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5th Oct 2005 at 6:22 PM
Last edited by LyricLee : 5th Oct 2005 at
10:15 PM.
Tutorial- How to Extract Born In game Sims EASILY
Thanks to boblishman for teaching me this. This is his information that I'm putting together in a simple tutorial since it was requested.
This tutorial will show you how to extract a born-in-game sim so you can make copies or upload them.
You will need the following tools-
-SimPE (this tutorial uses the most recent version)
-Body Shop
Step 1 [b]
Open SimPE From the "File" tab-Select Open, and navigate to the neighborhood that houses the sim you wish to extract.
For this tutorial I will be working in Neighborhood 4.
[b]Step 2
Navigate to My Documents/Ea Games/Sims 2/Neighborhoods/N004/N004_Neighborhood. And select open or ok. Let this file load.
Step 3
On the left you will see a small window with options in it. Click once on "Sim Description".
The box now to the right of this window will show you a list of all sims in that neighborhood.
Step 4
Find your sims name on the list in the box to the right and click once on them. This will open up the bottom plug in view with their photo and personal statistics.
Step 5
Now go back up to the top and select
Tools-Neighborhoods-Sim Surgery
Let this load for a moment.
Step 6
The Sim Surgery window will open up. To the left in the pool is a list of all sims in the neighborhood arranged alphabetically by first name. Find your sim on this list. Once you do, click once on thier photo to highlight it.
Step 7
Under Patient sim, select the USE button. Your sims picture will now appear in the first box.
Step 8
Now you will select the EXPORT option at the top of this window. It will open up a save screen into your Saved Sims folder. You can rename the sim or leave it as the file name
SimPE gives you. Hit save.
Step 9
Close SimPe.
Open Body Shop
Step 10
Go to Build or Clone sims.
Sort through your list of custom made sims if you have any in body shop. The sim you just exported may not always show as the first sim, so sort through until you find him or her. And select the CLONE option at the bottom of your body shop window.
This will create a duplicate of the sim you just extracted.
Hit the check mark to save the sim.
Now back up and select "Package Sims" from the body shop main menu.
Package your sim to a sims2package file and Thats it!
*****MAKE SURE YOU PACKAGE THE CLONE OF THE EXTRACTED SIM****
You've just packaged up a born in game sim and can share him with your friends. I hope this helps some of youw ho had trouble with this like I did. Good Luck!
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