Your favorite Sims 3 Streamers on YouTube
Who are your favorite Sims 3 streamers on YouTube? I recently discovered Sims 3 and I think I like it better than Sims 4. My favorite Youtube content providers use Sims 4. I am looking for new peop...
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@Katofhyrule12
@mw1525 Like you, I thought it would be very difficult to find the base game pre-2012. However, I was fortunate enough to find all of the disks for The Sims 3 available for sale on eBay, including a copy of the original pre-2012 game (base game, expansions, and stuff packs - I was even lucky enough to find the Katy Perry Sweet Treats included with Showtime!). Currently, several of the pre-2012 base game disks are for sale on eBay in both the United States and Great Britain.
It doesn't matter if the expansions or stuff packs are pre-2012. They install just fine for a 1.67 install as long as you do not select to install Origin or the EA Download Manager. You actually have to Uncheck the Origin install for every disk. You may also have to uncheck the EA Download Manager, but I can't remember for sure. It's tedious, but once I got through them all, the game ran fine, and I was able to use Create A World including the Edit in Game feature.
I'm glad I decided to switch to a 1.67 disk install. I already owned Ambitions, Late Night, Pets, and University Life, as well as High-End Loft Stuff. I spent $180.67 on the rest of the disks through eBay (including shipping charges). I made sure that all of my disks came with the insert that had the installation code on them. I wasn't worried about registering any of them with the Sims 3 Store as I had already registered the game and expansion packs when I was playing through Origin.
I used the codes that came with the disks from eBay and did not try the codes I had from the digital copies of the expansion packs, so I don't know if they would work for installing from disks. Maybe someone else has tried this and can confirm whether it will work.
And just so my post is on topic with the subject of this discussion:
CravenLestat did fabulous fashion shows with a lot of his female Sims 3 Sims:
https://www.youtube.com/@cravenlestat7006
@mw1525 Like you, I thought it would be very difficult to find the base game pre-2012. However, I was fortunate enough to find all of the disks for The Sims 3 available for sale on eBay, including a copy of the original pre-2012 game (base game, expansions, and stuff packs - I was even lucky enough to find the Katy Perry Sweet Treats included with Showtime!). Currently, several of the pre-2012 base game disks are for sale on eBay in both the United States and Great Britain.
It doesn't matter if the expansions or stuff packs are pre-2012. They install just fine for a 1.67 install as long as you do not select to install Origin or the EA Download Manager. You actually have to Uncheck the Origin install for every disk. You may also have to uncheck the EA Download Manager, but I can't remember for sure. It's tedious, but once I got through them all, the game ran fine, and I was able to use Create A World including the Edit in Game feature.
I'm glad I decided to switch to a 1.67 disk install. I already owned Ambitions, Late Night, Pets, and University Life, as well as High-End Loft Stuff. I spent $180.67 on the rest of the disks through eBay (including shipping charges). I made sure that all of my disks came with the insert that had the installation code on them. I wasn't worried about registering any of them with the Sims 3 Store as I had already registered the game and expansion packs when I was playing through Origin.
I used the codes that came with the disks from eBay and did not try the codes I had from the digital copies of the expansion packs, so I don't know if they would work for installing from disks. Maybe someone else has tried this and can confirm whether it will work.
And just so my post is on topic with the subject of this discussion:
CravenLestat did fabulous fashion shows with a lot of his female Sims 3 Sims:
https://www.youtube.com/@cravenlestat7006
