Setup TSR Workshop For First Time Use

About This Tutorial

I get a TON of messages asking why TSR Workshop isn’t showing items for TS3 and/or TS4 when you try to start a new project.

This is a common issue and can be fixed very easily. All this issue means is that TSR Workshop can not find your game paths.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I will do my best to assist you. Contact me on Discord for help!

So, let’s get started!

Needed Programs

TSR Workshop

Need more help? Check below:

TSR Workshop Wiki
TSR Workshop Forum

First, make sure you have the games installed. If you are trying to use TSR for TS3 or TS4 you must have the base game installed. If you are wanting to use anything in an EP/SP you must also have those packs installed.

If you do not have these items installed you can not use TSR Workshop

1. Open ‘TSR Workshop’

2. In the top left corner navigate to ‘Edit’ > ‘Preferences’

3. Under the ‘Preferences’ tab, select ‘Folders’.

Once you are under the folders tab you will see the list as pictured below.

If you do not see the “C:\Program Files (x86)…” this is okay. We are going to set these up.

4. This is your game path. For each EP/SP, there is a path that the TSR workshop needs to find the files for each game.

Here is a list of where you will find each game path.

*NOTE: As of the newest patch for Sims 3, the file destinations have changed to the following:

Global Folders – These are your folders in your documents

Sims 3 Data — C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3

Sims 4 Data — C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4

Sims 3 Folders – TS3 base game and all expansion and stuff packs

Base Game — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3
World Adventures — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep01
High End & Loft — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Sp01
Ambitions — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep02
Fast Lane — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Sp02
Outdoor Life — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Sp03
Late Night — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep03
Generations — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep04
Town Life — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Sp04
Pets — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep05
Showtime — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep06
Master Suite — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Sp05
Katy Perry — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Sp06
Diesel — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Sp07
Supernatural — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep07
Seasons — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep08
Seventy — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Sp08
University — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep09
Island Paradise — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep10
Movie Stuff — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Sp09
Into The Future — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Ep11

Sims 4 Folders

Base Game — C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4