Creator Policies
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About the Creator Policies List
The purpose of this page is to provide a quick reference guide to know what different sites and creators have as their redistribution policies.
This guide is designed for creators uploading to MTS - the "yes" and "no" means "yes, allowed for MTS uploads" or "no, not allowed for MTS uploads" only, assuming posting in accordance with MTS guidelines for uploads. If you are uploading to free sites other than MTS, pay sites, or the official site, please make sure you double-check with the creator and look at their policies to see if uploading anywhere else is allowed, or different.
A - means that the creator has no policy, or doesn't mention whether or not a particular use is allowed in their policy. In these cases, MTS policy is to assume that that means "you may do this".
Please make sure you check the individual sites whose content you're using - this is a quick reference guide, not a detailed and complete listing. It is your responsibility to know the details of their full policies and follow them.
Missing or Incorrect Info?
This list is closed for editing by MTS2 staff members only, so it can be used as a moderation aid for the MTS2 upload queue. However, we would like it to be as complete as possible, incorporating the policies from all the common sites one might want to include content from.
So... if we are missing a site, please tell us! If the info we have is incorrect or incomplete, and you have better info, please link us to it!
You may contact us to get info added here in one of two ways:
- Edit the Talk/Discussion Page for this article and add links to pages you would like added, or additional info you may have. You will need a Sims2Wiki login to edit the talk page.
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Key
Because this is a big list and there is limited room, certain abbreviations are used. Here is what all of the column headings and abbreviations used mean:
- Recolour: You may recolour their meshes, changing or tweak their existing textures, alphas, and bump maps.
- Retexture: You may recolour their meshes, but you must make NEW textures, alphas, and bump maps - you cannot use their originals.
- N/A: Not applicable. Site doesn't offer that sort of content, or irrelevant because of other terms.
- Other: Any special, weird, or esoteric terms.
- (P): Direct link to the site's policy page, given when a direct link to such a page is possible.
- UL Lots: May be included with lot uploads.
- UL Sims: May be included with sim uploads.
- w/Mesh: May upload the mesh along with your new recolour or retexture.
- w/Perm: With explicit permission. You must contact the creator and ask.
- w/Readme: Must include a readme file to upload the mesh.
- ? : Unclear or not stated. Consider this a "No" until more information is available.
Policies List
0-9
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retex | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Other |
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11 Dots - (P) | No | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
2-f0r-u | ? | No? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
17teenSims2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
37Sims | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
4ESF - (P) | Yes, free build items, outdoor plants, windows, doors, and fences only | No | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | No, except for clothing meshes | No |
A
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retexture | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Other |
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A+S=Error - (P) | N/A | Eyes and makeup only | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
A Little Bit of Stylish Sims - (P) | Yes? | Yes? | Yes | Yes | Yes? | No | |
Addicted 2 Sims | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Adele-Sims | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Adjuimi | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Adored Reality | N/A | No | No | No? | No? | No | |
After Midnight Sims | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
AlfredAskew - 2 | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | W/Perm | N/A | |
All4Sims - (P) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
All About Style - (P) | N/A | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
All Sorts of Fun - (P) | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Alternative Rock 4 Sims 2 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes? | No | |
Ambular's Artifacts - (P) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | |
Amici Sims Forum | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Alle meine Sims 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Ancient Sims | N/A | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | |
Andru's Sims 2 Archiv - (P) | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Anita The Sims 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Around the Sims 2 - (P) | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes | No | |
Avenida Sims - (P) | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Aussie Topenders - (P) | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No |
B-C
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retex | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Edit Mesh | Game Convert | Other |
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Besen's Sims2 Page - (P) | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | |
Birgit Web Studiob43 - (P) | Yes, free only | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | |
Blacky's Sims 2 Zoo - (P) | Yes | ? | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | No, except in lots | No | ? | ? | |
Bunhead | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No policy |
Cazy - (P) | N/A | ? | No | Yes, free only (lol) | ? | No | ? | No | |
ChinafanSims - (P) | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | Permission required for everything |
Chi - Sa - Go | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No policy |
D-F
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retexture | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Other |
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Ejoyingmypain / Fly / Sathairn - (P)] | - | - | - | - | - | - | Anything goes, free only |
Esperesa - (P)] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Exnem Sims - (P) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | * Forum site - Read individual creator's policy for forum uploads |
Exotic Elements and The Armchair Traveller - (P1), (P2) | Yes? | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
FeeEssen - (P) | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Formule1 Sims, | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
Fresh Prince Creations | ? | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | ? | * Cannot locate a policy page. Assuming same policies as new items posted under his MTS2 profile. |
G-I
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retexture | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Other |
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Grapholina | Yes | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Helaene | N/A | Yes, unaltered | W/Perm | W/Perm | Yes | Yes | |
Holy Simoly | Yes, free only | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Hypnotized Sims - (P) | Yes | Yes? | Yes, with permission | Yes, with permission | Yes | N/A | |
InSIMenator | * | * | * | * | * | * | * Forum site - Read individual creator's policy |
J-L
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retex | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Edit Mesh | Game Convert | Other |
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Jess the-ex - (P) | ? | Yes, free only | ? | ? | ? | N/A | |||
joedy-76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No policy |
Justsims2 - (P) | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | No | Yes | Yes, free only | N/A | - | - | |
Kapusims | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | |||
KomoSims | Yes, free only | N/A | Yes, free only | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Laden Swallow | Yes | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
LianaSims2 | N/A | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Lilith Sims - 2 - (P) | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
Lyran 2.0 | Yes, walls and floors only | No | No | No | No | No | |||
LS Real Estate | Yes | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? |
M-O
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retex | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Edit Mesh | Game Convert | Other |
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Mango-Sims2 | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Marina's Sims | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||
Marons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No policy |
Mermaid Cove | No | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Meshkiste | Yes | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
MissTiikeri - (P) | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Mouseyblue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No policy |
Nabila | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No policy |
Needlecream - (P) | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | N/A | |||
Newsea - (P) | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | No | No | |
Nymphy - (P) | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | N/A | |||
Ogularama | Yes | N/A | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | |||
OneMoreSim - P | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | N/A |
P-R
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retexture | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Other |
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Parsimonious | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
PeggySims2 | No | No | w/Perm, free only | w/Perm, free only | No | N/A | |
Pimp my Sims (Solander) | * | * | * | * | * | * | * Each item is marked with symbols for policies |
Pixel Sims | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Poison Pink Lemons | N/A | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Pooklet - (P) | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | No |
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Pronupsims | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Raonjena | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | |
Reflexsims and Reflexsims Forum | Yes, build mode only | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Rensim | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Rosesims2 | Yes, free only, w/Perm | Yes, free only, w/Perm | w/Perm | w/Perm | No | No |
S
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retexture | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Other |
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Serasims | N/A | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
Simaholics R Us | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | *With link back to BPS |
Sim Chic | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | No - Alpha only | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Simcredible | No | No | Yes | Yes | NO | N/A | |
SimFantastic2 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
SimGedoehns | * | * | * | * | * | * | * Each item is marked with symbols for policies |
SiMHz | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | |
Simlogical | Yes | N/A | Yes | ? | ? | ? | |
Simmer Romanus 2 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Sim-Placement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | |
Simplan-X | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Simple Life | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | No | |
Simply Styling | * | * | * | * | * | * | * Each item is marked with symbols for policies |
Sims2CarSource | * | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? | * Read individual creator's policy |
Sims2Code | Build Only | No | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | ] |
Sims 2 Ellis | ? | N/A | w/Perm | ? | ? | ? | |
Sims2Luxe | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Sims 2 Play | Yes* | N/A | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | No | *With a credit |
Sims Artist Union | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | |
SimsCrossing | * | * | * | * | * | * | * See Individual Creator's Policies |
Sims Design Avenue | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Sims Fashion Barn | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
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Sims in Paris | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Sims Interior Designs 2 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Sims Mod Board | * | * | * | * | * | * | * Forum site - Read individual creator's policy |
Sims Perform | w/Perm | w/Perm | w/Perm | Yes | w/Perm | N/A | *Link back is always required |
Sintiklia Sims | no | Yes, with link | yes, with link | yes with link | yes, link | N/A | permission required to modify mesh
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Sirona Sims | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | N/A | |
Skysims - 2 - (P) | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
Spiffysims | * | * | * | * | * | * | * Permission required for everything |
Sterling Sims2 Design | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Stylist Sims | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | |
Sunni Sims | w/Perm | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? |
T-V
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retexture | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Other |
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Tarox | Yes | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
The Sims 2 Download (P) | w/Perm | w/Perm | w/Perm | w/Perm | ? | ? | |
TheSorceress Yahoo Group | Yes | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Trapping | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | N/A | |
Tifa | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | No | No | N/A | N/A | CC BY-NC-ND |
ts2creations (P) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
tschibisims - (P) | No? | No? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
VitaSims2 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
W-Z
Site | UL Lots | UL Sims | Recolour | Retexture | w/Mesh | w/Readme | Other |
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Wallsims | No | ? | Yes, free only | Yes, free only | No | No | |
Well Dressed Sim | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
XM Sims | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Zodapop - [http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/zodapop/blog/view-post/post/26443 (P) | - | - | No | Yes | - | - |