Created for: The Sims 2
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A new mesh Fireplace that uses the Maxis chimney, set includes 1 new mesh and recolours.
** Please read the Installation Instructions carefully to avoid disapointment **
Short URL: https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/375330
ItemID: 375330
Credits: Numenor
This Creation requires what's listed below in order to work properly.
Installation Instructions:
TO INSTALL YOUR Fireplace ...
(1) Place the Fireplace and Recolours in your 'Downloads' folder as usual.
(2) Find where you originally installed The Sims 2 game (not the expansion packs) and look for the folder TSDataResCatalogScripts. It is usually in THIS location:
C:Program FilesEA GAMESThe Sims 2TSDataResCatalogScripts
(3) Open the file 'fireplaces.txt' and find an empty space at the bottom of the page. Make sure you don't have a fireplace with the same number (fireplace 1000) if you do have then change the number to make it unique.
(4) Copy and paste the following block of text below into a space at the bottom of the file.
fireplace 1000
mantle "Fireplace - AS-StoneBuilt - Mantle"
chimneyhearth "Fireplace - Colonial - Chimney"
chimneytop "Fireplace - Colonial - Chimney Cap"
ChimneyTopFP "Fireplace - Colonial - Chimney Cap - Footprint"
chimneyFoundation "Fireplace - Colonial - Chimney - Foundation"
catalogTextIndex 1000
(6) Save and close the text file.
IF YOU HAVE INSTALLED NUMENORS SCRIPTORIUM DO THE FOLLOWING:
Copy the above script to Notepad and save the text file with this name:
1000_AS-StoneBuilt_Fireplace2Tiles
Install the package files as normal and then double click on the
"Scriptorium_Fireplaces"shortcut in your downloads, place the text file in the folder that opens.
That's all!
And removing a custom fireplace etc. is extremely easy, too: delete the .package from the Downloads, and delete the related text files from the Scriptorium folder, and you're done!