Note: Some of the information in this FAQ comes from the EA websites and their technical knowledge database. This FAQ is intended to support the PC Sims 2 expansion pack called The Sims 2 Seasons; for more information on other Sims 2 expansion packs and titles available, see thesims2.co.uk homepage.

Announced December 2006, The Sims 2 Seasons is the 5th expansion pack for The Sims 2 series. This expansion doesn't just add the popular community request of weather to your sims everyday lives, now they can experience all the seasons (or only some of them if you choose) in any order you wish. Perhaps you want your sims to live in perpetual winter, or maybe you'd prefer them to have two seasons of Spring followed by two seasons of Autumn, the choice will be yours.

Head outdoors for year-round fun with your Sims! New seasonal activities await your Sims including snowball fights, chasing fireflies, jumping in leaf piles, and more. Strengthen family ties in Winter, let romance bloom in Spring, deepen the bonds of friendship in Summer, or fast-track your career in Fall.

Some video cards may not support a higher resolution for The Sims 2 Seasons, however there are steps you can follow to allow for a higher resolution in the game. Note: The steps below will alter the original game files for The Sims 2 Seasons. If you should encounter an error after altering this file you will need to revert to the backup version of the file, or uninstall and reinstall the game.

It's the latest simulation game of Maxis, where you can manage virtual people. Build their houses, choose their look, make them happy or not. Fill their desires or see their fears become true, it's up to you. To learn more about it, have a look at the official Sims 2 site or at Aspyr site, if you're a Mac user.

First of all, the Sims 2 has just been released. Second, it takes time to figure out the code, which is far more complex than the first game. So, currently, while our greatest minds sift through the code, there are no Sim 2 objects yet - they haven't been created and there are no tools yet to do so. It could take weeks, months or even close to a year before such things are available. Remember, modding is done in people's free time, which is precious.

No, the game is completly new, it's not an expansion pack. Clothes or furniture of Sims 1 can't be used in Sims 2.

Well, never say never, right? I don't see myself getting very involved in creating for TS2, but you never know ^_^

No you don't. This is one of the more wrong rumours out there. The two games are independant of eachother. Firstly, the current tool that we are working on creating for actually modifying the formats of the game, Datgen, was primary designed for Simcity4, and so a lot of work also goes into making it compatible with SC4's formats in addition to TS2s. So you will be able to use it for both games, as well as The Sims Online, and any future Maxis games using the DBPF archive format.

Right now, The Sims 2 Mobile can only be purchased through selected carriers. Please check with your cell-phone provider to see whether or not The Sims 2 Mobile is available. Absolutely not. All versions of The Sims 2 Mobile are meant to stand on their own.

To check your game options. Start up your game and go to a neighborhood screen. From the options wheel in the lower left corner, select the (...) icon, then the gears icon and make sure you check "On" in the Catalogs Display Custom Content area. Once you've done this restart your game and all of the things that you've installed should appear in the catalogs in the game.

Stagecast sims cannot be played stand-alone. Users can either play the sims online using the free Stagecast Web Player or on their computer using the Stagecast Creator or Player application. If you have a web site, you can post your sims on the site with the help of the publish feature in Stagecast Creator. When users go to your sim's web page, they can use the free Stagecast Web Player to play your sim.

Cheating and Exploit using will not be tolerated. There is a NO tolerance for these actions and you will be punished and banned. Unattended Macroing is not allowed. Getting caught macro unattended repeatedly will get you punished.

We’re operating on the honor system. When you cheat a charity, or a community your karma takes a huge hit - and we wouldn’t want to be standing next to you in a lighting storm. Each sponsor will be required to post a copy of an image of their donation. We invite charities to review that they actually received these donations. Participating legitimately is easy, donate online and take your place among the other legitimate sponsors.

The cheat codes are provided "as is" and Feral does not offer any additional support on their usage apart from this FAQ point.