Free The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection on Origin

[HanFeelingSolo]

Get The Sims 2 and all the expansions for Free!

- Go to https://account.origin.com/cp-ui/redemption/index.
- Login to your account.
- Put in this redemption code: I-LOVE-THE-SIMS
- Install game on Origin
- Enjoy!

Hope it brings back a lot of good memories! :D

[Scorch]

This is 100% LEGIT and I came into the forum to post this very thing myself.

[Dite]

Just redeemed it. I'm uninstalling my Sims 2 and Sims 2 Apartment Life just in case it conflicts (and because I've yet to actually play it, so it's not like I'm risking a save). But, I'm excited make myself push through and get to the actual playing. One of the things I liked about Sims 2 over Sims 3 was being able to play multiple households in the same town. Really lets you make your own stories...even if the timelines get awkward.

[bunnymoon]

Just do it before July 31st, Thats when the code expires.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Ok what is the catch?
Eagames never does something out of the kindness of there black holes.

[bunnymoon]

The only catch I can see is you have to use origin. Its not as if they support or sell Sims 2 anymore so they are not losing money. Maybe they trying to hook people on Sims, I believe Sims 4 is coming out soon is it not?

Its official anyways.

http://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-get-the-sims-2-ultimate-collection/http://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-get-the-sims-2-ultimate-collection/

[Dite]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Malaficus Shaikan:

Ok what is the catch?
Eagames never does something out of the kindness of there black holes.

I think they said they're giving it away because they're no longer supporting it. It's more take it as it is. I don't think it's really a 'catch', unless you 're getting it expecting patches.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ending-support-for-the-sims-2-but-offering-free/1100-6421150/

[Scorch]

For those of us that are stuck on a resolution of 800*600 here is your fix:
Open Location of where the game is installed and then open up the Fun with Pets folder. Open the folder called SP9. Inside that you will want to open TSData folder. Then open the Res Folder and then the Config Folder.
The File you are looking for is called Graphic Rules.sgr (open with note pad). Add the line seti textureMemory n (where n = your texture memory amount but any value over 64 will do... mine is set to 1024).
Make sure you add it in the Constants section.

[DragonCam]

There is no catch btw. You can even install the game and delete origin.
I personally am shocked EA is doing this.

[SAROMON]

Yes I got it! :)

[Kronk The Gluemuncher]

Thank you Danibal Smith! Real helpful! :D

[Aporia]

I got it without the help of steam and I was about to inform everyone too :D The only thing bad about it is 11 gb of space required and I think it installs ALL DLC. Edit: And you can't chose which DLC to install.

[Wezilla]

is there anyway to back up all 12 GB ?

[Gurnir🖤]

It works :D EA is letting everyone play The Sims 2 collection

[FelixPiers]

@Wezilla, you can just backup the entire "The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection" folder to your backup drive. If you want to install the game onto another computer without downloading it, or restore it onto your current computer. Then restore the folder to the "Origin Games" folder (specified in the Origin settings), load up Origin, and proceed to tell Origin to "download" the game like you would normally.

Origin will then proceed to "download" the game however, it will detect that the files already exist. It will then scan the existing files and if its happy with them, it will simply say that the game is installed and won't actually download anything.

Hope this helps.

[Insidia]

You sir are the real MVP. Thanks a lot!