Full-time psychology student và part-time Sims addict. Fell in love with “The Sims” in 2002 & never really stopped loving it. Bạn đang xem: Installing "the sims 1" on windows 10: a simply comprehensive guide
Đang xem: Installing “the sims 1” on windows 10: a simply comprehensive guide
The Sims 1 is an all-time classic. Released over trăng tròn years ago, it is still a fun and addicting trò chơi to play today. However, it can be a bit tricky khổng lồ install on a modern computer.
This difficulty is for several reasons. First of all, you have no hope of installing from your old game disks on Windows 10, as the DRM used for The Sims 1 is not compatible with modern operating systems. Because of this, the disks are rendered unreadable.
This is easily bypassed by using a digital download, but that opens more cans of worms. One must be careful to obtain the files from a safe site, as any khung of online downloading carries risks if you're careless about your sources. You don't need khổng lồ worry about piracy though as the trò chơi is so old that it is classed as abandonware – software no longer protected or maintained by its creators. I personally used and recommend Old Games tải về for my trò chơi files.
However, downloading is just the start of things. This guide will show you how lớn get your trò chơi running as smoothly as possible on a modern system.
Finding Your Game's Install Directory
First of all, you will need lớn find where your trò chơi is installed. This is usually within your Program Files folder, unless you use a custom install location. If you can see a file called Sims.exe, you know you're on the right track.
If you're stumped for the location, here is how lớn find it:
Right click on the shortcut for the game on your desktop or search bar.Once you've right clicked on the shortcut, select mở cửa File Location on the popup menu. This will mở cửa the shortcut tệp tin in a folder.Right click the shortcut inside the folder, select xuất hiện File Location, và you should be taken right khổng lồ the install directory.
Patching Your .exe File
As you can't use the game disks anymore, you need lớn use a patched .exe tệp tin so that your game can run without a disk. Some downloads will include the patched file in the download, however if it is not included you will need to tải về a new one. I will advise you not to use any included .exe yet though unless you are technically skilled, as there is more that needs lớn be done with that file to ensure a smoother playing experience.
Xem thêm: Xem Thông Tin Sim Viettel Trả Sau, Trả Trước, Cách Kiểm Tra Thông Tin Thuê Bao Sim Viettel
As with any unofficial patch, it is advised lớn back up the original .exe file beforehand. You can bởi this by renaming the file. Keep the name itself the same, but địa chỉ .old after the end of .exe in the full tệp tin name.
When backed up, you should have 2 files in the install directory: Sims.exe (patched) và Sims.exe.old (original)
Playing in Widescreen
The patched .exe alone will get your game running, but not comfortably. A glaring issue is the game's built-in resolution, made for older CRT monitors with square displays. This will inevitably look blurry và ugly on a newer monitor, with a lot of empty space on your screen.
To fix this, you must obtain a patched no-CD .exe file & edit a specific line of code inside the .exe using a hex editor. Instructions as to lớn how to vị this are here if you feel up to doing it manually, however there is a simpler way for you to use this fix.
The manual fix is a bit long winded & takes actual effort, but thankfully modders have made this easy work by creating an unofficial 1080p patch. I have used this khổng lồ patch my own game và it works a treat!
Here is the tải về page with instructions.
Fixing the User Interface
Although the above fix will get your game running in 1080p, the game's UI won't adjust lớn this change in resolution. This is because the UI is not configured through the .exe file, but through a thư mục within the game's tệp tin directory. Without fixing this, the UI will be glitchy as you can see in the above image.
The above download for the 1080p patch also contains a thư mục called UIGraphics. You should drag this into your “The Sims Complete Collection” folder in your Program Files (or wherever you installed your game). Don't delete anything, just showroom the patched files khổng lồ the existing folder.
This is not a perfect fix, as there are a couple of graphical issues which seem to lớn be unfixable. The neighbourhood screen is still very small, & zooming out lớn the maximum distance in-game will cause an interesting visual glitch. If you see these, your fix is not broken; these are just limitations to lớn playing an old trò chơi on a modern computer.
Time to lớn Play the Game!
Now you've done all this work, it's finally time to play The Sims 1! If you've done it all correctly, you should have a trò chơi which runs smoothly and is pleasant khổng lồ look at.
If you're still having issues, running the trò chơi in Windows XP compatibility mode should help. Otherwise, your trò chơi should work as good as it would back in 2003 if you've followed this guide correctly. Even better actually, as the power nguồn of modern computers means that long loading times và lag on larger lots are a thing of the past!
