Store fixes and store content installation.

Hey just having abit of trouble installing the store content and limited edition stuffs the videos i have watched seem simple but the links are all messed up and just confusing me abit someone please help <3

TentacleTh3Rapist420 wrote:Hey just having abit of trouble installing the store content and limited edition stuffs the videos i have watched seem simple but the links are all messed up and just confusing me abit someone please help <3

Welcome to the Forum first of all,

We don't have any official video walkthroughs about that topic, or at least not as far as I know. So I guess you are talking about videos from another source, the usefulness of which we cannot verify (we specialize on our own stuff/releases, on G4TW).

Also, which links are messed up? On the Forum here? I think you mean the adverts, which we use on most links here. You need to click on "Discover interesting articles", which will bring up another intermediary window. You click on the "x" in the top right corner, then. I don't know if you have to de-activate your adblocker for that to work, feel free to try yourself.

After doing so, click on "Continue" (sometimes displayed as "Weiter"), wait the 15 seconds or so, then click "Continue to Website" ("Weiter zur Website"). I've noticed that lately the advertising agency are making it more cumbersome to progress through this. I could now pretend to "apologize", but I don't think I will.   The revenue that we generate from these ads is necessary for maintaining the Forum and related websites. In the event you are talking about different store items, please clarify.

Most store items are .sims3pack files, which you put under Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads. Then you open up your Sims 3 launcher, navigate under the tab "Downloads", tick the boxes next to the items that show up there, and finally click the "install"-button. Note that you should only install .sims3pack files in smaller batches, using that method (about 200-300 Megabytes worth of store items, in one go). If you wish to speed up the process, use a third-party tool like CC Magic.

As for the store fixes, the ones available from G4TW here actually have detailed instructions included. But again, if you have a more specific issue, then feel free to clarify again. Good luck for now!

It was some videos on youtube that had the messed up links i'm not that great at modding and just wanted to know where to put those files if the picture didn't come up will put it again on this reply as for the ads i understand its for maintaining my friend has to on their website too but the issue i had mainly was installing the packs and not knowing where to put them if you can help with that would be amazing

Where to put these files

Is this the store compilation from Sim Architect, and if so, do you know if there is any information on the release date of this thing? Because I remember an earlier version had an error with the worlds, but everything else was fine.

The big .package files, you have to treat them as "mods" basically. Google for "Sims 3 mod framework" or alternatively download the G4TW guide here, in .pdf file format.
https://goo.gl/eZJIYp


You have to setup the mod framework according to these instructions, and then insert these big .package files, under Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages.

It is sims architect i got it from the 2016 install quide video on youtube but that's the one with the messed up links because people have removed what the video links i tried putting the package files for year 1 to year 5 the updates with folders has the sims custom content  will put pictures but they didn't install for frameworks i just copy and pasted into my mods folder please tell me if i did something wrong

I'm wondering if i should have the premium content file where the other package files are ment to be have copied over the framework files though

I have managed to install most of the stuff i wanted but not all still stuck on where to put the year 1 to year 5 files and do i put the neighborhoods and buildings in mods/packages or do i put them in downloads in documents thank you

Ok so installed the worlds and all the buildings and such just put worlds in downloads and buildings in library but i'm still stuck on where to put the year 1 to year 5 updates and the premium content collection have looked on other forums and been at it for over 5 hours haha thank you again for helping

TentacleTh3Rapist420 wrote:

Note that Sim Architect maintains a few of his own Sims-related torrents, so they may differ from G4TW's stuff. 

However, the items that you marked in that screenshot I quoted, also go under Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages. As for the "Premium Content Stuff", I don't know what it looks like with Sim Architect's torrent, so you'll have to show us another screenshot or describe in words what that stuff looks like.

Figured it out with hours of reaserch  but saw something that helped in a forum but some dupications but not alot and everything works  my lifes complete i have all store items

Also seems the year 1 to year 5 updates don't work?? I just downloaded the complete store here

TentacleTh3Rapist420 wrote:Also seems the year 1 to year 5 updates don't work?? I just downloaded the complete store here

What does not work? Are you still talking about the torrent from Sim Architect, or about the Games4theworld torrent?

Note that just because you don't get the names of these .package files in the popup when the game starts ("mod packages found": insert list here), it doesn't mean they are not present. Please check your actual build-/buymode catalog, if you haven't done so already. If you did everything correctly, you should find a lot of new items in your catalog.

I'm talking about the Sim Architech updates they dont seem to work everything in the games4theworld works perfectly  i checked in the buy mode everytime i changed something a way for me to know if it worked or not the only popup i get ingame is for the StoreITEMS_part1 to 5 from games4theworld  the only problem i have is it still fetures the items i already have making 2 versions 1 with a blue shopping cart by the looks of it and another with the store symbol and another thats the item showing it in the store to purchase

was wondering if i did this correct i haven't checked the worlds yet but said it installed them

TentacleTh3Rapist420 wrote:I'm talking about the Sim Architech updates they dont seem to work everything in the games4theworld works perfectly  i checked in the buy mode everytime i changed something a way for me to know if it worked or not the only popup i get ingame is for the StoreITEMS_part1 to 5 from games4theworld  the only problem i have is it still fetures the items i already have making 2 versions 1 with a blue shopping cart by the looks of it and another with the store symbol and another thats the item showing it in the store to purchase

Hi, u can disable the "Duplicate" by going into options and untick the "Shop mode" this will remove the (gold) item (shop items)