Create a world edit in game mode doesnt work.
When i try to use the edit in game mode feature of create a world for sims three i get "unable to start game. Origin is required to play this game. Please install origin and relaunch the game. If o...
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Unfortunately, EIG does not work with the base game bought after September 2012.
I'm unsure if there is a workaround to this by now.
My suggestion is to post at the CAW forum at the official site.
- Go here: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/forums/list.page
- Make sure the country is set to US (flag on top of the page)
- Find the CAW forum under Game Tools
@Crin are you sure about that? because when I switched from disc to digital sims 3 this year, the CAW tool still works in game for me. It could be a firewall blocking it.
It doesn't matter if you have the digital or disc version. It matters WHEN you bought the base game.
If you have the version that requires an Origin account, EIG does not work (just like bypassing the launcher does not work anymore) - at least that's what everyone is saying, I've never tried myself.
As said, I don't know if a workaround has been found.
If you're unsure which version you have, check your cover: http://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2014/02/sims-3-base-game-versions.html
WOOOOOOOW!!!! I bought my games in 2013 and because I finally have upgraded to a current updated computer with a current OS I decided to finally download the Create A World tool. I wanted to create a world inspired by the Burning Man festival that is held every year in the Black Rock desert in Nevada. I spent days building the mountains. I made dirt roads that lead to a desert area where the festival and campsite were to be. I made lots for residential and communities, making sure they were the sizes I needed for the buildings that I hope to put on them. I filled the mountain with trees and spawners and made hiking trails for my sims to jog on. And I did all of the terrain painting I wanted for my desert city. But when I was finally ready to do "Edit in World" it wouldn't work. It did exactly what everyone has been complaining about in this forum. It starts just like it would if I were to start playing the game but then nothing happens. I'm still in CAW. As I am looking in several threads and forums for answers so I can solve my problem I now am reading this thread and you guys are saying that there IS NO fix for the problem. 😮
Why does the Sims still offer the tool in their website if it doesn't work with they way EA does things now? I downloaded it just a little over a week ago. I'm so confused and disappointed. 😕
@nycbigl Hi again. I was just about to suggest that you ask about CAW EIG in the Sims forums (I have exactly zero experience with the tool), but I see you're already all over that. From what I've read, you're right that EIG won't work with your version of the game. You might be able to get around it, though, by starting a new game the blank world and editing it in Edit Town, just as you would an existing world. I'm not sure whether that would work, but it might be worth trying.
I also saw you mentioned something about your computer crashing. This could be due to its hardware, or just because TS3 likes to be difficult. If you want, you can run a dxdiag on your computer and attach the results to a post here using the "browse" button. (It might be better to start a new thread, though, so that anyone else coming in for a consult doesn't get sidetracked by the CAW issue.) Both higher- and lower-end systems need a bit of help with TS3, although of course the steps needed to run the game properly are different. (Or you might already have it covered.)
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/
Anyway, I hope things are going well for you, and I'm glad to hear that you're still enjoying TS3, now on a (hopefully) more cooperative system.
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