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===Installing Custom Content===
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* Don't know how to install custom content
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* "This content requires Expansion Pack data that is not installed"
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|style="border:2px solid #a7cfbb;background-color:#d7f4e6;color:#000" colspan="1" | {{GameHelpIndexHeading || Heading=Custom Content || Description=Everything related to downloading, installing custom content, and problems with it.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Bad Lot || LinkText=Bad Lot || Description=If your game crashes when clicking on a custom lot in the lot bin.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Custom Content Shows up Incorrectly || LinkText=Custom Content Shows up Incorrectly || Description=If your downloaded items don't look like they're supposed to.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Custom Neighborhood Terrains || LinkText=Custom Neighborhood Terrains || Description=Information on custom neighborhood maps/terrains.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Custom Objects on OfB Shelves || LinkText=Custom Objects on OfB Shelves || Description=How to place your custom items on shelves to sell in shops.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Download Accelerator FAQ || LinkText=Download Accelerator FAQ || Description=How do I download from MTS2 without worrying about files being cut off, or taking a long time to download? Why can't I use my download accelerator to download from MTS2?}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Downloading for Fracking Geniuses || LinkText=Downloading for Fracking Geniuses || Description=A quick summary on how to download and install custom content, for computer-savvy users.}}
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|style="border:0px" | <b>{{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Downloading for Fracking Idiots || LinkText=Downloading for Fracking Idiots || Description=How to download and install custom content, explained in the simplest way possible, with pics!}}</b>
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Finding Problem Custom Content || LinkText=Finding Problem Custom Content || Description=How to find problem or unwanted custom content to remove it from your game.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=This Content Requires Expansion Pack Data That is Not Installed Error || LinkText=Expansion Pack Data Not Installed || Description=If you're getting a "This content requires expansion pack data that is not installed," error when installing a lot, sim, or pet.}}
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|style="border:0px" | <b>{{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=GCCTSU || LinkText=Getting Custom Content to Show Up || Description=If some, all, or none of your downloads are showing up.}}</b>
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=GUID Conflicts || LinkText=GUID Conflicts || Description=About GUID conflicts, and how to find conflicting items.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Maxis Content Manager || LinkText=Maxis Content Manager || Description=Information on the Maxis content manager tool for custom content.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Meshes and Recolors || LinkText=Meshes and Recolors || Description=What is a mesh, what is a mesh recolour, and why you need to know what they are.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=No Downloads Folder || LinkText=No Downloads Folder || Description=What to do if you're missing a Downloads folder.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=No Longer Prompted to Save Files || LinkText=No Longer Prompted to Save Files || Description=If your computer has stopped asking you where you want files saved when you download.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Organizing Custom Content || LinkText=Organizing Custom Content || Description=How to clean out, organize, get rid of, and fix up your mess of downloads.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Poly Counts || LinkText=Poly Counts || Description=What poly counts are for meshes, what's a good and bad poly count, and why you need to know.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Q-Xpress || LinkText=Q-Xpress || Description=Information about Q-Xpress, a program to download and install content from MTS2.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=RAR || LinkText=RAR || Description=What RAR archive files are, and how to use them.  Anyone can use RARs!}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Removing Default Replacements || LinkText=Removing Default Replacements || Description=How to find default replacement skins, eyes, and other overriding content to remove it from your game.}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=Too Much Custom Content? || LinkText=Too Much Custom Content? || Description=How much is too much custom content, and is there a limit to the number of downloads you can have?}}
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|style="border:0px" | {{GameHelpIndexItem || Link=What are Hacks? || LinkText=What are Hacks? || Description=Information on what hacks/mods are, and why you need to know.}}
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===Doesn't show up===
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[[Category:Game Help]][[Category:Sims 2]]
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* All custom content doesn't show up
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* Some custom content doesn't show up
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* Custom content did show up, but doesn't now
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* Custom content stopped showing up after installing a new expansion or stuff pack
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===Shows up Incorrectly===
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* Custom content looks like Maxis original content, blank heads, or bunny heads
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* Custom content showing under the wrong category
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* Naked sim bodies showing up in hair, accessories, etc.
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* Custom content replaces Maxis content
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===Flashing Blue===
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* Blue flashing custom objects
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* Blue flashing custom accessories
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Latest revision as of 15:00, 16 May 2009

Sims 2 Game Help Categories:

Custom Content  | Expansion Packs  | Installation  | Gameplay Guides  | Technical & Graphics Issues  | Body Shop & Homecrafter  | Miscellaneous Issues  | FAQ Index

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    Custom Content

    ... Everything related to downloading, installing custom content, and problems with it.
Bad Lot If your game crashes when clicking on a custom lot in the lot bin.
Custom Content Shows up Incorrectly If your downloaded items don't look like they're supposed to.
Custom Neighborhood Terrains Information on custom neighborhood maps/terrains.
Custom Objects on OfB Shelves How to place your custom items on shelves to sell in shops.
Download Accelerator FAQ How do I download from MTS2 without worrying about files being cut off, or taking a long time to download? Why can't I use my download accelerator to download from MTS2?
Downloading for Fracking Geniuses A quick summary on how to download and install custom content, for computer-savvy users.
Downloading for Fracking Idiots How to download and install custom content, explained in the simplest way possible, with pics!
Finding Problem Custom Content How to find problem or unwanted custom content to remove it from your game.
Expansion Pack Data Not Installed If you're getting a "This content requires expansion pack data that is not installed," error when installing a lot, sim, or pet.
Getting Custom Content to Show Up If some, all, or none of your downloads are showing up.
GUID Conflicts About GUID conflicts, and how to find conflicting items.
Maxis Content Manager Information on the Maxis content manager tool for custom content.
Meshes and Recolors What is a mesh, what is a mesh recolour, and why you need to know what they are.
No Downloads Folder What to do if you're missing a Downloads folder.
No Longer Prompted to Save Files If your computer has stopped asking you where you want files saved when you download.
Organizing Custom Content How to clean out, organize, get rid of, and fix up your mess of downloads.
Poly Counts What poly counts are for meshes, what's a good and bad poly count, and why you need to know.
Q-Xpress Information about Q-Xpress, a program to download and install content from MTS2.
RAR What RAR archive files are, and how to use them. Anyone can use RARs!
Removing Default Replacements How to find default replacement skins, eyes, and other overriding content to remove it from your game.
Too Much Custom Content? How much is too much custom content, and is there a limit to the number of downloads you can have?
What are Hacks? Information on what hacks/mods are, and why you need to know.
Sims 2 Game Help Categories:

Custom Content  | Expansion Packs  | Installation  | Gameplay Guides  | Technical & Graphics Issues  | Body Shop & Homecrafter  | Miscellaneous Issues  | FAQ Index

MTS's Sims 2 Q&A Help Forums

Search: 

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