Hey, great tool, but how do I know it's detected the files and installed? I'm just wondering

Well, the v.1 Custom Launcher was not working for me - after Pets the game would continually CTD. So I thought I'd give the v.2 Beta a shot. The cc I want installed is all listed, but does NOT appear in game. Everything appears enabled - the rebuild takes less than 1 minute though - I was accustomed to much longer times with v.1. And the game launches with no problem - also no mention of the mod packages as was always the case with v.1. I would have reported this at the prof.net, but am having a really hard time even finding it on-line, much less finding more than the various v.2 downloads.
Is there no update to v.1 available at all? I really liked it and was getting along well with it. The beta version leaves me mostly confused, as it is not doing what v.1 did, which was manage and install my cc.
If there is any way to get help with this let me know who or where (i.e. url), please. I love your wonderful utility and now cannot live without it! Well, my Sims can't at any rate!

Please take a look at http://sims3.the-prof.net/forums . This is where my support forums for the launcher are.

Unfortunately, the original launcher is too obsolete to be updated to work well with pets and later. It generally still works, but has some issues that aren't fixable.

The V2 launcher, soon to be renamed and uploaded here on MTS, does exactly the same things as the original, but also adds some additional features that people had requested.

In any case, use the link above to post your question and I'll be happy to get it up and running for you.

If the files were installed in the Mods\Packages folder, you can click the "Show Legacy" check box and see them. Files installed from the downloads folder will show at any time in the list.

If they aren't showing, they may be in the old pre-ambitions folder structure. The custom launcher can't find files in these locations.

I would love to "take a look at" the prof-net site, but continually receive a connection error - doesn't matter if my browser is IE or Google Chrome, or if I try on the WinVista machine or the Win7 PC.
Even the beta V.2 download was a "stumble upon", as it was at least suggested as a possible replacement for the download link I was "following".
Even the "search" for the prof-net, providing plenty of links, does not connect to the site. My anti-virus/firewall is Avast - is that the problem, ya think?
Guess I'll just have to wait for the final version to become available here, and make do without the bulk of my CC, which is in package format. New downloads seem to work, as the V.2 unzips, sorts and enables it alright from the rar and zip files. The older CC is only in previously unzipped package files, though, and that is what is not appearing in-game.
Just wanted you to be aware of that, in case it helps.

Howdy.

Sorry about that. My hosting provider was down all morning. I just managed to get it back up and running.

As far as the original .package files not being available, a simple fix with either version of launcher is to move those files from the mods\packages folder into your downloads folder. The next time your run custom launcher, it will detect them and get them installed for you.

Ah, Senor Hess, that is how I tried to get them installed. I had to do yet another complete clean install of all the EPs and SPs after Pets came out. I renamed my Sims3 folder to oldSims3 and did the install after. Then I move all the previously categorized package files from each launcher sub-folder (one folder full at a time) to the new and empty downloads folder and let the launcher install them, shut it down, do the next batch, and so on until it is all moved and installed, then do a rebuild.
I think I shall try and uninstall and reinstall the V.2 launcher, and see if that clears up the problem. >Sigh< Oh, well, it will keep me busy and out of trouble, for a while at least. LOL

I'm having a difficult time. I have done multiple things (not saving but opening the setup, letting it do its thing and then trying to use it; saving and then opening the folder with the setup and let it set up then try to use it; not using set up and just saving it, extracting it, then running it.) Every time, one of two things happens. The first is: I open it, on the bottom it looks as though it's running, but nothing shows up. When this happens, I usually just close out and try to open it again. Then, if it doesn't work after 3 or 4 times, I uninstall it and try again. The second thing that happens: It opens, but no packages show up. I try rebuilding, it crashes. Then when I try to reopen it, it does the same thing as before, says it's running but nothing shows up at all. I've tried downloading both the Generations version and the other, since I don't have generations. Neither works.

What should I do?

i have pets and this is still the best custom launcher becareful of updated mods and u will be ok plus i still use monkey bars also im not having any problems custom launcher loads up 1662 mods n runs great... dont know why it says obsolate

The main reason it says Obsolete is because the new CC Magic is a direct replacement for the Custom Launcher and I no longer update or support this program.

For those people who are having issues, please look at upgrading to CC Magic. It does everything Custom Launcher did, but also does so much more!

does this replace the official one?

My startscreen looks different than yours.
I play with showtime is it no problem to instal this?

kraan83

It says it is out dated, but is there any other launchers that work. I have the sims 3 with adventures, ambitions, pets, seansons, showtime, and supernatural installed and I am runing the latest version of Wine for Mint witch is 1.7 as of now. Is this just a issue with Wine and the api's are is it with the actual state of the launcher and the patch thing?

Thanks Alots

How did you make this look almost exactly like the stock launcher?

y hanks :)

Terima Kasih :)

ya btw your custom content launcher only let me download 7 things, every other one says "error unknown magic number. rar! or PK!" Why does that happen???

its amazing but i wanna download

What version do you need?? I have 1.69 an I REALLY want this :c

does it still work ???