Base Game

This is a sub-page of The Sims 2 (Windows)/Unused Graphics.

UI GraphicsThey had a lot of trouble deciding on the aesthetics.

Neighborhood View#

Found In	Image	Notes
UI/ui.package		Unused Neighborhood view icon of a Sim rowing a gondola boat.
UI/ui.package		Unused Neighborhood view icon of a waterfall.
Thumbnails/CANHObjectsThumbnails.package
Thumbnails/CANHObjectsThumbnails.package		Unused thumbnail graphics depicting cars, even though they automatically appear on the map in the final. Oddly, there's none for the garbage truck.
Thumbnails/CANHObjectsThumbnails.package
Thumbnails/CANHObjectsThumbnails.package
Thumbnails/CANHObjectsThumbnails.package
Thumbnails/CANHObjectsThumbnails.package

Miscellaneous Unused Graphics#

Interestingly a number of graphics can be found in the base game's Sound folder of all places, which is actually a leftover from The Sims Online in accordance to graphics for adjusting sounds. None of these leftovers appear in Life Stories.

The Sims-esque Buttons#

There are also sets of button graphics that would have been used on the User Interface. These buttons take their design from ones in The Sims, but are completely original graphics.

Some of these can be seen in an early screenshot, making these very old remnants!

Found In	Format	Notes
Sound/Misc.package	IMG	Icons for Mood, Relationship, Career, and Personality tabs respectively.
Sound/Misc.package	IMG	Icons for Settings/Exit, Storytelling, Build, Buy, and Live modes respectively.
Sound/Misc.package	IMG	Icons for exiting to neighborhood and quitting the game respectively.
Sound/Misc.package	IMG	Icons for Pause, Standard Speed, Double Speed, and Triple speed respectively.

Other Leftovers#

A number of other graphics can be found in the same file.

Found In	Image	Notes
Sound/Misc.package		A graphic for a dial. Interestingly it features a pink background, which was used in The Sims and The Sims Online for transparency, however neither feature a graphic like this, so it is unknown where this would have originated from.
Sound/Misc.package		An unknown green graphic, possibly a background of some sort? It looks to be in rather rough shape due to compression.
Sound/Misc.package		A non-descript button. It is unknown what this may have been used for.
Sound/Misc.package		Indicators for Caution, Information, and Help. It is unknown what these may have been used for.
Sound/Misc.package		An odd spiral pattern of sorts. It is unknown what this may have been used for.
Sound/Misc.package		It is unknown what this may have been used for.
Sound/Misc.package		A smaller version of the above. It is unknown what this may have been used for.

Thumbnails#

Stored within NPCs and objects.package are old leftover thumbnails from previous game.

Found In	File Name	Notes
Objects/objects.package	Speech	Placeholder BMP images for bookshelves.
Objects/objects.package	Speech
Objects/objects.package	Catalog
Objects/objects.package	Speech
Objects/objects.package	Speech
Objects/objects.package	Catalog
Objects/objects.package	Speech
Objects/objects.package	Speech
Objects/objects.package	Catalog
Objects/objects.package	DestinationIcon.bmp	The "Go Here" icon.
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Maid, Social Worker or Nanny Sim)/objects.package	thumbnail	Placeholder BMP images for Brigit the Maid included in every Nanny, Social Worker and Maid NPCs.
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Maid or Nanny Sim)/objects.package	rel . images
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Maid or Nanny Sim)/objects.package	faces
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Maid or Nanny Sim)/objects.package	speech_large
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Maid or Nanny Sim)/objects.package	speech_med
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Repo man, Exterminator, Bartender and Repairperson)/objects.package	thumbnail	Placeholder BMP images for Bud the Repo-man included in every Repo man, Exterminator, Bartender, and Repairperson NPCs.
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Maid or Nanny Sim)/objects.package	rel . images
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Maid or Nanny Sim)/objects.package	faces
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Maid or Nanny Sim)/objects.package	speech_large
Neighborhoods/N000X/(Maid or Nanny Sim)/objects.package	speech_med

Placeholder Graphics#

Found In	Instance	File Name	Image	Notes
Sims3D/Objects09.package	0xFFBD456E	testpattern0_lifo		What the filename says.

Unused Thumbnails#

To do:
Move this to Hidden Sim Data. There’s also a lot more thumbnails; particularly of deceased sims from the base game who cannot be resurrected, and thus can’t have their thumbnails seen in full resolution like the Pollination Technician.

Each Sim in the game, even NPCs have thumbnails that cannot be seen in normal gameplay without mods. Many of these thumbnails are either 128x128 or 256x256, inconsistently.

Found In	Instance	Format	Notes
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	Hidden thumbnail of Pollination Technician, who appears in the Sim's family tree after being abducted by aliens. Their appearance cannot be seen in full resolution.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	Hidden thumbnail of Hula Zombie, which cannot be interacted with during a Sim's Old Age death with Platinum Aspiration.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	Hidden thumbnail of the Social Bunny, which looks different from other Social Bunnies that appear.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	Hidden thumbnail of the Therapist, which cannot be interacted with.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	Hidden thumbnail of an unknown Sim NPC.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	An unused thumbnail of the Big Boss NPCs.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	An unused thumbnail of the Big Boss NPCs, seemingly of one as an elder judging by the gray hair.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	Unused thumbnail for the Grim Reaper, specifically with a Hawaiian lei used during the Platinum Aspiration Old Age death. A different illustration is used in the final.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	Hidden and unused thumbnail of the Hula Zombie as an Elder.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	Hidden and unused thumbnail of the Therapist as an Elder.
Objects/objects.package	0x0000008	IMG	Hidden thumbnails of an unknown Sim NPC.