Package files vs Sims3packs

Hi All.....

Which are better to use? sorry if this has been posted before. im a noob lol. the reason i ask is that i had a lot of bugs when using simpacks like stuck sims etc, but when i use package files load times are really long....


by the way i would love to add some friends, i dont have a reg game....dgirl1979


cheers all x

Plus, packages are easier to uninstall from your game. I have over a thousand custom objects and having to search for them in your 'intalled content' list is a bitch.

thanks guys , yeah i have nearly all the store content in package form....which i converted to fom simspacks, maybe what i should of done is organised them a bit better so i could only install what i was using lol.

i agree bliss1991 thats why i went to packages in first place....


thanks guys

So it's possible/safe to convert store content Sims3Packs into .packages and then combine them? I've been wanting to do that since I have a couple gigs of Sims3packs, but I'd rather not break all my CC in the process.

For some reason .package files never work within my game, it never comes up with the message saying it has been installed, this is why I pefer .sims3packs as I can see when its been installed

I went back to sims3packs and i found my game ran smoother than with package files. I have never tried to convert from one to the other yet though..i also had problems with package files not showing up at first, then i found this at ModtheSims:

http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/Setup_and_Files

explained it all nicely and was suggested by another awesome user. Im not sur but i think CCMagic may do converts to package files, but i have never tried it....