The Sims 2

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1 Game Information
2 Widescreen Support
- 2.1 Method
- 2.2 Screen change
3 Surround Gaming support
- 3.1 Method
4 Known Issues
5 Condensed detailed report
6 WSGF links
7 External links

Game Information

By: Maxis, Electronic Arts
Genre: Economic, Simulation
Release Date: January 14, 2004
Players: 1
Version: Retail, including expansions

The Sims 2 takes the long-running (and best selling) Sims franchise into full 3D.

Widescreen Support

Method

Wide screen is native, up to the game max of 1600x1200. For anything larger, in either horizontal or vertical resolution (i.e., greater than 1440x900), the following edit is needed:

1. Search of this file
<drive and folder you install sims 2>\TSData\Res\Config\Graphics Rules.sgr

2. Open this file by notepad

3. Search of these string :

option ScreenModeResolution
setting $Low
uintProp maxResWidth 800
uintProp maxResHeight 600
uintProp defaultResWidth 800
uintProp defaultResHeight 600

setting $Medium
uintProp maxResWidth 1280
uintProp maxResHeight 1024
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp defaultResHeight 768

setting $High
uintProp maxResWidth 1600
uintProp maxResHeight 1200
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp defaultResHeight 768
end

change all value with "maxResWidth" to 1920 and "maxResHeight" to 1200, like this

" setting $High
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1200
uintProp defaultResWidth 1920
uintProp defaultResHeight 1200 "

defaultResWidth and defaultResHeight is to define what resolution will be use by default, you change change it to 1920 and 1200 if you don't want to wait until change it in the game.

In addition, if you install any expansions, you will need to make this change in the latest expansion directory. For example, if "Open For Business" is the latest expansion installed, you would make the edit in this directory:
C:\games\sims 2 open for business\TSData\Res\Config\Graphic Rules.sgr

Screen change

Vert -
At the moment, we don't have "clean" screenshots to post. But, you can see a comparison set in the Screenshot Gallery - http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/screenshots/sims2.php

File:Thesims2-4x3.jpg
4:3 Resolution

File:Thesims2-16x10.jpg
16:10 Resolution

Surround Gaming support

Method

Surround is supported through the Matrox SGU

Known Issues

There are no known issues. But, as this is an incomplete entry, there may be undiscovered issues.

Condensed detailed report

MGL Classification	Vert -
Widescreen method	.ini
Resolution support	Unknown
Singleplayer anomalies	Unknown
Multiplayer support	Unknown
Aspect ratio support	Unknown
HUD stretch	No stretch
Cut-scenes	Unknown
FMV correction	Unknown
Rendered cut-scene correction	Unknown
Calculated grade	C-