Help with installing BV.
oliveoil:
mildlydisguised, Thanks for pointing it out about the patch. I'm still not sure I trust it though. I don't have a lot of faith in EA/Maxis anymore since the securom issue, so I'll probably not patch it and just use the hacks from here instead.
Zazazu, I did read that but I just wanted a little more detail. I am still a beginner at this and didnt want to risk doing something wrong and still ending up with securom after all of it.
jolrei:
Quote from: oliveoil on 2008 August 21, 20:02:05
The only thing that I'm not sure of is step 6. How do I update the desktop start icon?
I see; this is basic. Simplest thing is to go to "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Bon Voyage\TSBin" and rename your original Sims2EP6.exe as "Sims2EP6-exe.old" and then rename the no-cd crack "Sims2EP6.exe". Do not delete the original .exe; you will need it if you ever have to install a new EP.
Also, remember these steps, because you'll need to do them all again the next time you load an EP (like Freetime, and don't swear you won't).
Zazazu:
You can also just keep the no-cd with a different name, wrong-click (uh...right?) on it, and choose to create a shortcut. Drag and drop to desktop. Run game from that.
Anyways, version 1.0 is the unpatched crack. I'd patch, though. It doesn't matter that it also updates SecuRom, as you'll be castrating it with the crack. Install game, patch, then apply patched crack (which will be the crack with the highest version number and, typically, the latest release date.
oliveoil:
Quote from: jolrei on 2008 August 21, 20:38:34
I see; this is basic. Simplest thing is to go to "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Bon Voyage\TSBin" and rename your original Sims2EP6.exe as "Sims2EP6-exe.old" and then rename the no-cd crack "Sims2EP6.exe". Do not delete the original .exe; you will need it if you ever have to install a new EP.
Also, remember these steps, because you'll need to do them all again the next time you load an EP (like Freetime, and don't swear you won't).
Ok, I wont delete it. Would it be worth moving the original exe out and keeping it in my external hard drive instead? That way I wouldn't confuse it with the crack. I'm paranoid I will get them both mixed up.
Oh yeah, I've been there with swearing not to buy any more. Free Time doesn't bother me too much but I'll probably get Apartment Life when it's been out a while and I know there's not any giant bugs in it first, so I'll keep the original exe handy.
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You can also just keep the no-cd with a different name, wrong-click (uh...right?) on it, and choose to create a shortcut. Drag and drop to desktop. Run game from that.
Anyways, version 1.0 is the unpatched crack. I'd patch, though. It doesn't matter that it also updates SecuRom, as you'll be castrating it with the crack. Install game, patch, then apply patched crack (which will be the crack with the highest version number and, typically, the latest release date.
I'll go back to the site and look for the patched crack. I've now got a problem with the my game which I just posted about, so I think all this is going to have to wait until I see if that can be fixed first.
Thanks to you all for the help though, now I know what to do as soon as I've sorted the glitch out.
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