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Whiterider at 13:13, 22 September 2007

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=Changing your Sim's Last Name/Household Name=

==The Short Instructions==

'''Only use these instructions if you're confident using SimPE - if you haven't used SimPE before, or just aren't sure what you're doing with it, use the Long Instructions!'''

* [[Game Help:Back Ups|Backup]] your game files
* Open the Neighbourhood Browser in SimPE, from the Tools -> Neighbourhood menu, and open the neighbourhood in question
* Again from the Tools -> Neighbourhood menu, open the Sim Browser
* Open the sim whose name you wish to change
* In '''Plugin view''', replace the last name with your preferred name
* '''Click Commit''' in the Plugin view
'''If you want to change the Household name too, continue. If not, click Save, and you're done'''
* Copy the Family Instance Number from the plugin window
* Open Family Information from the Reource Tree at the top left of the SimPE window
* Paste the Family Instance into the Instance field, in the Filter Resources menu at the top right, and open the resulting file
* In plugin view, there will be a field called Name. Change it, '''click Commit''', and save
* Done!

==The Long Instructions==

* First, you need SimPE. Find instructions on installing it [[Tutorials:SimPE - Installation Guide|here]].
* Once you have SimPE installed, follow [[Game Help:Back Ups|these instructions]] on backing up your game. '''This is extremely important!!'''

When you've backed up, open SimPE. It may take a while to load; don't worry, just let it do its thing.

After SimPE has loaded, open the Tools menu, then Neighbourhood, then Neighbourhood Browser.

[[Image:Lastname-nhoodbrowser1.jpg]]

Click whichever neighbourhood the sim you want to change lives in. If you want to change a sim in a sub-hood, select the subhood from the drop down menu. If not, just leave it as "Normal: Whatever". Click Open.

[[Image:Lastname-nhoodbrowser2.jpg]]

It may take a while to load, and SimPE may appear to crash - don't worry, just give it time. (Seriously, it takes a few minutes on a top-end gaming computer - ''give it time'')
Now open the Tools menu again, and Neighbourhood - then open the Sim Browser.

[[Image:Lastname-simbrowser1.jpg]]

Scroll down to find the sim you want to change, select them, and press open.

[[Image:Lastname-simbrowser2.jpg]]

# Make sure you have "Plugin View" selected at the bottom of the screen
# Change the last name in the box
# '''Click Commit'''

[[Image:Lastname-lastname.jpg]]

Click Save [[Image:Lastname-save.jpg]]

'''If you just wanted to change the Sim's last name, you're finished! If you want to change the Household name too, keep going'''

Right-click the "Family Instance" box underneath the first name. Click "Copy" in the rightclick menu.

[[Image:Lastname-faminst1.jpg]]

Now click "Family Information" in the Resource Tree at the top left of the window.

[[Image:Lastname-faminst2.jpg]]

Now click "Filter Resources" at the top right of the SimPE window, next to the list of files.

[[Image:Lastname-faminst3.jpg]]

Rightclick the "Instance" box, and click paste.

[[Image:Lastname-faminst4.jpg]]

Click "Set"

[[Image:Lastname-faminst5.jpg]]

You should now only see one file in the list. Click it.

[[Image:Lastname-faminst6.jpg]]

Change the "Name" box to whatever you want the family name to be

[[Image:Lastname-famname.jpg]]

Now click [[Image:Lastname-commit.jpg]] and then Save [[Image:Lastname-save.jpg]].

Done!

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==Contributor Credits==
Thanks to [http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=74710 daysies] for the original article, and [http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=71861 eef97] for the information.

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Game Help:Change Last Name - Revision history

Kiwi tea at 14:13, 17 September 2012

Whiterider at 21:46, 16 May 2009

HystericalParoxysm at 08:56, 23 September 2007

Whiterider at 13:13, 22 September 2007

Whiterider at 12:24, 22 September 2007