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About this mod
This is the most extensive recategorization mod for The Sims 3. It primarily focuses on fixing and improving the categorization of all buy mode and CAS items provided by EA, as well as eliminating numerous minor yet annoying mistakes.
- Permissions and credits
FIXES OF EA MISTAKES
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
INSTALLATION
1. Open the Resource.cfg file in your Mods folder with notepad and add the following lines to the end of it:
2. Place the Recats folder in the Mods folder so that you have three folders: Overrides, Packages, and Recats.
3. In the Recats folder, delete the packages that correspond to the packs you don't have installed.
4. Follow the instructions in the ReadMe to categorize your Store content, if you have it (download the run.bat file mentioned in the ReadMe here).
COMPATIBILITY
The main part of the mod does not conflict with anything as long as installed correctly. You can use this mod with other recategorization mods or hiders, just make sure you don't put them in the Recats folder. Keep in mind that the changes provided by this mod will not take effect on default replacements. The store recategorizer may conflict with the store fixes, see the ReadMe for how to avoid this.
Created with the use of:
- Miscategorized objects and CAS parts can now be found in the appropriate categories.
- Any piece of architectural decor should stay when purchasing an unfurnished house.
- Hidden world builder items are available in CAW when using the mod in your CAW mod framework.
- All large objects are visible from the map view.
- Fixed 3-tile store windows to display correctly on diagonal walls.
- Fixed diagonal shifts for curtains where it was possible.
- Cats can no longer hide under comfort items that don't have space underneath.
- The sizes of decorative item slots have been adjusted to match the actual sizes of objects.
- Old store items, including wall decorations and lamps, can now be moved up and down on walls.
- Hidden wall patterns, fences and the cement railing of the base game are unlocked.
- Store fences were fixed to display the correct level of snow thickness in winter.
- Burglars should no longer be able to steal items that cannot be stolen.
- Disabled random selection for many CAS parts so sims won’t use them unless specifically directed to.
- Most of the clothing is enabled for the career category.
- Hairstyles without hats are enabled for all categories.
- All revealing CAS parts are marked as revealing (The game prevents sims from walking around in their revealing sleepwear if there is a sim in their household who is not their partner).
- Restored missing links between identical or similar hairstyles for different age states; removed incorrectly specified links, as well as the one that caused bald toddlers to age up into bald children.
- Restored missing links between eyebrows, beards, body hair, and age marks for adults and elders (Elders will now have the same eyebrows, body hair, beards, and wrinkles as they had as adults).
- Fixed incorrectly set "naked" versions of hairstyles.
- All adult hairstyles are enabled for teens. Those that do not have an elder counterpart are enabled for elders.
- The game will no longer default to Island Paradise outfits for aged up sims if they were wearing base game CAS parts before aging up.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
- Misc. Debug, Misc. Community, Landmarks, Rabbitholes, and Rocks sub-categories are properly sorted.
- Wall cabinets, TVs and curtains can be moved up and down on walls.
- All Simport rewards are unlocked.
- Most dining chairs can be dragged around in live mode.
- Fountains and fire hydrants were moved from Sculptures to Misc. Plumbing.
- Fire pits were moved from Misc. Entertainment to Misc. Appliances.
- Decorative cabinets were moved from Decor to Misc. Storage.
- Decorative wall shelves were moved from Decor to Displays.
- Decorative non-functional lighting was moved from Decor to Misc. Lighting.
- Architectural elements can now be found under the Roof Decoration sub-category.
- Lots of hidden stuff like public picnic, lifetime rewards, food truck parking space, proprietor placement marker, WA testing object and more can be found under the Misc. Debug sub-category.
- Hidden career uniforms and hats are now grouped together when unlocked in CAS with a cheat.
INSTALLATION
1. Open the Resource.cfg file in your Mods folder with notepad and add the following lines to the end of it:
Priority 490
PackedFile Recats/*.package2. Place the Recats folder in the Mods folder so that you have three folders: Overrides, Packages, and Recats.
3. In the Recats folder, delete the packages that correspond to the packs you don't have installed.
4. Follow the instructions in the ReadMe to categorize your Store content, if you have it (download the run.bat file mentioned in the ReadMe here).
COMPATIBILITY
The main part of the mod does not conflict with anything as long as installed correctly. You can use this mod with other recategorization mods or hiders, just make sure you don't put them in the Recats folder. Keep in mind that the changes provided by this mod will not take effect on default replacements. The store recategorizer may conflict with the store fixes, see the ReadMe for how to avoid this.
Created with the use of:
- S3PE by Inge & Peter Jones
- Re-Categorization Helper mod and Batch Resource Editor tool by Sims MX