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This is from Reddit's r/Sims2Help - Linux Page

Brief Overview of Options for Playing on Linux

• Bottles is a user-friendly manager for Wine that lets you create isolated environments called bottles and auto installs the dependencies such as DXVK.
• Lutris is a game launcher which supports Wine and Proton as well as Native Linux games. You can use install scripts (.yaml) or install directly from a setup executable
• Steam is a store and a launcher that uses Proton automatically for Windows games, it tries to handle everything for you behind the scenes
  • Proton is a custom version of Wine made by Valve (Owner of Steam)
• Wine translates Windows API calls to the Linux equivalent so you can run Windows executable files (.exe)

I will detail installing the game, both with and without the EA App, and running the programs BodyShop, Clean Installer, SimPE, and Hoodchecker for each of the 4 options above.

Which Option Should I Use?

In terms of ease of install, if you have a Steam account or are willing to create one or are using a Steam Deck, then Steam is an extremely easy method to get the game and all associated programs running on Linux. You do not need to purchase the game on Steam for this method to work, you can use a downloaded version of the game (such as the UC download linked in the Download TS2 section of our wiki.

If you don’t want to use Steam, Bottles and Lutris are both very easy methods to set up the game. Lutris may require more fiddling to figure out the correct dependencies for some programs outside the game itself and I also experienced more errors with it (for example, winetricks continuously refused to open after being opened and closed once, saying it was still running but not actually showing up!). However, Lutris does have a nice UI and is integrated with other game stores so you may prefer to use it, and the game itself works perfectly with it.

Wine by itself is the most awkward and least recommended method for running the game on Linux. While it is possible to get the game running this way, it requires the most management and handling of dependencies of all the methods.

Regardless of which method you chose, you will be able to play the game and use the 4 mentioned programs with it, though your install experience may vary slightly depending on your distro. These instructions were written with Ubuntu in mind though equivalent commands for other distros can be easily found online.

Prerequisites

GPU Drivers

Before starting, make sure you have the correct drivers for your GPU. How to do this depends on which distro you're using - if you search "download [AMD|Intel|Nvidia] drivers for [distro]" you should find helpful information on this. This GitHub repo provides the required commands to get the drivers for many distros and this repository also offers the proprietary GPU drivers for Nvidia.

Get the Game

You can download the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection using the link in the Download TS2 section of the wiki. You will need a torrent client to download the game - Deluge and qBittorrent are both available on Linux as well so you can use the same torrrent client links from that section to get one for your distro. Once the game is downloaded, extract the rar archive and then you are ready to proceed with installing using one of the options below.

You can also use the UC from the EA App or the Legacy Collection from the EA App or Steam, or any other repack. You just need to have the games files and/or a setup installer.

Steam

• Installing TS2 via Steam: step-by-step guides on installing TS2 using Steam as a non-Steam game, and via the EA App using Steam.
• Running Related Programs: step-by-step guides on running related TS2 programs such as BodyShop, SimPE, Hoodchecker, CleanInstaller via Steam.

Bottles

• Installing TS2 via Bottles: step-by-step guides on installing TS2 using Bottles, and via the EA App using Bottles.
• Running Related Programs: step-by-step guides on running related TS2 programs such as BodyShop, SimPE, Hoodchecker, CleanInstaller via Bottles.

Lutris

• Installing TS2 via Lutris: step-by-step guides on installing TS2 using Lutris both with and without the install script, and via the EA App.
• Troubleshooting: information on errors and solutions for installing and running TS2 via Lutris
• Running Related Programs: step-by-step guides on running related TS2 programs such as BodyShop, SimPE, Hoodchecker, CleanInstaller via Lutris.

Wine

• Installing TS2 via Wine: step-by-step guide on installing TS2 using Wine, and some details on why installing via the EA App on Wine is not currently viable.
• Running Related Programs: step-by-step guides on running related TS2 programs such as BodyShop, SimPE, Hoodchecker, CleanInstaller via Wine.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16641712

Sulsul Simmers, MarviSims here! I recently started a new website called RetroSimsMods, where you can download new houses and (soon) objects for TS1 and TS2. With this little website, I just want to keep these awesome games alive and well. Feel free to take a look if that sounds fun! 😁

🔗 Visit RetroSimsMods.com

Catch BINGO for the Sims 2, I hope you enjoy it :D

I already posted this on Reddit but I feel like Lemmy deserves this.

I am currently working on an “Ultimate Pleasantview” that contains sims related to the Pleasantview sims from previous and future games, even spin-offs! I’m adding forgotten sims and extending the families are current sims.

I feel Pleasantview is very empty, obviously because of the time the game came out. But I’m aiming to add to it like many simmers have before me!

Hey all, I was not a team member of r/sims2help but I did and still do find a lot of use for that sub so I brought it to kbin/Lemmy

https://kbin.social/m/sims2help

Keep trying to add the direct link but it won't work

I'm new to this so I might be posting wrong I don't know lol. Anyways, I'm doing my own decades type of challenge and I'm desperate to find clothing cc for pretty much every age group that isn't adults that fits a 1920s theme (especially for male sims as it's especially hard to find). Pretty much every time I find something good It has a broken link or requires a mesh that I can't access because it was posted in 2008 or something. Even when I do find something I can download it's usually everdaywear or pajamas so I don't have a lot of period accurate clothes for other categories. I really like being historically accurate and I suck at making my own cc so if anyone can find something that would be super appreciated!

Also on the very rare (since this community is so small) chance that there is a cc creator reading, maybe you could make some clothes if you're interested.

TLDR: looking for 1920s cc for all age groups and clothing categories

Sometimes between getting the game to work just right , modding the game just right , default replaceming just how i like it and genetically correcting sims ; it gets me all.

P.S. I still love it to bits. I am control freak about my game.

I saw this pic on the reddit community a while back and yes.

I think I'm in the heavy minority because I really dislike the whole having children thing (maybe that's me projecting lol). I'd rather focus on my adult sims and usually adopt an older child and then age them up to a teenager if I want a new character. I like starting from scratch in different neighborhoods and stuff, but it's hard to stay engaged with one specific sim for very long. You can only get divorced so many times ya know?

So happy to see a Sims 2 sub!! I'm really hoping to see r/sims2help migrate over here at some point. Chances this community will include the link they have in their wiki to download the game?

As above, let's discuss!

scouting for a new husband