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<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 06:50, 26 June 2010</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''[[Game Help:Sims 3 Delete Cache Files|Deleting Sims 3 Cache Files]]'''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''[[Game Help:Sims 3 Delete Cache Files|Deleting Sims 3 Cache Files]]'''</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==d3dx9_31.dll?==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">With the old framework, in Program Files, you needed a d3dx9_31.dll to make hacks work.&#160; With the new way post-1.12 putting files in Documents, the d3dx9_31.dll is no longer needed whatsoever, for anything!</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> </table>

HystericalParoxysm http://simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/More_Info&diff=45236&oldid=prev 2010-06-07T13:25:16Z

<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 13:25, 7 June 2010</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 46:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 46:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''[[Game Help:Sims 2 Custom Content in Sims 3|Sims 2 Custom Content in Sims 3]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''[[Game Help:Sims 2 Custom Content in Sims 3|Sims 2 Custom Content in Sims 3]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==More on Custom Content==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Got other questions or issues related to custom content (.package or otherwise)?</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* '''[[Game Help:TS3 Custom Content|Sims 3 Custom Content FAQs]]'''</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>{{Sims3GameHelpHeader}}</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>{{Sims3GameHelpHeader}}</div></td></tr> </table>

HystericalParoxysm http://simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/More_Info&diff=45235&oldid=prev 2010-06-07T13:22:34Z

<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 13:22, 7 June 2010</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 18:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 18:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''[[Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs|Installing Sims3Packs]]'''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''[[Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs|Installing Sims3Packs]]'''</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* '''[[Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Sims|Installing Sims 3 Sims]]'''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; 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HystericalParoxysm http://simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/More_Info&diff=45234&oldid=prev 2010-06-07T13:17:38Z

<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Sims3GameHelpHeader}}<br /> <br /> =Installing Sims 3 Package Files: More Info=<br /> <br /> Need more information on .package files and custom content? Here's some links that may help you.<br /> <br /> ==Sims 3 Custom Content Basics==<br /> <br /> Our guide on custom content in general: what info you need to know, how to extract from zip/rar/7z files, etc.:<br /> <br /> * '''[[Game Help:TS3 CC Basics|Sims 3 Custom Content Basics]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Sims and Sims3packs==<br /> <br /> In addition to .package files, you may run across files in the .sim or .sims3pack file format. Installing those is done a little bit differently from .package files:<br /> <br /> * '''[[Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs|Installing Sims3Packs]]'''<br /> * '''[[Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Sims|Installing Sims 3 Sims]]'''<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Removing Custom Content==<br /> <br /> Having problems with some custom content you're using, or just want to remove some items you no longer need?<br /> <br /> * '''[[Game Help:Remove Sims3 Custom CC Wizard|Remove Sims 3 CC Wizard]]'''<br /> <br /> {{Sims3GameHelpHeader}}</div>

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