Ok, so many, many mods that are .packages have been made for the Sims 3, and I think a lot of them are pretty great. The problem: .packages are much, much harder to install. There's this tutorial, I think it's on Mod the Sims. They have a folder that you have to download, which was already in my folder, but there weren't any subfolders in my original. So long story short, I've had to download and trash the Mods folder several times because I have no idea how this works. And nothing ever succeeded. The main mod I want to download is Mastercontroller, but it's a .package. And I've learned now, that no matter what I do, I cannot use .packages. Can anyone help me?

This kind of re-states what has already been said, but anyway...In your TS3 user game folder in Documents, there will be a folder you have placed there (it doesn't show up by itself) called Mods. There must be three and only three things inside of it -- a Packages folder, an Overrides folder (usually left empty) and the required Resource.cfg file. Actual .package files like mods go inside of the Packages subfolder (not inside of Mods directly).The point of the Framework download from MTS is that includes everything you need plus two small sample mods, NoIntroMovie and NoBuildSparkles for testing. If the Framework is working, then you will get a script mod detected notification on startup with the two sample mods listed and the Intro Movie will be suppressed. Don't worry about MasterController yet, let's concentrate on getting the Framework recognized first. Is this not happening?The setup should look exactly as illustrated on the MTS page, except of course for around the edges where OS X looks different from Windows 7 as shown, and it all works exactly the same way. Is this exactly what your setup looks like?http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/Setup_and_FilesIf so, let's take one more step. There will already be a file in your TS3 user game folder in Documents as well called DeviceConfig.log (or it may show up as just DeviceConfig, but it's the same file). Do a right-click on it and Get Info. Does the modification date/time exactly match the last time you started up your game, or is it from some time way in the past? If you aren't sure, then start up the game. The modification date/time on that file should change to current instantly. Does it do so?

@igazor Thank you so much! It's finally working! So, when I want to install other .packages do I just put them in the packages folder? Will they then appear in my game?

@igazor Ok, thank you very much! I've got everything up and running now, and I'm very happy

Whoever knows how to help you will want your computer's specs as well as the specific steps you've tried so far. The nraas mods are very easy to install, but they do need to be unzipped and placed in the proper framework, so the first question to answer might be how you tried to arrange things in your Documents folder.

"puzzlezaddict;c-16312606" wrote:Whoever knows how to help you will want your computer's specs as well as the specific steps you've tried so far. The nraas mods are very easy to install, but they do need to be unzipped and placed in the proper framework, so the first question to answer might be how you tried to arrange things in your Documents folder.You know, there's the mods folder in the Sims 3 folder, and I tried unzipping things and putting them in it. When that didn't work, I downloaded the framework from MTS, and did the same stuff with that, but it still didn't work. Repeat about 10 times That's what I've done

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igazor
7 years ago
This kind of re-states what has already been said, but anyway...

In your TS3 user game folder in Documents, there will be a folder you have placed there (it doesn't show up by itself) called Mods. There must be three and only three things inside of it -- a Packages folder, an Overrides folder (usually left empty) and the required Resource.cfg file. Actual .package files like mods go inside of the Packages subfolder (not inside of Mods directly).

The point of the Framework download from MTS is that includes everything you need plus two small sample mods, NoIntroMovie and NoBuildSparkles for testing. If the Framework is working, then you will get a script mod detected notification on startup with the two sample mods listed and the Intro Movie will be suppressed. Don't worry about MasterController yet, let's concentrate on getting the Framework recognized first. Is this not happening?

The setup should look exactly as illustrated on the MTS page, except of course for around the edges where OS X looks different from Windows 7 as shown, and it all works exactly the same way. Is this exactly what your setup looks like?
http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/Setup_and_Files

If so, let's take one more step. There will already be a file in your TS3 user game folder in Documents as well called DeviceConfig.log (or it may show up as just DeviceConfig, but it's the same file). Do a right-click on it and Get Info. Does the modification date/time exactly match the last time you started up your game, or is it from some time way in the past? If you aren't sure, then start up the game. The modification date/time on that file should change to current instantly. Does it do so?
jamiesmile321
7 years ago
@igazor Thank you so much! It's finally working! So, when I want to install other .packages do I just put them in the packages folder? Will they then appear in my game?
jamiesmile321
7 years ago
@igazor Ok, thank you very much! I've got everything up and running now, and I'm very happy
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
7 years ago
Whoever knows how to help you will want your computer's specs as well as the specific steps you've tried so far. The nraas mods are very easy to install, but they do need to be unzipped and placed in the proper framework, so the first question to answer might be how you tried to arrange things in your Documents folder.
jamiesmile321
7 years ago
"puzzlezaddict;c-16312606" wrote:
Whoever knows how to help you will want your computer's specs as well as the specific steps you've tried so far. The nraas mods are very easy to install, but they do need to be unzipped and placed in the proper framework, so the first question to answer might be how you tried to arrange things in your Documents folder.

You know, there's the mods folder in the Sims 3 folder, and I tried unzipping things and putting them in it. When that didn't work, I downloaded the framework from MTS, and did the same stuff with that, but it still didn't work. Repeat about 10 times That's what I've done
jamiesmile321
7 years ago
"puzzlezaddict;c-16312606" wrote:
Whoever knows how to help you will want your computer's specs as well as the specific steps you've tried so far. The nraas mods are very easy to install, but they do need to be unzipped and placed in the proper framework, so the first question to answer might be how you tried to arrange things in your Documents folder.

Also, what are specs?
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
7 years ago
You probably know most if not all of this, but just to be as specific as possible, I have my mods folder in Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3, and in the Mods folder is a folder labeled Packages (where my nraas mods live) and a document called Resources.cfg. The guides I've read say that how you use upper- and lower-case matters as well. I also unzipped my downloaded mods before placing them in the folder.

"jamiehood;c-16312733" wrote:
Also, what are specs?

What kind of computer do you have? When did you buy it, what graphics card do you have, etc. The later systems don't always run TS3 well, but there are all kinds of troubleshooting steps that can make things work, provided the people helping you know what you're running.
BGH22
7 years ago
@igazor Mod help on Mac thanks!
jamiesmile321
7 years ago
"igazor;c-16312976" wrote:
This kind of re-states what has already been said, but anyway...

In your TS3 user game folder in Documents, there will be a folder you have placed there (it doesn't show up by itself) called Mods. There must be three and only three things inside of it -- a Packages folder, an Overrides folder (usually left empty) and the required Resource.cfg file. Actual .package files like mods go inside of the Packages subfolder (not inside of Mods directly).

The point of the Framework download from MTS is that includes everything you need plus two small sample mods, NoIntroMovie and NoBuildSparkles for testing. If the Framework is working, then you will get a script mod detected notification on startup with the two sample mods listed and the Intro Movie will be suppressed. Don't worry about MasterController yet, let's concentrate on getting the Framework recognized first. Is this not happening?

The setup should look exactly as illustrated on the MTS page, except of course for around the edges where OS X looks different from Windows 7 as shown, and it all works exactly the same way. Is this exactly what your setup looks like?
http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/Setup_and_Files

If so, let's take one more step. There will already be a file in your TS3 user game folder in Documents as well called DeviceConfig.log (or it may show up as just DeviceConfig, but it's the same file). Do a right-click on it and Get Info. Does the modification date/time exactly match the last time you started up your game, or is it from some time way in the past? If you aren't sure, then start up the game. The modification date/time on that file should change to current instantly. Does it do so?

@igazor So what should I do if the framework isn't working? I downloaded the framework for the millionth time, and moved it to my Sims 3 folder. It seemed to look fine, with the Packages and Overrides folder, Resource.cfg, and both mods that were put in there before all unzipped. But when I play the game, nothing works

I just checked my device config thing, and it does have the last date I opened the game
jamiesmile321
7 years ago
Please? Does anyone know anything?