@Johnny - Hi! I see you're still getting well-deserved raves about your world. It's truly wonderful and I love it; it's absolutely one of my favorites and I've played a lot of worlds. :wink:
@Lablakelydress, you do not need the launcher to patch your game. Here are the instructions that are provided in the Technical Forum by Nichaedemus.
Cumulative Base Game 1.29.55 Super Patcher for The Sims 3
For those who are unable to patch the base game to version 1.29.55 either via Origin or via the use of manual incremental patches, here is the official EA download link for the base game standalone cumulative Super Patcher:
http://akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims.../TS3_1.29.55.0140xx_update.exe
IMPORTANT: The Super Patcher is designed to work with the base game of any version number and any game region. After applying the cumulative patch your base game will be brought to version 1.29.55.
Note that the standalone cumulative patch is self executable, meaning you can simply download it to your Windows desktop or elsewhere and run the setup installer directly. Other than ensuring that the game and launcher are not running, no further setup is required.
If you should receive a patch error message stating that the installed version of the game could not be determined, it is advised that you run the patcher as an administrator. You can do this by logging into Windows via an administrator account or by right-clicking on the patch installer and then selecting "Run as Administrator."
Quoted from: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/175477.page
