Yay! I'm so glad you got your game!
Before you do too much in the way of playing, download these:
nounlinkondelete
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...hp?topic=2083.0
creaturefix
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...hp?topic=1482.0
nosimloaded
http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=1665
4GB patch
http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php
Read over this post, and find out if your game is properly reading your graphics card. If not, it will walk you through the steps to fix it:
http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=5446
Then, I would play for awhile before adding a lot of mods. I'm a big proponent for knowing what you like or don't like about the game before trying to fix it. Sure, some things can get annoying, but even the most annoying actions need to be experienced once or twice!
Here is a link to the "essential mods" thread -- some of which are not "essential" but might be useful. Be sure to read what each mod does before deciding to download.
http://www.modthesims.info/showthre...5#startcomments
So many things to learn; so few brain cells to process the info needed to learn things!
Shipwreck Island