GCN-GBA hook-up works as intended (like the real hardware) but could cause corruption if you are not careful because VBA-M 1292 is a little buggy and finicky. Minor slow-downs with censor effect active. After that switch, game responded normally at 30FPS/60VPS. Glitchy censor effect under Direct3D (documented in problems section). The icon for the player character (like when he's at work) displays as garbage but all other icons look okay, didn't notice any other graphical glitches. But since it's the Sims and it has frameskip built in the drops aren't that annoying. This revision seems to have made framerates slightly more stable, and Skip EFB Access helps a bit as well but it removes censor effects ironically. Bounces between 85-100% speed ingame unless looking at an empty space. FPS are same with and without my modifications (3x native resolution, 8x anti-aliasing, 16x anisotropic)Ģ0-25FPS throughout, 1st player screen glitches and is not always viewable. This title has been tested on the environments listed below:ġ5FPS after menus and whatnot, kind of sad but it works otherwise.Īround 18-20FPS with lot of models and sims. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. The Sims 2, a really nice simulation game sold in 2004 for Windows, is available and ready to be played again Time to play a real-time, life / social simulation and contemporary video game title.Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. Automated spam (advertising) or intrustion attempts (hacking) More plot-oriented than other Sims titles, it seems suspiciously similar to Lost, with your Sims washing up on an island and having to deal with mysterious other Sims. Having an excessive number of banned accounts in a very short timeframe.Running a web bot/spider that downloaded a very large number of pages - more than could possibly justified as "personal use".The Sims 2 has the following addons available: The Sims 2: Nightlife, The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack, The Sims 2: University, The Sims 2: Pets, The.
I got the ISO for Sims 2 castaway, and while playing, you can't see the actions (e.g highlighting a coconut gives you two blank options). If you are responsible for one of the above issues. I read somewhere, you need to press F9 to do something (I don't know what), which fixes the problem of the missing text. but it makes the FPS drop to 20-25, from a 55-60FPS. The Sims 2: Castaway is the third console spin-off of the video game The Sims 2. IP bans will be reconsidered on a case-by-case basis if you were running a bot and did not understand the consequences, but typically not for spamming, hacking, or other abuse.
It was released in the United States on Octoand Octoin Europe for the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The game was not released for Windows, but an equivalent version called The Sims Castaway Stories was released on January 29, 2008. If you don't think you did anything wrong and don't understand why your IP was banned.Īre you using a proxy server or running a browser add-on for "privacy", "being anonymous", or "changing your region" or to view country-specific content, such as Tor or Zenmate? Unfortunately, so do spammers and hackers. When we get more abuse from a single IP address than we do legitimate traffic, we really have no choice but to block it. Its obvious Castaway Stories is just running on a modified version of the base Sims 2. You'll need to disable that add-on in order to use GameFAQs.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from work, school, a library, or another shared IP? Unfortunately, if this school or place of business doesn't stop people from abusing our resources, we don't have any other way to put an end to it. So I assume they should be somewhat compatible. My girlfriend started playing Castaway Stories because she was bored of regular Sims 2 (after 16 years of playing it), but now she misses all her expansions and mods.
Contact your IT department and let them know that they've gotten banned, and to have them let us know when they've addressed the issue.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from an area that filters all traffic through a single proxy server (like Singapore or Malaysia), or are you on a mobile connection that seems to be randomly blocked every few pages? Then we'll definitely want to look into it - please let us know about it here.