From the top menu bar, select Tools > Neighborhood > Sim Browser OR press Ctrl + Shift + S on your keyboard.
It may take a while if you have a lot of data in your ‘hood. You’ll know it’s done when the “Resource List” window is populated.
Wait until the ‘hood completely loads.
When the Neighborhood Browser appears, select the one where your Sim lives and click “Open.”.
Now, from the top menu bar, select Tools > Neighborhood > Neighborhood Browser OR press Ctrl + Shift +N on your keyboard.
Open the folder and double-click on the application.
I keep mine in a special Sims 2 folder in my documents. Unzip the folder to your documents or somewhere safe – doesn’t matter where.
If you’ve never used Sim PE before, download it from here.
Use the table of contents to jump directly to the instructions you want. However, you’ll need either Sim PE or a mod to change last names. If you just need to change a Sim’s first name, you can do it with in-game cheats by spawning the Tombstone of L & D. If you can’t or don’t want to use Sim PE, mods such as Last Name Copier, Sim Blender, or FFS Lot Debugger allow you to change names. This can cause problems with that Sim and other game problems in the future.Need to change your Sim’s first or last name in the Sims 2? I’ll show you how to do it in a few different ways. If the game is saved when a Sim is on the phone, the main Sim is reset when the game is restarted, but the Sim on the phone is still considered on the lot and is not reset. When a Sim is on the phone, the game internally considers that Sim to be "Talking" to the other Sim, even though the other Sim cannot be seen. This can also apply if a occupied house is moved directly to the family bin. Deleting a sim directly this way only deletes the main Sim files, and leaves behind any memories, friends, and wants/fears that Sim has and corrupts them. The only known way to fix it apart from deleting all custom foods is to use a mod that hides all custom foods in food contests.ĭeleting a Sim directly from the family bin can corrupt the neighborhood, due to it not deleting all files related to that family. In all versions, Custom Food uses an invalid ID when it is used in cooking contests. This page details bugs of The Sims 2 (Windows).