Populated Neighborhoods

Populated neighborhoods are full-fledged neighborhoods with Sims, houses, decorated terrains - all included in one package! They are normally installed to your Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods folder. Some may include or require custom content, and custom content go in the Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads folder. Neighborhoods that have story pictures may be included in the Neighborhoods\[Name of Neighborhood File Name]\Storytelling, or if a person only has the base game version of The Sims 2, the Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Storytelling. Subneighborhoods are installed by replacing the Maxis/EA neighborhood with the custom version and entering the game to launch/create/attach the subneighborhood to the main neighborhood. Be sure to check the installation instructions, which normally is or should be printed on the website by the content creator. This page contains a listing of all known neighborhoods. It should be updated, when this page is updated.

Base Game

• New Farprork: simsample at MTS
• Morewood: shared by HugeLunatic
  • Custom Content: Included. Just a couple of pieces. Optional.
• Seagull Island: at SparkysSimsations
• Scotia: Madame Mim at GenenSims
  • Custom Content: Not included. Shopping list is available. See website for details.
• Valley Dale: LadyAngel at SimFansUK
  • Custom Content: Not included. No list available. See website for details.
• Weivtnasaelp Marhis at MoreAwesomeThanYou
  • Custom Content: None
• Riverside: The Riverside Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Old Town Sims 1 hood for Sims 2: marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• The Beginning of Pleasantview: marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• The Beginning of Veronaville: marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• The Beginning of Strangetown: marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• The Beginning of Riverblossom: marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• The Beginning of Desiderata: marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• The Beginning of Belladonna: marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Bluewater Beginnings: marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Mountainside Valley: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Meadow Creek: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Bayside Flats: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Four Corners (aka Riley's Story): Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Shady Shores: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Sedona: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Bitville (aka Vincent's Story): Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Quadington University (Primary 'Hood Version): Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Emerald Heights as a Main Hood (BG): Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Garden Heights (aka Best in Show): Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Mesa Flats (aka Midnight Masquerade): Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Arbor Falls (aka Free Play): Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None

University

• Maple Valley: lechapeau at BlogSpot

Nightlife

• The Past Of Pleasantview: Jawsh at SnootySims

• MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: 3 included in the download.

Open for Business

• Beacon Falls: Beacon Falls Team at BlogSpot
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business.
  • Custom Content: Included. Just one item: a special controller. Optional.
• Granite Falls: Empress Sapphire at SapphireSims2 Link no longer works.
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business.
  • Custom Content: Not included. No list available. See website for details.
• Meadow Lawns: cwykes at MoreAwesomeThanYou
  • Custom Content: Not included. Available for download here: MaxoidMonkey objects at MTS site. The three lawn ornaments and 5 bushes are required to avoid crashing. (The Sims 2 web site is closed for downloads, all MaxoidMonkey downloads that are needed now at MTS.)
• Prosperity Fellowship: The Prosperity Challenge Yahoo group at ASimWen
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business
  • Custom Content: Not included. CAS items are available for download on the website as an additional ZIP or RAR file.
• Riverside: a neighborhood inspired by the unreleased Maxis/EA neighborhood of The Sims 2.
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business
  • Download is available here

Pets

• Geoff Military Estate: Mike at FreeWebs Link no longer works.
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life.
• Puempelines Neupümpeldorf: Ursula at BlackyPanther
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life, some items from the Holiday Pack.
  • Custom Content: Included. Required.

Seasons

• Corpus Noor (compilation of light): Nana at My.Opera Site closed.
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons.

Bon Voyage

• Crystal Heights: Joshy! at Insimenator
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Bon Voyage
  • Stuff Pack: Celebration
  • Custom Content: Included.

Free Time

• Larksville: jfade at N99ForumPaks
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime.
  • Custom Content: Included. A special controller can guide your play. Optional.
• Twisted Valley: LindaWing at NeighborlySims2
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime.
  • Custom Content: Included. Optional.

Apartment Life

• The Sims 2 Old School Final: at MediaFire
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life.
  • Custom Content: Included
• Villa Sims: MaximilianPs at simbology
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
• Emerald Heights as a Main Hood (AL): Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None

Mansion & Garden Stuff

• Bliss: Sleepycat at SimsAsylum
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: Not included. No list available. Optional?
• Edgewood Terrace: The Prosperity Challenge Yahoo group at ASimWen
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion and Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life, Happy Holiday Stuff
• Riverhaven two (Cove): Sleepycat at SimsAsylum
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: Not included. No list available. Optional?
• Wishful: Sleepycat at SimsAsylum
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: Not included. No list available. Optional?
• Polgannon: maxon at MTS
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Happy Holiday Stuff, Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: Included.
• Europa: Katatty at Tumblr
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Happy Holiday Stuff, Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: None.
• Rodeburg: Aondaneedles at Tumblr
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Happy Holiday Stuff, Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: None.
• Neubonn: Yuka-Sims at Tumblr
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Happy Holiday Stuff, Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: None.
• Fairplay: Cindy at Pleasant Sims
  • Requires: (Nightlife), Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: None.
  • Custom Content: None.
• Riverview City: LordCrumps at MTS
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: A few buy/build items.
• Jeans Shaker Oasis: Sokisims at MTS
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: Nome.

Megahoods

Several different neighborhoods, combined together to form one large neighborhood with subhoods. Usually installed into your <Documents>\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods folder. Be sure to check the installation instructions at the download site.

Nightlife

• Pleasantview, Strangetown & Veronaville Project SaraMK at MoreAwesomeThanYou

Open for Business

• Maxis neighborhoods as OFB subhoods: Tarlia at LiveJournal
  • These subhoods allow you to create your own custom megahood.

Free Time

• Megahood: HystericalParoxysm at MTS
  • Requires: Open for Business, Seasons, Free Time

Apartment Life

• Uber-Megahood: HystericalParoxysm at MTS
  • Requires: Open for Business, Seasons, Free Time, Apartment Life

Mansion & Garden Stuff

• Clean Uberhood: Tarlia at LiveJournal
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
• Uberlicious: Sleepycat at SimsAsylum
  • Requires: University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden.
  • Stuff Packs: Family Fun, Glamour Life, Celebration, H&M Fashion, Teen Style, Kitchen & Bath, Ikea
  • Custom Content: Not included. No list available. Optional?

Unpopulated Neighborhoods

Full neighbhorhoods with lots and/or deco, but no playable sims. Usually installed into your Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods folder. Be sure to check the installation instructions at the download site.

• Sinsan simsample at MTS
• Black Mesa HugeLunatic at MTS
• TS2 Neighborhoods Neighbourhood Various at MTS
• Various Neighborhoods Sleepycat at SimsAsylum
• Magic Town (remake from The Sims) Voleste at LiveJournal
• Riverside: The Riverside Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Old Town Sims 1 hood for Sims 2: marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Epiphany by macgirlffx http://sims.jfade.com/index.php?category=3&subcat=30 macgirlffx at DJS Sims.
  • Requires: The Sims 2, University, Nightlife, Open For Business, Pets, Seasons
  • Custom Content: None
• Felicity Island: DJ. at MTS
  • Requires: The Sims 2, University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden Stuff
  • Custom Content: Not Included. Required. CC Shopping-List Available

Subhoods

Universities, Downtowns (Nightlife), Business Districts (Open for Business), and Vacation Destinations (Bon Voyage). Usually installed into one of your Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 <EP>\TSData\Res\NeighborhoodTemplate folders. Be sure to check the installation instructions at the download site.

University

• Brainania: Mootilda at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Quadington University (Subhood Version) Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Caelestis University Fifteen Dozen Sims at Tumblr
  • Custom Content: Included - Minimal CC used (Buy Mode)
  • All EPs/SPs Required.
• Land Grant University: Peni Griffin at MTS
  • Custom Content: None

Nightlife - Downtown

• Maxis Belladonna Cove as a Downtown subhood: Tarlia at LiveJournal
• Bustlin' Beaches: Bemused at Sims Asylum
  • Requires: All EPs, including the updated Store Edition.
• Magic Town (remake from The Sims) as a Downtown subhood: Voleste at LiveJournal
• Emerald Heights as a Downtown: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Required EPs: There's a "Nightlife" only version, and a "Nightlife + Apartment Life" version.
  • Custom Content: None
• Mesa Flats (aka Midnight Masquerade) as a Shopping District subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None

Open for Business - Business District

• Balloth: lechapeau at BlogSpot
• Bucolic Peace: Bemused at Sims Asylum
  • Requires: All EPs, including the updated Store Edition.
• Mystica: Bemused at Sims Asylum
  • Requires: All EPs, including the updated Store Edition.
• Sedona: cwykes at MoreAwesomeThanYou
  • Custom Content: Included.
• Maxis neighborhoods as Shopping District subhoods: Tarlia at LiveJournal
• Riverside Shopping The Riverside Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• 9 New Shopping Districts of the Beginning Hoods Plus Old Town. marka93 at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Mountainside Valley as Shopping District a subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Meadow Creek as Shopping District a subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Bayside Flats as Shopping District a subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Four Corners (aka Riley's Story) as a Shopping District subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Shady Shores as a Shopping District subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Sedona as a Shopping District subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Bitville (aka Vincent's Story) as a Shopping District subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Garden Heights (aka Best in Show) as a Shopping District subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Mesa Flats (aka Midnight Masquerade) as a Shopping District subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Arbor Falls (aka Free Play) as a Shopping District subhood: Hood Building Group at MTS
  • Custom Content: None

Bon Voyage - Asian Vacation Destination

• Moonbase Apollo: Jawusa at MTS
  • Requires: Nightlife, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage
  • Stuff Packs: None
  • Custom Content: None

Bon Voyage - Mountain Vacation Destination

• Isle St. Croix: lechapeau at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• EA's Downtown as a Vacation Destination: M.M.A.A. at MTS
  • Custom Content: None
• Winter Wonderland: Jawusa at MTS
  • Requires: Open For Business, Seasons, Bon Voyage
  • Stuff Packs: Holiday Party/Happy Holiday
  • Custom Content: None

Bon Voyage - Tropical Vacation Destination

• Prometedor: lechapeau at BlogSpot
  • Custom Content: None
• Felicity Island (Tropics): DJ. at MTS
  • Requires: The Sims 2, University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, FreeTime, Apartment Life, Mansion & Garden Stuff
  • Custom Content: Not Included. Required. CC Shopping-List Available

Neighborhood Terrain

Terrain Maps (SC4 files) used to create a new neighborhood or subhood. Usually installed into your <Documents>\EA Games\The Sims 2\SC4Terrains folder. Be sure to check the installation instructions at the download site.

• Neighborhood Maps Various at MTS