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EA Won't Let Me Purchase
I originally was playing sims 3 on my computer because I had my EA connected to me Xbox when I had Xbox Ultimate. Fast-forward to now, I don't have ultimate anymore and I would like to purchase the S...
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I can't register the game through ea app
Hello! i just bought sims 3 by redeeming a code on the ea app. i have the game butt i am having issues with registering the game on thesims3.com. When i went to put in the same code with which i rede...
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Is this a glitch or is it normal?
Hi, i have this issue every time i use the wall tool, it looks like the icon/circle above the line with the arrow has a heartbeat or pulsate. https://youtu.be/obDir6rfwXk
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lunatoor
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Unable to install store content on Mac
Hello! I've been having this issue for a while now. I have probably spent over $100+ on store content and am never able to download it. I have a Mac and have the 64 bit and metal version of th...
Ellerseviller
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Fatal Error?
New harddrive. Fresh install of sims 3. Everytime I click on any world it says fatal error cannot load. Close application. I repaired twice. Then uninstalled and reinstalled. What else?
vkinjecta
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Failure to launch
Have game on Windows 7 PC and it won't launch anymore, have uninstalled and reinstalled twice with no luck, any thoughts?
JSTUBE32
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Increase EA Story Progression with original files
Hello ! I like the EA Story Progression as it is (i don't like currents SP mods), but I would like to increase a bit more the events that are generate with it. I'm thinking about increase the va...
carolinesimsisms
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Save files
I have issues with the save files. When i play with an household, i'm saving it a few times while i'm playing and then, a few hours or days later it crashes without any warning or anything. i used to...
dettamort
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Sims 3 pc disc version serial number
Good afternoon you lovely lot, I've been able to get hold of a Sims 3 disc the year on the case says 2010, Ive seem older posts and lots were asking for the year, I've not installed yet and from wh...
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cbarber89
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Is there any way to place cars on community lots
Hello, I am building a firehouse, and I am trying to place a car (red truck) in addition to the large fire truck on the lot. The lot is labelled as "Fire House", so its a community lot, but I don't ...
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Spycoo16
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Error with the Sims 3
Hello. I downloaded the game The Sims 3, but there's error occurs, which I cannot resolve. And this error is for all worlds. Please, help me
Milanaliyeva
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Purchased neighbourhoods not showing
I purchsed both Hidden springs and Roaring heights add ons and nether have been added to my game. It's saying I still have to buy them but I have bought them already. what have I done wrong please.
dressagediva1989
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Use Sims 3 physical copy digitally
So, I bought a Sims 3 game a long time ago (2010 maybe) and I was wondering if it is possible to somehow get a digital copy of it. I since lost the disk, but still have the manual with the serial num...
lanchus7
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Sims 3 External Hard Drive Troubles
This is driving me NUTS! I downloaded the sims 3 onto my hard drive. When I first booted it up and played it, it was fine. Perfectly fine. Now, the EA launcher says my game doesn't even exist. What ...
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The Game won't Save
When I play a character on Sims 3 and get everything set up, Fix up the lot, then I go to save the game and I get an error case 16. then I lose all the work I did on it. Very frustrating, I have tr...
Locke-Hughes
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I cant install the Sims 3 on my new PC
I just got a new computer, I havent been able to play the Sims 3 for a long time because of the problems on my old computer and I tried to install the sims 3 on my new one, i even brought an external...
PhantomHades123
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Bye Sims 3
I love sims 3, and I love it 10 times more than the 4. Now I have this "Serious Error", and I am not skilled enough to fix it. Well, for me it looks like I have to give up the game. I don't under...
Lazaruz64
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The Game won't launch
After clicking play in the launcher all I get is a black screen before it closes and spits out a xcpt file in my The Sims 3 folder. I have tried every single solution that I could find online and hav...
LiaKnow
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The Sims 3 will not launch
i hate the EA app and you cannot talk to anyone that works there. there is not ticket support. there is no action that you can take. your game can randomly stop working and there is literally nothing...
ModestKilla86
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Multiple Townie Portraits upon Move-in
Hello At university when my sim moves into a place, whether a house or a dorm, when they intially land in there and the home-sweet-home music plays, a bunch of identical ugly townie girl faces ap...
DivinylsFan
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