Latest revision as of 20:15, 16 May 2009

[edit] Programs and Utilities

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

[edit] For PC

• 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:
  • Delphy's Download Organizer: Awesome tool used to scan and categorise all the custom content you have downloaded. It detects from over 50 different package types, scans the average package file in a tenth of a second, and can process 32,000 files in less than 10 minutes.
  • 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  • Sims 2 Hack and Duplicate Scanner (No longer updated or supported): Scan for and rename hacks.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.

• EA The Sims 2 Content Manager: Tool that allows you to view modified content added to your game. You can then enable, disable or delete the content from this tool.
• EA The Sims 2 Homecrafter Plus: Create floors, walls and terrains for The Sims2.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Numenor's Scriptorium: Tool to assist with the installation of custom walls, stairs etc. in the game.

• Quaxi's Censor Blur Removal: Remove the blur from your Sims with this modification. Also works for Mac.

• 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.

• Simsky See Them 2: Activate Sims 2 cheats easily, including censor blur removal.

• Sim File Maid 2: Download your files and let the maid do the rest! Installation Utility.

• 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.

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

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

• SimPose2: Load, pose and generate keyframe animations for adult Sims. Tool for creating still images and storyboards.

• SimsLaunch: Manage your game launch, and associated applications.

• 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.

• Stretch Skeleton Calculator: Calculate which stretch skeleton index you need to use to create a sim of a particular height. Available in QBasic and VisualBasic editions.

• 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.

[edit] For Macs

• Stuffit Expander: Archive Utility for Mac- supports zip, rar, tar and more. Also available in PC version.

• DBPF Inspector (Unsupported?): Package viewer.

• DBPF Reader: Package viewer.

• WooHoo (Discontinued Project): Package Editor.

• Quaxi's Censor Blur Removal: Remove the blur from your Sims with this modification.