Deleting Maxis families is a Bad Thing?
Maygus:
Configuration: iMac with base game, all six mac-available EPs (Uni through BV), and Aspyr combo-patch.
I installed the base game and all expansion packs in one fell swoop, did the patch, and then launched the game for the first time. I entered Pleasantview and clicked the garbage-can icon to delete the duplicate Maxis families in the family bin (Traveler, Ottomas, etc) except for Cyd Roseland cuz I'm going to marry him off to Brandi Broke. The Pleasantview-only families like Burbs and Oldies are still there.
After browsing this forum, I learned that deleting sims can leave debris which causes problems. So my question is: did I do a Bad Thing? If so, is there a way to fix the problem given that I cannot run PC-based modding tools like SimPE?
(If this is a dumb question, feel free to point and laugh.) :-[
nanacake:
Well I think it's still possible for you to use empty templates at this time:
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,4306.0.html
I am using Mac and this works but the file paths to the main folders is different (installed to HD)
C:\Program Files\ means: Macintosh HD/The Sims 2/
Read the instructions carefully you will need to browse to when file paths are listed. You might have to enter admin password to change the files or get info > set permissions to read & write.
pbox:
If you've only just started playing, you can simply trash your game folder - the game will generate a new one (with a new Pleasantview, etc in it) the next time you start it. If you don't want the EAxian families, townies etc, then you should install the Empty Templates before you do so.
Maygus:
Ok, just to be safe, I deleted my "The Sims 2" folder and started over again. All of the Maxis families are back.
nanacake, thanks for the info about using empty neighborhood templates. After I gain more experience with the game, I'll try creating my own neighborhood and populating it from scratch.
eccentricgnat:
If you are running Leopard 10.5. whatever...You can down load a house-sim installer, that works somewhat like clean installer.
Here is the link:
http://www.djssims.com/index.php?category=1&subcat=5
It is the one called: Mac UnPac Version 1.0. Read the instructions on the website.
It works with Leopard, and java. I use it all the time. It seems to load the sims and houses, I am trying to remember if it is houses or just sims, to the main hard drive. Go to your Finder > Macintosh HD > and look for strange files with numbers and letters. The files will not be in a folder. Just to be safe copy them to a folder to the desktop, then move that folder to your downloads folder in the Documents > EA Games > The Sims 2 > Downloads. If you don't have such a folder make one, and make sure you capitalize the D in Downloads. Unix is very picky about folder names, etc. Put sims you install into a folder called SavedSims, in the (The Sims 2) folder. Once again make sure to capitalize the letters.
Interesting you got the large update to work, from Aspyr. It just borked my mac. It slowed it down to a crawl. I just use the first Pets patch. Good luck
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