If you are having problems getting the autorun/game launcher or setup to launch, scroll down to the troubleshooting section as these are common errors. These are fairly inexpensive to purchase from somewhere like Amazon or a computer retailer.
If you follow this, you will find that your installation process is fairly smooth and means you’ll get to play with all of the expansions.Īs The Sims 1 was released so long ago, it isn’t available for download from official sources, so you’ll need to rely on all of your CDs! Now, if you do not have a DVD drive on your computer (which is highly likely since it’s 2021!) then you will need to purchase an external USB one.
I know we are all looking for things to do during COVID times, but for the sake of your time and sanity, refer to the list below to see the order you should install your games. It is important that you install all of the packs that you own in the order that they were released – otherwise you will have to jump through all sorts of hoops to get the game working which will involve uninstalling and reinstalling things! Step 1 – Installing The Sims 1 and Expansions Correctly
This guide should help you overcome common problems when installing the game and help you get The Sims 1 working as well as possible on newer computers running Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8 and even Windows 7.
With hardware and software moving so far ahead since, it’s natural that the game now has some compatibility issues. Even Windows XP wasn’t around when it launched. The Sims was released in 2000 and was compatible with Windows 95, 98 and ME machines. And that has included going back to where it all started!
I don't really want to play my game at all until that's fixed I've been playing Dragon Age instead.With The Sims recently celebrating its 21st anniversary, I have been in a nostalgic mood and re-discovering older Sims titles. It's up to you whether you want to play with aging on or not until that gets fixed but I don't blame you for not wanting to. Personally, I find taking care of all those children and getting all their grades up to an A so I can age them up the biggest hassle in the challenge but then again, it is a challenge so it's meant to be, well, challenging.Īs for the squinty-eyed, block-jaw glitch, everyone has it. In map view, select Household Management, find the father and select to edit the household in CAS. It's actually very easy to find out the traits of the fathers for that (three button clicks from map view, in fact). I wanted to try it out, but my game seems to give me the weird squity eyes and square jaws when kids grow up.Īre you thinking of the Legacy Challenge? In the Legacy Challenge, the traits of the spouses matter for points but in this challenge, their traits are pretty irrelevant except for randomly generating their child's traits. I like the look of the challenge, but it seems like a bit of work having to figure out the traits for each male sim. My matriarch took up painting so she rarely leaves her district (she does chase down men regularly in the community garden near her house, lol) but if she had been a music lover or an aspiring comedian, she would have needed to leave her home to make tips. I wanted her to be able to collect and perform and earn money in any of the ways that don't require her to have a career. Since she can't have a job either, also restricting her from going to the clubs to perform for tips seemed silly to me. I didn't see a reason why I would need to restrict her from leaving her lot.
It was a restriction in The Sims 3 but I eased up on it for The Sims 4, mostly because of the common space around lots within the different districts. Did I make that up? lol Leave it to me to make things harder on myself! I seem to remember a restriction about the matriarch not being able to leave the lot unless it was to find a donor.
Love this challenge - it was lots of fun in Sims 3! Thanks for putting it together here.