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Try these other Sims Fanatics Community Links!

Would you like your Sims page to be a part of the SFC?

Email Rougue or Val about the possibilities!

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SFC Home Pages:

Y    Rougue

Y    Valzgr8

1.      Val’s haunted Overlook Hotel

2.      Replacement PayPhones

3.      SFC Custom Yak-Yak Collection

4.      SFC Apartment Collection – NEW!

5.      SFC Custom Portals– NEW!

Y    SFC Splash Screens Plus! EYou Are Here

Guest Pages

Y    Rosemary’s Garden

1.      Lots

2.      Skins

3.      Objects

4.      Sims2 – Coming Soon!

Y    Gandalf’s Grey Haven

1.      Objects

2.      Lots

Y    Heaven Simmed

Y    Jukia’s Creations– NEW!

SFC Information:

Y    SFC Updates

Y    SFC Lots Explained

Y    SFC FAQs

Y    SFC Forums

Y    SFC Sims Links Collection

Y    SFC Download Installation/Uninstallation Guide– NEW!

SFC Tutorials

1.      Making Casuals into Buyables – by Val

2.      Making a Haunted Hotel on VacationIsland – by Val

3.      Creating a brand New Object – by Rougue

4.      Saving Your Sims – by Bruce/Gandalf

5.      Dealing With Buffers – by Rosemary

6.      Making Tuck-In Beds – by Rosemary

7.      Using Lot Manager – by Bruce/Gandalf

8.      Fit 2 Fat or Skinny Skins – by Val – Coming Someday!

SFC Yahoo!Groups QuickLaunch:

Y    SFC Group 1

Y    SFC Group 2

Y    SFC Gifts

Y    SFC Estates

Y    SFC Walls/Floors

Y    SFC Rugs

Y    SFC Archives

Y    Sims 2 Fanatics Community – NEW!

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The SFC Splash Screens Plus is happy to be a part of the Sims Fanatics Community!

It’s the Sims Community built for Sims fans by Sims fans!

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Page Index

SFC Staff

v     Note

v     Submissions

v     SFC Updates

Splash Screens

v     What is it?

v     Installation Instructions

1.      Method 1

2.      Method 2

3.      Splash Screen Name Guide

4.      NOTICE

v     Uninstallation

v     Downloads

1.      Custom Splash Screens

·        by Gandalf4217

·        by Valzgr8

2.      Default Splash Screens

LoadLoops

v     What is it?

v     Installation Instructions

1.      Method 1

2.      Method 2

3.      NOTICE

v     Uninstallation

v     Downloads

1.      Default

2.      Custom

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A Note from the Sims Fanatics Community and its staff:

Howdy! Howdy, fellow Sims Fanatics!

This page is provided to help you individualize you’re The Sims 1 Video game to further reflect your individual taste and personality!

Please keep in mind that whenever you mess with any files on your computer, you may risk causing some kind of damage to either your game or your computer.

The SFC is not responsible for any damage you may cause your computer as a result of reading or following any of our hosted tutorials and/or installation/UnInstallation instructions.

If you choose to mess with the files on your computer, you do so at your own risk!

…and remember, ALWAYS back up your files!

Happy day, ya’all!

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SFC Updates

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Splash Screens

What is it?

A Splash Screen is the image that displays on your computer screen as the game loads. You can customize your splash screen image to fit your individual personality.

The splash screen is named as one of the following depending on your default language:

Splash Screen Name Guide

If you do a search of your Sims folder for this file, you will likely not find it because the Splash screen is compressed inside the UIGraphics.far located inside the UIGraphics folder here:

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\UIGraphics

You do not have to extract this file from its .FAR or change it in any way to change your splash screen.

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Splash Screens

There are two(2) easy methods to change your Splash Screen:

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How do I change it?

You can either download any of the Default or Custom made splash screens we have here, and unzip the ‘Other’ folder containing the ‘Setup.bmp’ into the UIGraphics folder here:

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\UIGraphics

Make sure the ‘Setup.bmp’ is appropriately named using the Splash Screen Name Guide below according to your language, or the new splash screen will be ignored.

OR

You can make your own custom 800x600 .BMP. Name it as indicated in the Splash Screen Name Guide below according to your language. Then place the file inside a folder named ‘Other’. Then move the folder containing your new splash screen into the UIGraphics folder here:

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\UIGraphics

Splash Screen Name Guide

NOTE:

These instructions assume your Sims is installed in the default location.

If it is not, please see the NOTICE below to find out how to locate your Sims Installation folder.

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Splash Screens

How do I uninstall it?

Simply delete the ‘Other’ folder from your UIGraphics folder here:

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\UIGraphics

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Custom Splash Screens

NOTE:

These instructions assume your Sims is installed in the default location.

If it is not, please see the NOTICE below to find out how to locate your Sims Installation folder.

NOTE:

These instructions assume your Sims is installed in the default location.

If it is not, please see the NOTICE below to find out how to locate your Sims Installation folder.

Downloads

Click the Image to download the Splash Screen!

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Click the Image to download the Splash Screen!

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Default Splash Screens

NOTE:

These instructions assume your Sims is installed in the default location.

If it is not, please see the NOTICE below to find out how to locate your Sims Installation folder.

NOTE:

These instructions assume your Sims is installed in the default location.

If it is not, please see the NOTICE below to find out how to locate your Sims Installation folder.

Downloads

Click the Image to download the Splash Screen!

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LoadLoop

What is it?

The LoadLoop is the wav file that plays while your game loads for play. It is named ‘LoadLoop.wav’ and can be found in the following directory:

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\Music\Modes\Load

You can replace the current ‘LoadLoop.wav’ with another to change the load music to one that is more favorable to your tastes.

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Installation Instructions

How do I change it?

There are two options for changing your LoadLoop. In both methods, however, it is important to first back up the original ‘LoadLoop.wav’ file in a safe place so you can restore it at a later date should you desire to do so!

In the first method, after backing up the original ‘LoadLoop.wav’, you can download your choice of ‘LoadLoop.wav’ we have available here. Then unzip the new ‘LoadLoop.wav’ to the ‘Load’ folder located here:

 C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\Music\Modes\Load

If asked to replace the old ‘LoadLoop.wav’ with the new file, select yes.

OR

After backing up the original ‘LoadLoop.wav’ in a safe place, simply make a copy of your favorite .WAV file and rename it ‘LoadLoop.wav’. Then place the new ‘LoadLoop.wav’  inside the ‘Load’ folder located here:

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\Music\Modes\Load

If asked to replace the old ‘LoadLoop.wav’ with the new file, select yes.

NOTE:

These instructions assume your Sims is installed in the default location.

If it is not, please see the NOTICE below to find out how to locate your Sims Installation folder.

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Uninstallation

How do I change it back?

Simply put the original ‘LoadLoop.wav’ back into the Load folder, here:

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\Music\Modes\Load

If asked to replace the current ‘LoadLoop.wav’ with the original, select yes.

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LoadLoop Downloads

Default LoadLoops

NOTE:

These instructions assume your Sims is installed in the default location.

If it is not, please see the NOTICE below to find out how to locate your Sims Installation folder.

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Custom LoadLoops

NOTE:

These instructions assume your Sims is installed in the default location.

If it is not, please see the NOTICE below to find out how to locate your Sims Installation folder.

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SFC Home Pages:

v     Rougue

v     Valzgr8

v     SFC Splash Screens Plus! – UPDATED!

v     Rosemary’s Garden

v     Gandalf’s Grey Haven

v     Heaven Simmed– UPDATED!

v     Jukia’s Creations– NEW!

SFC Information:

v     SFC Updates

v     SFC Lots Explained

v     SFC FAQs

v     SFC Forums

v     SFC Sims Links Collection

v     SFC Download Installation/Uninstallation Guide

SFC Tutorials

v     Making Casuals into Buyables – by Val

v     Making a Haunted Hotel on VacationIsland – by Val

v     Creating a brand New Object – by Rougue

v     Saving Your Sims – by Bruce/Gandalf

v     Dealing With Buffers – by Rosemary

v     Making Tuck-In Beds – by Rosemary

v     Using Lot Manager – by Bruce/Gandalf

SFC Yahoo!Groups QuickLaunch:

v     SFC Group 1

v     SFC Group 2

v     SFC Gifts

v     SFC Estates

v     SFC Walls/Floors

v     SFC Rugs

v     SFC Archives

v     Sims 2 Fanatics Community – NEW!

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