Experiments with launch and running Sims 2 base game on virtual machine VMWare Player 10
Hello everyone. We are working on launch and running Sims 2 in the Russian Betahunters forum thread "The Sims 2 Development History" (https://thesims.cc/threads/istorija...i-sims-2.31582/) I want to show you our experiments related to running Sims 2 on a virtual machine. I advise you to start experimenting with the base game. https://l-1-z-a.tumblr.com/post/186...rks-pretty-well Proof that The Sims 2 base game works pretty well. You must use VMWARE in software mode, install Windows 2000. Game running on VmWare Player 10 - a free software for end-user. Release year - 2012. Game running on low-end PC - a 10 year old. A PC without hardware virtualization support, everything working on the ancient VmWare accelerator which have the same age as a TS2. FPS: On screenshot - 64 FPS. In the house of Don, with one Don - 44 FPS. In the house of Caliente with 4 Sims (sisters + Mortimer Goth with his son) - 37 FPS. In a mall with 8 or 10 sims - 27-29 FPS. On a modern machine, all this will work more faster. Resolution can put whatever you want. Screen refresh rates you can choose between 60 Hz and 85 Hz. It was simply manually limited in a virtual machine for convenience. More screenshots: https://l-1-z-a.tumblr.com/post/186...-quality-source https://l-1-z-a.tumblr.com/post/186...eenshots-source These screenshots are proof that the base game is capable of displaying the hood decor on the lots, without EP and SP. This was discovered when starting the game in VMware, in software mode using the guest video driver in the virtual machine. https://l-1-z-a.tumblr.com/post/615...machine-without Running the base game in a virtual machine without the support of virtualization hardware on a real computer. The performance of the game is at the level that would be on computers in 2005 or better. The reference point was taken on the platform based on the 4th Celeron on the Northwood core, 1 gig DDR266 with a GF 6200 graphics card. By the way, it was “overtaken” even without hardware virtualization support. Source (RU): https://thesims.cc/posts/5719353 And like bonus: Running The Sims: Life Stories on software and hardware mode using VMWARE and Windows 2000: https://l-1-z-a.tumblr.com/post/187...on-software-and
