Game Help:GCCTSU13
Installing Testing Files
At this point you should have just tried the Body Shop Trick. If you have not, go back and do that first. That will ensure you have a new Downloads folder and that you've tried to smack it into working with that little trick.
By all rights, your content should be working now. If it isn't, then it may be due to a problem with one or more of the files you're using. You're going to download a selection of "safe" files - that is, files that absolutely 100% work and are safe for your game. If you can get them working, you should be able to get other content working, too.
Move out Custom Content
1. First, go to your computer's Desktop. Right-click and choose New Folder.
2. When the new folder appears, type a new name for it. Call it "My Content"
3. Now, open your Downloads folder:
- If you are using Windows XP (most common) your Downloads folder is: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- If you are on a Mac, the Downloads folder is: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- If you have Windows Vista, the Downloads folder is: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
4. SELECT ALL (or CTRL-A) to select all of the files in your Downloads folder. CUT (or CTRL-X) to grab all of your custom content currently in the Downloads folder.
5. Open the new "My Content" folder you created on your computer's desktop. PASTE (or CTRL-V) all of your custom content from your Downloads folder into your My Content folder. You could instead just click and drag the content over rather than cut and pasting. It may take a minute or two to copy everything. When finished, your My Content folder should have all your downloads, and the Downloads folder should be empty.
6. Now create another new folder on your computer's Desktop. Call it "Testing Files"
8. The next step is to download each of the following custom content items. These items definitely work for anyone (no expansions are required), are perfectly safe, and if you install them properly in a game that recognizes custom content, they will show up! Download a copy of each of these files (yes, all of them) into your Testing Files folder you just made.
- Object: Numenor's Outdoor Lantern (will show up in Buy Mode - Lighting - Wall Lighting)
- Object Recolour: flipchick74's Marimekko Bedding Collection Pt. 1
- Lot: Numenor's 2x2 A-Frame Special (will show up in the Lots & Housing Bin)
- Sim: Linuslover30's Neom Gia (make sure to install with Clean Installer - she will show up in Create a Sim, in the premade sim bin, when you are viewing adult females)
- Hair: Fanseelamb's Maxis Match Fuller Floppier Hair (will show up in Create a Sim in the correct colour bins for Adult Males - just download the top file; you don't need both)
- Clothing: Fanseelamb's Hot Green Tee (will show up in Create a Sim under Clothing - Tops for Adult Males - just download the top file; you don't need both)
- Wall and Floor: HystericalParoxysm's William Morris Wall and Floor Set (will show up in Build Mode under Walls - Wallpaper and Build Mode under Floors - Carpeting)
9. Once you have downloaded a copy of each of those files into your Testing Files folder, go ahead and open the Testing Files folder. SELECT ALL (or CTRL-A) to select all the files in that folder. Then right-click on the files and choose "Extract Here" - you will need WinRAR installed to do this. If you do not have WinRAR, get it and install it. If you are on a Mac, there are other options. If you use another program to open your RAR files, use that to extract the content from the files.
