Locked doors and gates

[kikipetie]

Last night I discovered when a robber did his 'thing' that the additional home cannot have locked doors, gates, etc. If this is the case, what good is an additional home?
Anyone know anything about this?
Thanx

[Ricalynn]

Did you have an alarm?

[kikipetie]

Yep, on every single door

[Dellena]

EA doesn't allow locked doors on community lots or additional homes.  I had to find a mod for that.  Seriously, who wants people wandering into your room while you're on holiday?  Ewwww.  I won't link the mod but I'll give you the name of it.  Nona_LockCommunityDoor.  Search that and you should find it.  I mainly got it so I could lock the barn doors and gates on my additional property which is just for my horses.  Saying that, can't burglars get past any locks?  For them, I'd just have alarms.

[Ricalynn]

You can link to the mod, Dellena.  And yes burglars can get past locked doors and gates, I'm guessing because of their profession.

[kikipetie]

may I please have the link to that mod?

[Seabody]

Here you go, kikipetie: http://www.den.simlogical.com/denforum/index.php?topic=1026

[brappl]

EA doesn't allow locked doors on community lots or additional homes.  I had to find a mod for that.  Seriously, who wants people wandering into your room while you're on holiday?  Ewwww.  I won't link the mod but I'll give you the name of it.  Nona_LockCommunityDoor.  Search that and you should find it.  I mainly got it so I could lock the barn doors and gates on my additional property which is just for my horses.  Saying that, can't burglars get past any locks?  For them, I'd just have alarms.

Thank you for this Dellena.  I found it doing a search and tried it out.  It is perfect for my additional lot.

[Dellena]

You're very welcome.

[kikipetie]

Thanx so very very very much, Dellena!

[kikipetie]

ok  I must be the most stupid person in the world, but can someone please tell me how to install a mod? I'm so lost 

[Dellena]

This should help:

http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/forum/index.php/topic,9187.0.html

[kikipetie]

Thanx, I'll go there now 


EDIT:
Well, even a computer illerate like me  did this. Thanx so much!

[kikipetie]

ok, I installed and reinstalled everything twice. I have everything, everywhere it is supposed to be--but guess what? My mod won't work. Does anyone know how come? or what I can do?
Thanx

[Dellena]

I found an error in those instructions.  The folder structure should look like this:

My Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 3> Mods> Packages

Must have an S at the end - So Packages, NOT Package.

Then you should have the Resource.cfg file in the Mods folder.  In the Packages folder you should have Nona_LockCommunityDoor.package

Let me know.

To the powers that be, that instruction post needs fixed please.

Edit:  Here's another link to the instructions with pictures: http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/Setup_and_Files