Being a Free Member:

As a free member on TSR you can freely download all our free files (roughly 80% of our files are free). The free content is produced by members of the community and hosted/shared here at The Sims Resource for free.

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Being a Subscriber:

As a subscriber on TSR you can download all our files, including those created by our Featured Artists. This content is of very high quality and updated with new exciting sets every day. Have a look at our list of Featured Artists here. As a subscriber you also have the following perks:

• » Access to All Downloads:
  You have full access to all downloads in our archives, while free members cannot download Featured Artist creations.
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  » Unlimited Bandwidth:
  While all free members are limited in their bandwidth usage, you are not. We have dedicated servers available to subscribers only which means you are always first in line with no download delays at all.
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  » Subscriber Tools: With the TSR Wizard you can automatically install/uninstall anything on TSR directly into your game, without having to download, unzip and manually put it in the correct folder. With the download basket you can place up to 200 items in a queue and then install them all in one go.
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  » No Advertising: As a subscriber you won't see any advertising on TSR while browsing and downloading.
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  » Community Tools: As a subscribed artist you have your own personal guestbook in which you can communicate with your fans and receive your well deserved praise.

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More Info

If you need further assistance in using TSR, please visit our excellent Sims 2 Discussions Forums (you need to be registered to be able to post)

Downloading and Installing Custom Content

Most people come to TSR to download from our archive of custom content (currently 582,670 files), so let us get you started quickly and easily with a couple of examples. Below you can see how the creations are presented on our downloads pages, but first some introduction to the main download methods we provide.

Different Download Options

To the right of the preview images below you can see 3 buttons, each representing a different method on downloading the creation. Here we describe the first two, which are available to both subscribers and free members.

Sims2Pack Files are the easiest to use if you prefer to download and store files rather than just drop them into your game. Downloaded as a .Sims2Pack file (a self installing package), you download the file and save it anywhere on your PC. Click on the downloaded file to run it and you will see the Installer open up which lists all of the components included. Click Install to add the creations to your game the next time it starts.

ZIP Files are for use by anyone that wants to have full control over their files. Once downloaded you can store the .zip anywhere you like, but will need to extract the game files into your game folders manually, but you can put them in your own unique folder structure if you choose. This option is for the experts really, and not a good place to start!

(Subscribers Only) The TSR Wizard is the quickest and easiest option, installing individual items at the click of a link (complete design sets can be installed with the wizard if you put it in the download basket). Spend time browsing the site, adding content to your download basket as you go. When you're finished, hit the install link and all of your selected items will be installed to your Sims 1 or Sims 2 game, and will be available the next time you load it up. That's it - quick, simple and fun (just like real shopping)! The TSR Wizard is explained in detail here.

(Subscribers Only) The Download Basket lets you put items in a "shopping basket" for later download either as a ZIP, a Sims2Pack, or directly installed with the Wizard.

For more help on installing the downloads properly check out our Installation Guide »