I think it's awesome that sims will sit on the edge of the tub or the toilet (!) to read the paper if there's no chairs but my question is what makes them choose the edge of the tub even if there's plenty of couches and/or chairs to sit? This one household I play, with 4 adult sims, all choose to sit on the tub to read the paper even though they walk past 4 couches and 6 chairs to get to it. They will even shoo another sim who is using the toilet from the bathroom just to sit on that tub.

I am getting the game this week,(counting days already XD) and I have few questions:
How exactly do you do picnics? Because I seen some photos around and I have no clue.
How do you make your sims drive int he vehicle? Like in sims2 you assign th vehicle to a sim, is there and option like that in TS3?

ok this is a WA stupid question:

I finally got all the peices to make a Kings surcophogus and I have 5 canopic jars. I know you're supposed to put the jars inside the tomb to (hopefully) make a mummy. But I can't put the jars inside. I tried moving them over in live mode, in buyer mode. Tried clicking on them, and the tomb, etc. What am I doing wrong?

you buy the picknic basket, then click it in the sim's inventory and place it.

yes there is.

chnnature: maybe it works the same way when you had to put the bribe into the chest, you have to click the chest and choose open, then you can drag from your inventory to it. I haven't done the task you are doing yet, so I'm just guessing here.

That's mercury. It's just like any other metal, only when smelted you get it in a tube instead of as an ingot.



If you have the five jars in your inventory, when you click on the sarcophagus you should see the option to summon a mummy.

They have to be the collectible canopic jars, not just "common relics", and you have to have one of each in the set.

One more: How do you assign hair style to the outfits? Because, when I had sims 3 I couldn't find the option to do such...

It's easiest to do it in CAS. There's a lock button on the hairs tab; click that to unlock. When it's unlocked, the hair you choose is for the current outfit only. You can just tab through the outfits and set the hair for each one as you go.

If you want to change hairstyle per outfit in-game later, you have to change into the outfit you want, and then use a mirror. Make sure the lock button is unlocked, and change the hair for that outfit. You'll have to go back into the game and change into a different outfit if you want to do another one.

my stupid question:

has anyone made a tutorial for CAW?
its so amazingly irritating that i have to guess as to what keys do what and how to get something to do what i want it to without some sort of manual. the Help tab also loads an undeniably blank screen. lots of help, there, EA.

I have a feeling my question is old and stupid, but whenever I try to change the weight of a Sim (like make one skinnier or fatter) the whole chest and stomach area moves forward (or backwards, depending on if I'm trying to make them skinner or not) and the head is left floating there along with the lower body.

Is there anyway to fix this? It's kinda getting annoy seeing random Sims walking around with what looks like random body parts floating in mid air.

There's a manual and a lil walkthrough in .pdf format at the EA site. You'll find links to those and lots of other tips and help here: http://www.modthesims.info/forumdisplay.php?f=616

My stupid questions:

1. Was/Is there a small octagon shaped fountain? I don't mean the really big one I mean a small one like in the Sims2. Could have sworn there was but I cannot find it. Am I confused? Lol...

2. How do I figure out what Store Patterns go with which sets? What happens if I use a Pattern in an upload that someone doesn't have?

Shouldn't all shop patterns have the green icon on them? I once downloaded a house that had no doors or windows, even thou the ingame photos of it showed them. Most likely they were custom/store objects that I didn't have, so they didn't show up for me, my guess, is that probably they'll just not have that print in the object.

My sims 3 pack files won't show up since i got that update where they put the store in the game. what's wrong?! I know mod the sims doesn't use those files, but I have no idea who to ask..

AHHH! That makes sense- I'll try it! Thanks!

ok.. I can't put it in my inventory to open it... I think I'm ready to pull my hair out lol

I have one, was going to create a new thread but i spotted this

Is it possible to choose the colour/theme of furniture when you are buying it. I hate that randomize button I can sit for at least 5 minutes hitting it to try and get something I like.

If there is a way to do it I am going to feel so stupid but will laugh about it

Nope -- patterns don't get icons. I don't think there is any way to identify what source you got a pattern from, except your saved recolors. And yes, it makes things difficult when uploading... you need a good memory, or to take notes.



You're right, that patch broke sims3packs. There's a workaround stickied in the Help forum, which is the place to look for tech questions: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=382520



Buy the furniture, then use the Create-A-Style tool (paint palette button) to customize it any way you want. CaSt is free, you can redecorate as often as you like. You can also copy a style from one object to another... or from one part of an object to another part... using the tool. It's an incredibly powerful tool -- you can specify up to four colors for each of up to four patterns for every object in the game. I'd look at the manual and read about everything you can do with it, and learn to love it

Awww cool, Thanks im going to go re-decorate my whole house :P

So I'm getting TS3 in the next few days, but I've already jumped the gun and begun downloading custom content. Here is my question: can you put custom content in folders, Nightlife-style, and will the game still be able to find it? Also, are there any naming conventions for files?

Right now I have all my MTS stuff in a 'Mod the Sims' folder, and subfolders are by creator name ('hazuitokage') and then download ('Stampede') and then the file name is something like Deco-Elephant.package. For hairs they're named something like Cherub-M/F-T to E.package. Should I collect all the files into one folder? Can my package names have symbols like spaces and slashes? Should they be lowercase?

I have a bit of a dilemma here. Googled and found nothing.

Hi you place all CC in C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 \Mods\Packages

If you do not have a mods folder then just right click and create a new folder the game will find it

To expand on Conor.1's answer, you need more than just your mods in those locations... you need a couple of specific other files in specific locations as well. The easiest way to set it all up is to run Delphy's Install Helper Monkey, downloadable here. ANd there's plenty of info in our Help section on the ins and outs of installing mods

Also, that method works for .package files; some mods come in .sims3pack format, which is a whole different story. That's the format EA uses for Store stuff. You can extract the .package out of a sims3pack and install it the same way explained above, or install them via the launcher... but the last patch made the launcher unusable for a lot of folks, just to warn you.

How much money does a household have to have to be considered "rich"?

From my experience it's something around 100,000§ if you include the value of the lot.

thats if you install your game to C:\, anyway.
i installed mine to F:\, so i put mine in F:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 \Mods\Packages

the game will not automatically make these folders, so, that will be up to you, as well as obtaining the Resource.cfg file to make 'em all work.

Is there any way to transfer gem-cutting rights to another sim? My sim is gonna be an elder soon and he barely has half of them :\