Ultimate Collection name and icon replacement [Translators Wanted]

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Uploaded: 30th Nov 2023 at 5:38 AM
Updated: 2nd Feb 2024 at 3:35 AM
A little pet peeve I have with The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection is that EA could not be bothered to change the program name to actually say Ultimate Collection. There are already Ultimate Collection replacements for the title screen, but that isn't enough for me to be satisfied. So this goes the extra mile of properly adding the Ultimate Collection branding to the game.

This is a collection of 3 mods. One changes the program name to say "The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection", one changes the EP at the start of the credits from M&G to UC, and one replaces the M&G icon with a fan made UC icon made by deviant user Spiker90910.

Update 1
*Added support for English (UK)
*Added an optional addon with 2 additions
-Firstly, an updated UIText file. On top of changing the program name, it also changes the loading text when first starting the game. It uses one line of text from base game and one from each expansion, plus a UC style one. Use the UIText file from the main file if you just want the program name change, but use the UIText file from the addon if you want the program name change and the new loading screen text.
-Secondly, includes a new file that changes the title screen music. It uses the first part of the credits song.

Update 2
Added another thing to the UIText file in the UC addon. It's the most minor thing you can imagine. The copyright date seen when first starting the game has been changed to 2014 as that is the year The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection was released.

Translators Wanted
I am unable to provide translation for other languages as I can only speak English. I don't need translations for most of the loading text as I can use the Maxis translations, but I do need translations for "The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection" and "Reticulating Splines One Last Time...Again"

Known Issue
For some reason it's not letting me update the main file. It says it's because this is not categorize as a program and it includes the edited exe, but it let me upload it with the exe. So I was not able to add English (UK) support to the credits change and the program change in the main file (If you know how to use SimPE then it's very easy to add yourself). If I get translations for other languages, then what I would do is have the main one with the edited exe have only English, then update the addon to have the translations.

Install Instructions
The way you install is different for each part so pay attention.

Credits (EPText) - This one can just go in your downloads folder, but it has to be named EPText or it won't work. Another way to install it is to replace the EPText file in the game files. (which you find in the StuffPack folder located in the M&G files)

Program Name (UIText) - For some reason putting this one in the downloads folder doesn't work, so instead you need to replace the UIText in the game files. Locate your sims 2 UC install in your programfiles(x86) and go to this folder location: Fun with Pets\SP9\TSData\Res\Text. Once there you delete the UIText file in there and drag in the UIText file from this mod.

Icon (Sims2EP9) - This is actually the Mansion and Garden Stuff exe file that I used Resource Hacker on to change the icon. You just simply need to delete your current Sims2EP9 exe and drag in this one. If you are using RPC than also delete the Sims2EP9RPC exe and launch Sims2RPCSettings for it to regenerate the Sims2EP9RPC with the new icon.

Menu Music (Splash) - Just like UIText, you need to replace the Splash file located in the game files. Locate your sims 2 UC install in your programfiles(x86) and go to this folder location: Apartment Life\TSData\Res\Sound. Once there you won't find a splash file, but you can drag in the splash file from the mod and the game will use it.

You don't need to worry about not being able to uninstall this as I have included unedited backups of all 4 files.