A question about 'Game Repair' on Origin
Hi, long time no see I guess. :) I always stay on the patch 1.67 as I'm not enjoying logging into Origin. But I heard There's Game Repair feature for the Sims 3 as well. I know how it works with the s...
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@Jeansoo If you wanted to repair, you could run the Super Patch instead (disc install only), which verifies the game files and replaces any that are missing or altered. That includes the .sgr files, so you'd need to redo the edits or put aside copies of those files beforehand. But it's usually not necessary to mess with the program files anyway.
@igazor I don't know whether a repair is as thorough as its name suggests, but it does replace other missing or altered game files, not just the .sgr files. I tried deleting a few random files just now, since I was messing with my install anyway, and Origin restored everything for both the base game and the packs.
I also happened to get a game version 0.0.0 in the launcher and the "error during startup" message when I deleted the GameData folder, which was on its own enough to make the experiment worthwhile.
@igazor I don't know whether a repair is as thorough as its name suggests, but it does replace other missing or altered game files, not just the .sgr files. I tried deleting a few random files just now, since I was messing with my install anyway, and Origin restored everything for both the base game and the packs.
I also happened to get a game version 0.0.0 in the launcher and the "error during startup" message when I deleted the GameData folder, which was on its own enough to make the experiment worthwhile.
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I don't want to derail too much.
Deleting the Game folder made Origin think I needed to redownload TS3, no surprise, and Windows wouldn't even let me move the folder while Origin was open. (Can't be completed, open in another program, blah blah.) None of the other folders produced that error or prevented the launcher from loading.
It turns out that removing the resource.cfg file in \GameData\Shared\Win32 was enough to trigger the "error during startup" and version 0 in the launcher. I think putting it back should have worked, since putting back the Win32 folder worked, but I apparently made Origin angry enough that it refused to load my game library from that point forward. It worked fine in macOS though. Origin and I are going to have a talk.
Deleting the Game folder made Origin think I needed to redownload TS3, no surprise, and Windows wouldn't even let me move the folder while Origin was open. (Can't be completed, open in another program, blah blah.) None of the other folders produced that error or prevented the launcher from loading.
It turns out that removing the resource.cfg file in \GameData\Shared\Win32 was enough to trigger the "error during startup" and version 0 in the launcher. I think putting it back should have worked, since putting back the Win32 folder worked, but I apparently made Origin angry enough that it refused to load my game library from that point forward. It worked fine in macOS though. Origin and I are going to have a talk.
