Mods and Hacks for "The Sims 2"

"The Sims 2" is a great game. There's no doubt about that. But (you knew there was a but coming, didn't you?), Maxis left out a few, what some would call, essentials and created a few annoyances. The modding community, has found ways to hack into the game and change the gameplay. Thank you modders! Just remember, even though each hack goes through lots of testing by the creator and other gamers, there still may be bugs and conflicts with other hacks.