Unusual game config, please advise on (versioning?)

Hi all.

I have the base game, uni, nightlife, open for business and the H&M stuff pack. My understanding is that gives me a game that "thinks" it's newer than it is because of the H&M addon? If someone could advise me on which version of various hacks I should be downloading I'd be awefully grateful, even if it isn't accompanied by a dumbed down explaination of what's going on with my game config.

I've been trying the updated version of macrotastics as downloaded from the macrotastics discussion (says in the thread for TS2U - TS2 OFB but in the RTFM it says for up to BV), also the phone hack version for OFBp2+.

Both of these hacks seem to be having problems. When macrotastics is installed (with auto-yak too, havent tried without), my selected sim resets on mouseover and I am unable to click on her/him. When the phone hack is installed the sim is unable to call -> sim, she/he resets. This reset doesn't occur when phoning a taxi or real estate (havent tried other options).

These are the only hacks I've had in my game so far, I took them all out after installing H&M and have been running the game vanilla for a while.

If error logs are required I can go back in the game and generate them (didn't want to attach them without being asked to)

I think that's about it, I'm open to suggestions or questions.