#SIMS 3 CC MERGED HOW TO#

Put your Sims3Packs to extract in one folder.Run Multi-Extractor (skip if you do not use Sims3Packs) It’s a good idea to keep the files for each program in a separate sub-folder.

7z (s3pe) files and extract all their contents to the folder you just created.

Create a folder in Documents for the utility programs.

Proceed with the next steps once you’ve tested and made sure that you have custom content working in your game.ĭownload and Install Mono (and X11, if needed)ĭownload Multi-Extractor, Dashboard and s3pe Don’t use the No Intro mod included in their framework replace it with this updated version.

If you’ve never used custom content before, follow this guide from MTS.

This is a direct download link to the last non-.Net 4 version, in the event that you have a very old version of OS X.)

s3pe to merge packages (As mentioned above, the most recent version of s3pe will work with Mono.

Dashboard to scan packages for issues and fix as needed.

Sims3Pack Multi-Extractor to bulk extract packages from Sims3Packs.

exe files (Macs have shipped with X11 since 10.5 if you see X11 or XQuartz in Applications/Utilities then you don’t need to download this) If, for whatever reason, you are stuck in the past and using a very old OS X, this is a direct download link to the version of Mono I can confirm as working with s3pe up to Mountain Lion)

Mono (The latest version of Mono, 4.2, will work with the latest version of s3pe on Yosemite/El Capitan.

This guide by simphonies was very helpful to me the first time I did this, but updates to the tools have necessitated some changes to her instructions and I am adding some more information that I found on my own. The whole process will leave you with a condensed and organized Mods folder, and you will likely notice reduced loading time and lag, especially if you have lots of custom content. These tools will allow you to extract Sims3Packs, scan custom content for corrupt/conflicting/duplicate/empty packages, and merge packages.

#SIMS 3 CC MERGED HOW TO#

I’ve gotten some questions recently about this topic, so here’s a tutorial about how to use Multi-Extractor, Dashboard and s3pe.

Sims 3 cc merged