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| − | ==Getting Custom Content to Show Up==
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| − | * Downloaded pets don't show up.
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| − | ===This article describes the steps you need to take if your Custom Content doesn't show up in game===
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| − | '''Credits to Daysies for the original article, and Simsample, Julianarosalia and HystericalParoxysm for input.'''
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| − | Read this article: [[Game Help:Installing Custom Content|Installing Custom Content]]
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| − | <font color="blue">'''Try this article in the order it is written, as soon as you find the error and solve it you do not need to read the rest.'''</font>
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| − | <big>'''You must actually DO the steps as written. Simply reading this article WILL NOT fix anything! DO THE STEPS.'''</big>
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| − | <big>'''BACK UP YOUR FILES FIRST- [http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?p=1105148 <u>CLICK HERE</u>]'''</big> (Find out if there's a link within the wiki/which one)
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| − | '''Is Custom Content enabled?'''
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| − | * In game, click on the Game Option Button (it looks like a little cog/gear):
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| − | * Make sure that custom content is enabled, and- if you have Nightlife and later EPs- turn the custom content dialog off.
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| − | * Now restart the game. Does your custom content show up now?
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| − | * If you have just installed a new expansion or stuff pack, and items that were showing up before you installed that expansion/stuff pack are now not showing up, please read this and follow the instructions: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=197511
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| − | ==If your custom content doesn't show up after installing Pets==
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| − | If your content was all showing up fine before installing Pets but now it's not, it's likely an easy fix.
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| − | '''FIRST...'''
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| − | '''Make sure your custom content is enabled!''' If you don't know how to do that, click here.
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| − | Enable it, and then RESTART the game. It never works the first time. If it doesn't work the second time, enable it and RESTART AGAIN. It sometimes doesn't work the second time.
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| − | Now, all or most of your custom content should be showing up. However, if a particular set of content is still not showing up (i.e. you've done that and you still don't have any buy mode objects, which is most common)...
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| − | '''THEN...'''
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| − | '''Follow these instructions to the letter.''' This is the Body Shop trick, a simple trick that works very well to get stubborn content working again.
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| − | 1. Open your My Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/ folder. Select the Downloads folder. Cut (ctrl-x) your Downloads folder and Paste (ctrl-v) it to your computer's Desktop. There should now be no folder called Downloads in your My Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/ folder.
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| − | 2. Run Body Shop. Body Shop comes with your game and is already installed. If you have never run it, you can find a shortcut to it under Start - Program Files - EA Games - The Sims 2 Pets - The Sims 2 Body Shop. It may seem like nothing's happening as Body Shop starts to load, and it may take several minutes to finish loading fully. When it has loaded, just close it again. You just needed to run the program.
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| − | 3. Open your My Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/ folder again. You will notice that there is a new Downloads folder in there, which Body Shop made when it ran.
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| − | 4. Go into the Downloads folder that is sitting on your desktop. Select All (ctrl-A) and Cut (ctrl-x) to take out everything in that folder. Now go into the My Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/Downloads folder and Paste your custom content files back into it.
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| − | 5. Delete the now-empty old Downloads folder that is on your desktop.
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| − | 6. Load the game and see if your custom content is there.
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| − | '''If you have certain objects that don't work properly or are flashing blue they will likely need to be updated for the new EP. Check back with the individual creators of those items in a little while to see if they have updated their creations so you can download a new version.
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| − | '''If you are still having trouble or your custom content issues are unrelated to installing Pets/a new EP, then continue on with this article.'''
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| − | '''Click Next: [[Game Help:Getting Custom Content to Show Up 2|Do you have the required mesh?]] to continue...'''
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