The Sims 2 retail patches v1.0.0.971

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Electronic Arts has issued the promised patches for The Sims 2, bringing both the CD-ROM and DVD editions of the 3D virtual life simulation by Maxis to version 1.0.0.971. This release addresses a wide variety of gameplay issues along with a couple of system/config problems.

System/Config issues:

Users with limited user accounts can now run the game.
Improved performance with Radeon X800 cards. Users continuing to experiencing problems should update to the 4.10 driver.
The game no longer affects a user's modem settings when connecting to the internet via the modem.
Fixes a problem with default collections not being available when user data is regenerated.
Etc...

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News source: 3D Gamers

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