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Tracy
10-10-2002, 07:08 PM
What would u advise are the necessities for a new simmer? (like outside programs and stuff) Also in what order would u get the expansion packs in? I have deluxe edition so what should i get next? Thanks Alot!!!!
Bryan
10-10-2002, 07:22 PM
hmm...well...it all depends. If you on what you like. Just look arond for some cool sim sites with lots of downloads. Order of expantions:

The Sims
LL or Deluxe
House Party
Hot Date
Vaction
Unleashed :D

List of cool sites:

www.simlovelies.net
www.worldsims.org*
www.thesimsresource.com (Pay)
http://coolsimstuff.simgames.net...not very good but what ever


<<Mod Edit>>Changed URL from WorldSims.com to WorldSims.org
Helén
10-11-2002, 12:13 AM
You should get yourself the following to have ready at hand;
Filecop
Simseraser
Winzip

Then there are programs for making your own objects, walls, floors and skins.
Hmm.. I know I forgot something...

Since you have Deluxe you don't need Sims or Living Large (LL)
The rest of the packs are:
House Party
Hot Date
Vacation (called Holidays in Europe)
Unleashed

Whish you want yourself it's up to you, but they should be installed in that order.

Don't forget to run defrag before you install a bigger program. And make sure you have enough RAM (memory, not your harddrive) The recommendation is a minimum of 128 mb. To have more is only good.

Good Luck
RedsGirl
10-11-2002, 08:10 AM
if you have any of the newer expansions you should get the categorizer from Paladins www.simwardrobe.com and also grab the enablers for buy/build mode while downtown, old towne or vacation so you can fix a stuck sim. You can also use the categorizer to make items available to purchase for downtown, old towne and vacation. If you have many downloads than invest $8 in the object manager from www.simenhancer.com this program can replace the FAR editor, categorizer and object ID - if you have a lot of skins then grab the free CMX validator to check your skins for misnaming. Happy Simming :-)
Helén
10-11-2002, 09:15 AM
Does those two really work for unleashed and deluxe? There's a thread about it around here somewhere I think..
But otherwise.. hehe I knew there was something. ´Those will be great for any other pack. :)
ManagerJosh
10-11-2002, 02:01 PM
Blueprint stuff are great...plus the TMOG :)

http://www.lushcreations.com
http://blueprint.thesimsresource.com
Bryan
10-11-2002, 02:04 PM
hmm
didnt I say that?
lewdini
10-14-2002, 05:16 PM
whats simeraser?
Helén
10-15-2002, 03:34 AM
Simseraser is a program you find under support. It really erase the sims, as far as I'm told with all little bits and ends. Normally when you uninstall you can always find trace of it and registry parts left. But simeraser takes it away so you can reinstall really from scratch.
I've downloaded it simply if I will need it for some reason. :)
lewdini
10-15-2002, 05:16 AM
Thanks Nina..
Helén
10-15-2002, 08:32 AM
You're welcome Lew :)
But I've probably forgot half of it.. (wouldn't surprise me);)
FaeLuna
10-15-2002, 06:49 PM
Well, it looks like everyone else has covered the basics, so I'll just say welcome to the happy world of simming!! :D I love the transmogrifier, and I use mainly that to make objects, and I used some of the programs available for download from the official Sims site at Maxis, if you're new to making stuff it can be fun to use the painting one to make pictures your sims can decorate with, that and the walls and floors are the easiest for me to make.
lewdini
10-15-2002, 07:03 PM
Hey Fae..good to see u back in full force!
chatterbox
10-15-2002, 08:32 PM
ya!!!!!
lewdini
10-15-2002, 11:46 PM
Say anyone got a program that allows you to see your skins?
chatterbox
10-16-2002, 06:51 AM
nope!!!!!!!
FaeLuna
10-16-2002, 09:56 AM
I think Sim Show and another one let you preview your skins... I got one of them but I don't remember which one, and I'm still learning how to use it... I used to just load the skin into the game and see if it worked like I wanted it to!! :D
chatterbox
10-16-2002, 11:21 AM
oh.......i c!!!!!
TenderSoul83
11-14-2002, 09:03 AM
Just out of Curiousity why would you get the expanison paks in the order of
The Sims or Deluxe
House Party
Hote date
Vacation
and the Unleashed?
I have the Sims Deluxe and Unleashed and I haven't met up with any major problems....
I find my computer lags a bit tho. Does anyone have a cure for that?
Helén
11-14-2002, 06:36 PM
Because they depend upon eachother. If you put then in in the wrong order your game will crash.
TenderSoul83
11-15-2002, 04:05 AM
So you are saying I should uninstall Unleashed and wait til I get the next one after sim house party?
Helén
11-15-2002, 10:35 AM
No not really. Don't do that until you actually have the next pack. When you got the next pack, take your gamedata folder and move somewhere else so you can keep your downloads and such if you have any.
Then uninstall everything fully (use simseraser) and then reinstall in the right order. When that is done you can move back your gamedatas. :classic: