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Appears in: Body Shop - All, General Guidelines, Lots & Housing, Neighborhoods & CAS Screens, Pets - Animals, Poses and Animations, and Sims

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Possible Assessments

Category	Title	Description
General Guidelines	Corrupt file	The file(s) included seem to be corrupt or broken.
General Guidelines	TS2/4 package	The file(s) included don't seem to be the right type. You can upload a .package file for each of your creations. Check the files and make sure you're sharing the correct file(s).
General Guidelines	Files correct but duplicated	While you've uploaded the correct file(s), it does appear that there are multiple versions of that same package. Make sure not to upload duplications!
General Guidelines	Files correct	Everything in this upload is in the correct file format and contains all necessary files. Thanks!
Lots & Housing	TS4 lot file incorrect	Some of the files for this lot appear to be missing or incorrect. TS4 lot files can be found in the My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Tray folder. Each lot upload should contain one .blueprint file, one .trayitem file, and several .bpi files, all of which were created at the exact same time.
Pets - Animals	TS4 pet file incomplete	It looks like some of the necessary pet files are missing or incorrect. There should be one .householdbinary file, one .trayitem file, one .sgi file, and two .hhi files.
Sims	TS4 sim file incomplete	It looks like some of the necessary sim files are missing or incorrect. There should be one .householdbinary file, one .trayitem file, one .sgi file, and two .hhi files.

The Sims 4 Guidelines, apply in addition to the above General ones.

General Guidelines

Sims 4 content should be uploaded as package files, except for:

Sims and pets (see guidelines for those sections for details)
Lots (see guidelines for that section for details)
Programs

Lots & Housing

TS4 lots should be shared as tray files, which can be found in your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Tray folder. One lot should consist of:

One .blueprint file
One .trayitem file
Several .bpi files, usually between 3-7 (more complex lots usually have more bpi files)

All files should have matching instance numbers.

Pets - Animals

TS4 pets should be uploaded as a "household". This will include:

one .householdbinary file
one .trayitem file
one .sgi file
and two .hhi files.

These files can be found in your My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Tray folder. For more details about how to export TS4 sims and how to find the correct files, see the tutorial below.

Sims

TS4 sims should be uploaded as a "household". This will include one:

.householdbinary file
one .trayitem file
one .sgi file
two .hhi files.

These files can be found in your My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Tray folder. For more details about how to export TS4 sims and how to find the correct files, see the tutorial below.

Tutorials

Sims

Preparing TS4 sims

1. Save

Save the sim as a household, by clicking the button at the top right of the Create-a-Sim screen.

Save household option

Note: Sims in TS4 are saved as households rather than individual sim files. If you are uploading a multi-sim set, you may want to consider separating each sim into a separate household. This way the downloader can easily choose which sims they want, and households can be merged by the downloader if they want to combine two or more one-sim households. If you have made a household with multiple sims and want to separate them, save it first so all your sims are saved, then remove the extra sims, and save the household again as a separate file.

2. Finish Save

Write a description for your sim, if you want, in the household info screen, and then click the save icon on the bottom right. If you get a popup saying "Template already exists in My Library. What do you want to do?" then choose Save New.

Adding sim description

3. Find Household Files

Open the My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Tray folder.
Click the button at the top right to bring up the folder view options, and choose Details
Click on the Date Modified header to sort by date.
There should be five files that have all the current date and time (when you saved your sim). There will be one .householdbinary file, one .trayitem file, one .sgi file, and two .hhi files. Don't worry if these files have different icons than shown (icon doesn't matter). Select all five of these files. These are the five files that you will need to put into a .rar, .zip, or .7z file to upload to MTS.

Household files

Tutorials

Pets - Animals

Packaging your pet

1. Save

Save the sim as a household, by clicking the button at the top right of the Create-a-Sim screen.

Note: Sims (including pets) in TS4 are saved as households rather than individual sim files. If you are uploading a multi-sim set, you may want to consider separating each sim into a separate household. This way the downloader can easily choose which sims they want, and households can be merged by the downloader if they want to combine two or more one-sim households. If you have made a household with multiple sims and want to separate them, save it first so all your sims are saved, then remove the extra sims, and save the household again as a separate file.

2. Finish Save

3. Find Household Files

A) Open the My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Tray folder. B) Click the button at the top right to bring up the folder view options, and choose Details. C) Click on the Date Modified header to sort by date. D) There should be five files that have all the current date and time (when you saved your sim). There will be one .householdbinary file, one .trayitem file, one .sgi file, and two .hhi files. Don't worry if these files have different icons than shown (icon doesn't matter). Select all five of these files. These are the five files that you will need to put into a .rar, .zip, or .7z file to upload to MTS.

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