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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. | 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. | ||
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*Download the sim file. | *Download the sim file. | ||
| − | *Extract from the zip or rar. | + | *File in zip or rar format, containing a .Sim file? |
| − | *Place .sim | + | **Extract from the zip or rar. |
| − | * | + | **Place the .sim file in the SavedSims folder in: |
| − | + | **:[[Image:TS3 docs path.png]] | |
| + | **If you do not have a SavedSims folder, make one in the above directory. | ||
| + | *File in sims3pack format? | ||
| + | ** Go to [[Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs|Installing Sims3Pack]] | ||
==Detailed Instructions== | ==Detailed Instructions== | ||
| − | Don't understand | + | Don't understand? Here's the simple, step-by-step "for dummies" tutorial: |
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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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We recommend [http://www.rarlabs.com 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. | We recommend [http://www.rarlabs.com 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 [http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffit/expander.html StuffIt Expander] and [http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html The Unarchiver] handle most any archive type. For .rar files in particular, you can also use [http://unrarx.com UnRarX], a simple and efficient freeware tool. | |
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=== | ||
| − | + | * Click on the .sim file link. Save the file to somewhere you can locate it easily - your computer's Desktop is the easy, because you can simply minimize your windows and find it there. | |
| − | * Click on the sim file link. Save the file to somewhere you can locate it easily - your computer's Desktop is the | + | |
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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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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. | 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 | + | 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... | ||
| − | * Right-click on the SIM file and choose '''Cut'''. | + | * Right-click on the SIM file you extracted in [[Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Sims#Step_3_-_Extract_the_Sim_File|step 3]] and choose '''Cut'''. |
* Then click on Start - My Computer. | * Then click on Start - My Computer. | ||
| − | * Navigate to ''' | + | * Navigate to '''SavedSims''' in |
| + | *:[[Image:TS3 docs path.png]] | ||
* Right-click in an empty space in the SavedSims folder and choose '''Paste'''. The SIM file should appear there. | * 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=== | ===If you have a SIMS3PACK file=== | ||
| + | * Go to [[Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Packs|Installing Sims3Pack]] | ||
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===Step 6 - Play!=== | ===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 in the appropriate category for gender, age, etc (as specified by the uploader). | |
| − | 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. | + | |
[[Category:Game Help]] | [[Category:Game Help]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Sims 3]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:04, 7 May 2012
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Contents |
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.
[edit] Summary
- Download the sim file.
- File in zip or rar format, containing a .Sim file?
- Extract from the zip or rar.
- Place the .sim file in the SavedSims folder in:
- If you do not have a SavedSims folder, make one in the above directory.
- File in sims3pack format?
- Go to Installing Sims3Pack
[edit] Detailed Instructions
Don't understand? Here's the simple, step-by-step "for dummies" tutorial:
[edit] Step 1 - Get a ZIP/RAR Extractor
First, you will need a program that can extract from both ZIP and RAR files.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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...
[edit] 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 easy, because you can simply minimize your windows and find it there.
[edit] Step 3 - Extract the Sim File
Once the file has finished downloading...
- Go to where you saved it (like your computer's Desktop).
[edit] 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.
[edit] OS X
On OS X, double-clicking on an archive will extract its contents in the same location.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Step 5 - Install the Sim File
[edit] 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 you extracted in step 3 and choose Cut.
- Then click on Start - My Computer.
- Navigate to SavedSims in
- 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.
[edit] If you have a SIMS3PACK file
- Go to Installing Sims3Pack
[edit] 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 in the appropriate category for gender, age, etc (as specified by the uploader).
| Sims 3 Game Help Categories: | |
|---|---|
|
Custom Content | Installation | Gameplay Guides | Technical & Graphics Issues | Miscellaneous Issues | |
| MTS Help Q&A Forums | |
