Now in the right-hand column tick the items you want to add to your game.No need to tick the other items already in your possession.Same applies for the Update (if you have the latest version already of course) When you have the base game already make sure to tick that item in the left column.A new folder game-cracked will be created but you can safely ignore or even delete that folder afterwards.Tick Yes when prompted about legit base game.

The folder Game can then be used to start your legal game with access to the Gallery)

When you tick yes a new folder Game-cracked will be created and you’ll have to start your game from Game-cracked.

This no longer works - do not attempt to place custom content in Program Files and do not use Monkey Bars or Helper Monkey to install your content.

Very old versions of The Sims 3 (prior to the release of World Adventures and its patch) would have mods and content in the Program Files directory.

The file is safe and necessary to install mods on The Sims 3. This is because it's a '.cfg' file, not because it's malware.

The 'Resource.cfg' file may trigger some antivirus software programs.

If you start up your game and get no intro animation, nor any sparkles when placing walls or fences, everything is working. The Packages folder will already have two files in it ('nobuildsparkles.package' and 'nointro.package') so you'll be able to check if your mods will work.

The FrameworkSetup file will contain the necessary framework for your mods - a folder named Overrides, a folder named Packages, and a file named 'Resource.cfg'.Again, the location of The Sims 3 documents folder is Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3. Select The Sims 3 documents folder when asked where to extract the contents of the zip file to. You need a program such as Winzip, WinRAR, or the free alternative 7-zip to Extract the contents of a zip file. Extract the contents of the Zip file to The Sims 3 documents folder.

Installing sims 3 mods package file