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==Installing Custom Content for The Sims 3==
 
==Installing Custom Content for The Sims 3==
  
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How do you install custom content for the Sims 3? This guide will show you how to do it, step-by-step.
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How do you install custom content for the Sims 3? This guide will show you how to do it, step-by-step.  
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Installing content is very easy and straightforward - the basic three steps apply:
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# Download item
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# Extract item
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# Place (install) item
  
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==But there's so much to it!==
 
  
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Yes, custom content for the Sims 3 is fairly complicated...much more so than in Sims 2, but if you follow this guide and read everything carefully, you should be using your new content in no time!
 
  
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==But I actually know what I'm doing...==
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==What's with the name?==
  
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Do you? Do you really? If you are good with computers, there is a short version of this FAQ. No nonsense, no coddling, just the facts. Read it here: [[Game_Help:Downloading_for_Smarmy_Smartasses|TS3:Downloading for Smarmy Smartasses]].
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No! No! It is not meant as an insult, we just like the acronym "DFDD". It id just meant to differentiate from TS2's version of [[Game_Help:Downloading_for_Fracking_Idiots| DFFI for "beginners"]] and [[Game_Help:Downloading_for_Fracking_Geniuses| DFFG for the "tech-heads"]]  
  
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=="Downloading for Downright Dunderheads"?'''==
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And the Sims 3's [[Game_Help:Downloading_for_Smarmy_Smartasses| DFSS for the "tech-heads"]]
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==Before you download==
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Before you go on a downloading spree, be sure to read these pages. They are basic info that you need to do or learn about only once, most of the time.
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|text=Read about prerequisites
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|text=Where to get and how to install the archiver/extractor program
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|text=What is the file type: '''.package''' or '''.Sims3Pack''' or '''.Sim'''?
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==Getting it all Organized==
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Organizing content is crucial! Sooner or later there will be a piece of item that you no longer want or is causing issues. If everything is well organized, .package content is very easy to maintain.
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==The Main Event==
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===Step 1. Download the content===
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|text=Understand the requirements
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===Step 2. Extract the content===
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===Step 3. Place the content===
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What file format is the extracted content in?
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==Additional Information==
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|text=Other FAQs regarding CC
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|text=Where to look for content, once installed
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Well, the title is just meant to differentiate from TS2's version of [[Game_Help:Downloading_for_Fracking_Idiots| Downloading for Fracking Idiots]] - yeah we're a bunch of Dunderheads, who else would be playing the Sims 3 except for Sims fans...
 
  
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==Just how stupid do you think I am?==
 
  
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Very! Well, you're reading this, aren't you?
 
  
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This guide assumes you know how to click a mouse, read and follow guided instructions and install programs (you installed the game, right?). It will explain everything else in the simplest language possible. If you are confused about something, reread this guide several times. It really can't be explained any simpler than this!
 
  
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Revision as of 17:21, 4 July 2010

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Sims 3 Logo transparent small.png This article is written for The Sims 3. For the equivalent Sims 2 article, click here.


Contents

Installing Custom Content for The Sims 3

How do you install custom content for the Sims 3? This guide will show you how to do it, step-by-step. Installing content is very easy and straightforward - the basic three steps apply:

  1. Download item
  2. Extract item
  3. Place (install) item


What's with the name?

No! No! It is not meant as an insult, we just like the acronym "DFDD". It id just meant to differentiate from TS2's version of DFFI for "beginners" and DFFG for the "tech-heads"

And the Sims 3's DFSS for the "tech-heads"


Before you download

Before you go on a downloading spree, be sure to read these pages. They are basic info that you need to do or learn about only once, most of the time.

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Read about prerequisites


RightArrow.gif

Where to get and how to install the archiver/extractor program


RightArrow.gif

What is the file type: .package or .Sims3Pack or .Sim?



Getting it all Organized

Organizing content is crucial! Sooner or later there will be a piece of item that you no longer want or is causing issues. If everything is well organized, .package content is very easy to maintain.

RightArrow.gif

Organizing Custom Content



The Main Event

Step 1. Download the content

RightArrow.gif

Understand the requirements


RightArrow.gif

Download the file



Step 2. Extract the content

RightArrow.gif

All about the rars and zips



Step 3. Place the content

What file format is the extracted content in?

RightArrow.gif

Installing .Sims3Pack files


RightArrow.gif

Installing .package files


RightArrow.gif

Installing .sim files



Additional Information

RightArrow.gif

Information on other file formats


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Other FAQs regarding CC


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Where to look for content, once installed

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