020]

just got sims 2 super collection, thank you for this vid

[@SilverSixpence888]

Community Time is great, it should have been part of the original game. I wish there was one for university hoods.

[@felixortizmadamequeen7731]

I have just find youre channel, and i LOVE IT omg. Happy to see another lover from the sims 2

[@Mickelraven]

The Sims 2 is the greatest Sims game of all time!

[@kaleey]

So useful! Thank you very much!

[@rayyfakih2206]

You should make more sims 2 and some downloading mods and cc tutorials!

[@maqxene2599]

tysm you helped me out a lot with your videos. you're my new favorite sims 2 youtuber.

[@sailorboy8314]

Marriage last name chooser should be way higher on this list lol

[@Mandy87Marie]

Which default replacements do you use? They look really good.

[@gamesworldgw5602]

good content like usually, hope you good luck

[@Pixuou]

thank you! :)

[@nonamesorry7135]

They should have thought of letting us choose our sims age up clothes at least back then to be honest 😂

[@Z0CK3R110]

Did I just downloaded like 50 new mods even if I got already over 200? - Yes. Yes I did it.

[@fidgetyfl0wer174]

Most of these are working well for me, the only thing I have an issue with is the UI mod making all of the buy mode items so small! The text is quite small as well. I have to learn forward and squint at the screen almost constantly!

[@Bunniieee]

how is baby chooser last name work for you it didn’t work for me it kept bugging my pregnancy and won’t let my sim give birth so i had to get rid of it and is semester change working for you too

[@霊像子]

I don't get the issues with community time project that you are getting (and I used your Sims 2 install guide while it was around). You may need to reinstall it?

[@BulbaSims2]

What I need to figure out is how to get these mods and apply them to my game that I downloaded off the internet.......... Update: I appreciate all the TS2 players and all their help over the last year or so. I have gotten so much help and am further than I had ever thought I'd be. Thanks to all the video makers and game play suggestions like this.

[@jess_jenicca]

Your game graphics are stunning tho ❤, how did you make that way?

[@merisav4171]

backing toast, forgetting about it and making bed instead is adhd simulator

[@nataliagutierrez7737]

Hey Pixu! Thanks for the mods T.T Do you have any idea if they work on old computers? If it could be an issue?... Also, i'm looking for some nice clothes and hairstyle. Thanks

[@UnremarkableViqui]

So question about that community time mod, what happens if a sim goes away to university? When they return do they still time travel or are you able to simulate however many days they were gone?

[@HerHollyness]

Happy to answer as no one has! In the original CBoy version, Uni caused problems. His mod edited the time passing on campus as well, so a student would return to the dorm at the correct time with the appropriate number of hours till their next exam. However, the time ‘built up’ and didn’t actually come into effect until the student tried to come back home, so students wouldn’t return for several days once you tried to move them back in to the main hood. But with Chris Hatch’s edited and updated version (the one linked in the description), this doesn’t happen! When ‘normal’ Sims go to a community lot, time at home is also counted and they won’t return until the correct time. However, university time works the way it did in the game itself - if a student goes to a campus community lot, the time until his next exam will continue to pass for him anyway. If he then returns to the dorm, the time on the clock will reset, but he will have less time until the next exam. Hope that makes sense! You can use CBoy’s if you prefer it, but it does cause issues!

[@alex.6157]

This are very useful mods, thanks!

[@husasims9693]

Great mods!

[@Pabl044]

Amazing video thanks :D

[@bussinbussin8734]

I CRACKED AT #3 💀💀💀

[@dafoex]

Are there any UI mods that do what Clean UI does without changing the theme? Moving unhelpful buttons sounds good, but I really hate the way Clean UI looks.

[@bussinbussin8734]

luv ur content, ure SERVING TY

[@maluedwards]

thank you!!

[@willkey4585]

As always, great video :) Until now, I have played TS2 without mod and tried to avoid them (because in TS3 I had the NRass and I have very bad memories of mods in this game lol). But #1 and #28 of your list seem *really* intresting! So I think I will get them :) I have few questions though: Do mods slow the game or make it glitches (again, this is my Sims 3 trauma haha) ? And if I'm not satisfied with my mods, is it simple to remove them? I mean just like a normal CC object? (Because for exemple, I know that if you want to delete a custom career or custom food, it is a little bit tideous, you shouldn't simply delete from the download file... ) Again thank you very much :)

[@Pixuou]

glad i was able to inspire you to get them! :) most sims 2 mods are really simple and small, and safe and easy to remove! there are some exceptions, like you say, custom foods and careers, and bigger mods like ACR. but i think all the mods in this list should be just put in-take out, so don't be afraid! also, in my experience they do not slow down the game, it's just if you have loads of mods and cc the game will take longer to start up. and glitches - they can cause glitches if they conflict with each other, but i use all these mods and these surely don't conflict with each other, as far as i know!

[@willkey4585]

@@Pixuou Thank you very much !! :)

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

Adding mods in TS3 is honestly a pain in the ass

[@alainvatinel4658]

Big Thank you from france , this is really helpfull I hope you come back on youtube soon love your content on the best sims game

[@hanialadham4336]

Thanks for the videos, but please fix the voice syncing issues with your video, hard to follow with such problem. best!

[@visitedmonton4695]

thank you very much 👍❤️

[@honeyy9559]

The first one is a life saver! I used to use cheats like "sethour" but im gonna download that. Its way better to do stuff while that sim is out

[@micahthemessiah1222]

how to download Smarter EP check? Do you have a video on this?? P.S- I love your content and am a new subscriber!

[@alectricalexia]

Has someone made a mod for us to visit other sims homes yet?

[@sussybussybaka1637]

The story progression mod can do that

[@melissavogt5113]

Somebody please help me I'm having trouble I have Sims on my MacBook Air and I don't know how to increase the lot size I go into the lot where the house is I tried right clicking and dragging from the corner of the lot and it didn't work

[@GeffenGreen]

They're not working for me. Have any idea why? How am I supposed to download those modes? Just press "download" and it's supposed to work?

[@DayDreamer1171]

Doesn't work I downloaded the community mod and had my sim leave to go to the plaza and she came back at the exact same time that she left plus their is a little warning sign next to the mod before the main menu is pulled up

[@kwangyagal]

The Low Food mod... The creator says only use one package file but how am I supposed to know which one to use?

[@francinemillescastillo7444]

Hello. After installing custom contents, Object error - bad gosubtree number keeps appearing on my game. Can you please make a video on how to fix that? I dont want to erase my entire game :((

[@micahsutherland101]

no mods by "Midge the Tree" works for me :/ it says the file is archived or broken every time

[@fidgetyfl0wer174]

After enabling mods and restarting should there still be a yellow triangle with an exclamation point beside each mod name at startup? I was wondering if there is a trick to load order? Some of them definitely aren't working, I'm not sure if any are. and thanks for all these videos! they were a great help in downloading the game

[@fridey682]

There definitely is some sign at a pop up menu (box of cc list)! That is the kind of warning the game gave to alert the player that it can modify the base UI and that's what we want so, it's a must that they show up! Oh and some mods doesn't work due to out-of-date or wrong installation

[@Pixuou]

yeah, that's just the mod dialog, you need to choose enable mods when it comes up. if you want to, you can turn it off in the game menu (not the mods, but the dialog to come up every time)

[@nathanstauffer3194]

i downloaded mr djs old game version and cant figure out what folder to put the dowloads folder in. any suggestions?

[@tophfan]

hello, for pescado's auto socialize do I need Macrotastics as well or not?

[@carsanzbont]

which expansions are required for making The Community Time Project work? I only have TS2, University, Pets and Seasons. I installed the mod but it doesn't work :(

[@farahbrz6897]

Please I need help , do you have camera controls mod or is in game ?? I don't like playing sims 2 just for it's camera controls and I saw you using sims 3 controls in your game

[@xzxxzxnooo]

i love your voice

[@bonehilduh985]

how do you get your graphics so good? (only mod i have is one to fix shadows on feet)

[@sgtjohnson]

#15 thankfully sims 3 did this with romantic interest relationships

[@chicken7471]

WHAT IS THAT RAINBOW HAIR COLOUR THINGY EVERYBODY HAS IT BUT IDK WHAT IT IS

[@Sour_Kandi]

is there a mod that can fix the red and black walls?

[@TallTapper]

yes

[@DADDYSGIRL450]

I used to know how to install mods when I owned the game. But since I used your video to download it, I can’t seem to figure out how to install mods and cc

[@Pixuou]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2rVZZaeatJno8U&t

[@budaroddy]

Awesome!

[@caiofariasrosa]

about "EP CHECK": I've had problems with some mods like Job Stopinator and EdukashunIsGud, when I didn't have ep check. Installing it is the same as the other mods? just extract it and put it in the Downloads folder?

[@Pixuou]

yes exactly!

[@chicken7471]

my game doesnt recognise my Downloads folder

[@Juuuudyyyy]

At 14:30 can you tell me the name of the cc for the hairs ? Thank yooou

[@Pixuou]

haha that's a lot of hairs and i sure couldn't tell you the exact name of them BUT luckily for you they're all from the same place: nhs-archive.tumblr.com/ this tumblr site has all hairs that have been made in the New Hair System, which is my favourite hair texture/colour system for the sims 2. pretty much all of my cc hair is from here and i think i just went and looked through all posts and downloaded all the hairs i liked

[@julialouisse1273]

Hi! I just installed the Smarter EP Check but where should I put it? Should I make a new mod folder inside The EA Games folder? Pls help if anyone knows what to do 🥺🥺🥺

[@Nervous101]

You put it into your downloads folder, all mods and cc go there

[@ElisaAstrid]

Am i the only one who cannot see any links in the description?

[@lailakhadrawi6847]

Do I put Smarter Ep check in the Downloads file 🤔

[@Pixuou]

yes, just like every other mod

[@lailakhadrawi6847]

@@Pixuou thank u 💓

[@davidquezada50]

Can't trick me its your lip singing! Or audio is delay xD

[@Pixuou]

sadly my video and audio are a bit out of sync yeah, because of my shitty webcam. i'm trying to figure out a solution for it though!

[@yukikoSnowiesan]

where does the Smarter EP Check mod go??

[@Pixuou]

just in the Downloads folder, where all the other packages do