The Sims 2 MegaPack (TS2 + UNI + NL in a DVD-5)

[Grumpy]

Original Poster: DarkLeftos
Post Date: 19-09-2005

For people that have bought the original The Sims 2 along with its expansions but can't bother with 8(?!) CDs, here is a nice solution on how to put them altogether in a single-layer DVD. This solution will work for future expansions, although I doubt they'll fit in a single DVD anymore.

EDIT: The original script for download below had Greek texts included and so the resulting installer language was wrong. If you had that problem, please re-download, I've uploaded a correct version.

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1. Install the original Sims 2 and all expansions on your hard disk.
2. Download and install Inno Setup and ISTool (http://www.innosetup.com)
3. Download my Sims 2 MegaPack Inno Setup file from here (http://www.geocities.com/yleftos/sims2mp.zip )
4. Change to the Script tab on the left, I have included the instructions on the few lines that need to be changed inside the Script as comments, it's really, really easy. You just have to change the paths to the ones you've installed the game.
5. After you've compiled the Setup, go to the folder you've selected to save it and you'll find a "Sims 2 MegaPack v2 Setup.exe" (if you hadn't changed the setup name parameter) as well as some BIN ones with the same name.
6. In the same folder create a "Mini Image" folder and include Daemon Tools or Alcohol as well as the fixed image posted in here (http://spacetarget.com/games/pc_the_sims_2.shtml)
7. Burn all the contents of the folder to a DVD! You're done!

Approximate size of all the folder's contents: 4.11GB

The how-to-install part is quite easy to guess. You install the game from the custom installer, mount the mini-image on Daemon or Alcohol and you're good to go.