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#1 Old 13th Sep 2025 at 1:19 AM
Default Game crashing when trying to add custom university
Hi! I’m trying to test my custom university, Greenfield University, in a new test neighborhood because I want to share it later, but it keeps crashing and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong.
Here’s what I’ve done so far:

I copied the necessary files, named them GFU_Neighborhood.package etc., and put them into the folders: Characters, Lots, Storytelling, Thumbnails, plus the neighborhood package file.

I placed the GFU folder here: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 University\TSData\Res\NeighborhoodTemplate

I opened the game and created a new neighborhood called Test Town.

When I try to add a university, I see Greenfield as an option. But when I add it, the game crashes. The next time I opened the game, I could open the university, but it only showed the neighborhood and decorations - no lots.

The original university works fine, so I know the files themselves aren’t corrupted. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
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#2 Old 13th Sep 2025 at 1:34 AM
Did you set the subhood as a University in the IDNO?
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#3 Old 13th Sep 2025 at 1:52 AM
Quote: Originally posted by simsample
Did you set the subhood as a University in the IDNO?


No, how do I do that?
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#4 Old 13th Sep 2025 at 11:32 AM
In SimPE, click on the IDNO and then change the Neighborhood Type dropdown box to University. Here's an image (by @Jawusa ) that might help.

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#5 Old 14th Sep 2025 at 7:27 AM
Don't forget to give it a unique instance number!

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