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My Sims look horrible
Problem My Sims have long arms and legs. They look like monsters My Babys are invisible Cut neck, waist and feet Toddlers and babies are stretched Cause Problems 1 – 3 The cause of this are clothing and hair that are categorized for the wrong age groups. There are many such downloads in the Exchange which you can download if you download a Sim or a household. If you uninstall such a download, babies that were wearing the outfit become invisible. Problem 4 This problem is a bit different and has nothing to do with bad cc but with missing…
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How do I install Custom Content/ Mods ?
Introduction There are different file types: Sims3Packs, Sims and Package files. Sims3Packs Files Installed via your Launcher by double clicking on the file. For detailed instructions see here: Install Sims3Packs. Sim Files Sims that you will later find in CAS. You have to manually move them to the SavedSims folder in your [user data directory]. Package Files Installed in the mods folder in your [user data directory]. You do not have this folder by default and have to set that up manually (you will also need an extra file). Instructions for this can be found here: Installing Sims 3 Package…
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Good Tools and what they do
There are a few very good programs around that I like to link with a short description of what they do. There are a lot more tools around but those are more for creators and advanced user Any Game Starter 3 by Johna This tool lets you have multiple profiles of your game. For example you can have different languages or you can have one game with medieval stuff, one with pirate stuff and one with all your downloads. Anything that is normally stored in your user file folder can be different for ever Any Game Profile you have. You…
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Where are my files installed ?
Where are my files installed There are to different kinds of files: The Installation files and the user files. The path can vary depending on your settings. The ones stated below are EA standard. User file directory This is the folder where the games save your individual game data. You should backup these folders (and all subfolders) regularly. All important stuff is in a folder called TheSims3 (can be slightly different) Ever OS places this folder in a different place. If you see more then one possibility per OS, they all lead to the same place, it’s just different ways…
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User Files Explained
Where are my user files ? Details can be found here: Where are my files installed ? What is the meaning of the folders/files ? Main Folder The 5 Cache Files are recreated on startup. Delete them from time to time, especially if you add package files. Options.ini: Contains your game and graphic options set in the game. Save this file if you update your drivers and put it back after the update or all your Option settings will be lost because the game would reset it automatically. This file may also become corrupted. If you get any graphical or sound…
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Delete Cache files
Introduction To be able to load faster, the games stores data in so called cache files. The game checks on startup if those files are available and if so, they are loaded. If they are not available, they are created. Over time these files accumulate out-of-date data (especially if you use custom content and mods) and because of this, it’s best to delete them from time to time (just as you delete your browsers cache from time to time) Which files are those ? the files can be found in your [user data directory] and are called CasPartCache.package: CAS parts that…
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Delphy’s Custard
Introduction CleanInstaller (aka Custard) by Delphy (MTS) can help you analyze your Sims3Packs and get rid of any extra stuff that comes with it. If you want to change the Sims3Packs in any way, I recommend working on a copy of it, so that you can try a second time, if something goes wrong. Custard can only analyze one Sims3Pack at the time and only the ones that are NOT installed. Not all errors are shown by Custard as error, which makes it important to know, what you are looking for.
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Wrong Category/Age/Gender for Cloth or Accessory
Problem CAS Part (Clothing) & CAS Part (Accessory) have categories for age, gender and occasion. Because of the different meshes (size, figure), CAS stuff should not be categorized for all outfit types or you will see all kinds of deformation on your Sims. Clothing Age The following combinations are allowed (never enable clothing for babies) Toddlers Children Teens Young Adult / Adult Elder Gender Tops and Outfits should not be categorized for male and female. Bottoms and shoes are not as much of a problem but you might see broken ankles. Categorizes Clothing that is categorized for all is most…
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Corrupt Thumbnails
Problem Some people change the thumbnails to present their Sim/house/household better. When they did this, they did something wrong (size for example). Identification in Custard Custard shows such images as Corrupt (not a DBPF). Solution Faulty thumbnails are not a problem if you install your Sim but please, don’t upload those. The Exchange doesn’t like them too much. Further Reading Exchange – All files corrupt
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Missing TXTC (blue lots)
Problem Because of an error in one of the tools to make custom objects, some of them are faulty causing the Blue Lot Issue. Blue lots have been getting scarcer but I do think that those items can crash your game now. Originally only package files were affected by this problem but some people thought it would be great idea to just convert them into Sims3Packs, assuming that would solve the problem. Well, it didn’t. What it did do is that now some of this files are floating around as Sims3Packs. Most of the original faulty package files are long…
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