How to Create a Neighborhood in the Sims

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open Sim City 4 and select a city.

   You have three sizes of cities in SC4 (small medium and large).
   
   Only small ones will load for The Sims
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   Step 2: Play the city

   You can add lakes, rivers, etc.
   
   Make sure there is enough land left when you're done to add roads. , Add roads, bridges, and trees to suit. , This will be the preview for The Sims
   2. ,,,,, Select create custom neighborhood, then select Yes on the pop-up. , When it's done loading, your neighborhood will officially be in TS2.
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   Step 3: then terraform your neighborhood to make it more realistic and pretty.

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   Step 4: Click "Establish City" and name your new city.

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   Step 5: Take a screenshot of your neighborhood.

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   Step 6: Save and close SimCity 4

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   Step 7: Put both the .sc4 file and .png file in your C:\Users\\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\SC4Terrains\ folder.

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   Step 8: Rename both files to whatever you like (They both have to have the same name).

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   Step 9: If you want to fit your neighborhood screenshot to the proper size for a preview

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    Step 10: use paint to change the size to 300x255 pixels.

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    Step 11: Open up The Sims 2.

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    Step 12: Select the neighborhood you just made

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    Step 13: name it

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    Step 14: and hit play.

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