Game Help:Installing Lots Multiple Times - Revision history

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==Installing the Same Lot Multiple Times==

Many Simmers find a style of house they like playing with, but do not want to rebuild for each family.

In order to use a house on multiple lots (even in multiple neighborhoods), you need to:
* First build the house that you want
* Once you have the house built and decorated to your tastes, save it and go back to the neighborhood. '''DO NOT move a family in yet!!!'''
* Once you are in neighborhood, select the Lots and Houses button
* Click on the house you just built
* When the information comes up for the lot, click on the Package Lot icon
* Select '''Package to File'''. The game will package the lot and tell you the name and location it is stored.

Once the lot is packaged, it becomes a .sims2pack file and can be installed as many times as desired.

'''Note:''' Make sure you move the .sims2pack lot outside of '''PackagedLots''' and install it from there. Lot files still in '''PackagedLots''' can not be installed.

{{MTS2ThankThread|718383}}

==Credits==
Thanks to daysies for the original article.

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 Once the lot is packaged, it becomes a .sims2pack file and can be installed as many times as desired.
-[[Image:RightArrow.gif]] Make sure you move the .sims2pack lot outside of '''PackagedLots''' and install it from there. Lot files still in '''PackagedLots''' can not be installed.
+* Make sure you move the .sims2pack lot outside of '''PackagedLots''' and install it from there. Lot files still in '''PackagedLots''' can not be installed.
 '''Note:''' This is not needed in later EPs.  Lots will not disappear from the lot bin once you place them in your neighborhood.
 '''Note 2:''' Rather than the steps above, you can open your ''My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\LotCatalog'' folder.  Select all the files in that folder.  Right-click and choose "Properties" to bring up the properties window.  Check the "read-only" box to make all of the files in there read-only.  Then click OK.

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 [[Image:RightArrow.gif]] Make sure you move the .sims2pack lot outside of '''PackagedLots''' and install it from there. Lot files still in '''PackagedLots''' can not be installed.
-'''Note:''' This is not needed in later EPs. You can alternately make any files in LotCatalog read only instead.
+'''Note:''' This is not needed in later EPs.  Lots will not disappear from the lot bin once you place them in your neighborhood.
-{{MTS2ThankThread|718383}}
+{{MTS2ThankThread|421360}}
 ==Credits==
 Thanks to daysies for the original article.
 [[Category:Game Help]]

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 In order to use a house on multiple lots (even in multiple neighborhoods), you need to:
-* First build the house that you want
+* Build the house that you want
 * Once you have the house built and decorated to your tastes, save it and go back to the neighborhood. '''DO NOT move a family in yet!!!'''
-* Once you are in neighborhood, select the Lots and Houses button
+* Once you are in neighborhood, Select the Lots and Houses button
 * Click on the house you just built
-* When the information comes up for the lot, click on the Package Lot icon
+* When the information comes up for the lot, Click on the Package Lot icon
 * Select '''Package to File'''.  The game will package the lot and tell you the name and location it is stored.
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 [[Image:RightArrow.gif]] Make sure you move the .sims2pack lot outside of '''PackagedLots''' and install it from there. Lot files still in '''PackagedLots''' can not be installed.
 '''Note:''' This is not needed in later EPs. You can alternately make any files in LotCatalog read only instead.