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    help with custom skintones?

    xxmadzxxxxmadzxx Posts: 126 New Member
    in The Sims 3 General Discussion
    hi everyone, well i want to get better skintones but all of the custom ones i see say replace the default one and you need to delte this default one before you place this new one. What i want to know is where i can find the sims3 default skintone to delete it and where i place the new skintone once it is downloaded?
    please helpp me!

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      aarinaarin Posts: 7,260 New Member
      edited August 2009
      Read the directions.

      The .package file goes into your Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages folder.

      You must delete the simcompositorcache file from your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder. This will cause your sims in-game to regenerate with the new skin replacement.
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      RenitaRenita Posts: 2,242 Member
      edited August 2009
      You have to delete other Default Skintones, but if you don't have any, then just place this one in your packages folder. :)
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      happybirthdayrickhappybirthdayrick Posts: 623 New Member
      edited August 2009
      You might be reading it wrong because I have a custom skin tone and I didn't have to delete the default skin tone.

      Just download the custom skin and see if it works.
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      aarinaarin Posts: 7,260 New Member
      edited August 2009
      You indeed do not need to delete the default skin already present in the game. The .package file simply overrides the file by itself.

      You only need to delete the cache file to make sure the new skin actually appears in game properly.
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      xxmadzxxxxmadzxx Posts: 126 New Member
      edited August 2009
      i did put it in my packages folder but when i went on create a sim i didnt notice anything different about the skintone so it didnt work?
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      aarinaarin Posts: 7,260 New Member
      edited August 2009
      Did you delete your simcompositorcache file?
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      xxmadzxxxxmadzxx Posts: 126 New Member
      edited August 2009
      no but wont deleting that like screw my game up??
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      aarinaarin Posts: 7,260 New Member
      edited August 2009
      It's a cache file. The game regenerates a new one if there is none present.
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      xxmadzxxxxmadzxx Posts: 126 New Member
      edited August 2009
      o okayy thanks :D
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      cookie36cookie36 Posts: 274 New Member
      edited August 2009
      oh btw if you want a really great skintone replacement i suggest you dollyreplacement skintones from garden of shadows. ive tried every other and so far dolly´s is the best one because it works great for every body shape , gender, faces and bodies alike. and you dont need to install faces and bodies seperatly but it will install both all at once.
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