Mk thanks everyone for clearing that up for me!!

Hmmm... okay i think i understand now...

So as a basic list if i use antiredundancy and the other anti hacks then the list could be

30 townies, 10 downtownies, 5 tourist families, 20 dormies, 6 strays

NPCs could be maid, gardener, repairman, animal trainer, 10 hobby enthusiasts, m/f grand vamps, and mr big/diva

and any others i forgot will just spawn when needed?

thanks for helping to clear up all the confusion for me.  that 22 page post on template is a bit fluffy....  lol

Ahhh so the npc are not important.... is there a way in-game to change them then to names that i want them to have and clothes that i deem appropriate?

thanks for the info on the townies and downtownies

For FT and BV i only want the Maxis playables and the the townies they know...

as for the "others"   i was wondering about how many townies, downtownies, tourists, ect. to make

NPCs i would like to know the specifics on the names of posistions that i should make  I.E. the hobbyist leaders, the food judge, ect and if there is more than one needed to create a customized neighborhood....

thanks for quick replies tho 

Hey all im sorry if this is already covered, but i was wondering if there was a master list somewhere of all the NPCs, townie numbers, downtownie numbers, ect. for the expansions...  I would make one myself, but windows service pack 2 explodes my computer everytime i use it so right now i cant use the newest simPe...

Also on another note has anyone invented the BV or FT Maxis only files?  I just installed those and want to play around with the maxis characters, but dont want or need the extra useless crap it supposedly adds in....

thanks in advance for any help!