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TUTORIAL: How to
DOWNLOAD and put the files into the SIMS game:
[made by ang & dave]
Ok. This took a long time to make, so
PLEASE read it carefully, and follow all the steps. If you
still cannot understand it, then we cannot help you. We have tried to
make this as clear as possible, and this is our last attempt. Any
easier, we would have to come to your house and do it for you! LOL.
NOTE: We have Windows XP.
The pictures you see below may not look exactly like yours, but you will get
the basic understanding of how the process goes. If you cannot see the
pictures, then go back to our FAQs/help page, and follow the instructions in
Question 1.
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HOW TO DOWNLOAD the
files from our site: |
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STEP 1: Click on the object/car that
you want to download. Then when a window pops up, like the one in the
picture, save the file. |
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STEP 2:
Double click on your hard drive. Most people have a C:
hard drive. All you want is to choose a location to save. |
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STEP 3:
Now you will see all the folders in the hard drive. You want to save
it under the My Downloads folder. Double
click the My Downloads folder. If you don't have one, create a
new folder. There is a icon on the top right with a sparkle on the
folder. That's to create a new folder. Name it My
Downloads. |
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STEP 4:
Once you've double clicked on the My Downloads
folder, you can say Save. Make sure you are in the
proper folder. Saving may take a few minutes, or a few seconds,
depending on your internet speed. If a window opens after you click
save, do not close it. The file is just downloading from
the site. *Save
all the files you want from the site first with this process. Then
when you have all the files you want, proceed to the next steps.* |
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HOW TO UNZIP the files
after you save the files: |
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STEP 1:
Once you have Winzip installed on your computer, then open it.
Go back to the FAQs/help page to get the location of where to find
Winzip (look at question 5).
Most of you probably have the trial version. If you do have it, then
this is the screen that comes up will be this one. Click on the
I Agree button. Then it will open Winzip.
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STEP 2:
Click on the Open icon at the top menu bar. When the
open window pops up, click the little arrow pointing downwards (shown in the
picture). When the drop down menu comes up, double click
on the drive which you saved the downloaded file to (we saved it in the C:
drive).
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STEP 3:
Now you will see all the folders in your hard drive. Go to the folder
where you saved the downloaded file (we saved it in a directory called
My Downloads). Double click on that folder. |
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STEP 4:
Now you will see the file you downloaded from our site. Double
click on the file (or just click the open button at the bottom right). |
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STEP 5:
You will now see all the files that were in the one .zip file you downloaded
from our site. To understand what a .zip file is, you'll have to
picture it as a bag. Inside the bag contains all the pieces needed for
the game. You just needed to open the bag. That's what you have
just done in Winzip. The .zip file you downloaded from
our site had the files inside, but in a compressed format. This keeps
the files in an organized manner, just like a bag does with your stuff.
Get it? |
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STEP 6:
Now you'll want to extract the unzipped files to the SIMS game directory for
you to see the objects/cars in your game. Double click
the Extract icon at the top of the menu bar. An Extract
window will pop up, and then you'll have to pick the folder you want the
files to go to. We want the files to go to the folder that THE
SIMS is installed in. This is where the SIMS CD
installs the game by default. Most of you should have your game
installed in this directory. If not, you'll have to look for it.
Click on your hard drive (ours is the C: drive)
*If you've done the next steps
already the first time you extract, you may not have to do it again.
Winzip automatically keeps that folder as the extract folder, until you
change it. You can just hit extract (if the Extract to box says,
C:/Program
Files/Maxis/The Sims/Downloads.* |
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STEP 7:
Then all the folders in your hard drive will show up. Look for the
Program Files folder. Double click on that.
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STEP 8:
Look for the Maxis folder. Double click on
that. |
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STEP 9:
Look for the The Sims folder. Double click
on that. |
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STEP 9:
Then look for the Downloads folder. Double click
on that folder, then press the Extract button on the top right
corner. The files will now be in the proper folder, and you will be
able to view it in the game.
*Do this with all
of the files you download from our site. You may not have to choose
the folder where the files are going to (C:/Program Files/Maxis/The
Sims/Downloads) every time you extract the files. Winzip automatically
keeps this folder as the extract folder, until you change it. So you
can just hit extract, rather than choosing the folders every time you
extract it. If you are using this process for skins, walls, and
floors, remember, they go into different folders. Then you will need
to change the directory the files will extract into.*
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STEP 10:
Now play your game! You can buy it for your home, of if you have
Hot Date, you can also buy it downtown in the buy/build
mode. Your Sims will not be able to do anything with the cars in the
downtown mode. They are just for looks. If
you still cannot view the object/car in the game, then the files are not in
the right folder. We don't know where it is in your computer (we
can't see what's in your hard drive). So please, don't e-mail us
asking us where it went. We are just trying to make things easier for
you. If you don't follow the instructions right, it is not our fault!
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HOW EXTRACT WALLS,
FLOORS, & SKIN files from our site to your computer: |
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The
process of downloading and saving are the same as objects/cars. The
same way you extract object/car files is the same way you would do walls,
floors, and skins also. EXCEPT,
the folders for EXTRACTING are
going to be different. These are the folders:
Skins: C:/Program Files/Maxis/The Sims/Gamedata/Skins
Walls: C:/Program Files/Maxis/The Sims/Gamedata/Walls
Floors: C:/Program Files/Maxis/The Sims/Gamedata/Floors
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