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[[File:Website_sims_3_exchange.jpg|thumb|250px|The Sims 3 Exchange.]] |
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'''The Exchange''' is the official place where creators can share their [[custom content]] for ''The Sims 1, 2 and 3''. It is a community feature made available by [[Electronic Arts]]. It is free to up- and download from The Exchange once |
'''The Exchange''' is the official place where creators can share their [[custom content]] for ''The Sims 1, 2 and 3''. It is a community feature made available by [[Electronic Arts]]. It is free to up- and download from The Exchange once the player registers as a user. There is not a single Exchange for the entire series. Each game has its own site, with its own Exchange, which operates in its own way, according to its own rules. |
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Revision as of 14:52, 27 June 2010
The Exchange is the official place where creators can share their custom content for The Sims 1, 2 and 3. It is a community feature made available by Electronic Arts. It is free to up- and download from The Exchange once the player registers as a user. There is not a single Exchange for the entire series. Each game has its own site, with its own Exchange, which operates in its own way, according to its own rules.
The Sims
The Exchange for The Sims has sections for families, as well as for lots for the various community areas. In general, downloads from this Exchange do not include any custom content used on the lots or any custom skins worn by the Sims in a family.
Notes
This Exchange no longer allows uploading. Downloading may work, but much data on this Exchange was lost in a major crash in early 2008, and was never restored. Downloading from this Exchange will not work with browsers other than Internet Explorer, though users of other browsers can view family albums.
The Sims 2
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Patch
There is a known 'Error code 5' bug with the Sims 2 Exchange. A patch can be downloaded to fix the issue here: http://thesims2.ea.com/community/Sims2SSLPatcher.exe (0.2 Mb)
The Sims 3
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Notes
Some creators do not appreciate their work being uploaded to The Exchange. They'd rather upload their work to communities such as ModTheSims. Pay sites in particular are imploring people not to redistribute their content on The Exchange as it is free to use, though there are no legal ramifications to doing so.[1]
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