How to Make a Custom CAS scene

[Jules]

Hi guys :howdy:

I want to customize the look of my CAS in game.... i have seen this done but i dont konw how?... i have searched aswell and wasnt sure where to post this either.... if anyone knows a good tutorial please let me know.... and sorry if this is in the wrong place..........

[ka5fun]

Here is a description of how to modify your CAS screen.
(I found this on a Sims2 site some time ago, but don't remember the author)
Changing the CAS background

I have figured out how to change the Create-a-sim backgrounds!! This requires a lot of directory searching so brace yourself. (Note: I did this on a PC, Windows XP)

--->Part 1: In the Sims 2 game:
1. Make a new neighborhood. Name it what ever you want but just do it. This is to make sure there are no other lots.
2. Exit the game.

--->Part 2: Outside the game:
3. Find your Sims 2 folder NOT in my documents, but where you said to download it (normally C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims 2 or something like that).
4. go to the \TSData\Res\GlobalLots floder.
5. The only file in there is a file named "CAS!.package" (no quotes). COPY this file.
6. Go to the Sims 2 folder under My Documents. Go to "LotCatalouge" folder and paste it there.
7. Rename the just pasted "CAS!.package" file to match the series in the folder already (as in if the files are named "cx_00000001" to "cx_00000012", name it "cx_00000013").
8. start the game back up.

--->Part 3: In-game editing:
9. Now go to your brand new neighborhood.
10. in the 'hood, go to your pre-built house bin and go to the end. at the end you'll find the CAS house. you can't miss it, it looks completly diffrent from the others and its named some random letters "jfhgi". place it anywhere in your empty neighborhood and click on it to build it.
11. Now edit how ever!-- with a few conditions: you cannot get rid of any of the decorations in the house already. The mirror and podium where the sim is made as well as all the pictures and the couch are all one object that you probibly should't delete. and the camera set up is also all one object. You can, however, change the house's look and put objects in and around the house.
DO NOT move the CAS camera set up's or the CAS Podeum's position unless you can change the camera position in \My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Cameras\CASCamera.txt (all 11 of them).
12. When your done, Save and close the Sims 2.

--->Part 4: Applying your house:
13. Go to \My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods, the last neighborhood folder(N00#) and "Lots"
14. the only lot that should be in there is the edited CAS lot. COPY it.
15. go back to the global lots folder where you found the CAS lot. cange the existing "CAS!.package" file to a bogus name like "original_cas.package"
16. PASTE the lot file you copied from the neighborhood. Rename it "CAS!.package".
17. Finished! Now you should be able to make sims in your newly modified CAS house!!
I have used this method with good results, and have made numerous custom CAS screens.
TIP: As the objects in the podium room are all one entity, you can use the "MoveObjects" and the "SnapObjecttoGrid" cheats to move the wall pictures/portraits slightly to the back and the right to hide them behind the walls.

Hope this helps :)

[Jules]

Thanks so much... i hope this post helps others too.... looks tricky... but gonna do it now :D

[daysies]

Great info, Ka5fun! Gonna move this to Tutorials so it won't get lost amongst all the other problems.

[Jules]

Ok well i'm having some problems naming the first file as it doesnt seem to be working?.....

All files in my lots cat are thee first one being :

cx_Character_cx_00000002_0eabc803.package

and last one being:

cx_Character_cx_00000002_ceac1b5a.package

so far i have tried nameing the file a few different things and loading but the lots bin is always empty.....

cx_Character_cx_00000003????? do i put _.package after or what?
I will keep trying prob something really simple like myself :blink:

[Jules]

Durrr... well i managed to do it and i know what the problem was so i thought i'd come back and say just incase anyone else has probs that is as simple as me...

My lots bin was empty so i put in a home any home and then went back to lotscat and noticed the new home was named: cx_00000001.package no cx_Character_ before it.... i changed my 03 to this and it works.... :D

[darkkat]

Try mike insides tutorals.They are the best.

[DeadDancePrettyx]

ah thanks for the turtorial i've been wondering how people were making these...

[Tustin2121]

Origanally posted by: ka5fun
Here is a description of how to modify your CAS screen.
(I found this on a Sims2 site some time ago, but don't remember the author)
Hi, By the way, I'm the one who posted that there origanally. :howdy: When I didn't get much feedback, I went and posted on thesimsresource.com (that's before I found this great place). You can check if you want, by username's the same throughout.

[ParsimoniousKate]

Btw, something I found with these yesterday, it appears that in order to use a custom CaS with university you need to put a copy of the same customised CaS in both your original Sims2 & the University global lots folder or it will crash to desktop trying to go to create a family.

[JessicaRitchie]

Kate :howdy: Could you tell me where in the Sims2 you put the file, just in the main folder? I tryed just putting it in the University global lots folder and it did crash. Thank you.

edited to say "I got it working!!" thank you

Jessica

[arobo]

will it work with university?

[naschev]

Btw, something I found with these yesterday, it appears that in order to use a custom CaS with university you need to put a copy of the same customised CaS in both your original Sims2 & the University global lots folder or it will crash to desktop trying to go to create a family.
I had been wondering about this. I found out the hard way with changing the game to windowed mode that you needed to do this with both TS2 and university, but I was reluctant to try because the game kept crashing. Now that someone else finds that it works, I think I'll try again.

[giggy6004]

This is a good tutorial and I've released a number of them here on this site under objects if u want to see come to it and a new release had just been out with a YACAS screen

[simsroc15]

hmm...i do all that but somehow, my technical abilities fail me(like usual lol) so can someone help me....i get as far as putting it in the The Sims2/LotCatalog as cx_000000013.package then i open my game and i dont see the lot.........anyone?


I also have Uni....if that helps.

[thats_hot23]

I tried to do that and I went to my lots houses bin and never saw my wierd house that i was supposed to see in the 3rd part. Can someone help??

[JessicaRitchie]

This might be why...The first time I tryed it I numbered it cx_00000013 (make sure you only have 6 0's simsroc I think you have too many 0's) and found the lot but the game renumbered the lot when I went back in to find it. If your lot numbers are like 01, 02, 03, 06, 07 etc the game will rename it 04...the next number in the beginning of the sequence. In your game it shows it as a whole bunch of letters example xykbrsyr

Jessica

[simsroc15]

hmmm would yo umind showing sume pics...like how i can configure it? thats the only way i learn...yes stupid...

[l33t3rth4nur1112]

Incidentally, if you don't like replacing stuff in your main Sims 2 folder (a good philosophy to have), you can put your finished "CAS!.package" in your Downloads folder instead.

I recommend this if more than one person plays on your PC (i.e., different Windows user accounts). Now I can use custom content (such as downloaded objects/papers/whatever...perhaps custom "still life" paintings?) in a custom CAS scene without the risk of crashing my wife's game just because she lacks the custom content.

[thats_hot23]

umm when i did it the house wasnt in the bin.. :(

[thats_hot23]

i got it i got it!!! i made a really cute one i'll post it on another board :)

[harajuku delirium]

arg its still not showing up in the bin for me.. I followed the instructions right.. what could I be doing wrong?

[nickmillard]

Thanks Ka5fun! :D

[Karri1924]

When I tried to do it I could not find the TSData folder. Can someone help?

[VAMPY BITES V^^^^V]

My Conputer/C:/Program Files/EA Games/The Sims 2/TSData.


"S"
V^^^^V

[Karri1924]

Thanks so much

[scarlet_paths]

You are amazing! Although I haven't used this yet, I will soon! :)

[scarlet_paths]

It worked to get it in the bin, but then it froze!!!

[Rythela]

I'm trying to make my own CAS, but I can't get rid of the Picture and the chair to had new stuff. Can anyone help me?

[twoCute4words]

where do u go to replace that?

[sussifriberg]

Thanks for this tut!

I've made several CAS & YCAS-screens with your help. :D

However, when I get to step 15 I don't go to globallots.folder an replace the original CAS.package. I put my package in downloads.folder instead-it works just fine and I don't have to fiddle with the original CAS.
When I get tired of my custom CAS screens I simply remove them from downloadsfolder.

Rythela, you can't take away the chair or paintings,they are part of the set.You can hide it in various ways,with walls,plants etc. Use the cheat "moveobjects on" and experiment.Good luck :howdy:

Thanks again!

[Konecoshushi]

Thanks for this tut!

I've made several CAS & YCAS-screens with your help. :D

However, when I get to step 15 I don't go to globallots.folder an replace the original CAS.package. I put my package in downloads.folder instead-it works just fine and I don't have to fiddle with the original CAS.
When I get tired of my custom CAS screens I simply remove them from downloadsfolder.

Rythela, you can't take away the chair or paintings,they are part of the set.You can hide it in various ways,with walls,plants etc. Use the cheat "moveobjects on" and experiment.Good luck :howdy:

Thanks again!

Once you've created the new CAS do you put just the one new CAS in downloads from both the Sims2 and Sims2University and leave the orignals alone in their global folders or do you just put the the new CAS in downloads and for both games?

[towelwhip]

youre the best ka5fun i have made about two now

[BettyBoop]

How do you but together objects ?

[chubbiebear133]

you don't go to my documents what do you do???
[step 3]

[Mr. Biggles]

3. Find your Sims 2 folder NOT in my documents, but where you said to download it (normally C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims 2 or something like that).


...C:\ProgramFiles\Maxis\TheSims2

[chubbiebear133]

where do you find that on your computer?

[sentairanger]

WOW this is easy! but in a way hard!

[sussifriberg]

Once you've created the new CAS do you put just the one new CAS in downloads from both the Sims2 and Sims2University and leave the orignals alone in their global folders or do you just put the the new CAS in downloads and for both games?

Yes,I put the new CAS & the new YACAS in My documents/EA Games/Sims2/Downloads!
This way you don't have to replace the original CAS in global lots & maybe forget where you put the backup.

[Hydrocarbon]

I got everything working for me so far except that i want to get rid of the podium, or take it off screen without the camera following it. Does anyone know how i can edit the camera?

[daysies]

MikeInside has his own tutorial, too:

http://mikeinside.modthesims2.com/hacks/casmod.html

[star31591]

i just wanted to say that i have uni, and i always put my custom CAS screens in only the uni folder, and my game doesn't crash...

but maybe i'm just lucky?

[star31591]

omg, i tried making a new CAS screen, and i went to check it, and everything was pale blue. just pale blue. no sim, no nothing.
what happened??

[jasolon]

Wow! Thanks for the info! You helped me with my Sims 2 skills.

[Marisa]

i know you have said is imposible to get rid of the picture sin the wall and the couch but I have seen a lot of CAS without them .How can this be posible?

[cwirsing]

I don't know if i am right or anything but you might be able to create a mesh and clone it from the CAS podium. That is how I think it could be done.

[cwirsing]

I just made a CAS and the trick is moving back the CAS podium 1 space.

[lilken1992]

Thanks! I Love This! I Make Cas! All The Timez! Thanks!

[soglad_4_themadness]

Every time i enter the lot the load screen comes up loads then crashes?? WTF is up with that!

[smsgl7]

oh i luv this ! thanx!

[Khalhambra]

Yay! Exactly the thin I needed. Much obliged.

[alexisp315]

Hey could someone please help me when I try to make a cas screen it doesen't appear in my lots and house bin anyone know why?

[fractured_soul666]

i have always wondered how to do that! thanks for the information xx :D

[harybow]

Wow i've always wanted to do something like this i madeone and it's a success!Thanks sooo much!

[Cazkiwi]

Great tutorial... I've had fun with this tonight as you can see by my avatar (my new CAS screen)...

At least.... that part was a success... I think I forgot to add a few lights to my 2nd screen, hehe... but I'll get it done properly tomorrow.

Anywhooo, just wanted to say to everyone - thanks for the tutorial and hints and tips anyways =o)

[iluvsims2111192]

Ok well i'm having some problems naming the first file as it doesnt seem to be working?.....

All files in my lots cat are thee first one being :

cx_Character_cx_00000002_0eabc803.package

and last one being:

cx_Character_cx_00000002_ceac1b5a.package

so far i have tried nameing the file a few different things and loading but the lots bin is always empty.....

cx_Character_cx_00000003????? do i put _.package after or what?
I will keep trying prob something really simple like myself :blink:

:confused: I am having the same problem :confused:

[Cazkiwi]

You could try doing what I prefer doing when I change something - I also do it because with all my downloads, the game takes FOREVER to load when all I want to do is check something.

ONLY do this if you really know what you're doing!!!!

I just name my The Sims 2 main folder like eeeThe Sims 2, then let the game load and make a fresh The Sims 2 folder. Then I just name back and forth depending on which version I want to use....

But anyways, with the fresh copy, you'll be able to find the lot to change really simply.. and it won't mess with your "real" game.

Then just follow the instructions and put your new Cas one in the "real" game Downloads folder, rename it back to The Sims 2 and make your fresh copy to dddThe Sims 2... etc.... so that it doesn't load... and anytime you want to check stuff in the game, just swap folders again...

Errr.. hope that makes sense to someone, lol!

[hannahhere4fun6]

Hey i have wanted this help also and so far i was doing pretty good until I got to step 4 now. Number 13 is no where to be found in my thing that i know of if u can help thanks.

[Zinis]

Incidentally, if you don't like replacing stuff in your main Sims 2 folder (a good philosophy to have), you can put your finished "CAS!.package" in your Downloads folder instead.

I recommend this if more than one person plays on your PC (i.e., different Windows user accounts). Now I can use custom content (such as downloaded objects/papers/whatever...perhaps custom "still life" paintings?) in a custom CAS scene without the risk of crashing my wife's game just because she lacks the custom content.


Thanks for the tip, the rest of my fam plays on my computer and I have quite a few things they don't and if the game crashed because I did something...well let's just say it wouldn't be pretty.

[ticticc13]

I've followed the instructions on this thread and created these two.

The regular
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/ticticc13/The%20Sims%202/AnnaCAS.jpg

and my YACAS.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/ticticc13/The%20Sims%202/1BobbyA.jpg

But these are before I got my copy of Nightlife. I'm planning to change it again.

Do I have to paste my custom lots to all three global lots (Sims2 Base, Uni, Nightlife) folder in order for the custom CAS to show in Nightlife?

Thanks. :wave:

[It Girl. Rag Doll.]

I've made a ton of CAS screens, and they all work fine, so I decided to make a YACAS screen and when I got in game, and wanted to see how it turned out, there were no objects in it.. just the different wallpaper/floors.. the podium and everything was moved to where I put it, but none of the items I placed were there.

Anyone have a clue for me?

Also: I placed it in my C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 University\TSData\Res\GlobalLots, and when that didn't work, I tried putting it in the dowloads folder.. still nothing.

[sxcliciouse]

tanderines :D

[kc15]

look at that me 1st modified cas that actually working thanks :banana:

[Dresden Dolls]

will this take the place of the original CAS?

<3

[paperweight]

Ok. i just got through this.now i'm looking at other peoples CAS screens and their's don't have the pictures hanging on the wall
. HOW??? :insane:

[Rondaminia]

I just finished one! That was fun :) A bit tricky though. The only object I could delete and replace was the window.

[VampGirl90]

thanks too useful

[Leonesse]

Just wanted to say "thanks alot" for the tutorial. After alot of back and forth tweaking, I have my first CAS screen and I like it alot.

I place walls on if front of the back painting in order to hide them and deleted the window. Everything else was just deco. I'll definately be doing more in the future when I get bored with this one.

One big question, for anyone who may have the answer...

Would it cause game conflicts if I kept a copy of CAS! in the Lot catalog so that I could make a new screen whenever I wanted, without have to cut and paste the CAS! file? ( I have it placed in my downloads folder).

Just wondering... since in the lot catalog it has a different name, I wondered if it could stay there as long as there was a CAS! file in downloads or the original location.

I'm including a pic of my CAS just to show off... hehe. If people like it, maybe I'll upload it here. (if I get permission from a couple of cc creators) :wavegbye:

[booba]

Leonnese I like your cas alot...when are you going upl it?

[Leonesse]

Thanks booba. The main wallpaper in the CAS was made by me, but not the recolors, the flower vase and a wallpaper that is on a wall behind the window. I think I should ask the artists for their permission before I upload a CAS screen with their CC in it.

I wouldn't mind someone using mine (credit is always nice but let's face it... it's a game). Some artists however, are exclusive about their stuff and the last thing I want to do is piss someone off at me... hehe

[Scooty]

Something is really wrong with my Create-a-sim background of my game. I downloaded somebody's CAS screen and it showed up alright, which is great and all, but is now stuck there for ever. it was The "Garden Theme w/ waterfall created by x Tiana A x. When I wanted to replace it with someone else's CAS screen, it just continued to stay Tiana's Garden background. What's happening? Is there a way you can help me? I'd appreciate it very much :(

[mackyle12]

when i put the copy in the uni folder do i leave the name of my modified CAS screen "CAS!.package", and change the name of the one presantly in the folder?

[lil tinkerbell]

thanx soo much! it was sooo much easier than i thought!! Thank you!!! :D

[blmnkychck13]

i got so far as to get the wierd house, and redecorate it, but when i replaced the old cas, it didn't work! :disagree: Could someone help me?

[blmnkychck13]

:cdance: Yay! I figured it out! Instead of putting it in downloads, or where the old CAS was, I had to put it in both!! Now it works, and my CAS is no longer boring!!

[x01Alice01x]

I've tried the guide probably 10 times now, and no lot shows up where it should. I think it needs to be updated... I do have Nightlife installed. Any suggestions?

[JuicyPaperclip]

OMG!! Thtanks soo much! I too have been searching for ages! Yay thankyou!! Im going to do it right away!!

[JuicyPaperclip]

Umm I did EVERYTHING right i managed to redo up the house and everything, but it just wont appear, can anyone help?

[Autumn12001]

Something is really wrong with my Create-a-sim background of my game. I downloaded somebody's CAS screen and it showed up alright, which is great and all, but is now stuck there for ever. it was The "Garden Theme w/ waterfall created by x Tiana A x. When I wanted to replace it with someone else's CAS screen, it just continued to stay Tiana's Garden background. What's happening? Is there a way you can help me? I'd appreciate it very much :(
Scooty, I had the same problem. I went to my downloads folder with the Sim2Pack Clean Installer and disabled the CAS that I had. When I went back to the game, my CAS was there. I hope this helps.

[Vicci]

I've tried the guide probably 10 times now, and no lot shows up where it should. I think it needs to be updated... I do have Nightlife installed. Any suggestions?

I've just done one with Nightlife and it was fine. Did you follow the rules about naming it correctly in the folder?

Umm I did EVERYTHING right i managed to redo up the house and everything, but it just wont appear, can anyone help?

I have Uni, Nightlife and Original. What I did with mine, was I replaced my personal CAS screen with the one that was already there. I did this in all 3 games in the GlobalLots folder. The first time I only did it in one, and it didn't show up.

Does this help? o.o I've only just done one and saw this, so, yeah.. I'm no expert.

[morten8035]

i lock at some of the pictures and i lock at people as remoevd the picture there we make the sim (not there family are) and how do youre remove it?

[Simsultan3]

Thanks alot, I've always wanted to make my own, unique CAS screen.

[jicour]

I've tried the guide probably 10 times now, and no lot shows up where it should. I think it needs to be updated... I do have Nightlife installed. Any suggestions?

(15. go back to the global lots folder where you found the CAS lot. cange the existing "CAS!.package" file to a bogus name like "original_cas.package")

I tried and failed, then I put the new CAS.package folder into Program Files/EA Games/Sims 2 Nightlife/TS Data/Res/Global Lots, instead of the Sims 2 Global Lots folder.

I also have NL installed, and when I did this, the new CAS showed up!

[SexyBexy]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

been looking for this for ages!!!!

[Chloe5230]

HEEEEELP! It won't work for me! and I have all EP's (except for OFB)

[mira_moone]

Hi!
Thank you for this great tutorial!!!
I think it turned out pretty well for being my first time! :

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7461/mycas5rz.png (http://imageshack.us)

Btw!
To get rid of the paintings and the sofa I moved the walls one step in and kept the paintings and the sofa on the outside! That way the room got a little smaller, but at least I got rid of the paintings and didn't had to move the podium and those things and the room turned out quite pretty anyways!
Hope it helps!

[Chloe5230]

I did everything but it still won't show up. can some 1 help?

[JuicyPaperclip]

Oh great thankyou Vicci! Duh im so stupid!
But can I just put it in downloads folder without having to erase the previous cas?

[Nicolafred]

i just put my cas in the downloads folder... remember to rename it back to CAS! and not cas!

Also, for the step reguarding the first renaming process, i put my folder view to list, that way the numbers will be easy peasy to see, therefore easier to rename.

[taby luvs rhcp]

i did everything, but it doesnt work when i got into CAS. i found the house, edited it, put it back into the folder and all that but it doesn't work.

[bratz_615]

Hi, if you have Nightlife or above, don't forget to DELETE the old "jvbkl" or whatever the name was, house that you used to remodel the CAS background. THEN grab the house that should still be on the lot and add it back to the house l& ot bin still keeping that crazy name.

As you see, this actually replaces the CAS house you added earlier with the new updated one. !!!!! YES!

Now, go back and add the cx_00000000(your number) to the most updated expansion pack folder you have. Don't forget to name the old CAS! something else and name the new cx_00000000(your number) to CAS!


I made the SAME EXACT mistake! It took me like 10 tries until I finally realized that I had to delete the old "CAS House" THEN add the newly updated one back to the house & lots bin.

Have a great day and weekend!

[tweety555246]

Thanks for this it really helps

[JokeJoke]

Thanks!! I found it on a site (www.desims2.nl or groups.msn.com/mammasims) but i didnt know anymore where. (sorry for my mistakes, I am Dutch)

[JuicyPaperclip]

I made an awesome one! ill upload it eventually

[plypret]

well i have a little proble, i wen to C:/program files/maxis
but the sims2 wasn't there it said the sims but not the sims 2 so i clicked the sims but i didn't see the any TSData i tried typing it in bit it didn't work so
then i realised the sims 2 was saved into a file called EAgames but in the file Eagames i clicked on the sims 2 but there was no TSdata if anyone knows hjow to fix the problem plz plz plz plz plz help me now!!!!!

[IgnorantBliss]

well i have a little proble, i wen to C:/program files/maxis
but the sims2 wasn't there it said the sims but not the sims 2 so i clicked the sims but i didn't see the any TSData i tried typing it in bit it didn't work so
then i realised the sims 2 was saved into a file called EAgames but in the file Eagames i clicked on the sims 2 but there was no TSdata if anyone knows hjow to fix the problem plz plz plz plz plz help me now!!!!!

It's in C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\GlobalLots

[BAMitsjosh]

Eh it didnt work.

[Mirjam]

when you create the screen will it show with all neighbourhoods or just the one you created it for?

[top]

It Won't Work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kk11229]

how do you unzip folders and how do you load the meash thingy

[Kagome_Hermione]

I would love to make a custom CAS scene, but can you get the original back?

I have Nightlife, that's it.

Thanks!

[CoasterMan4040]

Wow and thanks! Now I have cool CAS rooms. Thanks again!

[rhondalatte]

if once you have found the lot you have created in your lot folder, rename it

CAS!.package

do not rename anything in any text files in your global lots folder, this CAS!.package file will override the maxis CAS as long as your new CAS is in your download folder. When you want to change it out, just remove the custom CAS package file from your download folder
xo

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b330/rhondalatte/WCIF/SpringFlowersCAS.jpg

[IvaIvi]

Here is a description of how to modify your CAS screen.
(I found this on a Sims2 site some time ago, but don't remember the author)

I have used this method with good results, and have made numerous custom CAS screens.
TIP: As the objects in the podium room are all one entity, you can use the "MoveObjects" and the "SnapObjecttoGrid" cheats to move the wall pictures/portraits slightly to the back and the right to hide them behind the walls.

Hope this helps :)
It doesnt work for me. :wtf: Why? I did every thing except name it cx_00000013 because it all ready has it. What should I do?
IvaIvi

[rhondalatte]

It doesnt work for me. :wtf: Why? I did every thing except name it cx_00000013 because it all ready has it. What should I do?
IvaIvi

it doesn't work because you need to rename the cx_00000013 package:

Cas!.package


then it should work

xo

[big-gurl613]

I still dont no where to find the folder thants not in my documents please help!!!!!

[rhondalatte]

I still dont no where to find the folder thants not in my documents please help!!!!!

after creating a new neighborhood and you exit the game find the new cas lot by looking here:
C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods\N004\Lots

depending how many neighborhoods you have, there are 3 in the game if you make a new one it will be in N004, (whichever is the last one created).

copy that file and place it in your download folder and rename it Cas!.package being mindful to make the C a capital letter or the game will not read it.
xo

[Sexy-Cuban-Girl-101]

Will it work with open for buisness?

[rhondalatte]

Will it work with open for buisness?

yes, it works in OFB
xo

[o0blue0o]

Here is a description of how to modify your CAS screen.
(I found this on a Sims2 site some time ago, but don't remember the author)

I have used this method with good results, and have made numerous custom CAS screens.
TIP: As the objects in the podium room are all one entity, you can use the "MoveObjects" and the "SnapObjecttoGrid" cheats to move the wall pictures/portraits slightly to the back and the right to hide them behind the walls.

Hope this helps :)

i came bk here and i guess they took out how to make one o.o so how do i make one?

[GothicChel]

The problem i seem to be having is that i cant see the new cas after i have followed the instructions to the tee. What is going on and where is my cas

[rhondalatte]

The problem i seem to be having is that i cant see the new cas after i have followed the instructions to the tee. What is going on and where is my cas

You might try deleting "group Cache" in your

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2

also delete contents of thumbnails folder, the game recreates these every time you play. After I did this my CAS showed up
xo

[rhondalatte]

Changing the CAS background



Changing the CAS background

I have figured out how to change the Create-a-sim backgrounds!! This requires a lot of directory searching so brace yourself. (Note: I did this on a PC, Windows XP)

--->Part 1: In the Sims 2 game:
1. Make a new neighborhood. Name it what ever you want but just do it. This is to make sure there are no other lots.
2. Exit the game.

--->Part 2: Outside the game:
3. Find your Sims 2 folder NOT in my documents, but where you downloaded it
4. C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\GlobalLots
5. The only file in there is a file named "CAS!.package" (no quotes). COPY this file.
6. Go to the Sims 2 folder under My Documents. Go to "LotCatalog" folder and paste it there.
7. Rename the just pasted "CAS!.package" file to match the series in the folder already (as in if the files are named "cx_00000001" to "cx_00000012", name it "cx_00000013").
8. start the game back up.

--->Part 3: In-game editing:
9. Now go to your brand new neighborhood.
10. in the 'hood, go to your pre-built house bin and go to the end. at the end you'll find the CAS house. you can't miss it, it looks completly diffrent from the others and its named some random letters "jfhgi". place it anywhere in your empty neighborhood and click on it to build it.
11. Now edit how ever!-- with a few conditions: you cannot get rid of any of the decorations in the house already. The mirror and podium where the sim is made as well as all the pictures and the couch are all one object that you probibly should't delete. and the camera set up is also all one object. You can, however, change the house's look and put objects in and around the house.
DO NOT move the CAS camera set up's or the CAS Podeum's position unless you can change the camera position in \My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Cameras\CASCamera.txt (all 11 of them).
12. When your done, Save and close the Sims 2.

--->Part 4: Applying your house:
13. Go to \My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods, the last neighborhood folder(N00#) and "Lots"
14. the only lot that should be in there is the edited CAS lot. COPY it.
15. Paste it into your Download folder and change the name to:

CAS!.package

16. Finished! Now you should be able to make sims in your newly modified CAS house!

Also you should delete "group Cache" in:

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2

also delete contents of thumbnails folder, the game recreates these every time you play.

Tip: As the objects in the podium room are all one entity, you can use the "MoveObjects" and the "SnapObjecttoGrid" cheats to move the wall pictures/portraits slightly to the back and the right to hide them behind the walls.

xo

[klaus baudelaire]

i still dont get this how do i create the cas screen 1st :S?

[innocentlychii]

I know there's a hack out now to hide the stuff in cas (mainly that darned chair) but I'd like to figure it out how to do it without installing all the hacks at the moment. I managed to make one that I liked a bit better but I can't get rid of that chair in the left corner OR cover it? Any ideas? There should be some images attached. It's really simple but it's better than the original.

[HystericalParoxysm]

innocentlychii, the "hack" you're talking about to hide that stuff is not going to act like a game hack with conflicts and stuff - it just makes that stuff invisible. It's by windkeeper, available here, I have it and use it in my game, and all is fine. Get it. Use it. Love it. :D

[innocentlychii]

innocentlychii, the "hack" you're talking about to hide that stuff is not going to act like a game hack with conflicts and stuff - it just makes that stuff invisible. It's by windkeeper, available here, I have it and use it in my game, and all is fine. Get it. Use it. Love it. :D

Thanks much for that. I'll test it out as soon as I get the chance.

[earth_faerie]

There is no link in post #2.

[IgnorantBliss]

There was a long quote in post #2 that for some reason wasn't showing. It should be showing now :).

[GothFlower]

Thanks A LOT , ka5fun , that information was realy usefull for me, since I just hate the original CAS scene ! I would thank you a billion times if I could :)

[simaphobic]

As a forward note- I use TS2 & University. So that should clear up any expansion-related questions.

Hm. I'm having a very specific problem with my new CAS!. To put it simply, the Sims aren't visible at all. However, the thumbnails are still there (and yes, they are visible...But clicking on them does not make the Sim, or any part of him/her, reappear). I do not have problems with loading the CAS! itself or any other screen in the game. I've read through this thread, as well as other CAS!-creating FAQ's, and no one seems to have mentioned this.


I'm not sure what I did wrong, but obviously this is a huge problem.

Here's a screenshot to clarify:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/pixuls/MIA.jpg

(I apologise for the size- I'm working off of Microsoft Paint and Photobucket. The two seem to conflict and sacrifice either size or quality, even if I am far below the maximum file-size requirement.. So I went for the size deduction.)

Anyway, I should also mention that I have tried the following things:
- Clearing the cache, thumbnails, etc.
- Placing the file in different locations. (ie- Downloads vs. GlobalLots)
- Deleting the CAS! altogether and reverting back to the original. It works fine, that way, so I know it's an issue with the new CAS!
- Changing the name to CAS!.package.
- Restarting the game.
- Restarting the computer.

Anyone know what's wrong? The only thing I can think of is the possibility of an item conflicting with the placement of the Sim. ...Not sure, though. The mirror may be placed too close to the pedestal, or something similar.

Also, I am using one of the mods that remove most of the items. Is this possibly the culprit?

Either way, I'll be trying to solve this conflict myself. If I figure it out, I'll let you know, that way if someone has the same problem in the future they can use this as a reference.

However, I would appreciate some feedback; someone may mention something I overlooked.

[WiccaNature]

hi,
I was searching for the mod of windkeeper and it says that it only works for the original sims 2, so it won't work if you have ep's?

[IgnorantBliss]

Which mod of Windkeeper, a CAS mod? Where is it available for download? Can you post a link?

[WiccaNature]

yes the CAS mod, itcan be found here:

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=162363&c=1&page=1&pp=25

[HystericalParoxysm]

Nothing says that only works with the original Sims 2 - the icons are "requires" not "works with." If a particular mod won't work with certain EP configurations, the creator should/will state it in the text of the post. I have all the EPs and that works fine for me. BTW, in future, questions about particular mods need to be asked on threads about those mods.

[WiccaNature]

ok thnx

[simsfreak8605]

Tried it, can't do it. :(

[katrina93puss]

okej i got such a big problem...I DONT GOT ANYTHING IN my lotcatalog...Im serius NOTHING...How do i gonna do? Plzz answer..

i live in sweden and my clock is 01.03 so im gonna slep now but i hopes you all like to help me

[rhondalatte]

As a forward note- I use TS2 & University. So that should clear up any expansion-related questions.

Hm. I'm having a very specific problem with my new CAS!. To put it simply, the Sims aren't visible at all. However, the thumbnails are still there (and yes, they are visible...But clicking on them does not make the Sim, or any part of him/her, reappear). I do not have problems with loading the CAS! itself or any other screen in the game. I've read through this thread, as well as other CAS!-creating FAQ's, and no one seems to have mentioned this.


I'm not sure what I did wrong, but obviously this is a huge problem.

Here's a screenshot to clarify:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/pixuls/MIA.jpg

(I apologise for the size- I'm working off of Microsoft Paint and Photobucket. The two seem to conflict and sacrifice either size or quality, even if I am far below the maximum file-size requirement.. So I went for the size deduction.)

Anyway, I should also mention that I have tried the following things:
- Clearing the cache, thumbnails, etc.
- Placing the file in different locations. (ie- Downloads vs. GlobalLots)
- Deleting the CAS! altogether and reverting back to the original. It works fine, that way, so I know it's an issue with the new CAS!
- Changing the name to CAS!.package.
- Restarting the game.
- Restarting the computer.

Anyone know what's wrong? The only thing I can think of is the possibility of an item conflicting with the placement of the Sim. ...Not sure, though. The mirror may be placed too close to the pedestal, or something similar.

Also, I am using one of the mods that remove most of the items. Is this possibly the culprit?

Either way, I'll be trying to solve this conflict myself. If I figure it out, I'll let you know, that way if someone has the same problem in the future they can use this as a reference.

However, I would appreciate some feedback; someone may mention something I overlooked.


I came acrossed this thread about how this particular hack made the sims not appear in the CAS
xo

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthre...366#post1301366

[specaro7]

were is the other folder of the sims i only have the one in my documents there?? help!!

[lil82much]

Btw, something I found with these yesterday, it appears that in order to use a custom CaS with university you need to put a copy of the same customised CaS in both your original Sims2 & the University global lots folder or it will crash to desktop trying to go to create a family.

Thankyou so so so so very much, I've been trying to figure this out for ages... I even resorted to unistalling the whole game and reinstalling it but even that didn't work... it still crashed!!! Anyhow thanks so very much!!

[talimsoul212]

were did you get a necklace on the computer sims2






Hi!
Thank you for this great tutorial!!!
I think it turned out pretty well for being my first time! :

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7461/mycas5rz.png (http://imageshack.us)

Btw!
To get rid of the paintings and the sofa I moved the walls one step in and kept the paintings and the sofa on the outside! That way the room got a little smaller, but at least I got rid of the paintings and didn't had to move the podium and those things and the room turned out quite pretty anyways!
Hope it helps!

[IgnorantBliss]

I don't understand your question, talimsoul212, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the quote you posted. Can you specify?

[Afraid Of Deathi]

When I tried to do it I could not find the TSData folder. Can someone help?

Go into My Computer, C drive, program files*,EA games, the Sims 2 and VIOLA!!!



*Note, a big blue sign may take over the screen at this point, saying you shouldn't access theese files and such rubbish. Just click "show me the files" or something...

Deathi.

:sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:

[carepuppy]

this doesn't work for me... i did exactly as it says but when I play I see the custom cas screen, not the one I created and saved....

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims 2

I have Family Fun stuff but I put the new cas file in The sims 2 catalogue.... when it didn't work i replaced the cas file from the family fun stuff with the one i made... but it didn't work either

[lidiqnata]

I have a question,how can I delete the paintings?When I try to delete them it shows me that they are a part of the whole cas?

[rhondalatte]

I have a question,how can I delete the paintings?When I try to delete them it shows me that they are a part of the whole cas?

You could use windkeepers new CAS object hiding file or you can use the cheats moveobjects on/off and boolprop snapobjectstogrid true/false to hide the paintings in the walls, just don't forget to turn them off before you save
xo

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=162363

[rhondalatte]

this doesn't work for me... i did exactly as it says but when I play I see the custom cas screen, not the one I created and saved....

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims 2

I have Family Fun stuff but I put the new cas file in The sims 2 catalogue.... when it didn't work i replaced the cas file from the family fun stuff with the one i made... but it didn't work either


if you don't like replacing stuff in your main Sims 2 folder (a good philosophy to have), you can put your finished "CAS!.package" in your Downloads folder instead.
did you delete thumbnails:

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Thumbnails

and group cache? Don't worry the game creates them again every time you play
xo

[rhondalatte]

okej i got such a big problem...I DONT GOT ANYTHING IN my lotcatalog...Im serius NOTHING...How do i gonna do? Plzz answer..

i live in sweden and my clock is 01.03 so im gonna slep now but i hopes you all like to help me

were you looking for it in your documents? It is not there, you must go to:

C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\GlobalLots

copy and paste the Cas! file into:

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\LotCatalog

when you go back into the game you will find it in the bin

xo

[Sexy-Cuban-Girl-101]

I created a CAS screen and it worked but then there was to much light and i couldnt see their faces so then i tryed to change it back to the original one but it wont work. I deleted the new CAS screen from the globallots folder but it wont go away. Can someone PLEASE HELP ME!!!????

[rhondalatte]

I created a CAS screen and it worked but then there was to much light and i couldnt see their faces so then i tryed to change it back to the original one but it wont work. I deleted the new CAS screen from the globallots folder but it wont go away. Can someone PLEASE HELP ME!!!????

Do you have a copy of it in your downloads folder? If so you have to remove it, if not you might try deleting thumbnails in:

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Thumbnails

and also delete group cache, the game recreates these files every time you play the game so don't worry about deleting them


xo

[daz_far]

Why does the lot show up as blank then appears as something when you go inside? For a second there it looked like i had a problem.

[Primrose]

this doesn't work for me... i did exactly as it says but when I play I see the custom cas screen, not the one I created and saved....

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims 2

I have Family Fun stuff but I put the new cas file in The sims 2 catalogue.... when it didn't work i replaced the cas file from the family fun stuff with the one i made... but it didn't work either

It doesn't work for me neither! Help, please!

[rhondalatte]

It doesn't work for me neither! Help, please!

Go through the steps very carefully, it could be that you did not copy and paste the saved lot file from:

\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods, the last neighborhood folder(N00#) and "Lots"

into a new folder in your Download folder and rename the file CAS!.package and name your new folder the name of your new CAS so it will be easy to find when you want to remove it.
xo

[alexandrazenas]

Okay, I am not the first to ask this question, but hopefully I will be the first to get an answer. I have NOT had any trouble CREATING the CAS screen, but after a few uses with no problem, I find that when I enter the CAS, no objects show up. Just as someone mentioned before, I can see the sims fine, and also the different layout design, such as wallpaper, floors, & altered walls...but no objects (EXCEPT for the mirror, and probably the default paintings, too, although I have the invisible mod for those, so I couldn't tell). As I said, I saw this question asked before, but I don't think anyone addressed it. Does anyone have any idea what causes this?

[medvilne]

Well i have really strange problem.
I creat my CAS and it work good , everything is ok. But when i try to creat new sim he is blue and i think he's really frozen. Well like in seasons, when sim get cold.
I tried to put roof but sims still get cold.
Have any ideas?

[sorry about my english]

[marvine]

Medvilne,

I had the same issue happen when editing my favourite custom CAS with seasons installed; it worked fine until then, I just wanted to change an object - but then the sims started turning blue, hugging themselves, and the last times they fell on the ground totally frozen - one sim didn't get up afterwards like the others did , and the game crashed on exit.
I tried that with a freshly extracted CAS from the global lots folder, same issue.
I finally fixed that by installing Numenor's base game starter and editing the lot in OFB. So obviously Seasons installs this feature whenever editing a lot...

[Reyn]

I noticed that myself. Tried my hand at it in seasons because I wanted to make a very pretty grotto - and to make it without seasons is going to take some hacking of objects, I'm afraid - worth it just for my cas screen, I guess, but....


Actually, another question. If you use custom stuff in a CAS, what does it do if you share it?

[verenaheu]

Hi Marvine,
Im not sure what you mean by editing in OFB, Do you think that making a new CAS in Seasons will not work at all? Shouldnt EA make a patch? Is it worth waiting for, or is it better to wait for some talented artists and modders to create functional CAS which work in the EP 5.
Anyway , I´m a bit annoyed, cuz i waited extra with building my own CAS for after installing Seasons, and i`m full on playing now an would not like to deinstall.
Thanks for any other helpful ideas,
:)

[Reyn]

It works - however, when making it in Seasons, it causes the sims you are editting to have colds - at least while edditing. When they sneeze and shiver, it makes them harder to edit.

[silentkate]

Medvilne,

I had the same issue happen when editing my favourite custom CAS with seasons installed; it worked fine until then, I just wanted to change an object - but then the sims started turning blue, hugging themselves, and the last times they fell on the ground totally frozen - one sim didn't get up afterwards like the others did , and the game crashed on exit.
I tried that with a freshly extracted CAS from the global lots folder, same issue.
I finally fixed that by installing Numenor's base game starter and editing the lot in OFB. So obviously Seasons installs this feature whenever editing a lot...
Marvine thanks for posting about Numenor's base game starter. I tried doing it that way and it worked! It took forever because I screwed up the first few tries but I finally caught my mistake and now I have a custom CAS with no freezing Sims. :)

[verenaheu]

It works - however, when making it in Seasons, it causes the sims you are editting to have colds - at least while edditing. When they sneeze and shiver, it makes them harder to edit.


:( The poor ones. sniff. But I`ll give it another try. Thanks for answering! :up:

[insinificante000]

i did it the way instructed and it all work fine until i went to go see the cas i created which is when i ran across a problem. the problem im having is the create a family will not load it just keeps going back to the neighborhood. does anyone know why?
i even tryed putting my edited cas in both the global and downloads folder still would not work i have university nightlife celebration stuff family fun pets open for business glamour life and seasons which is the cas i copyed.

[IgnorantBliss]

I'm not sure what the differences are, but have you tried the newer tutorial here (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=180469)?

[insinificante000]

yeah, i tryed that it still will not load create a family? but thanks for responding.

[i like cheesey oranges]

Here is a description of how to modify your CAS screen.
(I found this on a Sims2 site some time ago, but don't remember the author)

I have used this method with good results, and have made numerous custom CAS screens.
TIP: As the objects in the podium room are all one entity, you can use the "MoveObjects" and the "SnapObjecttoGrid" cheats to move the wall pictures/portraits slightly to the back and the right to hide them behind the walls.

Hope this helps :)
whoever wrote that spelled folder "floder." Not that i have anything against people who misspell, but when i read it quickly i waz like wtF does that mean? :!!:

[Solaria]

The CAS! wont show up in the bin. I tryed and tryed but nothing there.I know I did right but still...

[animagic4u]

Ok, if you're using expansion packs (I have all of them Sims 2 Seasons being the one I have to load on) do you use that CAS or do you use the basic Sims 2 one?
Plus is there anything else I must do to get it to work with EPs?

[tiggerypum]

question answered over here: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?p=1715933#post1715933

[kylebeans]

Hey, I tryed to make a custom CAS screen, but when I loaded up the Sims and went to it, my Sims would freeze. I don't mean the game, like, my Sims would get cold and then fall over frozen, and their skin gets all pale! I am so confused, I don't know why this happens... can anyone help me??
(oh ya I obviously have Seasons expansion)
(^_^) <Please help!

[kylebeans]

Wait guys never mind I totally just realized my question is answered in like 5 posts above me!
I fell dumb.. but ohwell...
(^_^) Oh ya cute little bunny thing. he will take over the world!

[kingdomheartsgirl111]

aggggghhh i don't have time i have school in an hour i'm gonna come back later and figure this out.....

[paulwirral]

Hi i have all ep installed except family fun, i have been playing the game for years but have only recently started modding, i noticed you can change the cas, i have followed the tuorial on here and a few other places but still cant seem to get it working, is there a limit to what you can add? i get as far as having the strange named house in bin, i move it to the hood then after editing move it back to the housed an lot bin then i quit the game,

then i move the completed package to downloads after renaming in CAS!.package. i do have the packages to hide the objects an podium and family room objects, when i load the game, the cas loads empty which i presume is because of the invisible packages. i dont move the camera or screen when editing.

Please someone help me im going insane.

Thanks.

[Elena1133]

Hey, I have a little question... I wanna know how do you get the background screen for the photo shooting?? I can fing it in the objects!


Thanx!!

[danieeel971]

Hi, I tryed. And it worked! But the sim frozen and fall down, and the face are grey!

//danieeel971

[danieeel971]

Hi, I tryed. And it worked! But the sim frozen and fall down, and the face are grey!

//danieeel971

[NatalieA9]

Ive done all the steps up to number 13 because when i go to the Lots folder there are like 10 files even though its a new neighbourhood and the CAS house is the onli 1 there? which 1 do i use? thanks!

[Los Vegus chick]

Here is a description of how to modify your CAS screen.
(I found this on a Sims2 site some time ago, but don't remember the author)

I have used this method with good results, and have made numerous custom CAS screens.
TIP: As the objects in the podium room are all one entity, you can use the "MoveObjects" and the "SnapObjecttoGrid" cheats to move the wall pictures/portraits slightly to the back and the right to hide them behind the walls.

Hope this helps :)
It hasn't seemed to work, I've installed a trial of Winrar, so I could unzip my folders I've saved my choosen screen in :C:/Documents and settings/All users/ Documents/EA games / sims 2 .That's wrong isn't it? Can you PLEASE help :cry: me!!!

[gurtyping]

I am gettng the same problem as everyone is with Seasons, with the freezing sims and the walls have disapeared aswell. I know the issue has been anwsers obove but i dont understand what you have to do. Something about installing Numenor's base game starter and editing the lot in OFB? Whats OBF? and Numenor's base game starter?

This is the first time i've done something like this, so if you can help please dumb it down as much as poss lol

[GekiBlue]

I am gettng the same problem as everyone is with Seasons, with the freezing sims and the walls have disapeared aswell. I know the issue has been anwsers obove but i dont understand what you have to do. Something about installing Numenor's base game starter and editing the lot in OFB? Whats OBF? and Numenor's base game starter?

This is the first time i've done something like this, so if you can help please dumb it down as much as poss lol

OFB is the Expansion Pack "Open For Business". The Base Game starter is a program that allows you to start the game from an old expansion pack, so in theory, running the game through Open for business should take out the problems you are having with Seasons. This shivering thing is happening to me as well, and I'm going to give the Base game Starter a go. You can download it by going to Numenor's page and I think it's under 'Modding Tools'.

Let's hope this works!!

[gurtyping]

i was looking through the basegame starter and it just looks to complacated and reading all the info on there i was just didn't understand how to use it. Dont suppose theres a tutoral on using it?

[Opa2619]

Thank you so much for posting this! It is really cool and I made a modern bedroom with a wicked awesome design. HOWEVER I AM VERY MUCHLY CONFUSED! When I go in the first persons face is the wrong skintone color, and the start shivering then try to move, but a noise that sounds like something freezing happens. and they keel over like a board. Then after a few seconds, they get up, and it keeps happening. I have to cancel several sims before I get one that is normal. Then in my other room where they wait, the view is wrong and either no one is there, or a dog/cat is there! When Im done with the family, they show up normally. I followed everything perfectly from your tutorial. What did I do wrong?
-Opa

[Julee...]

thank youuuuuu!!!!!!!! i was dying to know how to do it! :lovestruc

[slyzooart]

thanks you guys, this really cleared it up for me! :)

[Emelina Bell]

arg its still not showing up in the bin for me.. I followed the instructions right.. what could I be doing wrong?


I have exactly the same probleme. Can someone help????

[403880]

Thanks, I'm going to try it right now!

[403880]

Well I made iy but my sims where constantley frozen, I have seasons. Then I relized that the cas editing miror etc thing was a littlebit outsid... so the puting it in the walls doesn't work... you need to get this mod:http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=162363
Read the instructions on download carfully and you can get exactley what you want.

[irishstormy]

I CANT FIND THE SO CALLED CAS! package I HAVE APARTMENT LIFE AND I CANT FIND THE FILE SOME ONE PLEASE HELP