Hey, I know this is a couple of years into the future so I'm not sure if you're still active here. I followed your advice for this issue regarding ambitions sort of breaking Sims 3 on Mac, I've deleted all the files, updated patches, etc. - but it's still not working. Feeling a touch hopeless. Do you have any other steps I could try to make the game work again?
@leopold1230 Are you running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Sims 3? Are you getting an unknown error, or something else? And what other packs have you installed, and what packs (if any) would you like to install but haven't yet?
You're so kind for reaching out.
Okay, mind you once again, not very tech-savvy here. So I didn't know how to figure that out immediately, but I looked through my Mac's system preferences, system report, and then found The Sims 3 game. It said 64-bit intel - No. I'm attaching a screenshot of that.
It always says "an unknown error occurred" when I attempt to open the game.
Ideally, I would love to have Generations, World Adventures, Seasons, Pets, Supernatural, and Ambitions. Of course, if ambitions is just going to break my game every time it doesn't need to be included!
@leopold1230 It's not that Ambitions is broken, it's that it doesn't get installed correctly. But this is fixable. First, create an alias for Ambitions, as described here:
https://bluebellflora.com/sims-3-packs-not-showing-as-installed/
Next, copy a folder from Ambitions into the folder for Seasons, which is your newest pack by release date. The video in this post explains how:
You'd need to do the same if you were installing Late Night, Fast Lane, or Outdoor Living; other packs are unaffected. And if you installed a pack released after Seasons, you'd need to repeat the second step above, copying the folder from Ambitions into the folder for that now-newest pack.
I don't know what the specs of your Mac are, and if the above doesn't help, please list them: everything under About This Mac including the operating system and except for the serial number. It may or may not be possible to run the 64-bit version of Sims 3 instead, but I'd need to know the specs to be able to tell you.
You are my hero. Wow. Going forward if I download more packs that are newer, will I have to repeat these steps each time?
