Revision as of 13:18, 23 February 2007

Programs and Utilities

Some nifty programs and utilities to help make simming more fun.

• Blarney Stone: Bodyshop Mechanic: Set new backgrounds for Bodyshop and run it at different resolutions.

• Colour Enable Package (CEP): Allows the in-game objects to be recoloured.

• Delphy:
  • The Multi-Sims2Pack Installer: Install multiple Sims2Packs, for example walls or floors, in one go. An essential tool!
  • QXpress: Download Utility. Downloads, unzips and installs files with ease.

• DJS Sims:
  • Sims 2 Collection Creator: Create collections outside the game and organize the contents.
  • Sims 2 Hack and Duplicate Scanner (No longer updated or supported): Scan for and rename hacks.
  • Sims 2 Pets Custom Content Updater: A program designed to help you update your custom content to be compatible with, and usable by, the pets in the new expansion.
  • Sims 2 WTF Editor (Walls, Terrains, Floors): View full sized images, and Edit Walls, Terrain Paints, and Floors: you can change price, description, name, catalog sort, and the sound that a floor tile makes.

• Inteenimater Modlist: Dumps the contents of your Downloads folder to a file, in the order the game loads them.

• Lot Expander: Increase the size of lots after they are placed in the Neighbourhood.

• Mike Inside's Family Creator: Created to help people think up names for their sims. You can even input the ages and genders of your sims, and it will generate names for all of them.

• Lucas Aussie Topenders:
  • Lucas Object Texture Studio 2: Allows you to import Aussie Topenders textures for your custom content.
  • Lucas Easy Bedding Texture Creator: Create bedding textures.
  • Lucas Easy Dirty State Maker: Create Dirty textures for your counters, etc.
  • Lucas Easy Sims 2 Cheats: Assign cheats to a hotkey.
  • Lucas Easy Sims 2 Download Counter: Count your Downloads, size and number
  • Lucas Object Texture Studio: Retexture objects easily.
  • Lucas Sims 2 Manager: Tweak your Sims 2 settings and activate cheats. Combines the Tweak, Music and Movie Manager plus more.
  • Lucas Sims 2 Tweak: Activate startup cheats.
  • Movie Manager: Manage movies for your sims 2 game.
  • Music Manager: Manage music for your Sims 2 game.

• Paladin's Place (Sim Wardrobe):
  • Sims 2 Categorizer: Program to allow you to easily edit all of the catalog information of any custom object.
  • Sims 2 Hack Conflict Detection Utility: This small program will look for multiple packages in your Sims 2 Downloads folder that modify the same global procedure.
  • Sims 2 NPC Replacer: Easily alter the default outfits of most NPCs in the game.

• Screen Hunter Free: Screen Capture Utility - capture a window or fullscreen with or without a cursor. Allows you to save to clipboard or a file in different formats, choosing a prefix or auto name if you wish.

• Sim Programs Site- Miscellaneous:
  • Sims2 Blog: Generate Web pages to tell your sims’ stories.
  • SimLinks2: Manage your Sims 2 site links.
  • TS2 Neighborhood Name Generator: Generate names for your custom hoods.
  • TS2 System Requirements Detector: Detect your system and compare it to Maxis' specs for The Sims 2 to see if you are able to run the game.

• SimPE: Package editor for The Sims 2, with wizards and tutorials.

• Simopedia Servo Pro: System requirement checker for The Sims 2.

• Sims2Pack Clean Installer: View and install Sims2 Packs; organize content easily. Also scans for duplicate files and detects hacks.

• Sims 2 Database: An easy way to keep track of and collect data on your Sims. Track your Sims by individual or by household, create and print reports, and use this information to make the best matchmaking decisions for your Sims.

• Sims 2 Key Printer: Retrieves your License Keys for the Sims 2 and expansions from the registry. Ideal for if you lose your game manual.

• Sims 2 Storybook Viewer: Provides you a photo album storybook viewer outside of the game. This way you can view and edit your community or family story without having to load up the entire game.

• Theo's Shack: Color Binning Tool, Orphan Mesh Scanner, Sim Surgery Tool, Sim Clothing Editor, Sim Deleter Tool. All of these are plugins for SimPE.

• Ultimate Zip: Archive Utility, supports ZIP, RAR, ACE, 7-ZIP, CAB, JAR and more.