Please help!

iRichesse

Ok, so I've been stumped for 2 days on how to fix this and I really would like to use mods from TSR!

I attempt to download a mod for Stealthic's Paradox Female Hair, which comes in a .package
I look at it in the folder, and the icon shows the little stack of books you'd see with WinRAR.
I click on the Download and here's the error message I receive:

'The archive is either in unknown format or damaged.'

If you could PLEASE help me figure out how to fix this, I would be so grateful!

rosemow

Hello.
The mod file may be in rar form . Try downloading a zip program such as 7zip and extracting the mod out of the rar fie.
The download link for 7zip is
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

iRichesse

rosemow wrote: »

Hello.
The mod file may be in rar form . Try downloading a zip program such as 7zip and extracting the mod out of the rar fie.]

Thank you so much for replying so quickly! But, what type of download would you think I should get? (.exe, .7z, .msi) I own a 64-bit laptop.

I hope this doesn't come across as a dumb question! I would just hate to download the wrong thing and get frustrated any further.

iRichesse

Ok, so I attempted to 'Extract Here' from the WinRAR mod I was talking about earlier after I downloaded the '.exe' version of 7-Zip, and it came up with the message:

'Cannot open file as archive.'

I believe it had failed to extract. Any thoughts?

rosemow

Hello.
Have you extracted the package file out of the folder that it came in?
If you haven't, try downloading winrar to extract the file out of the folder
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

iRichesse

The package didn't download as a folder, it downloaded as a single .package
Was I supposed to put it in a folder?

Also, I have already downloaded WinRAR.

I'm sorry if I'm bothering you with idiotic questions. I'm just not sure how to do this. Haha.

rosemow

Hello.
You are not bothering at all!
The file is placed into the documents- electronic arts -sims 4 - mods folder.

Then launch the game. Go to game options and tick the " enable custom content and mods" button which is found in :
Options | Other | Enable Custom Content and Mods. Also tick the script mods allowed button.
Exit the game. Then go back into the game again and see if the cc appears then.

These links explain about cc and mods
http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_4_Package_Files
http://sims-online.com/install-mods-custom-content-sims-4-tutorial/
http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/tutorials/mods-cc.php

iRichesse

Oh my goodness, I found the problem! Apparently, I had an extra folder with the same name 'Mod.' I deleted that folder, uninstalled 7-Zip and WinRAR, then moved the .package files into the old Mod file and BOOM! All the struggling had finally paid off!

Thank you so much for being so patient with me! I can be such a dunce sometimes! Haha!

rosemow

iRichesse wrote: »

Oh my goodness, I found the problem! Apparently, I had an extra folder with the same name 'Mod.' I deleted that folder, uninstalled 7-Zip and WinRAR, then moved the .package files into the old Mod file and BOOM! All the struggling had finally paid off!

Thank you so much for being so patient with me! I can be such a dunce sometimes! Haha!

I am glad that the issue had been fixed now Happy simming!

Starrtiger723

I know this is really old but I am having a similar issue and cannot find a solution.
I just successfully downloaded and extracted a file. But several minutes later I downloaded another file and it will not extract. Bandzip keeps saying unknown format and 7zip keeps saying cannot open as archive. I have many other CC that extracted just fine but today everything I download gets this error.

Thanks for reading!

Bananas_45

Starrtiger723 wrote: »

I know this is really old but I am having a similar issue and cannot find a solution.
I just successfully downloaded and extracted a file. But several minutes later I downloaded another file and it will not extract. Bandzip keeps saying unknown format and 7zip keeps saying cannot open as archive. I have many other CC that extracted just fine but today everything I download gets this error.

Thanks for reading!

If the file name ends with .package it does not need to be extracted it can go directly into the Mods folder.

Starrtiger723

Thank you! I was going crazy trying to figure it out!

Bananas_45

Starrtiger723 wrote: »

Thank you! I was going crazy trying to figure it out!

You're welcome!

blackroseblue24

So I had bought the Get To Work Bundle on my laptop and I'm trying to download it on my Mac computer but i can't figure out how to download it. Can someone help?

Bananas_45

blackroseblue24 wrote: »

So I had bought the Get To Work Bundle on my laptop and I'm trying to download it on my Mac computer but i can't figure out how to download it. Can someone help?

This thread for Game Mods. If you are having trouble installing game packs, you should go over to the Mac section maybe someone in this thread can assist you:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/816108/the-sims-4-help-troubleshooting-bug-thread#latest

rosemow

blackroseblue24 wrote: »

So I had bought the Get To Work Bundle on my laptop and I'm trying to download it on my Mac computer but i can't figure out how to download it. Can someone help?

Hello @blackroseblue24
I don’t play on a Mac computer, but I think that it would be the same way as for the Windows version.
Log into origin on your Mac using the same account that you used to register the base game and buy the GTW pack , then click on the Games Library section, click on the sims 4 picture, then click on the expansion pack button that is half way down the page. That will show you what expansion packs you own. You can then download/install GTW there.
These instructions are for if you bought GTW through Origin,