Game Help:Installing TS3 Lots

Step 1 - Get a 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.

Macintosh

On the Macintosh, the free utilities StuffIt Expander and The Unarchiver handle most any archive type created on a PC.

Then, once your preferred de-archiving application is installed...

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Step 2 - Download/Extract Custom Content

Now you're ready to download the content you want.

• You should already know how to do that - click the link to get the ZIP or RAR file and save it somewhere you can find easily.
• Then extract from the ZIP or RAR file to get at the .Sims3pack files (Windows: right-click, Extract Here; Macintosh: double-click.).

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Step 3 - Installing

Lots must be installed using the Launcher. You may install them one at a time by double-clicking the Sims3Pack or placing all in your Downloads folder and starting the Launcher as follows:

Windows

• Place Sims3Pack files into My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads.
• Start game via the Launcher.
• Select the Download button on left, then select the House tab.
• Place a check beside each lot that is not installed. These will NOT be greyed out and the status box will be blank.
• Select Install.

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Step 4 - Play!

Hopefully, the above steps should have worked just fine, and you can go ahead and play with your new lots in-game!

If it didn't work...

• Did you place the files in My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads?