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{{Infobox website
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}}'''SimWardrobe''', or '''Paladin's Place''', was the home of many useful user created [[tool]]s for ''[[The Sims]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2]]'', up to and including ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life|Apartment Life]]''. 'Paladin' created the site in 2001, but the site was not updated after October 2, 2008. In late June 2011, the site became unavailable for a while, but started operating again by mid-July 2011. In May 2015, the domain appeared to have expired, although the URL http://www.paladins-place.org/main.htm was still available. The domain was renewed in June 2015, but both domains expired again in June 2017. As of January 2018, the site is no longer available. Many of the website's downloads have since been archived on [https://simfileshare.net/folder/87829/ Sim File Share].<ref>https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=5225739</ref> Additionally, archived copies of the site are still available on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140601210838/http://www.simwardrobe.com/ Wayback Machine].
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'''SimWardrobe''' or '''Paladin's Place''' is the home of many useful user created [[tool]]s for ''[[The Sims]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2]]'', up to and including ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life|Apartment Life]]''. 'Paladin' created the site in 2001, but the site was not updated after October 2, 2008. However, most links still function. In late June, 2011, the site became unavailable for a while, but is operating again as of mid-July, 2011.
 
The site also featuresfeatured 'fixes' for [[Maxis]] created [[Glitches|bugs]], custom objects and a few lots. It also featured custom objects for ''The Sims'', almost all of which were located in three "lofts" that used free hosting services. OnlyThe services used by "Loft 1" and "Loft 3" no longer exist. Most of the pages in "Loft 2" could still functionsbe viewed, but the hosting service it used no longer allows the objects to be downloaded. The objects can be downloaded at [http://www.simthing.net/sims1/swobjects.htm SimThing.net].
 
There iswas an option to donate money to the site through [http://www.paypal.com Paypal]PayPal, though it is unknownnot known if theydonations willwould reach the owner.
 
Clicking the 'Support' button on the site takestook youusers to what was the [http://drealm.info/simlogical/slforum/index.php#9 SimLogical forum]. The link is now dead, but clicking on the button would load a page which noted that 'Paladin' is retired and that support iswas not available.
 
A notable tool from SimWardrobe is the Hack Conflict Detection Utility which can detect any hacks and mods for ''The Sims 2'' that may conflict with each other.
 
==Availability==
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==Ads==
The site features many in-line ads by [http://www.google.com Google].
 
==Tools and mods==
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This tool allows players to extract [[NPC]] character files from the Maxis FAR files, and change the clothes and head of those NPCs.
 
====SimCategorizerSimCatgorizer====
This tool allows players to change the price of an object, control where it appears in the catalog, and select which available [[Sub-neighborhood#The Sims|community areas]] it will be available in. Players can also edit the description.
 
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===The Sims 2===
These tools do not require installation other than being extracted to a folder.
In a support forum post dated March 4, 2007,<ref>Retrieved via the {{Wayback Machine. The archived post is [http://web.archive.org/web/20090507070019/|url=http://s3.freepowerboards.com/simwardrobe/viewtopic.php?p=53|date=20090507070019|title=Windows Vista Support - SimWardrobe's Nifty Support Forum - This is a support forum for SimWardrobe's objects and programs for The Sims here]2.}}</ref> it was noted that both the NPC Replacer and the Sims 2 Categorizer use a DirectX DLL (dx8vb.dll) that was not included with Vista. The download links in the archived post are dead. An update noted that, as of April 2007, it appeared that Vista would retrieve the missing DLL; however, it is not clear if it will currently do that, or if later versions of Windows will do it.
 
====Hack Conflict detectionDetection utilityUtility====
This tool allows players to scan their mods for ''The Sims 2'' to see if any conflict with one another. The tool lists conflicting mods in the order the game loads them. For instance, if Mod A and Mod B modify the same code, and Mod B appears below Mod A in the utility, the code in Mod B will be used in the game.<ref>http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Load_Order</ref><ref>https://modthesims.info/t/478024</ref>
 
Players should note that it has been known to stop responding if switched to the background.
This tool allows players to scan their mods for ''The Sims 2'' to see if any conflict with one another.
 
====NPC Replacer====
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==See also==
*[[Tool]]s
 
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==External links==
*[http://simwardrobe.com/ SimWardrobe]{{Deadlink}}
*[https://simfileshare.net/folder/87829/ SimWardrobe's archived mods] at Sim File Share
 
 
 
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