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'''Custom content''' is fan-generated content made by players for players. Custom content has always been a part of [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]], at least for the PC and Mac games in it. The term "custom content" generally wasn't used when talking about content for ''[[The Sims]]'', but much was made and quite a lot is still available. With the release of ''[[The Sims 2]]'', EA/Maxis began referring to user-made content as "custom content", and the usage caught on.▼
▲'''Custom content''' is fan-generated content made by players for players. Custom content has always been a part of [[The Sims series]], at least for the PC and Mac games in it. The term "custom content" generally wasn't used when talking about content for ''[[The Sims]]'', but much was made and quite a lot is still available. With the release of ''[[The Sims 2]]'', EA/Maxis began referring to user-made content as "custom content", and the usage caught on.
''The Sims'' does not distinguish between custom content and Maxis content, but ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3'' do. In these games, custom content is marked with a "star", which is basically an asterisk. In ''The Sims 4 c''ustom content is marked by a wrench icon.
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Installing custom content in ''The Sims 3'' requires some instructions and framework. Read the instructions [https://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game%20Help:TS3%20CC%20Basics here] to learn how to get custom content to work in the game.
== What is Custom Content? ==
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Objects are another popular type of custom content. Customizing an object often involves recoloring all or part of it, but may involve changing its shape. Some creators have even made what are effectively new objects and creators with programming skills can even make completely new functional objects.
Custom walls and floors have always been popular, as have custom lots, houses, and buildings. ''The Sims 2'' allows custom terrain (made in SimCity 4), [[neighborhood]]s, and [[sub-neighborhood]]s. The [[Create
A particular sub-class of custom content is default replacements. Despite the name, a default replacement does not literally ''replace'' anything in the game's files. Instead, a default replacement is made so that it will be used instead of one of the game's default items. Because of this, a default replacement may not show the custom-content indicator. Default-replacement items are often used to address issues that players may have with a default item. Some players also use default replacements for genetic items such as eyes.
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