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| − | + | *Place the Sims3Pack files into My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads (under OS X, it’s called just "Documents" instead of "My Documents"). | |
| − | *Place the Sims3Pack files into My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads. | + | |
*Start game via the Launcher. | *Start game via the Launcher. | ||
*Select the Download button on left, then select the House tab. | *Select the Download button on left, then select the House tab. | ||
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*Select Install. | *Select Install. | ||
| + | You can use a 3rd party tool such as [http://forum.jfade.com/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=466 3viewer] if you don't like the Launcher (3viewer is a Java app, so it works on both platforms). | ||
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===Step 4 - Play!=== | ===Step 4 - Play!=== | ||
Revision as of 12:13, 24 August 2009
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Step 1 - Get a RAR Extractor
First, you will need a program that can extract from both ZIP and RAR files.
Windows
We recommend WinRAR, which is "nagware". That means that you can use it for free for a period of 45 days, and after that you can continue using it free - it just nags you to pay for it, but you don't have to pay anything to use it. Download the installer and run it.
OS X
For OS X, the free utilities StuffIt Expander and The Unarchiver handle most any archive type. For .rar files in particular, you can also use UnRarX, a simple and efficient freeware tool.
Then, once your preferred de-archiving application is installed ...
Step 2 - Download/Extract Custom Content
Now you're ready to download the content you want.
- You should already know how to do that - click the link to get the ZIP or RAR file and save it somewhere you can find easily.
- Then extract from the ZIP or RAR file to get at the .Sims3pack files (Windows: right-click, Extract Here; OS X: double-click.).
Step 3 - Installing
If you want to install just one lot, double-click on the Sims3Pack (the Launcher will open so that you can install it from there).
To install more than one lot at a time:
- Place the Sims3Pack files into My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads (under OS X, it’s called just "Documents" instead of "My Documents").
- Start game via the Launcher.
- Select the Download button on left, then select the House tab.
- Place a check beside each lot that is not installed. These will NOT be greyed out and the status box will be blank.
- Select Install.
You can use a 3rd party tool such as 3viewer if you don't like the Launcher (3viewer is a Java app, so it works on both platforms).
Step 4 - Play!
Hopefully, the above steps should have worked just fine, and you can go ahead and play with your new lots in-game!
If it didn't work...
- Did you place the files in My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads?
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