The mods folder HAS to be in C:\Users\Gumball\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 (Gumball is an example for your profile name, don't copy and paste this expecting it to work), otherwise it won't work. First of all, that won't work because you're putting it in the wrong location. Now, before you start making those folders in the local files of this game, DON'T. Almost every mod you install (I'll get into this later) will come in a. In order to start modding The Sims 3, you need a base folder, with a base file, and another folder called 'packages'.

[_Ĭhances are, if you've stumbled upon this guide, you want to mod your game! I don't really need to get into any sort of introduction, because I'm 99% sure you know what a mod is already. I HIGHLY recommend 7-zip because it's free, fast, and efficent. rar that Windows can not normally extract. I HIGHLY recommend getting a file extraction program. This guide is for WINDOWS ONLY! If you stumbled upon this page looking for Mac instructions (even though, to my knowledge, Steam only has the PC version), look elsewhere!