Importing Collections into TS2

Below is an article from The Sims 2 Official Game guide from Prima.

Collections are customized sortings of handpicked items.� For example, a collection of objects for the struggling artist or any of skater wear.

If a collection includes an object that the recipient does not have (e.g., a post-release object from Maxis they haven't downloaded), it won't appear in the collection.� If the object is later imported, it appears in the collection thereafter.

All installed collections, whatever the source, appear in this Collections panel, each adorned with an identifying icon.� Once a custom collection is installed, it's appended to the end of this list.

Create new collections via the Create New Collection button in the panel or in the Select a Collection window.� You have an ample but limited selection of collection icons for use when creating a new collection.� If you desire a custom icon, follow this procedure:

Step 1:
Quit the Game

Step 2:
Create an image for the icon.� It can be 28 x 22 pixels or larger and any of .tga, .bmp, .gif, or .jpg format.

Step 3:
Save this file in "My Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/Collections/Icons".

Step 4:
Restart the game, and it's available for all future collections.

To share a custom collection, locate the PACKAGE file in "My Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/Collections.� This is the hard part because the files names are randomly generated by the game.� You can sort collection files by Modification Date to make it easier to find the file you just made.

This PACKAGE file can be shared with other users.� The recipient need only drop the file in his or her own "Collections" folder and restart the game.� If the collection features a custom icon, its carried over with the file and doesn't need to be put separately in the new user's "Icons" folder.

Collections can consist of:� Buy and Build Mode Objects/Elements, Clothing, and even Sim Heads.