Place the Sims3Pack files into My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads (under OS X, it’s called just “Documents” instead of “My Documents”). Start game via the Launcher. Select the Download button on left, then select the House tab. Place a check beside each lot that is not installed.

How are community lots assigned in Sims 3?

When building your own community lots, all you need do is assign a lot type and the game will recognise that lot. For example, you can have a lot in the middle of a town with no water on it and assign it as a beach lot. The game will treat it as such and give it the beach icon even though it is not really a beach.

What kind of lots do you need in Sims 3?

What community lots you have in your town is entirely up to you, just remember that some lots are required for certain careers. For example, without a hospital, your sim will not be able to join the medical profession. By default, any lot you place using the world Editor will be a residential lot.

What happens when you build a lot in the Sims 3?

An interesting thing to note is the game will automatically repopulate your town. As you build more houses, Sims will move into some of them (the game will always leave some empty) and there will be Sims to fill positions as clerks and such in shops, even if there are no houses for them to live in.

Where do you install mods on the Sims 3?

The location is as follows: Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 > Mods > Packages . It’s recommended to only install one mod at a time, especially if the mods in question are core mods (i.e., it alters a key method of how the game runs).

Can You Save Your House to edit town in Sims 3?

As far as TS3 goes, it was a feature that was added towards the end of its development cycle and yes, it is not exactly free of bugs. But even when working as intended, it’s not really any different from saving your household to the bin as seen within Edit Town and placing them into a new game yourself from there.

When building your own community lots, all you need do is assign a lot type and the game will recognise that lot. For example, you can have a lot in the middle of a town with no water on it and assign it as a beach lot. The game will treat it as such and give it the beach icon even though it is not really a beach.

How to build a house on a lot in Sims 3?

Of course being able to place a house on a larger lot has the advantage that you then have room to expand. Build Select this tool, then select a lot to build on or change. Alternatively, you can use the select tool to choose a lot then choose build. Bulldoze Use this to remove lots.

What community lots you have in your town is entirely up to you, just remember that some lots are required for certain careers. For example, without a hospital, your sim will not be able to join the medical profession. By default, any lot you place using the world Editor will be a residential lot.