Game guide:How to delete a Sim correctly: Difference between revisions

Since the original tutorial was written, a modder by the name "Theo" wrote a plugin for SimPE that made the Windows Explorer and SimPE steps a bit easier. Instructions on how to use the plugin can be found [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=504497 here]. The plugin can be downloaded [http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php?topic=8188.msg160709#msg160709 here] (login required) or [http://web.archive.org/web/20120219234708/http://theos.chewbakkas.net/tools/sim-deleter-tool.html here] (no login required, archived via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine).

Please note that this technique is '''not perfect'''. While this is nonetheless safer than the in-game delete button, it still has the potential to leave your neighborhood unplayable. Always remember to [http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Back_Ups back up] your neighborhood before attempting. If you are simply trying to get rid of an unwanted Sim, simply kill them, click on their urn/gravestone, select "Move to Community Lot", move them out, and then load and save the destination lot to make sure the graves were delivered safely. It's best to have a designated "cemetery lot" that you can send the graves to. Graves sent to these lots do not have to be visited, and the ghosts can't leave the lot to cause any trouble!