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    Best CC for The Sims 2?

    Jordan061102Jordan061102 Posts: 3,918 Member
    in The Sims 2
    Where can I find the best custom content objects for TS2? I searched on TSR but it doesn't look good... Any suggestions is welcome.
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    • WillskyWillsky Posts: 63 Member
      edited April 2020
      Check out Cindy's Pleasantsims.com she has the best maxis match cc for Sims 2. (Credits to her for uploading all of it). She also on her youtube PleasantSims has a guide to making your Sims houses more realistic and neighbourhoods. :)

      On MTS, I use a lot of Plasticbox houses, they are really nice.
      Rented Space's tumblr has a lot of cool maxis match stuff.
      Veranka has converted a ton of TS3 sets to the Sims 2.
      A website I used back in the 'TS2' days was stylishsims.com but that is all aplha, which i'm not keen on but if you like alpha they've got some good stuff.
    • WillskyWillsky Posts: 63 Member
      edited April 2020
      Also, for building houses (my town which I play every now and then in the TS2, is an American themed town called 'Lumdehe Valley' set in New England. I use the bespoke build set for an area of my town's houses called Four Corners, which are new build suburbans, and using this set makes them look great :)

      Here's the link: http://modthesims.info/d/615151/
    • Jordan061102Jordan061102 Posts: 3,918 Member
      Thank you @Willsky ! I'm gonna check those one.
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    • Jordan061102Jordan061102 Posts: 3,918 Member
      By the way can somebody explain me how to properly install CC? Whenever I try to do it it never appears in my game and I don't understand why.
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    • CinebarCinebar Posts: 33,618 Member
      edited April 2020
      HolySimoly.ETA: The link doesn't have all their cc, when I get back to my desktop I will provide a better link later with all HS's cc on it. In meantime:
      https://archive.liquidsims.com/mirror/HolySimoly/www.holysimoly.com/index.html

      For best hair (highpoly though) CoolSims.com Gorgeous stuff.

      Post edited by Cinebar on
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    • CinebarCinebar Posts: 33,618 Member
      edited April 2020
      Jordan061102 wrote: »
      By the way can somebody explain me how to properly install CC? Whenever I try to do it it never appears in my game and I don't understand why.

      You have to install CEP. Couldn't find the old link to download and install CEP but nothing will show up if it's not installed other than Maxis recolors of clothes etc.

      Here are step by step instructions of where to put the right files. They assume you have installed CEP, too.

      http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_and_Installing_Custom_Content
      Post edited by Cinebar on
      "Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
    • WillskyWillsky Posts: 63 Member
      edited April 2020
      @Cinebar never heard of HolySimoly but just checked it out! - thanks


      I use Mikexx2's tumblr and Lilith's tumblr for my hairs. (they are kinda a mix between alpha and maxis match)

      hope you find some great cc :)
    • Seera1024Seera1024 Posts: 3,629 Member
      Cinebar wrote: »
      Jordan061102 wrote: »
      By the way can somebody explain me how to properly install CC? Whenever I try to do it it never appears in my game and I don't understand why.

      You have to install CEP. Couldn't find the old link to download and install CEP but nothing will show up if it's not installed other than Maxis recolors of clothes etc.

      Here are step by step instructions of where to put the right files. They assume you have installed CEP, too.

      http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_and_Installing_Custom_Content

      Correction on CEP.

      CEP is only needed for recolors of Maxis objects.

      I would however go ahead and get it even if you don't have any Maxis object recolors. It's not that large of a file and will keep you from forgetting to grab it when you download a Maxis object recolor in the future.

      Here's a link to CEP: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=92541
    • EllupelluelluEllupelluellu Posts: 6,915 Member
      @Jordan061102 , for hairs, best place is this:
      https://allthehairs.podserver.info/
      You can do searches to find certain type of hair.

      And in case you do not want huge Downloads folder, just don't want your sims to use maxis hair/clothing/genetics, then this is the best place, simply replace the defaults.
      https://sims2defaults.dreamwidth.org/

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    • CinebarCinebar Posts: 33,618 Member
      Willsky wrote: »
      @Cinebar never heard of HolySimoly but just checked it out! - thanks


      I use Mikexx2's tumblr and Lilith's tumblr for my hairs. (they are kinda a mix between alpha and maxis match)

      hope you find some great cc :)

      Yes! they are great I have a lot of those.
      "Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
    • CinebarCinebar Posts: 33,618 Member
      edited April 2020
      Seera1024 wrote: »
      Cinebar wrote: »
      Jordan061102 wrote: »
      By the way can somebody explain me how to properly install CC? Whenever I try to do it it never appears in my game and I don't understand why.

      You have to install CEP. Couldn't find the old link to download and install CEP but nothing will show up if it's not installed other than Maxis recolors of clothes etc.

      Here are step by step instructions of where to put the right files. They assume you have installed CEP, too.

      http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_and_Installing_Custom_Content

      Correction on CEP.

      CEP is only needed for recolors of Maxis objects.

      I would however go ahead and get it even if you don't have any Maxis object recolors. It's not that large of a file and will keep you from forgetting to grab it when you download a Maxis object recolor in the future.

      Here's a link to CEP: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=92541

      That's funny I always thought I needed CEP to see any of my custom content (objects) because I had 13GBs and none of it (objects) would show up without it, including objects extracted from other games like Fall Out, or ARC etc.
      "Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
    • Seera1024Seera1024 Posts: 3,629 Member
      Cinebar wrote: »
      Seera1024 wrote: »
      Cinebar wrote: »
      Jordan061102 wrote: »
      By the way can somebody explain me how to properly install CC? Whenever I try to do it it never appears in my game and I don't understand why.

      You have to install CEP. Couldn't find the old link to download and install CEP but nothing will show up if it's not installed other than Maxis recolors of clothes etc.

      Here are step by step instructions of where to put the right files. They assume you have installed CEP, too.

      http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_and_Installing_Custom_Content

      Correction on CEP.

      CEP is only needed for recolors of Maxis objects.

      I would however go ahead and get it even if you don't have any Maxis object recolors. It's not that large of a file and will keep you from forgetting to grab it when you download a Maxis object recolor in the future.

      Here's a link to CEP: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=92541

      That's funny I always thought I needed CEP to see any of my custom content (objects) because I had 13GBs and none of it (objects) would show up without it, including objects extracted from other games like Fall Out, or ARC etc.

      The download page only mentions recolors of EA objects and that's all I had ever heard needing it.

      But who knows if anything changed that - wouldn't surprise me if a later patch "broke" the game into requiring CEP for non-EA objects and it didn't get caught. So many of us veteran Simmers had that pretty quickly because recolors are necessary in this game if you want any kind of large variety. And new EP's and SP's didn't break CEP, just required their objects to be added.
    • CinebarCinebar Posts: 33,618 Member
      Seera1024 wrote: »
      Cinebar wrote: »
      Seera1024 wrote: »
      Cinebar wrote: »
      Jordan061102 wrote: »
      By the way can somebody explain me how to properly install CC? Whenever I try to do it it never appears in my game and I don't understand why.

      You have to install CEP. Couldn't find the old link to download and install CEP but nothing will show up if it's not installed other than Maxis recolors of clothes etc.

      Here are step by step instructions of where to put the right files. They assume you have installed CEP, too.

      http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_and_Installing_Custom_Content

      Correction on CEP.

      CEP is only needed for recolors of Maxis objects.

      I would however go ahead and get it even if you don't have any Maxis object recolors. It's not that large of a file and will keep you from forgetting to grab it when you download a Maxis object recolor in the future.

      Here's a link to CEP: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=92541

      That's funny I always thought I needed CEP to see any of my custom content (objects) because I had 13GBs and none of it (objects) would show up without it, including objects extracted from other games like Fall Out, or ARC etc.

      The download page only mentions recolors of EA objects and that's all I had ever heard needing it.

      But who knows if anything changed that - wouldn't surprise me if a later patch "broke" the game into requiring CEP for non-EA objects and it didn't get caught. So many of us veteran Simmers had that pretty quickly because recolors are necessary in this game if you want any kind of large variety. And new EP's and SP's didn't break CEP, just required their objects to be added.

      Trying not to derail, but I assume (and could be very wrong) most things are cloned from Maxis objects and why we need CEP? I used to know all this stuff but no longer remember in my old age. Seriously. And I could be wrong. But most new objects but with different bhavs are cloned from that bowl of fruit and or that little plant with blue vase and or chest of drawers in particular. I just know I have to also have Russia or Germany version of CEP file in my game (which many times comes in their dowloads) when I download and install any of the great, great objects from Cradle of Darkness, but I could be wrong.
      "Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
    • Jordan061102Jordan061102 Posts: 3,918 Member
      Thank u all for ur suggestions! I still need to figure out how to properly install CC and I don't know why it's giving me a hard time despite now having CEP. :joy:
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      edited April 2020
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    • Seera1024Seera1024 Posts: 3,629 Member
      Cinebar wrote: »
      Seera1024 wrote: »
      Cinebar wrote: »
      Seera1024 wrote: »
      Cinebar wrote: »
      Jordan061102 wrote: »
      By the way can somebody explain me how to properly install CC? Whenever I try to do it it never appears in my game and I don't understand why.

      You have to install CEP. Couldn't find the old link to download and install CEP but nothing will show up if it's not installed other than Maxis recolors of clothes etc.

      Here are step by step instructions of where to put the right files. They assume you have installed CEP, too.

      http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_and_Installing_Custom_Content

      Correction on CEP.

      CEP is only needed for recolors of Maxis objects.

      I would however go ahead and get it even if you don't have any Maxis object recolors. It's not that large of a file and will keep you from forgetting to grab it when you download a Maxis object recolor in the future.

      Here's a link to CEP: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=92541

      That's funny I always thought I needed CEP to see any of my custom content (objects) because I had 13GBs and none of it (objects) would show up without it, including objects extracted from other games like Fall Out, or ARC etc.

      The download page only mentions recolors of EA objects and that's all I had ever heard needing it.

      But who knows if anything changed that - wouldn't surprise me if a later patch "broke" the game into requiring CEP for non-EA objects and it didn't get caught. So many of us veteran Simmers had that pretty quickly because recolors are necessary in this game if you want any kind of large variety. And new EP's and SP's didn't break CEP, just required their objects to be added.

      Trying not to derail, but I assume (and could be very wrong) most things are cloned from Maxis objects and why we need CEP? I used to know all this stuff but no longer remember in my old age. Seriously. And I could be wrong. But most new objects but with different bhavs are cloned from that bowl of fruit and or that little plant with blue vase and or chest of drawers in particular. I just know I have to also have Russia or Germany version of CEP file in my game (which many times comes in their dowloads) when I download and install any of the great, great objects from Cradle of Darkness, but I could be wrong.

      I don't know. It wouldn't surprise me, though.
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