Re: .package cc files not showing up in-game

@15Mea15  It's possible that some mods conflict with or override each other.  I can't help you go through 783 mods, but try adding a handful at a time and see what happens.  For any mod that doesn't work, feel free to list it here, and please also let me know whether it works when it's the only mod present.

Be sure to keep deleting the cache files every time you add or remove content from your Sims 3 user folder.

This is really bad. So i took all mods out the game because im experiencing an issue i dont think anyone has ever had, hopefully you can view the attachment but i have no idea why my sims are doing this when i want to set their body look (size,muscles etc) do you know anyone i can go to or website to get this sorted :/

@15Mea15  That's bad custom content again, and not an uncommon effect.  If you really can't figure out where it's coming from, you may need to start with a clean Sims 3 folder and rebuild your content from there.  If you'd like to try the incremental way though, start with Method by Mell, and if that doesn't help, remove your Mods folder.  It's also a good idea to delete everything in DCBackup except for ccmerged.package; the other files are backups of content installed as Sims3Packs.

If that doesn't help either, pull your Library and SavedSims folders, then InstalledWorlds: bad cc can hide inside any other downloaded item.  But it has to be somewhere; the game doesn't look like that on its own.

@SkySimsSky  Please move all your .package-based custom content out of Packages; dumping the files in a folder on your desktop is fine.  Delete the five cache files again, move just one of the files back to Mods\Packages, and see whether it shows up in-game.  If it doesn't, please check the site where you found it to see whether it's listed as compatible with patch 1.67/1.69 and whether it requires a certain pack be installed in order to work.

Hi there,

I've been following this thread, as I've been having some issues with .package CC files not showing up in game. Up until the other day my CC was working perfectly. But I added some more CC and my game was crashing every time I tried to start it up. So I removed my entire CC folder and then the game stopped crashing. However I have been following your steps and no CC seems to be showing. Do you have any further recommendations on this?

Nraas mods, no sparkles etc seem to still be working. Although the Nraas mods only worked when I re-downloaded them. In case that means anything?

Hi - thanks for your response.

I actually had a backup of my CC. Neither the old CC or new CC will appear in game. Nraas Mods still work fine though. Strange. 

@carlymcooper  Did you also replace your old ccmerged.package?  If not, please try it now.  And be sure to delete all five of the cache files any time you add or remove any content from your user folder:

• CASPartCache.package
• compositorCache.package
• scriptCache.package
• simCompositorCache.package
• socialCache.package

Please also make sure that the new cc downloads you're testing with work as standalone items, i.e. they're not missing a mesh from another cc item or from a pack you don't own.  The descriptions on the download pages should state any requirements.

Many thanks puzzlezaddict, but still no luck. Re-made the Sims 3 File in Documents to ensure I had the new ccmerged.package - Even tested with old CC and new downloaded CC, deleting those cache files you suggested before starting. My bad luck with this one haha. 

@carlymcooper  Just in case it's that simple, please make sure the "run without custom content" box in the launcher is NOT checked.

If that's not the issue, please let me know whether you use OneDrive, and if so, whether it's set to automatically sync the contents of Documents.

Definitely unchecked. 

I do have OneDrive but don't actively use it, autosync must be off as the folder is empty. 

@carlymcooper  Okay, let's try something different.  Please send me a couple of links, via private message, to custom content that you've newly downloaded and can't get to show up in your game.  I'll test the items, and if I get them to show up in my game, I'll send you a user folder with them installed, and you let me know whether they show up in yours.

One more thing, just in case:  Do you have your user folder on an external drive or USB stick?  It should still work fine, but I'm curious anyway.

@nynkeglas  I'll check it out later tonight when I have time.  In the interim, please remove the link: links to third-party downloads are not allowed on this site.

Thanks, sorry! I edited it

Not trying to be a bother but did you have any ideas?

@nynkeglas  I'm so sorry about the late reply.  I tested on one computer right away and couldn't make the item work, and I intended to test in a different OS... and then the Sims 4 patch hit and I've been totally swamped.  (I also needed to reinstall the game for unrelated reasons, which didn't help and is also not the point.)

Anyway, I couldn't make the cc show up either, and I'm not sure why.  I didn't get an error, just no item at all, and in a new user folder that only had the mods framework and a couple of NRaas mods.  I'm not sure what else to try, unfortunately.

And you're absolutely not being a bother.  This delay is all about my not managing to finish when I wanted to, and there's nothing wrong with bumping a thread if you don't get a reply.

Hi, thank you so much for your response and effort 🙂

I still haven't managed to make it work either.. What I can try to do is move the folders from my laptop (on which the cc does work) to a usb and see if those files works on my pc? I'm not too familiar with all of that just yet but it's worth a shot I guess

@nynkeglas  That's definitely worth trying.  In your position, I'd first compress (zip) the Mods folder and transfer it, and if that doesn't work, zip the entire Sims 3 folder in Documents\Electronic Arts and transfer it.  Compressing the folder helps prevent the files inside from being damaged during transfer, which is unusual but does occur.

Hi there,

As this thread is still active, I thought I'd respond because of some miracle last night, I managed to fix this issue. It is more of a technical fix, but essentially the resource.cfg and the fact that I had my CC package files in sub folders was the error in my case. (Even though I'd been using subfodlers for a while, after one crash I guess my game decided to just stop allowing that. Anywho...)

So, after doing some research I saw that the Mods folder only allows for one subfolder (still unsure if this is true for all cases..), and so I edited the resource.cfg to expand that limit. First I created a backup of the resource.cfg file. Then edited the original resource.cfg file with a text editor simply to:

Priority 500
PackedFile *.package
PackedFile */*.package
PackedFile */*/*.package
PackedFile */*/*/*.package
PackedFile */*/*/*/*.package
PackedFile */*/*/*/*/*.package

Then I saved it. And opened my game - voila. After months of trying different things, all my CC was there. Thought I would share because this seems a bit of a lesser shared fix amongst advice I have seen through my searches. 

BR,

Carly

I took your advice and it worked! Tysm!

Hi! sorry if this is late to the party. Honestly i could cry with this mods folder! i took it out my game one day then put it back in and nothing has shown up since, i have deleted the cache files , made a new mods folder, tested them indavisdually. you name it i’ve done it!! i want to try this but unfortunately i’m not very ‘tech y’ so could you please give me some guide on how to change my recourses file text editor thing ? it won’t allow me to change it on my computer (if i’m even on the right thing at all lol) 

thank you so much !

@peachmango53  You shouldn't need to edit resource.cfg at all.  At most, you might need to download a fresh copy, which you can get from here:

https://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/Setup_and_Files

If that doesn't help, please post a screenshot of the folder that contains your mods and/or custom content, as in, I want to see the files themselves.  Include the address bar, above the list of files, in the screenshot as well.

The package files I downloaded for TS3 CC aren't showing up, the sims3packs do show up though. I downloaded a resource file and put it in Mods folder and still nothing showing up