Installation Instructions:

To install a Lot into your game, place the downloaded house**.IFF file inside the ‘House’ folder located inside the ‘UserData’ folder that corresponds to the neighborhood you want it in.

If your game is installed in the default location, you will find your ‘UserData’ folders inside the main Sims folder here:

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims

The ‘UserData’ folders are named according to each neighborhood they represent… each having a number after its name, which indicates which neighborhood lots it contains. The only ‘UserData’ folder that does NOT have a number is the representative of neighborhood 1.

When you place the new House**.IFF file inside the ‘House’ folder you will be asked if you want to replace the current House**.IFF file. If you have properly backed up the original in a safe place, then it is safe to say ‘yes’.

The best place to install a new Lot is in an empty Lot.

Note:

Make sure that you back up the original Lot in a safe place before installing a new one.

The best place to install a new Lot is in an empty Lot.

Un-Installation Instructions:

The quickest and easiest way to un-install any Lot is to use the bulldozer during game play!

All 8 of the neighborhoods are the same as the 1st neighborhood, except the later neighborhoods are all vacant. This is the case no matter how many EPs you have. The only thing that changes with EP installations is the neighborhood map and the number of lots available to you.

For example, those having EPs only up to HouseParty installed, will have  access to the basic neighborhood map which has 10 lots…none of which can be zoned for commercial lots. (Lots 1-10)

That will be the same for all 5-8 of their neighborhoods…depending on how many neighborhoods they have.

The Hotdate EP adds the DownTown Lots 21-30 where you can take your favorite Simmie dating and shopping!

Vacation adds VacationIsland Lots 40-48. This EP allows you to make nifty vacation resorts to take your Simmies to for a nice change of the everyday Simdom!

The UL EP adds 30 Lots to our Neighborhood map, which can be zoned for either residential or commercial use. (Lots 1-10 and 50 –80)

SuperStar EP adds StudioTown Lots 81-89. This is my son’s favorite EP. With this EP you can take all your favorite Simmies to StudioTown where they can work to become a SuperStar by playing mini games.

Makin’ Magic adds residential lots 90-92 and MagicTown Lots 93-99. Lot 99 is hidden…*smile*

If you have all EPs installed in your game, then  you have access to the entire selection of Lots. Use this convenient image to help you locate where your favorite custom downloaded lots will go.

Click on the image to enlarge it!

Broken Lots

I often hear complaints about how missing portals ruin a Sims Fanatic’s Sims Lot or about how Neighborhoods have become unusable due to game crashing when a player tries to access any lot.

Possible Causes

‘Move_objects On’

Your game should not delete any portals, however it has been reported to me that the ‘Move_objects On’ cheat, when it is forgotten to be disabled, can cause some or all of the portals to be deleted along with the house and its contents. This is the most common way people break their lots.

Duplicate GUID

Using objects with a duplicate GUID will render a lot useless. Even if the object worked fine before, recently added downloads may have a duplicate GUID that match a previously installed object…and this will break an otherwise perfectly functioning Lot. This explains why lots which previously worked fine, suddenly crash your game when you try to access them, for seemingly no reason.

You can repair your broken neighborhood and/or broken lots.