This download contains two simple drag-and-drop tools (no GUI whatsoever) that allow you to easily extract and merge Sims 3 content.

These tools are made using code from:

• Sims 3 Mod Organizer by g0kur
• s3pi library by Peter L Jones
• TS3 Recompressor by J. M. Pescado

Requirements:

• Windows only at this time
• .NET 6.0 Runtime

1. Sims 3 Easy Extractor (s3ee)

This tool extracts contents of Sims3Pack files and extracts thumbnails from package files.

Features:

• Auto-renames extracted package files even if the Sims3Pack file contains multiple files.
• Extracts a thumbnail of each extracted package file.
• Converts extracted DBPP packages to DBPF format, so you no longer need to process your Store content through Recompressor.
• Extracts any CC merged with a Sim file into a separate package file so you can easily delete it if you don't need it.
• Extracts strings from a world file into a separate package file, as the game does not see strings merged with worlds.
• Automatically patches official Store content, provided that the ContentPatch.package file is present in the tool's directory during the extraction process.

How to use:

To extract Sims3Packs:

1. If you want to extract Store content, ensure ContentPatch.package is present in the tool's directory.
2. Select your Sims3Pack files, or select a folder (or multiple folders) containing them.
3. Drag and drop the selected items onto s3ee.exe (it is not required to be in the same folder - you can drag the selected items from another Explorer window).
4. A command prompt window should appear where you can monitor the extraction process.
5. The extracted files will be placed in the S3EasyExtractor folder in the tool's directory.

To extract Thumbnails:

1. Select the DBPF files (.package, .dbc, .sim, etc.) you want to extract thumbnails from, or select a folder (or multiple folders) containing .package or .sim files.
2. Drag and drop the selected items onto s3ee.exe.

Where to install extracted files:

• Lots and households (lot_*.package or household_*.package files) → Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Library
• Other .package files → Mods\Packages (Mod framework is required)
• Sims (.sim files) → Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\SavedSims
• Worlds (.world files) → GameData\Shared\NonPackaged\Worlds in the game's install location

2. Sims 3 Easy Merger (s3em)

This tool merges package, Sims3Pack, dbc and ebc files.

Features:

• Automatically skips files that should not be merged (lots, sims, worlds, etc.).
• Converts DBPP packages to the DBPF format during the merge process.
• Automatically patches official Store content, provided that the ContentPatch.package file is present in the tool's directory during the merge process.
• Merges the contents of each dropped folder separately.
• The maximum file size for each created package is 2 GB.
• Unlike S3MO, this tool uses the standard package priority rule - a file that starts with a letter earlier in the alphabet will take priority over files starting with later letters.

How to use:

1. If you want to merge Store Sims3Packs or ebc files, ensure ContentPatch.package is present in the tool's directory.
2. Select a folder (or multiple folders) containing the package, Sims3Pack, dbc or ebc files you want to merge. Note that the tool will also merge files within subfolders.
3. Drag and drop the selected folder(s) onto s3em.exe (it is not required to be in the same folder - you can drag the selected items from another Explorer window).
4. A command prompt window should appear where you can monitor the merge process.
5. The merged files will be placed in the S3EasyMerger folder in the tool's directory.

Tip:

I recommend placing s3em.exe with a copy of ContentPatch.package to your Mods folder (not in Packages or Overrides) and adding the lines below to your Resource.cfg file. This way, you won't have to move the merged files to your Mods folder manually each time. If you use CCMagic or S3MO, you will also need to add these lines to their settings.

Priority 495
PackedFile S3EasyMerger/*.package
PackedFile S3EasyMerger/*/*.package
PackedFile S3EasyMerger/*/*/*.package
PackedFile S3EasyMerger/*/*/*/*.package
PackedFile S3EasyMerger/*/*/*/*/*.package

Tools used:

• Visual Studio 2022
• dnSpy