Grahams petshop register
I have Sims 3 Grahams pet shop in my game, so i placed it on a lot but it had a microwave in place of the register. i dont have the pet register in my game. so i found this online http://www.thesim...
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@enchantress6274 If you can find the pet shop in the launcher, you can uninstall it from there, then reinstall it. If the launcher isn't working, you can use Method by Mell, towards the bottom of the article below, to examine the .ebc files (not .dbc, those are custom content) one at a time, which should make it easier to find and uninstall the item.
https://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2011/01/tutorial-how-to-get-rid-of-unwanted-custom-content.html
You may also have an issue with ccmerged.package, in DCBackup. This file is necessary to make premium store content work, and its corruption is one cause of the pet register disappearing. Since you're missing more content than that, this is unlikely to be your only issue; I'm mentioning it in case simply reinstalling the pet shop doesn't restore the register.
For ccmerged.package, the fix is to create a new one, which means installing all your premium content into a clean Sims 3 folder and copying over the file to your regular folder. Or you can borrow the copy that Nonamena has uploaded. Her copy supports all premium content, and it'll work whether you have all the content or just a few items. (It doesn't make items you don't own appear in-game, just the ones you've installed.) I can't link the site with the download here, since it's third-party content, but google should be able to find it for you.
Thanks for this post! It was incredibly helpful! I will learn a lot from this site, which makes me quite happy. I will try this from the Launcher. I think I can learn how to do it on YouTube if I have trouble with it. I will try this right now. Have a great day and night everyone!
I found that I have to do it the article way, that it's still in my game when I uninstall it from the launcher. I'm trying the article now, and will come back once it's done to say if it worked or not. I have a distaste for losing any bit of Simoleons, so hopefully I will still have the fish tank after this like I would if I took my The Sims 3 folder out of My Documents and renamed it. Then, installed all my content again. I would do what I know works, but I was hoping for an easier way. I just had an idea. What if it didn't work because I used the original Save that has the pet shop in it already? Would it have worked if I started a new Save just for downloading and installing it? It's really great you helped me, I hope that this way works. Have a great day and night!
@enchantress6274 Does the pet shop lot appear in-game, in the bin, or are you only seeing the building within a save? If it's within a save, the building itself should still be preserved after you uninstall the shop: the walls would still be there, and any missing items (even windows, wallpaper, and other build stuff) would be replaced. You could then reinstall the shop, bulldoze the lot, and place down a new copy, one that hopefully has all its content.
I don't like using money cheats either, in fact I never use them for a household I play, but it seems fair to fix what amounts to a clerical error by restoring the funds your sims spent on an item that's about to disappear.
Hello puzzleaddict!! I hope that you are well.
I had the lot in the World I was playing in at the time.
I might still have the save, but when I played the lot in any other town than Appaloosa, it wouldn't have the register and the rug, sign, window, etcetera.
I got a new computer, and re-download everything, but the launcher couldn't handle its load, so I had to look up Crinrict's blog about The Sims 3 to find out.
It made it so none of my lots, venues, or Lucky Palms made it in my game, but they said they were installed.
I do apologize for my delayed reply. I got busy and then forgot eventually because I found this years later looking into Graham's Pet Swap Shop again. I suppose late is is better than never!! :-)
Thank you for reading my reply and all your attention,
Enchantress6274
