neighborhood corruption questions
I am wondering if I use one particular neighborhood just for testing mods, lots, objects and the like and something corrupts that neighborhood can the corruption spread to another neighborhood I am pl...
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No, and No. Mods or hacks that are global can affect all hoods or all Sims. Mods that are object defined will not corrupt other hoods.
As far as using the same Sims only if you had moved them in a house to a different hood would both hoods be corrupted. Making them in BS and using a copy of them in other hoods does not cause corruption. The premades Maxis made should not cause any corruption that you would notice if the game is all patched up with all patches, including game patch, and all EPs. They are divided by hoods and should only be used in those hoods as they have relationships already to some living in hoods. Those that came in EPs can be used in all hoods, such as that guy with the dog, came in Pets, The Ottomas family was patched not to cause any corruption and if in bin when you start a hood can be used there.
Note: some comp packs in TS2UC does not contain some patches, comp packs are packs like Fun With Pets etc. Or Double Deluxe etc. that TS2UC uses. ETA: It's not to say they don't have a patch for a particular pack or stuff pack, however, the patch is made void in some cases in some of those comp packs. Therefore, same as not having a comp pack patched. TS2UC is a bit more buggy because of this rather than the base game patch and each EP or Stuff pack patch with individual discs instead of TS2UC.
Examples: Ottomas family is safe to use in all hoods if they appear in bin after you start a new hood. Not safe to move are families like in Pleasantview, who you see in bin. Those are particular to that hood, don't try to move those Sims to a different bin in a different hood. They are kin (seen in basegame bins) to those who live in that hood. Any EP Sims such as the Indian couple, Ottomas, or that guy with the dogs, if they appear when you load a new hood are safe to play or move in. Or like that guy that cooks. Sorry rarely play them so I forgot their names. ETA: Also another EP family is the family with the two teens raising some kids, they are safe to use in all hoods if they appear in the bins.
ETA: Just a final note, some old mods etc. do not play nice with TS2UC, make sure all your mods and or hacks say they were specfically made for TS2UC, it's not always necessary but a good idea to recheck if the creator ever updated to TS2UC because some of well known mods actually don't work like they should with TS2UC because of the comp packs. Some mods will say they won't work with those comp packs if you find them on the wayback machine.
As far as using the same Sims only if you had moved them in a house to a different hood would both hoods be corrupted. Making them in BS and using a copy of them in other hoods does not cause corruption. The premades Maxis made should not cause any corruption that you would notice if the game is all patched up with all patches, including game patch, and all EPs. They are divided by hoods and should only be used in those hoods as they have relationships already to some living in hoods. Those that came in EPs can be used in all hoods, such as that guy with the dog, came in Pets, The Ottomas family was patched not to cause any corruption and if in bin when you start a hood can be used there.
Note: some comp packs in TS2UC does not contain some patches, comp packs are packs like Fun With Pets etc. Or Double Deluxe etc. that TS2UC uses. ETA: It's not to say they don't have a patch for a particular pack or stuff pack, however, the patch is made void in some cases in some of those comp packs. Therefore, same as not having a comp pack patched. TS2UC is a bit more buggy because of this rather than the base game patch and each EP or Stuff pack patch with individual discs instead of TS2UC.
Examples: Ottomas family is safe to use in all hoods if they appear in bin after you start a new hood. Not safe to move are families like in Pleasantview, who you see in bin. Those are particular to that hood, don't try to move those Sims to a different bin in a different hood. They are kin (seen in basegame bins) to those who live in that hood. Any EP Sims such as the Indian couple, Ottomas, or that guy with the dogs, if they appear when you load a new hood are safe to play or move in. Or like that guy that cooks. Sorry rarely play them so I forgot their names. ETA: Also another EP family is the family with the two teens raising some kids, they are safe to use in all hoods if they appear in the bins.
ETA: Just a final note, some old mods etc. do not play nice with TS2UC, make sure all your mods and or hacks say they were specfically made for TS2UC, it's not always necessary but a good idea to recheck if the creator ever updated to TS2UC because some of well known mods actually don't work like they should with TS2UC because of the comp packs. Some mods will say they won't work with those comp packs if you find them on the wayback machine.
