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i'm trying to convert these ts4 button eyes to sims 2 but for some reason i'm not able to see the accessory in game with the .pakage file in my downlaods 🧐

the mesh does show up when i open the .package file in YAPE - so it has me thinking its because i dont have a texture linked to it so the game can recognize it 🤔 if that's the case, what would be the best way of doing so? here's the package and the texture i'm working with: x

i did my first ever conversion ᵕ̈

🌱 credits: x

on my mac so i can't test it out in game yet. but i know what i will be doing first thing in the morning with a cup of coffee for fuel. 🐺

its a mash up of these mods so far: x x x x

Hello! From my experience, I've always been able to use the latest version of reshade with ts2. Though for reference and what is working for me rn, I have version 6.4.1 installed.

The installation of reshade for ts2 can be slightly different than ts4 and other games. Instead of selecting the original game .exe (Sims2EP9.exe), you'll want to select Lazy Duchess' Sims2EP9RPC.exe.

my .exe is located in: The Sims 2/Fun with Pets/SP9/TSBin/

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I'm on linux (cachyOS) and only have been able to get DirectX9 to work, while on windows I used Vulkan with a dxvk setup (I remember preferring it because I was able to experiment with more of the newer filters/effects like NGLighting, though sadly that's not an option on linux :c but worth the trade off to be rid of pink soup lol 🙈)

Here's some tutorials that may help depending on your setup:

📌 Linux Reshade tutorial (my current setup): ⚘ brandinotbroke offers a written tutorial which helped me when I had first installed reshade: https://simblr.cc/ts2/tutorial/2629-installing-reshade-on-linux.html ⚘ I also recommend TeaAddict's discord, which has alot of handy tutorials especially for simming on Linux!

📌 Windows Reshade w. DirectX10/11/12: ⚘ This seems to be the most commonly used. I recommend watching this video by acottonsock. She's does a really good job visually showcasing how to install for a windows setup.

📌 Windows Reshade w. Vulkan/dxvk (what I used on windows): ⚘ Make sure you have dxvk installed first by dropping both the d3d9.dll and dxvk.conf files in your TSBin Folder. These are the files from my windows: x But if you'd like to install it yourself then you can from here: x. I believe Sims 2 is a 32-bit game, so you'll want to grab the d3d9.dll file from that folder. (if you're more of a visual person, acottonsock also has a video on how to install it, i believe.) ⚘ Once done, you can now install reshade by selecting Vulkan and choosing Sims2EP9RPC as your exe.

I hope that this was able to help! Any other questions feel free to dm me <3

EDIT: Oh! and also forgot to mention! For effects like adof and mxao to work - make sure to turn ts2 "Smooth Edges" all the way to less. I remember that was a problem I had when I first installed it. Here are my reshade global settings for reference: