SimPE
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| SimPE | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | ambertation |
| Latest release | 0.66 / March 11, 2008 |
| OS | Windows |
| Genre | level design tool |
| License | GPL |
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SimPE or Simple Package Editor is a package editor for The Sims 2. It allows users to edit neighborhoods, recolor existing objects, modify existing objects, create new objects, modify game behaviors and the like. It can also create sims2pack files, a handy way to distribute files that can be installed using the Content Installer that came with the game. The latest version includes a plug-in to edit a neighborhood's terrain (trees, roads, decorations, etc), a first for Sims 2 modding. The Sims line of games was meant from the beginning to be easily accessible to the modding community, and SimPE represents a massive and successful community-based effort on the part of modders of one of the best-selling electronic games of all time. It is designed to appeal to and be useful to serious and casual modders alike.
SimPE is entirely based on community work and so is released under the GNU GPL. The source code and older versions are available on SourceForge. It is listed as the "simpe project".
With the latest version, 0.66, SimPE is fully compatible with all current expansion packs and the stuff packs The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff and The Sims 2: Celebration Stuff.
SimPE's website contains discussion forums related to using SimPE and, to a limited extent, the game. There are several tutorials on specific topics related to modifying the game and using SimPE in general. The site also contains a GUID database, which creators are encouraged to use to prevent conflicts in the game that could cause one object to replace another (this is known as a GUID conflict).
SimPE requires that the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 is installed for it to work.
[edit] See also
- WooHoo (Package Editor), a package editor for the Mac, under development. [1]
