Adding Sims 3 to a 2017 MacBook Pro
Sorry if this has been answered before, but I can’t find a post specifically about this. I have The Sims 3 on my early 2011 MacBook Pro. It is installed with a pre 2012 disc and using Patch 1.67. I ha...
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Once you actually get the game and its EP/SPs installed, you don't have to use Origin for Mac or even the Launcher to startup the game. That can all be bypassed with a shortcut to the TS3w.exe executable. Or you could just use the Launcher and keep the game offline. The SuperPatch is not part of Origin for Mac installs, it needs to be applied separately.
It's the Windows version of Origin and Patch 1.69 that put all those restrictions on how the game starts up and automatically handle the patching, but those don't exist on the Mac version of the game.
And yes, Windows systems whether bootcamped or coming from the factory that way on a PC are more prone to viruses and require additional protection. But a Windows type of virus cannot really affect the Mac side of things on a dual system, though I know you aren't ready to explore that yet, unless it burns out your entire computer mechanically. That would be very unusual. What I was objecting to back then really was the notion that Macs aren't made to run Windows and that bootcamping was somehow unwholesome or unnatural (or something like that). It's not, it's what Intel processors are so often used for when they aren't busy running OS X. :)
It's the Windows version of Origin and Patch 1.69 that put all those restrictions on how the game starts up and automatically handle the patching, but those don't exist on the Mac version of the game.
And yes, Windows systems whether bootcamped or coming from the factory that way on a PC are more prone to viruses and require additional protection. But a Windows type of virus cannot really affect the Mac side of things on a dual system, though I know you aren't ready to explore that yet, unless it burns out your entire computer mechanically. That would be very unusual. What I was objecting to back then really was the notion that Macs aren't made to run Windows and that bootcamping was somehow unwholesome or unnatural (or something like that). It's not, it's what Intel processors are so often used for when they aren't busy running OS X. :)
