If you do choose to merge files, you should ensure that you retain the original unmerged copies of all your content. S3SA files, containing the coding for the mod, are unpacked and stored in your machine's "Temporary" directory for the duration of game-play, and any tuning contained within the file are loaded into memory.Most scripting mod packages do not contain game resources that require constant retrieval, so you will derive little benefit from merging the files together.Though the mods will continue to operate properly, the fact that these sort of packages are updated regularly makes merging them together more effort than it is worth.However, in the case of Scripting Mods, it is not advisable to merge them together. You should merge these files separate from your other custom content, as they may require updating whenever a new EA Patch is released.You receive an added benefit of weeding out conflicting mods during this process, since merging two tuning mods that use the same game resource should produce an error.Merging is also useful in the case of Tuning Mods. Once installed, they generally never have to be updated again (unless on the off-chance EA breaks them, that is).Furniture, Hair, Clothing are examples of this type of content.This approach is generally a very good idea when it comes to content that does not require updating very often. Official User Guides now hosted on - Sarah_Sims MEGA drive: CC Magic User Guide + CC Magic Folders Guide.- Nonamena also has a tutorial available: Getting Started with CC Magic.Ninoo Sims has a CC Magic guide on tumblr: How to use CC Magic.Mimm at TFM's Sim's Asylum has a very nice tutorial for CC Magic that can be found here You must register before you can see it.Merging is performed using the S3PE application.Īnother application that can be used is granthes CC Magic. This is why EA Standard stores any Sims3Pack content in large DBCache files, see: Sims 3 Folder Contents.The fewer files that the game needs to reference, the quicker it is when loading the resources stored in those files.
Merging package files together has appreciable benefits in reducing start-up latency issues.
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