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On the 4th Paragraph down (setting $High) change the last 4 digits in the top 2 subheadersДЇrom 1600 to 1680 on (uin rop maxResWidth) and from 1200 to 1050 (uin rop maxResHeight)

Scroll about 3/4 down until you see a section headed by В“option ScreenModeResolutionВ” Open the В“Graphic Rules SRGВ” file in notepad. Path: Program Files/EA Games/The Sims 2 Bon Voyage/ TS Data/res/config (whichever one your game is currently loading in) you are playing and must be done to all future ones unless EA starts to add it on their own in future versions.Д«TW I can't take credit for figuring this out, but I did see it on a forum somewhere in the past and thought I would pass it on. Note that this modification must be done to the LAST current expansion pack

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To play at native Resolution (1680 x 1050)ДЇor those of you who want to play full screen at native screen resolution (1680 x1050 on a 20 inch iMac) you can do the following modification in Windows XP to make it work. (sorry for the long length, and if this was already common knowledge ) I will post comparison pics soon to show the night and day graphics advantage of Smooth Edges, which alone makes the game worth running in Boot Camp (and the iMac can handle it). I hate to not support games on the Mac, but I can't pay more money to get half the performance. And if not that, when the Sims 3 comes out, do yourself a favor and run it in Boot Camp.

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If you're not willing to pay for them again, and believe that paying all the money you spent should grant you the PC version as well, PM me for an *ahem* alternative method. So if you're willing to re-buy all the Sims 2 + Expansions and play them without crippled drivers, I hope this guide helps you.

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He was able to achieve the same drastic results, as the iMac GPU (a watered down version of the Mac Pro GPU) still blows away the requirements, and the Core2Duo is more than adequate. So I had my roommate with the latest iMac test my method as well. So yeah, not many have a Mac Pro, and of those who do, I doubt many play the Sims. Ever wonder why your sims were riddled with jagged lines, yet the box art showed them with cg-like smoothness? This quality is achieved with Smooth Edges. Mac Pro did not stutter once.ДЄlso, this is with max anti-aliasing (smooth edges, which is grayed out in the Mac version). I set the resolution to 1440 x 900 and I immediately went to my most intensive lot, a recreation of Gringotts from Harry Potter, 10 stories tall, with over 2000 regular and build items and 15+ sims. This requires that your Boot Camp partition be FAT32 format. If you are willing to purchase the PC version (search Amazon, the PC versions are generally $10 cheaper, as well as Sims 2 + Nightlife pack for only $30), you can simply copy the entire folder in documents/EA Games to the PC side, as the save and content files are the same (make sure to reinstall your custom content with the package installer before running). Now I didn't want to start all over from my Mac game, as I had backups from my Powerbook days, along with 2 GB of custom content.

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Selecting the drivers either under XP or Vista, not the bootcamp ones (which

Then installing the latest AMD drivers found here:

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The 2600 is by all means not a high end card, but it does blow away the recommended specs of the game.Д®ither Aspyr did not optimize the game as best as it could, or Apple simply just doesn't update the video card drivers properly (I'm assuming a mixture of both).ДЄnyway, so I got a copy of the PC version from my friend and decided to load it in Boot Camp.ДЄlthough first, I updated the drivers through AMD by first installing: I suffered the same stuttering many have with just a few sims, flashing blue textures, etc. I recently got a Mac Pro ( 2 x 2.8 GHz, ATi HD2600XT, 6 GB RAM), and thought I might as well try the game out in OSX, as that setup would surely decimate it right? I played a lot on my Powerbook G4, but could not play at high settings or with multiple Sims without lag. So I've always seen threads complaining about Sims 2 performance, mainly from people with iMacs. I have a similar guide with Crysis, sadly the poor drivers in OSX requires the same measures to be used) MacBook Pro users can do the same, but download the nvidia drivers. (This mini-guide should help all Sims 2 players with either an iMac or Mac Pro as they have GPU's in the same series.