Free to Play Arcade Machines
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So this mod completely gets rid of that feature and makes the arcade machines cost zero Simoleans to play. The amount of Simoleans the arcade machines charge is a tunable value and this mod simply sets that value to zero.
Note on Installing
Putting this mod in your Downloads folder does not make the game think the Maxis arcade machines are custom content.
Known Issue
You will still hear the paying Simoleans sound effect while your sim plays the arcade machines. This is because the game is still trying to charge your sim for playing, but the game is charging zero Simoleans.
Custom Arcade Machines
This mod only affects the Maxis arcade machines, so you will need to manually edit any custom ones you have in SimPe. What you need to do is select the Bcon called Tuning - Play, select the value labeled Cost, and then changed the value from a one to a zero.
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| Free_to_Play_Arcade_Machines.7z | 7z | |
| CS_Free_Arcade_Machines.package | package | 304 |
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Free_to_Play_Arcade_Machines.7z
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Install Instructions
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
- Origin (Ultimate Collection): Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows Vista/7/8/10: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows XP: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Mac: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
- Mac x64: /Library/Containers/com.aspyr.sims2.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/Aspyr/The Sims 2/Downloads
- For a full, complete guide to downloading complete with pictures and more information, see: Game Help: Downloading for Fracking Idiots.
- Custom content not showing up in the game? See: Game Help: Getting Custom Content to Show Up.
- If you don't have a Downloads folder, just make one. See instructions at: Game Help: No Downloads Folder.
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| Expansion Pack | |
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