Hey there, I'm getting back into the Sims 3, and I'm very pleased to see the store isn't closed yet. That said, I have no clue how to download all my points again. I also used to have a file with all the store content, to make clean-up generally easier, is there any reason it wouldn't work? It's been a number of years, and several computers since.
Thanks! Special thanks to all who've kept on playing The Sims 3. It truly is a great game.
KCNDreams The Store downloads from another computer may work, and you can certainly try them. But it's more likely they won't work, especially if you use the EA App, so it's probably best to download fresh copies. Sign into the Store site and click Store > My Store Account > Purchase History.
As for what to buy, what do you like? As mentioned, do you have some items from sets where you might want the rest of the set? And check out the spreadsheet in the second post of the master Daily Deal thread (sort by Oldest to make sure you're viewing the right post) to see whether any items or sets you'd like ever go on sale, and if so, when.
Daily Deal (DD) 2018 Rotation List and Sales Help | EA Forums - 1821670
You can also list some items or sets you'd like, here or there, and ask for help figuring out the cheapest way to acquire them.
I like to get the compilations and sets after I've bought a few items already in them. The price gets more discounted on all of those items together and even more so when you already own some items, than getting them individually. If I take some time to look around I find things I have belonging to one compilation or another, or set. Getting something in the Daily Deal and then looking through what compilations or sets its affected is fun. 990 ought to get one or two sets, especially discounted ones. I still find odd interesting things in my build-buy catalogue which came with sets.
There shouldn't be any problem re-downloading if you've still got the same account you bought them on. I find that already having the launcher open helps, and don't download too many at once. I find that maybe 4 or 5 items at a time, by clicking on the ticks and then download, wait until they're finished and then do the next one's. Maybe write them down as you go, in case you have to refresh and lose your spot. Something like that. If you don't have your launcher already open you might wonder what's going on while it is loading it all up to open and then download. And, I can't remember if they automatically install or not, so you'll have to go over to the installed items tab in your launcher to check if they're installed and if not then you need to do that too.
Your file with all the store content won't automatically receive the new store content if its just a sub-folder of your downloads folder. You'd have to slot all of that in yourself after.
Fun!
