List of Sites For Sims 2 Modifications

I have been a fan of Sims 2 for YEARS. Since I was a young, little angsty teen. I know Sims 3 and 4 are already out and are considered so much more superior. Despite that, Sims 2 still holds a special place in my heart.

My favorite part of the game is making my own little family that stretches on for generation after generation and the ability to completely customize your neighborhoods (thanks to: create your own custom neighborhood from a blank slate without having to download a map or something, create your own custom downtown (available in the Nightlife expansion pack), shopping district (available with Open for Business which is one expansion pack whose small business Simming features were not really put to use in Sims 3), a university (available with the University expansion pack, of course), and travel areas (with Bon Voyage) for a variety of options).

My other favorite part of Sims 2 is the ease of modding, or in actual normal people terms, modifying, it. The first site on this list has a comprehensive guide on how to mod your own game. The guide lives here: http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_for_Fracking_Idiots. If it gets requested enough for me to explain it, then I gladly will in a separate post which I will link to after this sentence.

As a side note, you may also want to download the CEP (color enabler package) from Numerator. It lets recolors of non-create a Sims (or BodyShop) items to be correctly shown in game and it is quite a neccesity if you get into the big modifications of your game. Get it here: http://modthesims.info/d/92541

Now, onto the list. I will try to keep it updated. If there is a site I missed or you just opened a site, comment and I will list it below. Please note that I will only list sites that are free and that I would use and recommend.

• http://modthesims.info/
• The most popular site, by far. Also has Sims 3 and 4. I have been using this site for YEARS. It is home to an amazing catalog of mods touching every part of the game. From Goth clothing to celebrity Sims to mods that can change how long your Sims live. 
• http://www.parsimonious.org
• This site is the only one I know of that has Sims 1 and Sim City 5 mods. Sims 3 and 4 mods also live here. It does not have any changes to gameplay like Mod the Sims does. Parasimonious has a variety of room sets, clothes, skins and makeup in a variety of themes.  If you want to make your game more medieval, I would recommend this site. 
• http://www.xmsims.com/sims2 
• Xmsims is mostly known (at least to me) as a site for Sim hair. To be honest, I am not a great big fan of this site, mainly because their hair lacks what modders call 'Maxis match' (aka a match to the colors/textures that are in game). ModtheSims can most likely solve that problem with a recolor, though so it is a small problem in all honesty. There are LOADS of hairstyles here, along with some clothes, furniture and other items. 
• http://www.retailsims.com
• Do you love Open for Business's small business simming? Have an idea for a business to make for your Sims yet the game does not have the items you need? Well, before you check ModTheSims, check this site first! From a Similish version of Victoria's Secret to a UPS store, this site is a must-go for Sims 2 business-making. (They DO have sets for people who do not have Open For Business, if you do not have the EP).