A safer, legitimate alternative exists: owners of a physical The Sims 2 disc or a previously redeemed Origin copy can still install the game via EA’s official workarounds. Additionally, the open-source project Sims 2 Starter Pack (by osab) provides a script that installs a legitimate copy from a disc or digital backup without repacked files. For those without any license, secondhand digital codes (rare) or purchasing used discs remain the only lawful methods, albeit inconvenient ones.
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