Forum Discussion

Bibelotje's avatar
2 years ago

Where can I find the pets I downloaded from the exchange?

I have two questions actually:

First of all; I can't find the pets I downloaded from the Exchange, even though the game indicates that they are installed (I clicked add to game and it installed fine it seemed). However, when I open 'Create a Sim' there is nothing there except the standard breeds.

Secondly: I can't adopt pets from within my active household. The only option I have is adopting a cat from a neighbour, but there is no option to adopt a dog or horse using the newspaper or the phone. I remember this option used to exist. 

How do I fix these problems? Many thanks!

2 Replies

  • Actually, I fixed the first problem. However, the problem of not being able to adopt pets in game continues. 

  • @Bibelotje  Are you using any mods, and does it help to remove them?  NRaas mods should be fine and not interfere, and in fact NRaas MasterController has an Adopt Pet command that can stand in for the newspaper function.  Click on the sim and select NRaas > MC > Basic > Adopt Pet if you'd like to try this.

    If you'd rather not use mods, please try adopting with a different sim in the same household, and if that doesn't work (or your household only has one sim), with a sim in a different household.  You don't need to save your progress, or you can use "save as" and rename the save so the original remains intact.

    Some reasons the option to adopt might not show up are that the household is already full—max eight humans or six pets, including pregnancies, and ten total—or that an existing event, for example another adoption, hasn't completed yet.  Let me know if either of these could be the case.

About The Sims 3 Technical Issues

Get help with issues in The Sims 3 from fellow Simmers.83,281 PostsLatest Activity: 3 hours ago