Difference between revisions of "Game Help:FAQ Index"

Revision as of 07:39, 10 May 2007

Note from HP: This page will be cleaned up into a better basic listing of all our FAQs once we get a little further on this section. I'm trying to use it now as an organizational area so we know what we have covered, what's been converted, what we still need to write, etc.

• Bold items are complete.
• Italic items are begun but still need work.
• Plain text items are completely incomplete and still need conversion.

Installation

If you're having problems with installing, or if things have gone weird just after you've installed the game or an expansion pack, this is the category for you.

• Game Help:12-24 Hour Clock
• Game Help:Install
• Game Help:Red Flashing Walls
• Game Help:Uninstall
• Game Help:Preparing for the Next Expansion
• Game Help:Change Game Language
• Game Help:Poor Graphics Quality After New EP Install

Body Shop and Homecrafter

Having problem with the Maxis-made modding tools?

• Game Help:Body Shop
• Game Help:Blurry Body Shop Projects
• Game Help:Homecrafter

Custom Content

• Game Help:Installing Custom Content
• Game Help:Downloading for Fracking Idiots
• Game Help:Downloading for Fracking Geniuses
• Game Help:Custom Content Shows up Incorrectly
• Game Help:Finding Problem Custom Content
• Game Help:Bad Lot
• Game Help:RAR
• Game Help:ZIP
• Game Help:GUID Conflicts
• Game Help:Too Much Custom Content?
• Game Help:Meshes and Recolors
• Game Help:Organizing Custom Content
• Game Help:Removing Default Replacements
• Game Help:Q-Xpress
• Game Help:No Downloads Folder
• Game Help:No Longer Prompted to Save Files
• Game Help:Maxis Content Manager
• Game Help:This Content Requires Expansion Pack Data That is Not Installed Error
• Game Help:Poly Counts
• Game Help:What are Hacks?
• Game Help:What is a Mesh? What is a Mesh Recolor?
• Game Help:Custom Neighborhood Terrains
• Game Help:Custom Objects on OfB Shelves * http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=136949
• Game Help:Getting Custom Content to Show Up

Performance

• Game Help:CAS#4
• Game Help:Slowness and Lag
• Game Help:Packaging a Lot

Gameplay

• Game Help:Cheats
• Game Help:Userstartup.cheat
• Game Help:Disable Censor Blur
• Game Help:Testing Cheats
• Game Help:Choose Gender of Babies
• Game Help:Fishing
• Game Help:Gardening
• Game Help:Selling Cars
• Game Help:Werewolves
• Game Help:Vampires
• Game Help:Servos
• Game Help:Extract In-Game Sim
• Game Help:Moving Sims
• Game Help:Changing Sims' Appearance
• Game Help:Zombies * http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=60059 (just the top part)
• Game Help:Change Lot Zoning * http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=59100
• Game Help:Keyboard Shortcuts
• Game Help:Playing Your Own Music
• Game Help:Windowed Mode
• Game Help:Deleting Neighborhoods
• Game Help:Screenshots and Videos - http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=53048 - plus really basic info on how to take screenshots (C key, TAB, etc)
• Game Help:Gender Preference - http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=90505 - leave out the scope room stuff (can be a related link though)
• Game Help:Installing Lots Multiple Times

Graphics

• Game Help:No Fish in Fishtank or Pond
• Game Help:Bump Maps and Shaders
• Game Help:Graphics Cards
• Game Help:nVidia Blue Screen Issue
• Game Help:Red Flashing Walls
• Game Help:Cannot Raise Resolution - EA article...

Expansion-Specific

Stuff directly related to specific expansion packs.

University

• Game Help:Building a Dorm
• Game Help:Build Mode in Dorms
• Game Help:Greek Houses
• Game Help:New Features in University
• Game Help:Deleting University Sub-Neighborhood
• Game Help:Zombies
• Game Help:Resurrection

Nightlife

• Game Help:Vampires
• Game Help:Sim Inventories - http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=91872
• Game Help:Compatability - http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=97952 (vBtext is different from wiki markup - the table probably can be converted)
• Game Help:Can't Scope Room - http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=90505 - leave out the gender preference part. This should just explain that you need A) another sim in the room and B) a gender preference with a link to the Game Help:Gender Preference FAQ.
• Game Help:Casual Groups - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=90934
• Game Help:Carpool Still Comes - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=91883
• Game Help:Lot View Options - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=96130
• Game Help:Cars, Driveways, and Garages - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=91852
• Game Help:Downtown and Community Skilling - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=91889 ... I know there's a hack (Pescado?) to fix this too

Open for Business

• Game Help:Business Guide - can have this info added... http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=138807
• Game Help:Disappearing Food
• Game Help:Selling Cars
• Game Help:OfB Stuck at Owned Community Lot Bug
• Game Help:Servo Graphical Error
• Game Help:Restock Signs Misplaced
• Game Help:Werewolves
• Game Help:Custom Objects on OfB Shelves * http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=136949

Pets

• Game Help:Baby Pets' Appearance
• Game Help:Pets Floor Tiles - http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=202568
• Game Help:Nude Sim Bodies Bug
• Game Help:Flashing Blue Accessories
• Game Help:Pets Bugs - + links to FAQs on each of these: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=202496
• Game Help:Jumbled Floor Tiles - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=202568
• Game Help:Werewolves - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=202550 + http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=209783

Seasons

• Game Help:Seasons Options Missing
• Game Help:Flashing Blue Accessories
• Game Help:Seasons Bugs
• Game Help:No Summer Season

Technical Info

General facts, figures, zeroes, and ones.

• Game Help:Back Ups - http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=138900
• Game Help:Change Game Language - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=75602
• Game Help:Change Location of Downloads Folder
• Game Help:System Checkup
• Game Help:System Requirements
• Game Help:Organizing Custom Content
• Game Help:Graphics Cards
• Game Help:Finding Your License Key - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=176239
• Game Help:Force Error or Reset
• Game Help:Meshes and Recolors
• Game Help:Patching Your Game
• Game Help:DirectX Loading Error
• Game Help:Insert Disk Error
• Game Help:Mac Users
• Game Help:Poly Counts
• Game Help:System Specs * http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=112711 + Game Help:System Specifications

Miscellaneous Issues

Other stuff. Mostly problems.

• Game Help:Baby Face Problem
• Game Help:Disappearing Food
• Game Help:Delete Cache Files
• Game Help:No Fish in Fishtank or Pond
• Game Help:Cannot Place Doors and Windows
• Game Help:Wall Limit
• Game Help:Nude Sim Bodies Bug
• Game Help:No CD Build Mode Issue
• Game Help:Cannot Delete Object Recolours - http://db.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=147983
• Game Help:Spawn Memory Manager
• Game Help:Flashing Blue Accessories
• Game Help:HUD Disappeared
• Game Help:Cheat Box Won't Appear
• Game Help:Cannot Purchase Object
• Game Help:Game Problem
• Game Help:Overpriced Lot Bug
• Game Help:Pets Bugs - + links to FAQs on each of these: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=202496
• Game Help:Reset All User Files
• Game Help:Reset Neighborhoods
• Game Help:Corrupted Objects.package
• Game Help:Inviting More Sims to Parties - http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=96127 ... leave out the graphicsrules part and link to Game Help:Userstartup.cheat to make the cheat permanent.

Unsorted

• Game Help:Flashing Blue Custom Content - should be changed/link to the accessories/objects faqs
• Game Help:Flashing Blue Custom Objects