Adding in some fixes to handle steam saves properly, and a more user friendly way to handle install paths and multiple installations

.github/workflows/build.yml

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+name: Build Simitone
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      configuration:
+        description: 'Build configuration'
+        required: false
+        default: 'Release'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - Release
+          - Debug
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+
+    - name: Setup .NET 9
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
+
+    - name: Run Protobuild
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        cd FreeSO/Other/libs/FSOMonoGame/
+        ./protobuild.exe --generate
+      continue-on-error: true
+
+    - name: Restore Simitone dependencies
+      run: dotnet restore Client/Simitone/Simitone.sln
+
+    - name: Restore FreeSO dependencies
+      run: dotnet restore FreeSO/TSOClient/FreeSO.sln
+      continue-on-error: true
+
+    - name: Restore Roslyn dependencies
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        cd FreeSO/TSOClient/FSO.SimAntics.JIT.Roslyn/
+        dotnet restore
+      continue-on-error: true
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: dotnet build Client/Simitone/Simitone.sln -c ${{ inputs.configuration || 'Release' }} --no-restore
+
+    - name: Upload build artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: SimitoneWindows-${{ inputs.configuration || 'Release' }}
+        path: Client/Simitone/Simitone.Windows/bin/${{ inputs.configuration || 'Release' }}/net9.0-windows/
+        if-no-files-found: error

.gitmodules

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "FreeSO"]
 	path = FreeSO
-	url = https://github.com/riperiperi/FreeSO
+	url = https://github.com/alexjyong/FreeSO

Client/Simitone/Simitone.Client/UI/Screens/TS1CASScreen.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using FSO.Client;
+using FSO.Client;
 using FSO.Client.UI.Framework;
 using FSO.Common;
 using FSO.Common.Utils;
@@ -769,8 +769,21 @@ public void SetFamilies()
             //get all families that don't have a house from neighbourhood, and populate the list
             //i think house number -1 is townies, so only select 0
             var all = Content.Get().Neighborhood.MainResource.List<FAMI>();
-            var families = all.Where(x => (x.Unknown & 16) > 0 && x.HouseNumber == 0);
-            FamiliesPanel.UpdateFamilies(families.ToList(), vm);
+
+            // Filter: HouseNumber == 0 (not moved into a house)
+            // AND ChunkID < 1000 (exclude NPCs/townies which have IDs like 2000, 3000+, 4000, 5000, 6000)
+            // AND ChunkID > 0 (exclude "Default Family" which is ChunkID=0 with 0 members)
+            // AND FamilyGUIDs.Length > 0 (must have at least one member)
+            var families = all.Where(x => x.HouseNumber == 0 && x.ChunkID > 0 && x.ChunkID < 1000 && x.FamilyGUIDs.Length > 0).ToList();
+
+            File.AppendAllText("simitone_debug.log", $"[SetFamilies] Families being added to CAS panel ({families.Count} total):\n");
+            foreach (var fam in families)
+            {
+                File.AppendAllText("simitone_debug.log", 
+                    $"  - ChunkID={fam.ChunkID}, HouseNumber={fam.HouseNumber}, Unknown={fam.Unknown}, Members={fam.FamilyGUIDs.Length}\n");
+            }
+
+            FamiliesPanel.UpdateFamilies(families, vm);
         }
 
         public void SetFamilyMember(int index)

Client/Simitone/Simitone.Windows/GameLocator/InstallationInfoDialog.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace Simitone.Windows.GameLocator
+{
+    public class InstallationInfoDialog : Form
+    {
+        public InstallationInfoDialog(string installationType, string gamePath, string savesPath, string simitoneSavesPath)
+        {
+            InitializeComponents(installationType, gamePath, savesPath, simitoneSavesPath);
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeComponents(string installationType, string gamePath, string savesPath, string simitoneSavesPath)
+        {
+            // Form settings
+            this.Text = "The Sims Installation Configured";
+            this.Size = new Size(600, 550);
+            this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
+            this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
+            this.MaximizeBox = false;
+            this.MinimizeBox = false;
+
+            // Main panel with padding
+            var mainPanel = new Panel
+            {
+                Location = new Point(10, 10),
+                Size = new Size(560, 430),
+                AutoScroll = true
+            };
+
+            int yPos = 10;
+
+            // Success icon/text
+            var successLabel = new Label
+            {
+                Text = "✓ Installation Configured Successfully",
+                Location = new Point(10, yPos),
+                Size = new Size(540, 30),
+                Font = new Font(this.Font.FontFamily, 12, FontStyle.Bold),
+                ForeColor = Color.DarkGreen
+            };
+            mainPanel.Controls.Add(successLabel);
+            yPos += 40;
+
+            // Installation type
+            var installLabel = new Label
+            {
+                Text = $"Installation Type:\n{installationType}",
+                Location = new Point(10, yPos),
+                Size = new Size(540, 40),
+                Font = new Font(this.Font.FontFamily, 9, FontStyle.Bold)
+            };
+            mainPanel.Controls.Add(installLabel);
+            yPos += 50;
+
+            // Game files path
+            var gamePathLabel = new Label
+            {
+                Text = $"Game Files Location:\n{gamePath}",
+                Location = new Point(10, yPos),
+                Size = new Size(540, 40),
+                AutoSize = false
+            };
+            mainPanel.Controls.Add(gamePathLabel);
+            yPos += 50;
+
+            // Saves path
+            var savesPathLabel = new Label
+            {
+                Text = $"Original Saves Location:\n{savesPath}",
+                Location = new Point(10, yPos),
+                Size = new Size(540, 40),
+                AutoSize = false
+            };
+            mainPanel.Controls.Add(savesPathLabel);
+            yPos += 50;
+
+            // Simitone saves path
+            var simitoneSavesLabel = new Label
+            {
+                Text = $"Simitone Saves Location (Safe Copy):\n{simitoneSavesPath}",
+                Location = new Point(10, yPos),
+                Size = new Size(540, 40),
+                AutoSize = false,
+                Font = new Font(this.Font.FontFamily, 9, FontStyle.Bold)
+            };
+            mainPanel.Controls.Add(simitoneSavesLabel);
+            yPos += 60;
+
+            // Warning section
+            var warningPanel = new Panel
+            {
+                Location = new Point(10, yPos),
+                Size = new Size(540, 100),
+                BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle,
+                BackColor = Color.LightYellow
+            };
+
+            var warningIcon = new Label
+            {
+                Text = "⚠",
+                Location = new Point(10, 10),
+                Size = new Size(30, 30),
+                Font = new Font(this.Font.FontFamily, 16, FontStyle.Bold),
+                ForeColor = Color.DarkOrange
+            };
+            warningPanel.Controls.Add(warningIcon);
+
+            var warningText = new Label
+            {
+                Text = "IMPORTANT: Steam and non-Steam saves are NOT compatible!\n\n" +
+                       "If you switch installations later, you will need to start fresh. " +
+                       "Your Simitone saves are safely stored separately and won't affect " +
+                       "your original game saves.",
+                Location = new Point(45, 10),
+                Size = new Size(480, 80),
+                AutoSize = false
+            };
+            warningPanel.Controls.Add(warningText);
+
+            mainPanel.Controls.Add(warningPanel);
+            yPos += 110;
+
+            // How to change section
+            var changeLabel = new Label
+            {
+                Text = "To change installation later:",
+                Location = new Point(10, yPos),
+                Size = new Size(540, 20),
+                Font = new Font(this.Font.FontFamily, 9, FontStyle.Bold)
+            };
+            mainPanel.Controls.Add(changeLabel);
+            yPos += 25;
+
+            var changeOption1 = new Label
+            {
+                Text = "• Delete config.ini from your Simitone documents folder and restart",
+                Location = new Point(10, yPos),
+                Size = new Size(540, 20),
+                AutoSize = false
+            };
+            mainPanel.Controls.Add(changeOption1);
+            yPos += 25;
+
+            var changeOption2 = new Label
+            {
+                Text = "• Use command line: Simitone.exe -path\"C:\\Your\\Path\\Here\"",
+                Location = new Point(10, yPos),
+                Size = new Size(540, 20),
+                AutoSize = false
+            };
+            mainPanel.Controls.Add(changeOption2);
+
+            this.Controls.Add(mainPanel);
+
+            // OK Button
+            var okButton = new Button
+            {
+                Text = "OK",
+                Location = new Point(250, 450),
+                Size = new Size(100, 35),
+                DialogResult = DialogResult.OK
+            };
+            okButton.Click += (s, e) => this.Close();
+            this.Controls.Add(okButton);
+
+            this.AcceptButton = okButton;
+        }
+    }
+}

Client/Simitone/Simitone.Windows/GameLocator/InstallationSelector.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace Simitone.Windows.GameLocator
+{
+    public class InstallationSelector : Form
+    {
+        private ListBox installListBox;
+        private Button okButton;
+        private Button cancelButton;
+        private Label instructionLabel;
+        private List<(string description, string path, TS1InstallationType type)> installations;
+
+        public string SelectedPath { get; private set; }
+        public TS1InstallationType SelectedType { get; private set; }
+
+        public InstallationSelector(List<(string description, string path, TS1InstallationType type)> installations)
+        {
+            this.installations = installations;
+            InitializeComponents();
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeComponents()
+        {
+            // Form settings
+            this.Text = "Select The Sims Installation";
+            this.Size = new Size(600, 300);
+            this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
+            this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
+            this.MaximizeBox = false;
+            this.MinimizeBox = false;
+
+            // Instruction label
+            instructionLabel = new Label
+            {
+                Text = "Multiple installations of The Sims were detected. Please select which one to use:",
+                Location = new Point(10, 10),
+                Size = new Size(560, 40),
+                AutoSize = false
+            };
+
+            // ListBox for installations
+            installListBox = new ListBox
+            {
+                Location = new Point(10, 60),
+                Size = new Size(560, 150)
+            };
+
+            foreach (var (description, path, type) in installations)
+            {
+                installListBox.Items.Add($"{description}\n{path}");
+            }
+
+            if (installListBox.Items.Count > 0)
+            {
+                installListBox.SelectedIndex = 0;
+            }
+
+            installListBox.DoubleClick += (s, e) => OkButton_Click(s, e);
+
+            // OK Button
+            okButton = new Button
+            {
+                Text = "OK",
+                Location = new Point(410, 220),
+                Size = new Size(75, 30),
+                DialogResult = DialogResult.OK
+            };
+            okButton.Click += OkButton_Click;
+
+            // Cancel Button
+            cancelButton = new Button
+            {
+                Text = "Cancel",
+                Location = new Point(495, 220),
+                Size = new Size(75, 30),
+                DialogResult = DialogResult.Cancel
+            };
+
+            // Add controls to form
+            this.Controls.Add(instructionLabel);
+            this.Controls.Add(installListBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(okButton);
+            this.Controls.Add(cancelButton);
+
+            this.AcceptButton = okButton;
+            this.CancelButton = cancelButton;
+        }
+
+        private void OkButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (installListBox.SelectedIndex >= 0)
+            {
+                var selected = installations[installListBox.SelectedIndex];
+                SelectedPath = selected.path;
+                SelectedType = selected.type;
+                this.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
+                this.Close();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show("Please select an installation.", "No Selection", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}