This Creation requires what's listed below in order to work properly.

Installation Instructions:

<font face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-size:10pt\"><strong>TO INSTALL THE <font color=\"#FF0000\">ENTIRE SET</font> OF MODULAR DECK STAIRS...</strong>

<strong>(1) Place all the stairs files in your \'Downloads\' folder </strong>as usual.

<strong>(2) Find where you originally installed The Sims 2 game </strong>(not the expansion packs) and look for the folder <strong>TSData\\Res\\Catalog\\Scripts</strong> (<a href=\"http://forums.thesimsresource.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=126944\" target=\"_blank\">see picture</a>). It is usually in THIS location:

<font color=\"#008080\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C:\\Program Files\\EA GAMES\\The Sims 2\\TSData\\Res\\Catalog\\Scripts</strong></font>


<strong>(3) Open the file \'modularStairs.txt\'</strong> and find an empty space at the bottom of the page.

<strong>(4) Copy and paste all eight blocks of text below</strong> into a space at the bottom of the file <a href=\"http://forums.thesimsresource.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=126945\" target=\"_blank\">(see picture)</a>:
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# cyclonesue_stairs_deck_Black
modularStairs 500
objectID landing 0x0011CF50
objectID placeholder 0x0011CF4F
objectID step 0x0011CF51
objectID topStep 0x0011CF4E
objectID bottomStep 0x0011CF4C
catalogTextIndex 1

# cyclonesue_stairs_deck_Oak
modularStairs 501
objectID landing 0x0011CF3E
objectID placeholder 0x0011CF3D
objectID step 0x0011CF3F
objectID topStep 0x0011CF3C
objectID bottomStep 0x0011CF3A
catalogTextIndex 1

# cyclonesue_stairs_deck_White
modularStairs 502
objectID landing 0x0011CF56
objectID placeholder 0x0011CF55
objectID step 0x0011CF57
objectID topStep 0x0011CF54
objectID bottomStep 0x0011CF52
catalogTextIndex 1

# cyclonesue_stairs_deck_Blue
modularStairs 503
objectID landing 0x0011CF5C
objectID placeholder 0x0011CF5B
objectID step 0x0011CF5D
objectID topStep 0x0011CF5A
objectID bottomStep 0x0011CF58
catalogTextIndex 1

# cyclonesue_stairs_deck_Mauve
modularStairs 504
objectID landing 0x0011CF62
objectID placeholder 0x0011CF61
objectID step 0x0011CF63
objectID topStep 0x0011CF60
objectID bottomStep 0x0011CF5E
catalogTextIndex 1

# cyclonesue_stairs_deck_Plum
modularStairs 505
objectID landing 0x0011CF68
objectID placeholder 0x0011CF67
objectID step 0x0011CF69
objectID topStep 0x0011CF66
objectID bottomStep 0x0011CF64
catalogTextIndex 1

# cyclonesue_stairs_deck_Beech
modularStairs 506
objectID landing 0x0011CF6E
objectID placeholder 0x0011CF6D
objectID step 0x0011CF6F
objectID topStep 0x0011CF6C
objectID bottomStep 0x0011CF6A
catalogTextIndex 1

# cyclonesue_stairs_deck_Oatmeal
modularStairs 507
objectID landing 0x0011CF74
objectID placeholder 0x0011CF73
objectID step 0x0011CF75
objectID topStep 0x0011CF72
objectID bottomStep 0x0011CF70
catalogTextIndex 1
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<strong>(5) Save and close</strong> the text file.

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And that\'s it! The entire wooden deck set should now show in your stairs catalog. More details about installing these steps can be found here at <a href=\"http://forums.thesimsresource.com/showthread.php?p=3047979\" target=\"_blank\">this forum</a>. Have fun!</font>