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There are 2
different methods for installing houses in this topic. Method 2 is our
recommendation for being safer!
Please
do be aware that a lot of our more recent houses may
include additional separate package files. These are
furniture packages which did not attach to the lot file
during the lot creation process but which are still needed
by the lot. If you find extra files besides the sims2pack
file then you can install those manually the same way you
add regular furniture files to your game
More
Info
 Method 1:-
We
do NOT recommend using this method for installing houses
that contain custom content from this or any other Sims 2
website, especially The Exchange!
Extract
the contents of the ZIP
to anywhere on your computer - double click on the file
Wait...
when you see the blue box, choose Install
- at the second
confirmation screen click OK
- the house is
now installed along with all the contents of the sims2pack file.
 Method 2:-
For
more information about the Clean Pack Installer
This
method is much, much better because it allows you to see what is
inside a house file before you add it to your game, helping you
keep your Downloads folder organized, free of junk files,
potentially problematic hacks or just unwanted furniture that
shouldn't have been in the house to start with (we do check our
houses before publishing them, but many creators do not).
You can also use this
method to install houses that require Stuff
packs even if you do not have the Stuff packs
installed.
Before you
install your house you'll need a copy of the Clean Pack Installer. Install
the program by running the exe you've downloaded from the site
above. Simply follow the on-screen instructions.
To
install your house -
Extract
the contents of the ZIP
to anywhere on your computer - double click on the file.
You should see a window like this one:-
The
Lot Segment for Upload is the house file itself, any other items
listed are included objects, walls, floors, Sims or skins for the
included Sims that may be in the house package. By each one is a
check-box, by un-checking it, you can choose not to install that
particular item along with the house. If the house came with a
family, you can choose to 'evict' the family easily by choosing
from the top left menu options.
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It
is a BAD
idea to NOT to install walls, floors and
groundcovers that are included with a house file, installing the
house may crash your game if it can't find its walls, floors or
groundcovers.
It
is OK
to leave out custom furniture if you do not wish to put the item
in your game, they will generally be replaced by an equivalent
Maxis object when you enter the house.
It
can be a GOOD
idea to leave out hacks or game-overrides which may affect your
game play adversely or not be designed to work with the
expansions you may or may not have. Game-overrides are always
highlighted in red in the list so they are easy to spot.
It
is definitely a GOOD
idea to leave out 'junk' files - these are easy to spot because
they have long filenames made up of a random string of numbers
and letters usually with a _0001 or _0002 at the end! These are
copy files created by the default Maxis installer (method 1) if
it finds an item it is trying to install is already included.
These junk files are a pest because they waste space, can often
be corrupted, lose their identification so its practically
impossible to know who made the real version and they easily get
caught up in lot packages when you make and
share a new house file. |
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