Nostalgia didn't pan out here...

[Count Four]

So I thought I'd install Sims 2 basegame and have a little romp in through the past. I downloaded the "old" FFS hacks, installed, created a pair of sims, moved them into a house, they cannot interact. At all. Period. Select either sim and you can't click on the other. All I get is a tool-tip that says "no options available".

Instead of trying to go through the whole half-at-a-time elimination method, I decided to just go ahead and install Uni and try the Uni Director's cut instead. Couple is still borked. If I remove the entire Director's cut, they seem fine, though I'd rather not play without FFS safety protocols in place.  I don't have time tonight to go through the process of elimination, I may try that tomorrow, but in the meantime maybe somebody remembers enough about Sims 2 to look at one of the error logs (attached) and see if they can tell what's up.