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How To Install Vacation Lots For 'The Sims Vacation'

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

Here's How:

  1. Open zip file and find out the file type of the lot. It will either be .iff or .vil.
  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 .vil file to: \The Sims\UserData\Import\
  4. Open "The Sims."
  5. Open Vacation Island.
  6. Click the import button (top of the screen), and choose the lot you wish to import.

Tips:

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

What You Need:

  • Zipping Program
  • "The Sims"
  • "Vacation" Expansion Pack

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