and the problem is solved.  i actually forgot there was a second file.  thanks for bringing that up.  after downloading that, i did everything as i had done it before, and it worked.  strange that putting both the files provided in a Mods/Packages file wouldnt work, but oh well.  thank you for your help.

to Tangie:

I put the .package in the Sims 3 directory under program files.  where it installs.  i use Windows Vista.  originally, i just made a mods/packages directory, which didnt work.  so i deleted that and did monkey installer, which didnt seem to work.  so i uninstalled and added framework, which did not help.  I do not know why this is not working.  i am following the given instructions.

Everyone who feels the need to be insulting:
Congrats on telling me the basic things I did before I had the problem.  I read the manual, i did the custom options, too.  the problem i am having is that is not installing correctly for whatever reason.  I figured the people on the forum corresponding to the damn mod could give some insight to this problem.  forgive me for thinking too highly of you.

ok so i included supreme commander in the .package and didnt see anything new when clicking on my sim. same goes for ctrl+click not living with me.  curiously, i also cannont type "showconfig"  it says it is an unknown command.

Place in TS3/Mods/Packages. Requires Hack Framework. did that
Install optional configuration package.  did that
Delete the file MYDOCU~1/ELECTR~1/THESIM~1/scriptcache.package.  did that

As i previously mentioned, i can not get this to work anywhere.  I followed the install instructions, so it shoul work, right?  At least, that is how i work my readmes.

ok what am i doing wrong? i am new to this.   i downloaded AwesomeMod and both Delphy's Framework Install Monkey For Dummies and framework.zip.

unpacked framework as per instructions and installed install monkey as well. used the monkey first.  as far as I can tell, it is installed correctly, the .package is in the mods/packages directory and i deleted scriptcache.package.

however, i see no signs that the mod is actually in the game.  i have checked the options while in game and they are just vanilla TS3 otions.  what should i do? please help me.