http://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs&feed=atom&action=historyGame Help:Installing TS3 Packs - Revision history2024-03-29T08:24:35ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.20.2http://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs&diff=56894&oldid=prevJen&tonic: /* Step 2 - Download/Extract Custom Content */2012-08-17T00:05:53Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Step 2 - Download/Extract Custom Content</span></span></p>
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</table>Jen&tonichttp://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs&diff=54595&oldid=prevEllaCharm3d at 06:10, 18 December 20112011-12-18T06:10:21Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">You can use </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">3rd party tool such as [http://forum</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jfade</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/viewtopic</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">php?f=51&t=466 3viewer] </del>if you <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">don't like </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Launcher </del>(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">3viewer </del>is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a Java app</del>, so <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">it works both for Windows </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">OS X)</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">====Some notes====</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"># Do NOT install hundreds of files in one go, do small batches that does not exceed 200MB. Launcher cannot handle too big </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">queue</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"># Any files inside the DCCache folder, ending in </ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">dbc ("DBC File" in the "Type" column) contain content that you have installed in </ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sims3pack format. There may be one or more. You can cut and paste these files temporarily to your computer's Desktop to remove the content from your game. This is an especially useful trick </ins>if you <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">suspect </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.dbc </ins>(<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">or .ebc) </ins>is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">already corrupted and cannot accept new installs. The pre-existing content would then need to be reinstalled.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"># Content in the Downloads folder in .sims3pack format is not read by the game itself</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">only the Launcher. So these files need to be Installed '''in''' Launcher before the content would show up in your game. It is also recommended to move these files out after a successful install </ins>so <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">you have them as backup in case a reinstall is required. Keep only the current "going-to-be-installed" files in here.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''Did you place the files in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads\?'''   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td></tr>
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</table>EllaCharm3dhttp://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs&diff=39985&oldid=prevEllaCharm3d at 02:34, 20 January 20102010-01-20T02:34:15Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''Did you place the files in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads\?'''   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''Did you place the files in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads\?'''   </div></td></tr>
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</table>EllaCharm3dhttp://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs&diff=39652&oldid=prevEllaCharm3d at 17:56, 7 January 20102010-01-07T17:56:39Z<p></p>
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</table>EllaCharm3dhttp://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs&diff=39282&oldid=prevDaluved1 at 06:14, 28 December 20092009-12-28T06:14:32Z<p></p>
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===Step 1 - Get a RAR Extractor===<br />
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First, you will need a program that can '''extract''' from both ZIP and RAR files.<br />
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We recommend [http://www.rarlabs.com 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.<br />
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For OS X, the free utilities [http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffit/expander.html StuffIt Expander] and [http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html The Unarchiver] handle most any archive type. For .rar files in particular, you can also use [http://unrarx.com UnRarX], a simple and efficient freeware tool.<br />
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===Step 2 - Download/Extract Custom Content===<br />
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* 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. <br />
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===Step 3 - Installing===<br />
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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").<br />
*Start game via the Launcher.<br />
*Select the Download button on left. <br />
*Place a check beside each CC that is not installed. (These will ''NOT'' be greyed out and the status box will be blank).<br />
*Select Install.<br />
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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 both for Windows and OS X).<br />
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Hopefully, the above steps should have worked just fine, and you can go ahead and play with your new content in-game!<br />
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