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How do you install store items in Sims 3?

After purchasing items from The Sims 3 Store, they will appear in your Launcher. In your Launcher, click the Downloads button to see the items you have purchased and/or downloaded. Select the items you would like to install into your game by checking the boxes next to them. Click the Install button.
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How do you install store content on Sims 3?

In case that's what's happening, try this:
  1. Open the Sims 3 Launcher and log into your account.
  2. Select Go to Store (this should open The Sims 3 website).
  3. Select an item to download, and click Download. ...
  4. The launcher should open and download your item.
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Where does Sims 3 store content go?

3) Once you've downloaded all the content from your Purchase History, open up your Downloads Folder in the game file to access your content. Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 > Downloads.
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Why wont my Sims 3 install store content?

Re: Sims 3 store content will not install

Try the following: Close your game and launcher. Go to documents\electronicarts\thesims3 and move the folder DCCache to your desktop (this is ALL your custom content, so if you have 3rd party content as well, you might wanna just move the *. ebc files as well as the missingdeps ...
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How do you access the store on sims?

To purchase your store lot, have your Sim click the cash register icon in the interface to open the Store Panel, then click the dropdown box and click to add a store lot. If the game is paused, you'll need to unpause it to proceed.
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Does The Sims 3 store still work?

@mathematics654 Yes, the store still works just fine. I bought something yesterday. (Sometimes it's necessary to clear your browser caches to get it to work, or to switch to Firefox.)
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How do you open a store in Sims 3?

The Sims 3 does not contain the "Open for Business" content of The Sims 2. Your sims may purchase these venues using the phone, which then produce money weekly. Additionally, your sims may also purchase properly pre-zoned lots and build these venues upon them.
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How do I import custom content into sims?

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Is Sims custom content legal?

You may state that your Mods are for The Sims 4 and/or for a specific game expansion pack. Mods must be non-commercial and distributed free-of-charge. Mods cannot be sold, licensed, or rented for a fee, nor can Mods contain features that would support monetary transactions of any type.
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Why is my custom content not in Sims?

Select Options to enter the Game Options menu. Go down to the Other tab, then make sure the Enable Custom Content and Mods box is green and checked. If not, apply changes. You'll also want to make sure your Script Mods Allowed box is green and checked.
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How to download Sims mods?

These are the steps you'll need to follow to install mods or custom content (CC) in The Sims 4 on PC or Mac:
  1. Download the mod or CC from the internet.
  2. Open the zipped folder it will come in.
  3. Drag the unzipped files into your mods folder. ...
  4. Now that the files are in the folder, boot up your copy of The Sims 4.
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How does The Sims 3 store work?

How can I buy something in the Store ? To buy something in the Sims 3 Store you need to buy Simpoints first. Simpoints can be bought by Credit Card, paypal or other means, depending on the country you are in. Some countries don't have an option to buy Simpoints at all but you can also acquire them through Origin.
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How do retail stores work in the Sims?

Once you have purchased your store you just need to set some items for sale, open the store, and customers will begin to appear. The retail store above was created by placing a cash register and display shelf in a pagoda in a starter home garden. As you can see customers will still visit and you can make sales.
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How do you open the store?

How to Open a Retail Store
  1. Generate an idea and business plan. ...
  2. Choose a name for your retail store. ...
  3. Cover your legal basics. ...
  4. Find the right location. ...
  5. Create a personalized experience. ...
  6. Build vendor relationships. ...
  7. Explore marketing opportunities. ...
  8. Plan for a grand opening.
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Can Sims go to jail Sims 3?

Sims who are in the Criminal career track in The Sims 3 run the risk of being sent to jail every time they go to work. If a criminal is sent to jail, they cannot be promoted on that day and job performance may suffer.
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How do I get my Sims 3 packages to work?

What to Know
  1. In Game Launcher, go to Updates > install available patches. Next, download and install . sims3pack.
  2. Install . Sim files by unzipping files and moving them to SavedSims folder. Open the game.
  3. Install . package files manually by moving them to the Mods folder in your The Sims 3 folder.
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Is Sims 5 being worked on?

After plenty of rumours and speculation, The Sims 5 is official. It is being developed under the codename "Project Rene" and is still some way off from release, but the team behind it confirmed some details during The Sims Summit streamed online on 18 October 2022.
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Can you have a retail store in Sims 3?

From the options Sims can purchase a restaurant or a retail store, as well as purchase more than one of each.
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How do retail stores work?

Retailers typically don't manufacture their own items. They purchase goods from a manufacturer or a wholesaler and sell these goods to consumers in small quantities. Retailing is the distribution process of a retailer obtaining goods or services and selling them to customers for use.
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Can your sim live in a retail store?

One major drawback to the Get To Work expansion is that our Sims cannot live at their business. The business system in the expansion is also restricted to retail stores only; other types of ownable businesses like cafes, gyms, daycares, nightclubs, etc, aren't possible.
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What is Sims 3 store content?

The Sims 3 Store. The Sims 3 Store offers exclusive items and room sets from hairstyles and outfits to furniture and architectural items. Game Update 1.8/2.3 allows players to shop the Store while playing The Sims 3. Worlds - This category has premium worlds, pre-populated with lots and Sims.
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How do you activate Sims mods?

How to install mods and CC on Windows
  1. Download your mod or CC of choice.
  2. Unzip the download, if it's a .rar or .zip file.
  3. Move the unzipped files to the mods folder. ...
  4. Open The Sims 4.
  5. Open the options, and then select the “game options” tab.
  6. Select the “other” tab.
  7. Make sure “enable custom content and mods” is checked.
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Why can't I download mods for Sims?

Sometimes the problem lies in incompatibility. To check mod compatibility with your game version, check out its download page. You can usually find mod compatibility and game version requirements there. If the mod is made for an older or newer version of Sims 4, it won't appear in the game.
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Why is CC not showing up in Sims 3?

Re: Cc won't show up on sims 3

package needs to go in Mods\Packages, just like mods do. Any cc in Sims3Pack form needs to go in Downloads, where it can then be installed via the launcher.
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