Will there be a hospital to go to in the Sims 3?

Custom files for The Sims 3 go... WHERE?!?

• Hello. I have downloaded some clothes and other items for my sims in the form of ZIP files. I have WINRar and I have unzipped them but for the life of me I can't find the folder they need to be extracted to so I can use them in the game. I went to C:/program files/ Electronic Arts/ The Sims 3 and searched through each and every folder: Caches, Game, Game Data, Support and Thumbnails. I checked through all the subfolders as well. There was nothing like "Downloads" or anything. Also, I tried using the Download Manager and click and dragging the files into it's tray but nothing happened. Does anyone know how to do this? I don't know if this helps but someone told me that custom stuff like clothes for the Sims 2 will work on the Sims 3. The stuff I downloaded is for the Sims 2 and I am trying to install it on my Sims 3 game - just thought I'd mention it in case its not possible. Thanks. ps, if it seems stupid, blame my friend for telling me i could do it lol x

• Answer:

  Step 1 - Get a RAR Extractor First, you will need a program that can extract from both ZIP and RAR files. Windows We recommend WinRAR, which is "nagware". That means that you can use it for free for a period of 45 days, and after that you can continue using it free - it just nags you to pay for it, but you don't have to pay anything to use it. Download the installer and run it. Macintosh On the Macintosh, the free utilities StuffIt Expander and The Unarchiver handle most any archive type created on a PC. Then, once your preferred de-archiving application is installed... Step 2 - Get Resource.cfg You will need a CFG file with certain contents, to tell the game to read files in a specific directory. The easiest way to get that CFG file is just to download a ready-made one. Download a Resource.cfg file from MTS. To download this file, you must be logged into ModTheSims. Login here or register here. Save that file to somewhere you can locate it easily - your computer's Desktop is the easiest. Step 3 - Extract Resource.cfg Once the file has finished downloading... Go to where you saved it (like your computer's Desktop). Windows If you got WinRAR, you should be able to just right-click on the file and choose Extract Here. Then you should have a new file below the RAR, called Resource.cfg (or maybe just Resource, if you aren't viewing file extensions). Macintosh On the Macintosh, double-clicking on an archive will extract its contents in the same location. Step 4 - Place Resource.cfg Windows Right-click on the Resource.cfg file on your Desktop and choose Cut. Then click on Start - My Computer. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 This is the main folder for The Sims 3, called the "root folder" Right-click in an empty space in the root folder and choose Paste. The Resource.cfg file should appear there. Now your game will recognize content if you put it in a specific folder, defined in that file you just placed. Macintosh In the Macintosh version, this hierarchy is hidden within the Sims 3 application. To get there, follow these steps: Right-click (or Ctrl-click) on The Sims 3.app. Choose "Show Package Content" from the contextual menu. Navigate through: Contents > Resources > transgaming > c_drive > Program Files > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3. You are now at what is referred to above as "the Sims 3 root folder". Paste the Resource.cfg file into this folder. Make a backup of your new folders since when the inevitable patches and updates come out, if the application is replaced in its entirety your mods will be overwritten. Now your game will recognize content if you put it in a specific folder, defined in that file you just placed. Step 5 - Download/Extract Custom Content Now you're ready to download the content you want. You should already know how to do that - click the link to get the ZIP or RAR file and save it somewhere you can find easily. Then extract from the ZIP or RAR file to get at the .package files (Windows: right-click, Extract Here; Macintosh: double-click.). If you happen to download a SIMS3PACK file, just double-click it and the launcher will put it where it needs to go. Step 6 - Place Package Files For PACKAGE files, you need to put those in a specific folder yourself. Windows Select the .package file(s) after extracting. Right-click and choose Cut. Then click on Start - My Computer. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\ - the Sims 3 root folder. Right-click in an empty space in that folder, and create a New Folder. Name this folder Mods and then open it. You're now in C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods Right-click in an empty space in this folder, and again, create a New Folder. Name this folder Packages and then open it. You're now in C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages. This is the folder where you will place the package files. Right-click in an empty space in this folder and choose Paste to paste the file(s) that you cut after extracting. You should see the file(s) appear. Macintosh In the Macintosh version, this hierarchy is hidden within the Sims 3 application. To get there, follow these steps: Right-click (or Ctrl-click) on The Sims 3.app. Choose "Show Package Content" from the contextual menu. Navigate through: Contents > Resources > transgaming > c_drive > Program Files > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3. You are now at what is referred to above as "the Sims 3 root folder". Create a folder called Mods. Double-click on it to enter the folder. Create a folder inside Mods called Packages. Paste any .package files in this folder to install them to your game. Make a backup of your new folders since when the inevitable patches and updates come out, if the application is replaced in its entirety your mods will be overwritten. Step 7 - Play! Hopefully, the