I've spent a few hours playing The Sims 2 Legacy Collection and, for the most part, it runs well. There were some issues, but after some tweaking and installing mods, the experience has greatly improved. I've put together a list of mods that helped me achieve that. Let me know in the comments if you'd like a guide on installing custom content!

Note: I will include the creators credits and original descriptions for the mods.

These fixes are mods that work on issues that although may not be common they will corrupt your save badly.

No Corrupted Death Memory[www.moreawesomethanyou.com]

The formation of the corrupted death memory, as seen in gossip of the form
"jagged lines", "tombstone", "dead Sim", is now suppressed.

No Unlinkage On Urnstone Delete[moreawesomethanyou.com]

Game no longer partially destroys sim file on deletion of tombstone.

Select your cemetery[modthesims.info]

This mod changes the original logic for choosing the final resting place for your Sims in case when they all die living in apartment or on residential lot.

Anti-Redundancy[www.moreawesomethanyou.com]

Eliminates spawning of unnecessary redundant NPCs. Should only spawn one per
type, more only if needed because the first is unavailable. All spawned NPCs
should be equally accessible instead of just the first 3.

Job Fixes[moreawesomethanyou.com]

Fixes a whole metric assload of brokenness relating to OFB jobs in TS2Pets,
as well as the preexisting problems in OFBp2. Note, the original link for Job Fixes is broken, the link is for a mod called Harder Jobs, which is list Job Fixes as a requirement and includes a working link to it.

Aging Fixes[modthesims.info]

Download: Aging Townie Aspiration Fix that Fixes issues related to the new function to age a townie in which the game forgets to give them aspirations, and Aging Birthday Party Fix that makes it so that when the game decides to push a currently played sim to age up at 18:00 and later, the game will not immediately push the sim to age up if there is a birthday party going on.

No Sim Loaded[midgethetree.tumblr.com]

Eliminates "Sim Loaded" tokens that can cause lag and also removes unused controllers and tokens. Use Special Version if unsure.

This section contains mods that are not critical but I consider them good fixes.

Butler Fix[cyjon.net]

Fixes the "butler won't cook" bug.

Less Late Penalty[cyjon.net]

Being late for work is no longer worse than skipping the day entirely.

Hats Don't Change Clothes[cyjon.net]

Thinking Caps and Noodlesoothers no longer force sims into default clothing.

I put this list together with only the essentials to keep the game running smoothly without being a burden. However, if you're not a Sims 2 or Sims veteran, be aware that the game has always had a lot of bugs—seriously, a lot. There are countless mods to fix these issues, but compiling and installing them all would be a massive task. Still, let me know if you have any more mod suggestions or if you'd like me to keep sharing more!

If you've successfully set up the game and are interested in exploring the strategic depth that The Sims 2 offers, be sure to check out my other guides.

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