I found a way to connect the three neighborhoods together. (Serious Thread)

[Tenshii~Akari]

It has been confirmed that EA is working on it, and it should be out in another 2 (or more) years.  :angel:

When I saw this thread, I was amazed!  I'm not trying it out, though, since I already have enough problems with my game as it is.  (video card bugging out, rare crashes, etc...)  Seems like a lot of thought and hard work, but I'm too chicken to try it out.  :?

[Sleepycat]

you can get a 'connected' version of Pleasantview, Strangetown and Veronaville over at MATY. SaraMK did it, she figured out how to do it the right way

*throws dirt on this old thread*

[xoJessi]

Thanks for sharing.

[Sam the T-man]

Alright, hold everything!

This isn't a redundant thread - SaraMK's version is more geared towards the 3 pre-made neighbourhoods.. so what of people like me who want to do it with custom ones that aren't necessarily the same IDs? - the ones I wanted to merge were 2 and 3. Supposing you have completely clean neighbourhoods you want to merge together?

In answer to this:

Not sure if it is worth the trouble/time though...hmmm do the hoods now actually share a University & Downtown? or do they still have to have their own? If I do this would I be able to send sims from all 3 hoods to the same Uni, where students from all 3 hoods can share a dorm and do stuff together? now That would be cool and would certainly make it worth doing!!

I tried associating a uni with the main hood after merging the two. I opened up the "sub" hood (the one I merged into it) and sure enough, the same uni was available for it to use

Thank you so much wyrmking for this

[cwf1701]

but is anyone trying it with the new neighborhood from "seasons" yet? (the new 4th neighborhood)

[Sam the T-man]

I haven't, but no reason why that should be any less possible...

[Razamataz]

the Only way to combine the neighborhoods without getting a ton of ghost created caracter files is to follow the tutorial located here,
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,4480.0.html Please remember this is done with clean unused Hoods and the need for one of 2 EP's ether Nightlife or OFB. Because you do some temp mods to those EP's install sub neighborhoods!

I suggest you know Simpe well befor you try this!