Playing the Sims 3 with all the DLC in 2022?
Sul sul, I've been getting into the Sims for the past few months now, and I've tried out the Sims 2 and the Sims 4. Sims 2 was probably better overall, but the Sims 4 had a few extra features which were missed in the Sims 2 (I mean Sims 2 is 18 years old so makes sense). After a bit of research, I've decided that the Sims 3 looks like it would probably be the most interesting Sims game, and I've decided I want to try it out. However, I had a few questions about obtaining the game and all the DLCs.
Firstly, due to the fact that there are a few Origin exclusive items, apparent easier mod loading, the fact that Origin is on a newer version of the game, and another reason I'll get into a bit later, it seems like it would be best to use Origin to run the game, however, the game hardly goes on sale on Origin, and it would be much cheaper to buy the base game and the DLCs on Steam. I heard that it was possible to buy the games on Steam, and then Steam would give you Origin codes that allow you to play the game on Origin instead, presumably getting the best of both worlds. Does anyone know if this is still possible? And if so, are there any risks/disadvantages to doing it this way?
Secondly, is the reason I alluded to earlier, the Katy Perry Sweet Treats DLC. I'm a completionist and prefer to have every DLC for the game if possible. I understand that it's no longer possible to get the DLC on Steam, but apparently it's possible to get the DLC on an Origin copy of the game if you have a physical copy of the game with an unused Origin code. But I was wondering, are these codes region locked in anyway? Or will they work no matter where they are from?
Lastly, performance. I've heard that the Sims 3 has perhaps the worst performance of all of the Sims games, but, I heard that there were some mods that helped improve that. So I was wondering, are there any mods that I might want to look into to improve the performance of the game or fix any notable bugs?
Thanks for reading, and any help is greatly appreciated :)
Firstly, due to the fact that there are a few Origin exclusive items, apparent easier mod loading, the fact that Origin is on a newer version of the game, and another reason I'll get into a bit later, it seems like it would be best to use Origin to run the game, however, the game hardly goes on sale on Origin, and it would be much cheaper to buy the base game and the DLCs on Steam. I heard that it was possible to buy the games on Steam, and then Steam would give you Origin codes that allow you to play the game on Origin instead, presumably getting the best of both worlds. Does anyone know if this is still possible? And if so, are there any risks/disadvantages to doing it this way?
Secondly, is the reason I alluded to earlier, the Katy Perry Sweet Treats DLC. I'm a completionist and prefer to have every DLC for the game if possible. I understand that it's no longer possible to get the DLC on Steam, but apparently it's possible to get the DLC on an Origin copy of the game if you have a physical copy of the game with an unused Origin code. But I was wondering, are these codes region locked in anyway? Or will they work no matter where they are from?
Lastly, performance. I've heard that the Sims 3 has perhaps the worst performance of all of the Sims games, but, I heard that there were some mods that helped improve that. So I was wondering, are there any mods that I might want to look into to improve the performance of the game or fix any notable bugs?
Thanks for reading, and any help is greatly appreciated :)
