I broke it - need to import unpacked sims into clean game

[porkypine]

   Yep.  I brokeded it.       My computer suffered a fatal cof sudden evacuation of the blotated download folder.  It didn't like an empty download folder and refused to reload the game past 29MB - It would just drop out of queue.   (thats what I get for trying to make sure no CC got uploaded to the Exchange.)  Anyhow...  Placing the CC back into the download folder didn't work (probably messed up the neighborhooodmanager.package file... so  I 'saved' the crashed game and reinstalled it.

I've tried several things (one at a time per restart) I copied the neighborhood back into game the and restarted.  The game is cranky, but it opens.  I can see the lots and sims and enter the lots but I am unable to pack them to a file.  I can move the sim fmailies into the family bin and on to a 1x3 empty lot but I can't pack that either.

I want to extract the sims from the game so I can reinstall them into a clean game. Using Sim2pack clean installer, I identified my sims from the (broken) backup and copied those files in succession to teleport, Download, neighborhood n002 character folder, etc. When I open the game, the sims aren't in the bin.  the only place they'll appear is when I put the 'broken' neighborhood manager.package file in teh neighborhood folder.  Theh I can see them in their lots but I can't extract them..

Any ideas?  way to fix it.  :0)  Help is appreciated.

Thanks! 

[BlueSoup]

Well, I'll do my best at answering, but I'm not sure I completely understand you.

First off, if you have NL, do you have the NL patch?  Because there is a fix for terrain paints in it and from what you describe with the crashing while trying to package lots, that sounds like the corrupted terrain paints issue.

And as for exporting and saving your Sims, you can do that with SimPE (except someone else will have to explain how, or you can do a search), because I don't know exactly how.

[Nec]

If you open the neighborhood file in SimPE, go to Sim Surgery, select the sim you want and then "use", then select extract. Put the extracted file (it will be their character file number) into your SavedSims folder, open body shop. Clone the sim, save. Now clone the clone (important!), and save. delete the first clone and the other one should disappear as well. You will be left with a functional clone you can package and install, or just leave it so you can select it in CAS. I would only do one or two at a time to avoid confusion, and make sure the character file and the first clone files are deleted. Might take a while, and you will have to redo their aspirations, personalities, etc., but you will be able to get them all back.

lol...hi Blue

[BlueSoup]

Yay, you explained how to do it!

Heya Nec. 

[porkypine]

If you open the neighborhood file in SimPE, go to Sim Surgery, select the sim you want and then "use", then select extract. Put the extracted file (it will be their character file number) into your SavedSims folder, open body shop. Clone the sim, save. Now clone the clone (important!), and save. delete the first clone and the other one should disappear as well. You will be left with a functional clone you can package and install, or just leave it so you can select it in CAS. I would only do one or two at a time to avoid confusion, and make sure the character file and the first clone files are deleted. Might take a while, and you will have to redo their aspirations, personalities, etc., but you will be able to get them all back.

lol...hi Blue

hey thanks nec.  I think you deserve at least a quarter for that one.  :0)

[porkypine]

Well, I'll do my best at answering, but I'm not sure I completely understand you.

First off, if you have NL, do you have the NL patch?  Because there is a fix for terrain paints in it and from what you describe with the crashing while trying to package lots, that sounds like the corrupted terrain paints issue.

And as for exporting and saving your Sims, you can do that with SimPE (except someone else will have to explain how, or you can do a search), because I don't know exactly how.

Thanks for answering BlueSoup.  I have OFB.   By the way...   Why do all so-called fathers-suck?   

[BlueSoup]

 By the way...   Why do all so-called fathers-suck?   

Very long story, but rest assured that they do.

[Nec]

hey thanks nec.  I think you deserve at least a quarter for that one.  :0)

No problem. Thanks...I needed one more quarter for the washer 

[DrBeast]

Hmm...you actually clone TWICE in BodyShop?

[Nec]

Hmm...you actually clone TWICE in BodyShop?

Yes, for some reason the first clone seems to hold on to werid data. Don't understand it, but it seems to be the case.

[DrBeast]

Damn, didn't know about that. Maybe that's why some patient NPC Sims are showing as Unlinked in SimPE after I deleted their clones. I only cloned once. Crap!