I'm trying to replace the strings in the "Interests" section of the ui. I feel pretty certain I found the appropriate files, but the replacement isn't taking.

I tried to follow Chris Hatch's instructions, found in this thread, but changing the instance number to the one he gives didn't work for me, and I can't for the life of me find these "Filename:" or "Group:" boxes to actually see the instance number myself.

I have also tried renaming the file to Live.package (like name mods do), to no avail. (It currently has a descriptive name primarily for my own version control/organization.)

Help?

My test file is here: https://app.box.com/s/yp1309aj76nb4e4jvbibkus1mthl704r
(Trying to attach to post threw a 500 error.)

Your test-file worked fine in my game. The only modification I made was to compress it's STR#-files. Btw I put the test-file in Downloads..

It... just worked? Huh. That is absolutely not the answer I expected. I guess I have a different, more mundane cc puzzle to solve then. XD
Thanks for the compression and the testing! <3

Okay, I can't figure out why it doesn't work for me. Even with no cc at all, it's inert.
I don't even really know what I should even be looking for that would be causing problems. :?

The altered Interest-ui in my game is:

Oof! It's so tantalizingly close! xD

What version of the game are you running? Is it possible the Ultimate Collection needs a different instance number? That sounds absolutely absurd, but I'm at a loss.
Let's see, what else is different...? Maybe I compressed the files wrong in my version? It's just that one dropdown, isn't it? (I just followed this old wiki entry: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php%3Ftit...esource_Editing)

I have UltimateCollection and compressed in SimPe's resource tab. .

Well then.
I'm completely lost. :/
I recompressed. I rebuilt the file. I've cleared out every cache file. I regened my Documents.

Okay, this is the same as yours, right?
https://app.box.com/s/habbr0gyrk9f7ay2kubd1su1qd6y9j7j

I can't imagine what would be wrong with my program files that it would specifically break this package and nothing else. I have to have done something wrong.
Edit: Clean install, still no dice. This has got to be on me.

I have compared the two files in SimPE and they are the same. I have tested both ingame and also looked at pets interest. All looked fine.

Thank you so, so much for your help. <3
Do you (or anyone else out there) have any idea what would possibly get in the way of this thing loading?
I'm completely out of ideas.

Most obvious reason is that your game have another language-setting than US English.

Mystery solved!
Thanks so much. <3