#HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM MAP IN SIMS 3 INSTALL#
#HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM MAP IN SIMS 3 CODE#

So now you have the Create a World Tool installed on your PC but if you try to run it you will get an error saying that it can't find your Sims 3 content after which it closes without starting. If you recieve an error accessing the registry at this point, please go to the bottom of the Help section in this guide.

#HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM MAP IN SIMS 3 INSTALL#

Now you should be able to install the Create a World Tool on your PC. Windows will ask if you want the program to make changes to your computer, select yes and it will make the changes to your Windows registry. Now go to where you saved the file to and double click on it to run it. reg as shown in the picture below and hit save. Make note of where you are saving the file to, then at the bottom of the 'Save as' box that comes up, change 'Save as type' to 'All Files', give your file a name then change the.

#HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM MAP IN SIMS 3 CODE#

PLEASE NOTE If you do not have Steam and/or The Sims 3 installed to the default location you will need to alter the 'Install Dir' and 'ExePath' lines of code to show the correct path! If you are not sure of the correct path please go to the third section of this guide titled Help.ДЄfter pasting the code into notepad and making any necessary changes go to File->Save as at the top left. 'Install Dir'='c:\steam\steamapps\common\the sims 3'

To get it to install you need to open notepad and copy and paste the following code If you try to install straight away it will tell you that you need to have Sims 3 installed and installation will fail as the Create a World tool does not recognise the Steam version of Sims 3's installation. I have followed the steps outlined in this guide and it has worked for me without any issues however you make these changes at your own risk!ДЇirst, download the Create a World Tool from The Sims 3 website -> *WARNING!* Making changes to the Windows registry incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Getting the Create a World tool to work with the Steam version of the game requires edits to the Windows registry. I'm going to preface this guide by saying that by far the simplest way to get the Create a World Tool working is to register your game on The Sims 3 website then download and install the game through Origin.

How to create a custom map in sims 3