Sims 2 Houses come in a installable sims2pack file. By default The Sims 2 will open sims2pack files and allow you to install them into your game. Unfortunately the game does a really bad job of both creating these sims2pack files when creators export their houses, and also when downloaders try and install them when the houses contain custom content.
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Sims 2 Houses come in a installable sims2pack file. By default The Sims 2 will. The Clean Pack Installer addresses these issues by: Allowing creators of lots. Sims2Pack Clean Installer is a Shareware software in the category Games & Entertainment developed by Sims2Pack Clean Installer. It was checked for updates 31 times by the users of our client application UpdateStar during the last month. The latest version of Sims2Pack Clean Installer is 1.5.1.4, released on.
If the game installer finds a custom content item that is already installed it creates a copy - if you install the same item in several different houses, you'll get several copies. It gives these copies long incomprehensible file names so it's very hard to idenitify what these files actually are when managing your Downloads folder. These copies can become corrupt when they are created and the game will use these copies in preference to the original file you already had in your Downloads folder! If you are a house builder who likes to share your lots online then it's important to be aware of this issue because these copies easily get circulated.
To avoid this problem when installing houses with custom content I recommend you use one of these alternative methods to keep your game tidy and your files in tact:
Method 1 (Recommended)
The second method is to use a separate program called The Clean Installer
It is a small program which opens sims2pack files, allowing you to install any custom content that comes in a sims2pack file; typically houses and complete Sims but sometimes also walls, floors and terrain paints. It can also help view and organize custom content (instructions for that are available from CPI website)
Why is it better than The Sims 2 sims2pack Installer?
The game installer works fine for installing custom content provided you do not have any of the included files in your game already. Instead of just skipping over existing files, or asking you if you want to skip or replace them, the game installer will create a copy which has a long and incomprehensible filename. These copies can sometimes also be corrupt, worse the game will often use them in preference to the real files.
When house creators export a custom house from their games, if the house has custom objects, walls or floors in it, the game does a bad job of creating the package and will often include lots of items which are not actually used. This can also mean that hacks or overrides wind up in the house sims2pack file along with normal items.
If the creator has been using the game installer to add other houses with custom content to their own game, they can not only wind up with the junk copies I mention above, but because the game uses them in preference, it will also often package these junk copies instead of the original objects which are used in the lot. Someone downloading the house can then end up with corrupt copies instead of the originals. The same problems also happen with complete Sims which use custom hairstyles or clothing.
The Clean Pack Installer addresses these issues by:
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