Tutorial: Extracting & Packaging Sims

[dragancaor]

Well we all know the Pixel_trade community is all about sharing sims that its members have either created or bred in game. And then installing what we download from others into our games to create stories, or play challenges with. But in order to extract or package a sim, you first need to know how to do it in a way that wont create issues for someone else'

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[pixelcurious]

I have a questions. I've downloaded a few sims from pixel_trade members that, when I tried to install them, gave me this error:




I've successfully installed sims from people who have EPs and stuff packs I don't have, so I assume this error means something else. Is it that they're packaged with clothes/hair/makeup from other EPs? If so, why doesn't the game just put them in the default Maxis clothes, like it does when you don't have the right CC?

One reason I'm concerned about this is, a friend has been trying to get some of my sims to work, and they're not showing up in her game. I'm wondering if it's because she doesn't have the same EPs and stuff packs. But I'm pretty sure I packaged all mine with clothes from the base game and very early EPs.

I also have this trouble with lots--sometimes (often) they don't work for me. One friend made me a set of really interesting houses for my space station, and I can get them in the game, but as soon as I go onto the lot they crash my game. She has EPs I don't. Is that why?

Sorry for the barrage, but these are perplexing questions to me, I don't get why it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't! :p

[sixamsims]

You need to use the Mac equivalent of Clean Installer. Which there is one. I had the link on the front page of my site. Let me go get it.......

[sixamsims]

DBPF Reader: http://pages.infinit.net/origami/Atelier_Quebec/

[pixelcurious]

Aw, thanks for going to the trouble of looking that up! Maybe it will help some Mac pixel-traders. I'll pass it on to Kirk, he has a Mac. :)

[ndainye]

Unless I'm completely misreading the site, the programs listed are for The Sims, not the The Sims 2. There are some downloads for TS2 but the three programs are TS1.

[sixamsims]

Or if you have a PC (I forgot your on a PC now!!!)

You need Clean Installer: http://sims2pack.modthesims2.com/

The BS extractor is borked and doesn't always do what you want it to even if you have the expansion packs.

[dragancaor]

You beat me =D
Thanks!

[sixamsims]

No problem I have to supply the same info for people who download over at my site....

[pixelcurious]

See, I could have sworn I installed one of the founders with Clean Installer and she still didn't show up. I'm new to Clean Installer, though, so maybe I effed it up.

[mjo5oh]

Just repeating what everyone else said... you can install the sim packs with clean installer and it will work fine. :)

[pixelcurious]

Thank you. ^_^

Your founder installed nicely! It was someone else's that gave me trouble. I'm using your Alaina for the makeover challenge.

What happens if I....

[silverwing_9]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it would be okay to delete the newer sim after packaging and zipping, or will I have to keep it? I hate to sound like an idiot, but I've never packaged sims before and I want my bebehs to be safe :P

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[pixelcurious]

If I understand what you are asking, yes it's fine to delete the clone in Body Shop. It won't affect the sims in-game at all, as the clones are merely copies.

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[silverwing_9]

Thanks for the help! :)