Official Sims 2 Thread

[Sidney]

I have both US CD and DVD versions.
Both have only 3 *filelist.txt.
US DVD has only 00000001.TMP approx 20MB
US CD has 00000001.TMP = 2k and 00000002.TMP = 310k

Crack does not work with either.

[FREEMAN100]

ive got the 4 cd with a choice of what lanuage i want mine has 2 tmp files is the nodvd suppose to work on mine cos if so it doesnt and i was reading the posts and it sounded like i have the us version but i didnt buy it from the us

anyway thank for any answers


US CD has 00000001.TMP = 2k and 00000002.TMP = 310k

mine has these to files on cd1 of 4

[Tipstaff]

Originally Posted by Sidney

I have both US CD and DVD versions.
Both have only 3 *filelist.txt.
US DVD has only 00000001.TMP approx 20MB
US CD has 00000001.TMP = 2k and 00000002.TMP = 310k

Crack does not work with either.

Interesting. I know that if I leave the DVDs original 0000001.TMP file, and add the International 00000002.TMP file it doesn't work. However, if I place both TMP files from the International version, and overwrite the US *01.TMP file the US DVD backup works perfectly.

Thanks for the post Sid. Still waiting on the US CD version to test this out.

[Tipstaff]

Alrighty.. here's both a correction, and an update. From what I can tell the cracked exe might be checking for 00000002.TMP file in some instances (could be OS related), but it doesn't need to be on the US DVD release for it to work. Sorry about the confusion. Me bad..

That said, here's the poop: The crack is looking for the 00000001.TMP file, but it's looking for the smaller 2kb file that is on the CD version (at least the International one). From comparison (thanks to You-Know-Who-You-Are for sending me the file list of the DVD) Money uses a smaller 2kb file on their DVD release. The US release uses a 20MB file, and since it's the wrong size it refuses to work. So why doesn't the US CD release work, you ask? Beats the hell outta me. The US CD release has the same 00000001.TMP 2kb file on it (according to Sidney), so it should work, or should it?

My theroy is that the 00000001.TMP file is different between the 2 CD versions. See, Safedisc uses that file, along with others, for it's copy protection. It specifically looks for that file in it's checking routine. I could be that the *01.TMP file is a different, or has some internal check that is different between the the US and International versions. I still haven't gotten the US CD version to verify this though, so it's purely speculation, and I may never get it as I'm sort of tired trying to get this figured out (especially since I have a working backup for myself).

To the GM: you may want to update the GCW listing to my post with the new info (especially since I stated in it that you need that 00000002.TMP file and you might actually not need it). As well, I can no longer verify that the crack works with the International DVD as I no longer own it (I sold it to a friend in Austrailia), and the idiot I am, I forgot to make a file list before I did so. DOH!

Edited: removed for obvious reasons. hehe, right Bounty?

[WoBbe]

Hi, this is my first post op FileForums. I think I have found a solution. I discoverd about the same things as Tipstaff. The TMP files are the "protection files" and it seems every release has other .TMP files. I have downloaded serveral releases and I found out that it doesn't matter which file you have. It's the name of the cd/dvd. The crack only works if the cd or dvd you have is named: Sims2_1. I tried it with al the releases I downloaded and it works. If you have a dvd release, the name of the dvd is probably SIMS2_DVD, but it has to be Sims2_1, cause otherwise it wont work.

So if you have the dvd release, just extract al files to your pc. Burn them with nero (or an other burning tool), and name the cd Sims2_1.

(Correct me if I'm wrong.)

Good luck

P.S. I'm from The Netherlands, so if my English is a bit crappy, thats the problem :P

[Tipstaff]

Originally Posted by WoBbe

Hi, this is my first post op FileForums. I think I have found a solution. I discoverd about the same things as Tipstaff. The TMP files are the "protection files" and it seems every release has other .TMP files. I have downloaded serveral releases and I found out that it doesn't matter which file you have. It's the name of the cd/dvd. The crack only works if the cd or dvd you have is named: Sims2_1. I tried it with al the releases I downloaded and it works. If you have a dvd release, the name of the dvd is probably SIMS2_DVD, but it has to be Sims2_1, cause otherwise it wont work.

So if you have the dvd release, just extract al files to your pc. Burn them with nero (or an other burning tool), and name the cd Sims2_1.

(Correct me if I'm wrong.)

Good luck

P.S. I'm from The Netherlands, so if my English is a bit crappy, thats the problem :P

Thanks for the info WoBbe. You are right about the CD label, but it's not necessary with the DVD release. I thought of it at first, but that didn't help. In this case I've left the US DVD name intact (which is in Joliet mode, labeled as Sims2), and as long as I swap out that *01.TMP file with the International *01.TMP file it works.

I should point out though that this IS the case for the CD release. For those having problems getting the crack to work with a CD backup don't forget that you MUST label the first disc as Sims2_1 (small letters)(give that a try Sidney). It must be in Joliet mode (so it shows up in small), so you don't want to use ISO 9660 text for a Joliet lablel (for those that use Nero you'll know exactly what that means). If you use the same label for both (ISO 9660 and Joliet, which would show up as SIMS2_1) it will not work, and you will have an "enter correct disc" error.

Remember: Label must be case correct. In my case the US DVD has Sims2, while the International CD1 version had Sims2_1.

Nice of you post that WoBbe. I bet that just solved the problem with the guys doing US CD backups. I totally forgot to mention it.

Edit: This was posted in another forum, so I'm not gonna take credit for it. If you want to get rid of the Money logo that appears when you start the game then delete the 00000000.016 and 00000000.256 files inside the C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSBin folder. Thanks goes to a guy named Grisom for that one.

[JoyBoy]

Careful people, No Warez allowed here

You dont want Luciel to start banning people who have actually contributed something of meaning to this thread.

[Tipstaff]

Loud and clear, Bounty.

There's not much else I can add to this thread. There is no clear way past this cd/file check without altering the original discs. So, until Money comes out with a new crack to fix this issue most of you guys are outta luck.

With that, I'm gonna leave this thread alone for a while. Not much more I can do with it accept to say good luck, and hope for the "next" crack.

Hope I've helped.

Edit: I've changed the contents of the link GCW has made to my first post on this issue: http://fileforums.com/showpost.php?p...&postcount=161
I've included some of the update info, and removed the junk.