Installing downladed sims in TSLS?

[biarritz]

Hi,

How do I put a downloaded Sims 2 sim into the Sims Life Stories? I've read on the FAQ that I have to "extract the sim with the Sims2Pack Clean Installer" but I have downloaded and installed it and, well, I don't know how to extract sims with it.
Please help!

[energizer_bunny]

dunno if someone has helped you, or if you figured it out yet or not, but if not...All you have to do is, there is a selection box in the top right corner, select the folder you want to extract and hit install. it does the rest for you

[BeosBoxBoy]

Biarritz - first go to this thread: http://www.insimenator.org/showthread.php?t=64570

download the Life Stories bonus items and install them - this will create a downloads folder after the next run of the game.

The downloads folder will be located in your documents folder:

~(My) Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims Life Stories\Downloads

Now use SIms2Pack Clean Installer to extract (Install) the downloaded sims to a custom location and browse to the LS downloads folder and install

DO NOT use the "Downloads" default location!  This is The Sims 2 Downloads NOT The Sims Life Stories Downloads!

remember to enable custom content! exit the game, then start the game again and leave custom content enabled - then your downloaded sims will appear in the sim bin (Castaway Stories does not have a Sim Bin)

[gali]

If the CC is packaged (lots, sims), follow the instruction of Marvine.

All the rest files (clothes, hair, etc) have to be copy->pasted into the Dowloads folder of SLS, in a sub-folder (named Clothing, Makeup, Hair, etc).

1) Extract (double-click on the zipped file, choose "extract"), and if you have Winzip, or Winrar - it will be extracted in the same place you have it.

2) Open the extracted folder, copy the files inside (highlight the file with right-click, choose "copy").

3) Enter My Documents/Electronic Arts/SLS/Downloads/[sub-folder], and paste the copied file.

4) After you finish to paste the CC files - restart computer.

Note: SLS is very sensitive to custom content, and if you see that the game doesn't upload - it doesn't accept the CC you pasted. Therefore, you have to check each CC, if it doesn't cause uploading prioblems. Usually, download CC that demands only TS2 base game installation.

[sahmormakmom]

I find a good rule of thumb is don't download any cc beyond nightlife.  I'm even using the insim 2.4 in my simstories life, pets, and castaway.  Later items have downloaded successfully but are extremely out of place and give the game lag time.
Hope this helps