University installation advice?
windy_moon:
::)
Okay, I am the world's slowest Sim player because I never installed Uni. The content didn't particularly appeal to me, and all of the talk of bugs and issues was off-putting.
I do want Nightlife, though, so I'm not going to make the mistake I made in Sims 1 -- only getting certain expansion packs and then being relegated to the underclass in available user created hacks and downloads. Looking for Sims 1 only downloads, no expansion packs, was like needing a micro mini skirt in size 22W. Why, yes Madam, we have exactly what you want in the back here, under the counter, leftover from 2 seasons ago, in black with green polkadots.
So, Uni is on its way. I'm going to install this weekend unless a series of particular juicy (at the moment) story lines take me away.
I've done a ton of research on my own before asking...honestly, probably too much research and my head is spinning. I am asking, not because I'm too lazy to look on my own, but because I've figured out that most of the board members here are Way More Awesome Than I Am, and I can get some sound advice.
If you could dial back to the pre-Uni days, knowing what you know now, what would you do? (I've recently rid myself of townies and am running Pescado's notownieregen hack. I assume I want to the same with the dormies, since townies made me crazy.)
Thanks for anything!
RainbowTigress:
Definitely make sure all of your hacks are Uni-compatible. Some are for both, but some you know have two versions, so make sure you have the right ones.
Other than that, make sure you backup your game, especially your entire Neighborhoods folder, and any custom content. Some recolors may not work in Uni, so check and see if you can get updated, uni-compatible recolors. If you can't find updated ones and you run across objects that are flashing blue in your game, there is a way you can convert them using SimPE if you find you can't live without them. :)
Other than that, I read on the BBS to make sure all visitors were sent home in all your lots, so I did this. One thing I neglected to do was to make sure the tables were clear, and in the Goth house, there was a plate that I could not get rid of on the dining table, even with moveobjects on. However, deleting the whole table took care of it, so I just replaced it with a new one. They could afford it, LOL.
Another thing that usually happens when you install a new EP or even some hacks is that your sims will be reset. This may mean any sims gone to work or school will suddenly appear on the lawn and will miss out on promotions and pay, and depending on the time of day, sims will be penalized for missing work or school. The good thing is that all their motives will be nearly full green.
I had trouble installing Uni and ended up having to uninstall TS2 and reinstall the whole game because of the stupid patching message. It failed every time, although I already had the patch, it kept trying to install it. So I had to install the Sims 2, then install Uni and let it patch it. That was the most frustrating part, but I finally got it to work. I played it a bit with the default neighborhoods, and then I deleted the neighborhood folder and restored mine, and went on from there.
Keep in mind that once you play your neighborhoods in Uni, they will be saved in a new format and therefore be incompatible with plain TS2.
Hope this helps!
miramis:
You know what? It was a good idea to wait until now because you'll have the benefit of all the fixes available (and needed). I'm not the best person to give advice here since most of the others know way more than I do, but I'll try.
Get updated versions of any downloads you use that will need to be Uni Compatible, some older things didn't work well with the EP and caused problems for some, so have them ready.
It would be a good idea to get the Uni Fixes Pescado has here, there are quite a few. Gali has posted some descriptions of many in the Hack Directory/All Hacks area of this site. Read through those and pick out the ones you think are needed, some like the anti-prank are more of an annoyance eliminator rather then bugfix.
In my personal opinion the preventative by Crammyboy over at modthesims2 would be a good 'fix' to have in right from the word go, (I'm assuming you already have Pescado's Critical Fixes?) I found that the NPC/Slowdown bug which had never bothered me pre-Uni, suddenly began to show it's head. A lot. If you've read about the problems caused by too many sims then you will see why this particular bug needs to be squashed before it begins. I don't know how effective it is since I haven't long come across the fix which is here.. http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?p=727909#post727909 but I'd rather have a chance of stopping it than lose any more lots or neighbourhoods.
That's the best I can do, hope it's of some help!
Edit: You may be the worlds slowest sim player, but I am the worlds slowest Poster! :D
windy_moon:
You guys are awesome ;D, thank you.
With all of the important NL disucussions going on, I appreciate you took the time to answer my "it's all about me" thread.
Thank you!
aussieone:
This is what I do......
Step 1: I make sure I remove my downloads folder to the desktop........then I load the new EP without hacks or downloads (hacks and downloads are usually in the same folder)
Step 2: I play the new Ep for a while, just to make sure it's playing as it should. Then when I'm satisfied it is playing ok, I introduce one hack at a time and play.
Repeat Step 2 until you're satisfied that all hacks/downloads a4re not affecting the EP....it is tedious, but I did this with University and so far..no probs :)
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