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simmer22
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#36151 Old 14th Jun 2025 at 2:48 PM Last edited by simmer22 : 14th Jun 2025 at 6:58 PM.
Quote: Originally posted by AndrewGloria
In my game they (mods) go into a sub-folder of my Downloads folder called "Hacks". Actually a lot of them are in a subfolder of "Hacks", called "To Test". Some of them have been there for eight years or more. Does anyone think they must be adequately tested by now, and I should move them up to the "Hacks" subfolder?


If you haven't noticed any issues by now, I'd think 8 years should be well within the "tested and appoved" area

I use a folder called "Hacks". Not particularly snobby with what I put into it - if it mods game behavior in some way and doesn't fit better anywhere else (poseboxes, DRs, food, etc.), and is potentially likely to cause trouble at some point (if put in/removed, or another mod wants a say), it gets chucked into there. It's sorted roughly by creator/site, unless it's just simple files.

I also have a "Test" folder in there, but I must admit some items haven't gotten out of that folder because if they work I kinda just forget they're there until the next time I find a new mod to test, and then remember I was supposed to test the last one(s) (Some of mine are probably in the 8+ years area, too )
CatherineTCJD
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#36152 Old 14th Jun 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yeah - my folder is called "Hacks" too.
Actually - it is "zzzzHacks", and it is sub-foldered by creator/type: DRs, !Pez, BO, BUILD-must-haves, Moo, Simler90, zMidge, etc...
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#36153 Old 14th Jun 2025 at 4:17 PM Last edited by Bulbizarre : 14th Jun 2025 at 4:28 PM.
Quote: Originally posted by CatherineTCJD
Yeah - my folder is called "Hacks" too.
Actually - it is "zzzzHacks", and it is sub-foldered by creator/type: DRs, !Pez, BO, BUILD-must-haves, Moo, Simler90, zMidge, etc...


My downloads folder looks like this:




Most are sorted by creator. However za.Careers has everything dumped in a single folder and renamed (e.g. FT-Charity Organizer 4t2-S2I - full-time, career name, creator name). And zb.Hacks is folders of hack depending on what changes (e.g.. computer, fridge and meals, adoption) so it's easier to find them to resolve conflicts. The two "crap" folders are foldered by the package I got them from.
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pinkdynamite
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#36154 Old 15th Jun 2025 at 2:39 PM
I've decided that the main hood in my BACC is a little... well, big. I prefer smaller lots and the spaces between the roads are too big for my taste and leave a lot of wasted space. Is there a way to change the main hood? Could I move them all to, say, a business district and then change that to the main hood, or is that a recipe for disaster? I know I could make clones, but I'm worried about losing memories, family relationships, graves, etc and I don't want to bork my game.
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#36155 Old 15th Jun 2025 at 3:05 PM
Quote: Originally posted by pinkdynamite
I've decided that the main hood in my BACC is a little... well, big. I prefer smaller lots and the spaces between the roads are too big for my taste and leave a lot of wasted space. Is there a way to change the main hood? Could I move them all to, say, a business district and then change that to the main hood, or is that a recipe for disaster? I know I could make clones, but I'm worried about losing memories, family relationships, graves, etc and I don't want to bork my game.

I did this for a hood once, moved all the sims to temporary houses in a subhood, then made over the main hood with Mootilda's Hood Replace, then moved them back. It worked fine, just make sure you backup everything before you even think about it!
pinkdynamite
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#36156 Old 15th Jun 2025 at 4:39 PM Last edited by pinkdynamite : 15th Jun 2025 at 5:42 PM.
Quote: Originally posted by simsample
I did this for a hood once, moved all the sims to temporary houses in a subhood, then made over the main hood with Mootilda's Hood Replace, then moved them back. It worked fine, just make sure you backup everything before you even think about it!

Do they have to be in houses in the subhood or could I just leave them in the sim bin?

Also, this shouldn't effect townies in any way, correct?
FranH
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#36157 Old 15th Jun 2025 at 5:52 PM
You can put the families in the sim bin while you're changing the houses or redoing the hood.

But I just leave them in their houses and place all the lots back in a more orderly way when the map is created, then redo the map once again to cover up the holes where the lots were pulled from.

I've done that numerous times-never hurts them at all. Townies never come into the equation when done like that.
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pinkdynamite
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#36158 Old 15th Jun 2025 at 6:12 PM
Quote: Originally posted by FranH
You can put the families in the sim bin while you're changing the houses or redoing the hood.

But I just leave them in their houses and place all the lots back in a more orderly way when the map is created, then redo the map once again to cover up the holes where the lots were pulled from.

I've done that numerous times-never hurts them at all. Townies never come into the equation when done like that.

And that won't cause any issues with the community cemetery?
FranH
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#36159 Old 15th Jun 2025 at 8:23 PM Last edited by FranH : 15th Jun 2025 at 8:34 PM.
Quote: Originally posted by pinkdynamite
And that won't cause any issues with the community cemetery?


No. I've moved my church cemeteries in Tinsel Town, and Arundel repeatedly-and it doesn't affect them. As long as there are graves and gravestones on the lot, (and you've never moved them from that lot) they stay there.

However, that does mean that when you play a residential lot again for the first time, it might pull references to tokens in the memory from the bat box debugger from Pescado.

You can easily check them with the bat box under the 'nuke options' at the top of the pie list on it-'global urnstone tokens', and that will wipe them out but not affect anything else. The graves remain in place.

Same as when you visit a cemetery without a pixel visiting. Just a memory for the neighborhood that can be dispensed with.
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pinkdynamite
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#36160 Old 15th Jun 2025 at 8:39 PM
Quote: Originally posted by FranH
However, that does mean that when you play a residential lot again for the first time, it might pull references to tokens in the memory from the bat box debugger from Pescado.

I don't have the bat box, will this cause problems if they're not deleted?
FranH
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#36161 Old 15th Jun 2025 at 11:40 PM Last edited by FranH : 15th Jun 2025 at 11:51 PM.
Quote: Originally posted by pinkdynamite
I don't have the bat box, will this cause problems if they're not deleted?

No, they won't, that I know of but this question raised the issue:

https://forums.ea.com/discussions/t...-token/11885688

However, there is a very pretty vase that is the batbox and it's got exactly all the same options. I run it in Arundel because it's medieval and flowers look pretty anyway.

https://simfileshare.net/download/1421758/
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pinkdynamite
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#36162 Old 16th Jun 2025 at 1:34 AM
Quote: Originally posted by FranH
However, there is a very pretty vase that is the batbox and it's got exactly all the same options. I run it in Arundel because it's medieval and flowers look pretty anyway.

That's much prettier, thank you. I hated having that godawful ugly one in my game.
Charity
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#36163 Old 16th Jun 2025 at 3:05 PM
Quote: Originally posted by FranH
No, they won't, that I know of but this question raised the issue:

https://forums.ea.com/discussions/t...-token/11885688


BO's No Sim Loaded will get rid of those. https://www.leefish.nl/mybb/thread-1665.html

Quote: Originally posted by pinkdynamite
That's much prettier, thank you. I hated having that godawful ugly one in my game.


I dig a hole to bury it under the house. XD
FranH
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#36164 Old 16th Jun 2025 at 4:41 PM
Quote:
I dig a hole to bury it under the house. XD


I sometimes put it in under the roof with MOO.
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pinkdynamite
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#36165 Old 17th Jun 2025 at 12:49 AM
Midge the Tree also made an updated version of No Sim Loaded.
Orilon
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#36166 Old 17th Jun 2025 at 7:15 PM
Why do Sim couples roll the want to go on vacation after their kids go to college?
Charity
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#36167 Old 17th Jun 2025 at 7:17 PM
Quote: Originally posted by Orilon
Why do Sim couples roll the want to go on vacation after their kids go to college?


Empty nest. Can finally live for themselves.
Orilon
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#36168 Old 17th Jun 2025 at 8:34 PM
That makes sense. I hadn't thought of that.

What is the fastest way to gain Fitness hobby points? Hecuba Albion has wanted to reach the top of the Fitness hobby for several rotations, but I can't seem to get her to the top.
Legate
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#36169 Old 18th Jun 2025 at 7:22 AM
Quote: Originally posted by Orilon

What is the fastest way to gain Fitness hobby points? Hecuba Albion has wanted to reach the top of the Fitness hobby for several rotations, but I can't seem to get her to the top.

I just stick them on an exercise bike with a Snapdragon bouquet close by. That way you can keep them going until exhausted, sleep rinse and repeat.
kanzen
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#36170 Old 18th Jun 2025 at 12:07 PM
sorry, i don't know where to ask this

i'm trying to upload a community lot but the Upload Sorceror listed some meshes that are supposedly in my file
the lot was play-tested via clone, and there shouldn't be any sim data on it so im really confused and i have no idea what these are and how they got here
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simsample
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#36171 Old 18th Jun 2025 at 12:16 PM
Does anything show up in Sims2Pack Clean installer?
kanzen
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#36172 Old 18th Jun 2025 at 1:17 PM
Quote: Originally posted by simsample
Does anything show up in Sims2Pack Clean installer?

yes...
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simsample
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#36173 Old 18th Jun 2025 at 1:20 PM
You should be able to remove them and re-save that Sims2Pack. No idea why they were there in the first place, unless you have some kind of hacked wardrobe/ shopping rail?
kanzen
Inventor
#36174 Old 18th Jun 2025 at 1:22 PM
Quote: Originally posted by simsample
You should be able to remove them and re-save that Sims2Pack. No idea why they were there in the first place, unless you have some kind of hacked wardrobe/ shopping rail?

how can i remove them? i don't have a hacked wardrobe or shopping rail
and this lot was built CC free
although I did use buyable career rewards...
simsample
Part of the problem
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#36175 Old 18th Jun 2025 at 1:25 PM
Untick them in the list there and save as...
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