Dual Core Question
jsalemi:
The dual-core hot fixes are for any dual-core, since most vendors don't apply the hot fixes (and if you build your own machine, you'll definitely have to apply them). ForceCore is the app that makes the game use only one core; it was necessary for older dual-core processors, but the jury is out for newer ones. On my new E8400 Core Duo, I don't see any real difference running the sims on one core with ForceCore, or just letting it use both. I keep ForceCore there and make it use one core just to be safe.
The change to the boot.ini file (adding '/usepmtimer') is no longer really necessary with newer dual-cores, it appears, based on research I did while I was configuring my new system. It probably doesn't hurt to have it, but it shouldn't have any real impact not having it.
The difference between what we say here and the thread you linked to (besides the important hot fixes) is that you have to do what's on MTS2 every time you start the game -- the setting doesn't stick between sessions. ForceCore does the same thing, but since you make the utility part of the launch command for the game, you don't have to remember to load the Task Manager every time you start the game.
Also note that if you're going to use either method, you should start the game directly from the game .exe, and NOT through that stupid Launcher they started including as of BV. So you'd launch the game using the Sims2EP6.exe or Sims2EP7.exe file.
ShortyBoo:
Where are the instructions for bypassing the launcher? I hate the launcher anyway. I'd start it from the EP7.exe even with K&B Stuff installed, right?
My computer was built from scratch by my brother, so I'll be downloading those fixes I need. I just have one more question about it. Where is the boot.ini file? I see it mentioned, but not where to find it.
jsalemi:
Right-click on the Free Time icon, select "Properties", and look at the Target. Change the end of it from whatever it is (Sims2Launcher.exe, I think), to Sims2EP7.exe. Then hit APPLY, and you're done. I don't know if you still launch FT even with K&B, though I suspect the answer is probably yes. The K&B manual should tell you somewhere in the beginning which way, or at worst case, the game will tell you that you're starting from the wrong place when you click on the wrong icon.
Boot.ini is a hidden system file, so you can't usually edit it directly. Right-click on My Computer, select Properties, then the Advanced Tab, and click on the Settings button next to "System and Recovery". The top of that dialog has an Edit button that lets you edit the boot.ini file.
ShortyBoo:
I tried the MTS2 Wiki method first just to see if it made any difference (since it's not permanent) and my game was slower than ever. The music sounded awful (like a scratched CD) and the game kept freezing up every few seconds. Doing the other method would make the same thing happen, wouldn't it?
jolrei:
Quote from: ShortyBoo on 2008 April 17, 03:44:36
I tried the MTS2 Wiki method first just to see if it made any difference (since it's not permanent) and my game was slower than ever. The music sounded awful (like a scratched CD) and the game kept freezing up every few seconds. Doing the other method would make the same thing happen, wouldn't it?
I used the method jsalemi suggested. I'm running on a P4 3Gig and it certainly did not cause slowdowns for me. I got it all set up within a half hour or less, so it's not that complicated.
Try it and find out. If it doesn't work for you, you can always undo it.
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