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WinRar? - sophieinigo - 16-02-2009 10:49 PM
how do you extract files from winrar into your game? thanks!
Re: WinRar? - sophieinigo - 16-02-2009 11:09 PM
trying 2 unzip raon sims stuffz =]
Re: WinRar? - Bat - 16-02-2009 11:13 PM
Just extract it to your downloads folder I believe. {blink}
Re: WinRar? - Joann - 19-02-2009 04:00 AM
[size=8pt]Go to your documents [[start >> documents]], create a new folder and name it something like 'Sims 2 Downloads' or whatever you want, go and download all of the CC you want. Make sure to save it to your 'Sims 2 Downloads' folder in documents, though.
Then go to the little place with all the. . . well. . . [[start >> documents >> ea games >> the sims 2]] and create a new folder and name it Downloads ((or whatever you please, really.)) Then go back to your 'Sims 2 Downloads' folder in your documents and highlight all of conent in the 'Sims 2 Downloads' folder. Right click and choose 'extract files. . .' not 'extract files here'. A small window will pop up. Then choose the little tab under where it says documents. [[it also says things like public, computer, or network.]] It should be your username for your computer. [[username for you computer >> documents >> ea games >> the sims 2 >> click on the 'downloads' folder you created >> ok.]]
It should extract all of the CC you highlighted into your game (:
if you have any problems or questions, feel free to ask. I'd be more than happy to try to help further or give you a screen-shot walkthrough. It's how I get my CC into my game (:
Re: WinRar? - qweenofyou - 22-02-2009 05:25 AM
I'm having a problem with some of my cc showing up and some not. I saw this info and was wondering if this applies to Vista or if it's for XP? I save download with winrar and then I extract to users>>my name>>downloads as I had been advised and this is getting some content into the game and some not.
Re: WinRar? - phoebe91 - 22-02-2009 06:28 AM
It should be the same thing, just make sure your extracting it to the downloads folder in the EA Games -> Sims 2 folder.
Re: WinRar? - Bat - 22-02-2009 03:42 PM
Make sure you have the meshes too.
Re: WinRar? - Majick - 22-02-2009 06:18 PM
Yeah, some times when you download items, they require a "Mesh", which is a base item needed to make the CC work.
If it's a recolor of an EA item that you should have via an EP, SP or Base Game, then naturally the CC will show up, but a lot of times if you download from a website, they'll have something that says "Mesh Required" and then will link you to where you can get the mesh for the item.