Game Help:Corrupted Objects.package
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Corrupted Objects.package
Problem
- Game icons are blank
- Maxis sims/characters are invisible/gone entirely
- Textures are corrupted
- Sims/characters have blank faces
- Textures for game objects have gone white with black text and red lines
Cause
The objects.package file may be corrupted.
The objects.package file is a game data file containing information including icons, game objects, some characters and skins. There is an objects.package file for each expansion pack and each stuff pack too.
If you notice that icons are blank, Maxis characters are invisible, textures are corrupted or any characters have blank faces, the chances are your objects.package file has become corrupted.
There are some bugs (the remote control car, Mrs. Crumplebottom being bitten by a vampire, etc.) that can corrupt that file; although the game patches have fixed many of these problems.
Solution
If any of the above problems is happening to you, you need to replace the corrupted file for a fresh copy, taken from your game discs.
Extract from Compressed.zip
The objects.package file is on your CD in a file called compressed.zip. Note: if you have the DVD version, the objects.package file may not be in a compressed file. It could be in the TSData\Res\Objects folder.
- Base game - CD #2 (or DVD if you have the DVD version)
- University - CD #1
- Nightlife - CD #2
- Open For Business - CD #1 (the only CD)
- Family Fun Stuff - CD #1 (the only CD)
- Glamour Life Stuff - CD #1 (the only CD)
- Pets - CD #1 (or DVD if you have the DVD version)
- Seasons - CD #1 (the only CD)
- Celebration - CD #1 (the only CD)
You need to open compressed.zip with a program that can handle zip files (see Game Help:ZIP for information on that). From that compressed.zip file, you'll extract the objects.package file to replace the one on your computer.
Replace Objects.package
It's important that you replace the objects.package from the most recently released expansion or stuff pack, if any, that you have installed. This is not the most recently-installed one but the newest one in stores - i.e. if you got University after Pets, you would still use the Pets files.
To this, put the file in the location which is appropriate for you:
If the most recently-released game you have is...
- Base Game - Copy the file from the TS2 CD or DVD to Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\Objects
- University - Copy the file from the TS2 CD or DVD to Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 University\TSData\Res\Objects
- Nightlife - Copy the file from the TS2 CD or DVD to Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Nightlife\TSData\Res\Objects
- Open for Business - Copy the file from the TS2 CD or DVD to Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Open for Business\TSData\Res\Objects
- Pets - Copy the file from the TS2 CD or DVD to Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Pets\TSData\Res\Objects
- Seasons - Copy the file from the TS2 CD or DVD to Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Seasons\TSData\Res\Objects
- Glamour Life Stuff - Copy the file from the TS2 CD or DVD to Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Glamour Life Stuff\TSData\Res\Objects
- Family Fun Stuff - Copy the file from the TS2 CD or DVD to Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff\TSData\Res\Objects
- Celebration Stuff - Copy the file from the TS2 CD or DVD to Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff\TSData\Res\Objects
What can I do if that doesn't work?
There are other files which contain object and skin data, too. They are located in:
- Base game - Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2\TS Data\Res\Sims 3D
- University - Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 University\TS Data\Res\Sims 3D
- Nightlife - Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Nightlife\TS Data\Res\Sims 3D
- Open For Business - Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Open for Business\TS Data\Res\Sims 3D
- Family Fun Stuff - Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff\TS Data\Res\Sims 3D
- Glamour Life Stuff - Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Glamour Life Stuff\TS Data\Res\Sims 3D
- Pets - Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Pets\TS Data\Res\Sims 3D
- Seasons - Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Seasons\TS Data\Res\Sims 3D
- Celebration Stuff - Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff\TS Data\Res\Sims 3D
If you take a look at these folders you will see that there are files with names such as objects01 and Sims01 in there. The easiest thing to do would be to replace all of these with their fresh versions from the install discs, rather than trying to figure out which one is corrupted. The replacement files are all located alongside the objects.package files, in the compressed.zip file on the relevant disc.
Please see the instructions above for details on extracting these files.
Other Information
If you have patched the game you will need to apply the patch again as the patches also update the objects.package files.
Contributor Credits
Thank you, Simsample for writing the original article, and to Xercis, Khallayne, Joni, and Devange for information that has been incorporated into this article.
