Game Help:GCCTSU3 - Revision history

Porkypine at 20:44, 6 June 2009

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‎Test

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‎The Body Shop Trick

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‎Next Step

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‎Next Step

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	* Once the game has loaded, go into Create a Family or a lot and see whether your custom content is showing up.		* Once the game has loaded, go into Create a Family or a lot and see whether your custom content is showing up.

−	~~'''If it is still not working...~~

		+	'''If it works now...'''
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		+	You will only have your custom content in - nothing else.
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		+	You need to re-open the ''My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 Backup\'' folder. Select all the folders except for the Config folder. Right-click and choose 'Cut'.
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		+	Now open the ''My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\'' folder. Right-click in a blank spot and choose 'Paste'. When it asks if you want to replace, click 'Yes to All'.
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		+	'''If it is still not working...

	==Next Step==		==Next Step==

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-=The Body Shop Trick=
+=Tricks to Get Custom Content Working=
 [[Image:bodyshop.jpg|right|400x400px]]
 This handy little trick often helps when the game isn't recognizing custom content that should be working.
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 This trick has absolutely nothing to do with whether the content not showing up is sim/Body Shop related.  In fact, this trick often works when you cannot get your custom objects showing up with a new expansion install.
 ==How to do the Body Shop Trick==
 .  Open the "The Sims 2" folder...
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 * Once the game has loaded, go into Create a Family or a lot and see whether your custom content is showing up.
 '''If it is still not working...

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 .  Select the Downloads folder.  CUT (or CTRL-X) your Downloads folder and PASTE (or CTRL-V) your Downloads folder to your computer's Desktop.  There should now be no folder called Downloads in your The Sims 2 folder.
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 .  Now go into the Downloads folder and PASTE (or CTRL-V) your custom content files.  This will move your downloaded content into the new Downloads folder.
-.  Delete the now-empty old Downloads folder from your computer's Desktop.
+.  Delete the now-empty old Downloads and SavedSims folders from your computer's Desktop.

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 * If you are using '''Windows XP''' (most common) your The Sims 2 folder is: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\
 * If you are on a '''Mac''', the The Sims 2 folder is: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\
-* If you have '''Windows Vista''', the The Sims 2 folder is: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\\
+* If you have '''Windows Vista''', the The Sims 2 folder is: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\

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 ==How to do the Body Shop Trick==
-.  Open the following folder: My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\
+.  Open the "The Sims 2" folder...
-.  Select the Downloads folder.  CUT (or CTRL-X) your Downloads folder and PASTE (or CTRL-V) your Downloads folder 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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-. 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.
+. Open your 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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-.  Now go into the My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads folder and PASTE (or CTRL-V) your custom content files.  This will move your downloaded content into the new Downloads folder.
+.  Now go into the Downloads folder and PASTE (or CTRL-V) your custom content files.  This will move your downloaded content into the new Downloads folder.

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