Can someone here remind me how to install Sims 2 package files to the game? I have the Ultimate Collection in Origin if that helps. I have the old TSR challenge files in my Google Drive folder. I just don't remember how to actually install them in my game? I have WinZip on my laptop but it's not working. The files want to open in Adobe for some reason and that won't let me install them, obviously. Help?
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If you mean to open the files themselves to edit them, you need a program called S2PE. That's got a bit of a learning curve though.
How CC installs depends on what format it is in when you download it.
Many CC items online are put into some form of compression file first. Be it .zip or .rar or .7z.
Inside of that may be a couple different file types:
.package
.sims2pack
The former just gets put into the downloads folder. You don't double click on it at all (unless it's a mod that you're modifying)
The latter you double click on and it opens an installer that installs the package (either the EA installer or a custom installer such as Sims2Pack Clean Installer).
If you download mods, CC objects, and/or clothes on their own, they are typically downloaded as just .package files.
If you download lots or Sims, those are typically downloaded as .sims2pack files and many of them contain CC objects/clothes inside of them as the creator used the CC in the build/Sim.
Here's some instructions on how to add them to your game.
https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Game_guide:Installing_custom_content
https://www.thesimsresource.com/helpcenter/view-post/post/23073/Installing The Sims 2 Downloads/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9r4ch5m4mc
What is the CC item?
Maybe you'll get lucky and someone browsing here has that item or knows where you can get that item again (maybe not exact same, but recolors of it).
They were challenge household package lots from The Sims Resource. I did have the College Adjuster that was released after The Sims 2 University though. I found out that also stopped working so I deleted that too.