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===Step 1 - Get a ZIP/RAR Extractor=== | ===Step 1 - Get a ZIP/RAR Extractor=== | ||
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First, you will need a program that can '''extract''' from both ZIP and RAR files. | First, you will need a program that can '''extract''' from both ZIP and RAR files. | ||
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Then, once your preferred de-archiving application is installed... | Then, once your preferred de-archiving application is installed... | ||
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===Step 2 - Download the Sim File=== | ===Step 2 - Download the Sim File=== | ||
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* Click on the sim file link. Save the file to somewhere you can locate it easily - your computer's Desktop is the easiest. | * Click on the sim file link. Save the file to somewhere you can locate it easily - your computer's Desktop is the easiest. | ||
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===Step 3 - Extract the Sim File=== | ===Step 3 - Extract the Sim File=== | ||
Once the file has finished downloading... | Once the file has finished downloading... | ||
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* Go to where you saved it (like your computer's Desktop). | * Go to where you saved it (like your computer's Desktop). | ||
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On OS X, '''double-clicking''' on an archive will extract its contents in the same location. | On OS X, '''double-clicking''' on an archive will extract its contents in the same location. | ||
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| + | ===Step 4 - Identify File Type=== | ||
Now, you need to know what type of file you have. The easiest way to do this in Windows is to right-click on the file and choose Properties. On the window that pops up, it will say "Type of file:" and then some text after that. For sims, there are two options on file types they might be: SIM files or SIMS3PACK files. | Now, you need to know what type of file you have. The easiest way to do this in Windows is to right-click on the file and choose Properties. On the window that pops up, it will say "Type of file:" and then some text after that. For sims, there are two options on file types they might be: SIM files or SIMS3PACK files. | ||
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===Step 5 - Install the Sim File=== | ===Step 5 - Install the Sim File=== | ||
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====If you have a SIM file==== | ====If you have a SIM file==== | ||
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If the file you got in step 4 is a SIM file type... | If the file you got in step 4 is a SIM file type... | ||
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===If you have a SIMS3PACK file=== | ===If you have a SIMS3PACK file=== | ||
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===Step 6 - Play!=== | ===Step 6 - Play!=== | ||
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Hopefully, the above steps should have worked just fine, and you can go ahead and play with your new sim in-game! You will find your sim in Create a Sim, in the premade sims bin. | Hopefully, the above steps should have worked just fine, and you can go ahead and play with your new sim in-game! You will find your sim in Create a Sim, in the premade sims bin. | ||
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Sim files for The Sims 3 work a little bit differently than those for The Sims 2. Read below on how to get them into your game.
Summary
- Download the sim file.
- File in zip or rar format?
- Extract from the zip or rar.
- Place the .sim file in your My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\SavedSims\ folder.
- File in sims3pack format?
- Go to Installing Sims3Pack
Detailed Instructions
Don't understand based on the summary? Here's the "for dummies" steps:
Step 1 - Get a ZIP/RAR Extractor
First, you will need a program that can extract from both ZIP and RAR files.
Windows
We recommend WinRAR, which is "nagware". That means that you can use it for free for a period of 45 days, and after that you can continue using it free - it just nags you to pay for it, but you don't have to pay anything to use it. Download the installer and run it.
OS X
Zip/unzip functionality is already built into OS X (right-click and select "Open"). The free utilities StuffIt Expander and The Unarchiver handle most any archive type. For .rar files in particular, you can also use UnRarX, a simple and efficient freeware tool.
Then, once your preferred de-archiving application is installed...
Step 2 - Download the Sim File
- Click on the sim file link. Save the file to somewhere you can locate it easily - your computer's Desktop is the easiest.
Step 3 - Extract the Sim File
Once the file has finished downloading...
- Go to where you saved it (like your computer's Desktop).
Windows
If you got WinRAR, you should be able to just right-click on the file and choose Extract Here. Then you should have a new file below the RAR.
OS X
On OS X, double-clicking on an archive will extract its contents in the same location.
Step 4 - Identify File Type
Now, you need to know what type of file you have. The easiest way to do this in Windows is to right-click on the file and choose Properties. On the window that pops up, it will say "Type of file:" and then some text after that. For sims, there are two options on file types they might be: SIM files or SIMS3PACK files.
Step 5 - Install the Sim File
If you have a SIM file
If the file you got in step 4 is a SIM file type...
- Right-click on the SIM file and choose Cut.
- Then click on Start - My Computer.
- Navigate to My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\SavedSims
- Right-click in an empty space in the SavedSims folder and choose Paste. The SIM file should appear there.
- If you do not have a SavedSims folder, make one in the above directory.
If you have a SIMS3PACK file
- Go to Installing Sims3Pack
Step 6 - Play!
Hopefully, the above steps should have worked just fine, and you can go ahead and play with your new sim in-game! You will find your sim in Create a Sim, in the premade sims bin.
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