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How to Place a Story Mode House in Sandbox Mode for House Flipper 2
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- Back to the Societal Enlightenment for Other Games
- Launching File Explorer in Windows
INTRODUCTION
This guide is for those who would like to edit Story Mode houses in Sandbox Mode. Though the steps here are laid out in a simplistic manner, please be careful when performing these actions. Be certain you understand what you are supposed to do before doing it.
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LAUNCHING FILE EXPLORER IN WINDOWS
If your game is launched, shut it down. Being in-game when you are copying files over could potentially cause issues with your game that you do not want. Be safe! Shut it down!
Open your File Explorer on your computer.
- If you have the yellow folder icon on the bottom bar of your screen (the one with the Windows logo on it), you can single left click that to open what you need.
- Otherwise, press the Windows key and type File. The first result should be File Explorer. Open it.
FINDING THE STORY MODE HOUSES FOLDER
If your game is launched, shut it down. Being in-game when you are copying files over could potentially cause issues with your game that you do not want. Be safe! Shut it down!
- Go to
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\Frozen District\House Flipper 2\Profiles\<number>\Houses
- If you need to, change the "C" to the appropriate drive letter.
- Replace the <username> with the username assigned to your profile on your computer. Oftentimes it is a shortened version of that computer username. If you see them, you will never use the Default or Public folder here.
- In the House Flipper 2 files, your profiles are numbered. You will need to replace the <number> with the appropriate number. "0" is usually the first profile you created on the game. "1" would be the second profile you created, "2" the third profile, and so forth.
- If you need to, change the "C" to the appropriate drive letter.
- Once inside the folder, you will see the files for the Story Mode houses.
- Select the file of the house that you wish to place into Sandbox Mode. You will notice that each filename has an @ symbol followed by a set of numbers.
- If you only have one copy of the file you want in this folder, you can ignore the numbers in the filename, as they are irrelevant to you.
- You may have more than one file of the same house. This is not uncommon. If you need to decipher which one you want, you can check the numbers following the @ symbol on the filename. The first set of numbers before the underscore ( _ ) symbol is actually a date. The first four numbers are the year, followed by the month and then the day of the month. So, the file called "WOSP@20241112_210752.house" would be the Great Charity Mansion from the date of November 12, 2024.
- If you only have one copy of the file you want in this folder, you can ignore the numbers in the filename, as they are irrelevant to you.
- When you have the correct file, copy the file you want with either (a simple Ctrl + C after single left clicking on it) or (right-click the file and click Copy).
GAME FILE NAMES
The current filenames for each house as of this writing are:
Filename |
Actual House Name |
Location |
D1-0 Starter house |
Peaceys' Family Home |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ1-1 House under renovation |
Lavender House |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ1-2 Small blue house |
Blue Bungalow |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ1-3 Old house with basement |
More Than a Trailer |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ1-4 Narrow one-story house |
Over the Garage |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ1-5 Hoarders aftermath |
Compact House |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ1-6 Mother-son conflict |
Verdant Nook |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ1-7 House with workshop |
Timber House |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ1-8 Children's mess |
Sunny Bungalow |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ1-9 New Year resolutions |
House Left Behind |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
HJ2-1 Old beach restaurant |
Closed Restaurant |
Crayfish Coast |
HJ2-2 Floating house |
Former Houseboat |
Crayfish Coast |
HJ2-3 |
House on the Beach |
Crayfish Coast |
HJ2-4 When the kids moved out |
Waterfront House |
Crayfish Coast |
HJ2-5 |
House on Stilts |
Crayfish Coast |
HJ2-6 Destructive wave |
Flooded Summer House |
Crayfish Coast |
HJ2-7 Old costal gem |
Coastal Residence |
Crayfish Coast |
HJ2-8 Faded with age |
Seaside Cottage |
Crayfish Coast |
HJ2-9 Broker's fall |
Modern Beach House |
Crayfish Coast |
HJ3-1 Taken over by nature |
In Harmony with Nature |
Coralroot Forest |
HJ3-2 Forest hotel |
Woodland Hostel |
Coralroot Forest |
HJ3-3 Abandoned barn |
Old Barn |
Coralroot Forest |
HJ3-4 Cabin in the woods |
Forest Cabin |
Coralroot Forest |
HJ3-5 After winter heating |
Cobblestone House |
Coralroot Forest |
HJ3-6 Overgrown construction |
Desolate Villa |
Coralroot Forest |
HJ3-7 The forgotten one |
Charming Hideaway |
Coralroot Forest |
HJ3-9 Red riding hood |
A Fairytale House |
Coralroot Forest |
HJ4-1 Bohema apartment |
Bohemian Apartment |
Old Pinnacove |
HJ4-3 School full of magic |
Vacant Private School |
Old Pinnacove |
TrevorHouse |
Trevor's Mansion |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
WOSP |
Great Charity Mansion |
Pinnacove Suburbs |
FINDING THE SANDBOX MODE HOUSES FOLDER
- Go to
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\Frozen District\House Flipper 2\Profiles\<number>\Sandbox Houses
- If you need to, change the "C" to the appropriate drive letter.
- Replace the <username> with the username assigned to your profile on your computer. Oftentimes it is a shortened version of that computer username. If you see them, you will never use the Default or Public folder here.
- In the House Flipper 2 files, your profiles are numbered. You will need to replace the <number> with the appropriate number. "0" is usually the first profile you created on the game. "1" would be the second profile you created, "2" the third profile, and so forth.
- If you need to, change the "C" to the appropriate drive letter.
- Once inside the folder, paste the file into the new folder with either (a simple Ctrl + P) or (right-click inside the folder and click Paste).
- Once the file is in the Sandbox Mode folder, start your game and go into Sandbox Mode. Under the My Projects category (seen at the top of your screen), you will find the filename of the file you just placed into your Sandbox mode waiting for you to open it.