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krayedon
Seasoned Novice
1 year ago

The Sims Legacy Collection custom content tools

Hey, fellow simmers! I'm creating this discussion for a few reasons. First, I'd like to ask a question. Is The Sims Creator compatible with the Legacy Collection version? For example, I have a physical copy of the Complete Collection. Would it be possible to use that version of The Sims Creator (which is on one of the disks used to install the game) with the newly re-released version of The Sims? This also brings up another question. Are custom content creation tools (both those supplied by Electronic Arts/Maxis, and otherwise) from the original version still compatible? Also, is it planned for EA/Maxis to update these older tools for modern systems?

In addition, if anyone knows of any useful tools for creating custom content (particularly skins and skin meshes) for The Sims, I'll put them here as a collective list.

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  • https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3421927002 has official content, that people used to be able to download from TheSims.com, that were excluded from the Sims 1 Legacy Collection and it appears to include all the tools, too. After testing all of the tools, I was able to conclude that they either won't install or doesn't import the cc properly or just doesn't work because a file is missing somewhere (either from the game or Microsoft didn't include the file in Windows 10/11). As of writing, I don't know if there are any alternatives to the following:

    • The Sims Art Studio
    • The Sims Creator
    • The Sims FaceLift & FaceLift Gold
    • The Sims File Cop
    • The Sims HomeCrafter
    • The Sims Hot Date Object Organizer
    • The Sims Make-A-Celebrity
    • The Sims Make-A-Date
    • The Sims Menu Edit
    • The Sims SimShow Skins
  • 9ed2d5d4aa9ef293's avatar
    9ed2d5d4aa9ef293
    Seasoned Newcomer
    27 days ago

    Well this is a disappointment.

    I just purchased the Sims Legacy collection and I was hoping to have these very same mods included,  or at least be able to work.  That's a shame.  I have read that the Transmogrifier still works (although it requires a few extra steps).  I will miss the Home-Crafter.

    I have the original Sims disc's and an old laptop with DVD drive, I may have to re-purpose the laptop for older games like The Sims and it's mods.

  • krayedon's avatar
    krayedon
    Seasoned Novice
    9 hours ago

    Thank you for your comment!

    In my personal experience, the only one I have tried to no avail is SimEnhancer. I'm sure it would work with the original game, but I could not seem to fix the errors it brought up with the Legacy Collection.

  • krayedon's avatar
    krayedon
    Seasoned Novice
    9 hours ago

    Do you have a copy of the complete collection?

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