Sims 2 MegaPack v3 (Original + 3 expansions) - Incl. Fix for Official Patches

[BeetleJuice]

I couldn't find the "ISTool" when i d/led inno setup. Is it required or located at another site? Or do you mean one of the two "Toolbar's" listed there?

sims2mpv3.zip did not include any instructions ????

Adjust your inner download link there's a "typo" from "http://www.geocities.com/yleftos/sims2startmenu.zip)"

to

"http://www.geocities.com/yleftos/sims2startmenu.zip"


How does the install know that there will be two dvds and know to ask for dvd #2 when the install runs out of files at the end of dvd #1?

Could this be done on a single dual layer dvd?

[DarkLeftos]

I couldn't find the "ISTool" when i d/led inno setup. Is it required or located at another site? Or do you mean one of the two "Toolbar's" listed there?

You should download the QuickStart Pack.

sims2mpv3.zip did not include any instructions ????

The file inside the archive if opened with Inno Setup or ISTool has all the instructions needed in the Script section.

Adjust your inner download link there's a "typo" from "http://www.geocities.com/yleftos/sims2startmenu.zip)"

to

"http://www.geocities.com/yleftos/sims2startmenu.zip"

Problem fixed.

How does the install know that there will be two dvds and know to ask for dvd #2 when the install runs out of files at the end of dvd #1?

It just doesn't find the next bin file needed on the CD/DVD, so it asks for the next disc. The same thing happens if you install it from your hard drive, and it doesn't find the next bin file in the same folder, so it just asks you to browse for the folder that has the needed file.

Could this be done on a single dual layer dvd?

Sure, it can be done, if you change the line that says...
Compression=zip
...to...
Compression=lzma/ultra
Note however, that using LZMA/Ultra compression will take almost a whole night to compress. Just FYI, took a bit above 3 hours on an AMD 64 3400+ processor.

Hope I've answered all your questions.

[BeetleJuice]

You should download the QuickStart Pack.

Where is this located I wasn't able to find it?

[DarkLeftos]

Sorry for the late reply. I thought it was easy enough to find...

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php#qsp