Raven_1810_BB
7 months agoNewcomer
HELP!
Hey guys, I really love the Sims3, I was hoping EA would bring back support for it as my laptop won't play the Sims Expnsions. I was able to play the base game Sims3, however, when I popped in my E...
Raven_1810_BB If you've installed only via disc, without involving the EA App at all, please manually patch the game to 1.67, the latest patch available for disc installs. The launcher doesn't reliably patch the game, so you'll need to use the Super Patch:
http://akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims3/patches/TS3_1.67.2.0240xx_update.exe
If your browser flags the download, use a different one. The issue is the address starts with http rather than https, but you can see from the URL that it points directly to EA servers.
If you're forced to use the EA App, do NOT run the Super Patch. Instead, do a manual uninstall of the game, as described here:
[Read First] Running Sims 3 in Windows | EA Forums - 8323446
And reinstall using the EA App rather than your discs.
If running the Super Patch doesn't help with a disc-only install, please do a clean uninstall, as above, and reinstall only the base game, then run the Super Patch again and see whether the game works.