Hello,
I cannot play the Sims.
Once downloading the Sims 3 and the EPs, I tried to click play on the EA launcher then I get sent to the sim's launcher. Once clicking play on that, I then get prompted to select my EPs, which I do.
I then get a message saying to select a few as it would improve the gaming experience. Then, right after, I go back to the EA launcher. It turns to a loop.
Can someone help?
@eventoowish You can repair the game instead of uninstalling, which should take a lot less time. Doing so will remove the effects of the Alder Lake patch, which is necessary at this point given you're seeing this particular error.
Instead of the other methods, try this (the affinity part, not the rest):
You will of course apply it to TS3.exe rather than the DAO executable.
Also, I just attempted to go through the EA app which sent me to the TS3 Laucher, once I clicked play, I got this message:
@eventoowish Yes, that would be the correct string. Unfortunately, I don't think it will work with the EA App. A friend and I tested this morning and found that the App rejects this string for other games, although it works fine for games launched through a different client.
The .dll error means you need to repair the game again, and don't apply the Alder Lake patch this time. It's triggering the error.
Just to be clear, you only need to do ONE of the workarounds for this error. If the Alder Lake patch worked, you'd be done. Since it doesn't work, you need to try a different approach, but still only one.
@eventoowish Right, so are you using another approach? The PowerShell script, the Task Manager method, and Process Lasso all fix the problem when applied properly, and you still only need one of them.
I downloaded the application - the same issue occurred where the ts3.exe doesn't appear until I click play on the Launcher. But the same error: Unable to start game. Service Utilization failed (error code) shows up after the Sims3 window opens.
@eventoowish Again, you need to use the Alder Lake patch OR the Task Manager method OR Process Lasso OR the PowerShell script. Just one.
The service initialization error suggests a problem with the install itself. Repair the game again, and if that doesn't help, uninstall it with Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine) and reinstall.
