nointro.package: The No Intro will eliminate the EA Intro video before the game starts loading, which makes it very quick and easy to see if things are setup properly.package files should be fully working in-game! You already have two package files installed, so you can tell right away whether things are working properly. Delete the Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods folder and start try again from step 1. No! You must have done something wrong.Everything okay? Do your folders look as they should in step 4 and step 5, with all the right files/folders in place? Icon and exactly what it says for 'type' are irrelevant as far as working in the game is concerned - what matters is that it ends with. It's okay if your icon looks like a Sims 2 package icon, a monkey, a white sheet of paper, or anything else, and the type may say 'PACKAGE' or something else. Note: The picture shows them with a little green plumbbob icon, and 'Sims3 Package' under Type. Inside the Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Packages folder Check Packages Folder: Your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages folder should have two files inside it: NoBuildSparkles.package, and nointro.package
