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How To Install Downtown Lots in "The Sims Hot Date"

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Below are instructions for installing Downtown lots into your game. Two methods are described, depending on which file type you downloaded.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: > 5 Minutes

Here's How:

  1. Open zip file and find out the file type of the lot. It will either be .iff or .dtl.
  2. For .iff - Extract file to thesims\userdata##\houses\. Replace ## with the neighborhood number you want to use the lot in. The lot is now installed.
  3. For .dtl - Unzip the .dlt file to: \The Sims\UserData\Import\
  4. Open "The Sims."
  5. For .dlt files: Click the import button, and choose the lot you wish to import.
  6. For .iff files: The lot should appear automatically.

Tips:

  1. Each neighborhood has it's own Downtown. If you want to use a lot in more then one neighborhood you will have to extract it to each one.

What You Need:

  • "The Sims"
  • Zipping Program
  • "Hot Date" Expansion Pack

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