UPDATE: The official answer from EA is that players with Steam and disc installs should register their codes and then install through Origin, which will land the game on patch 1.69. There has not been an answer yet for Mac users, so I suppose they're attached to another object by an incline plane wrapped helically around an axis. Sorry. Many thanks to @puzzlezaddict for getting us this answer. ANOTHER UPDATE: Moving this to the first post so it's easily found: LINK TO CONTENT PATCHESSTEAM PATCHES: There's been some discussion that store content doesn't work properly on a Steam install due to the content patches being different so someone on the Steam forum provided this link to STEAM content patches: STEAM CONTENT PATCHES If this download ever fails to work let me know.----------------------------------------------------------Occasionally I refresh my game folder by pulling my EA folder out of documents, booting up the launcher thus creating a new one, then closing the launcher and reopening it. When you reopen it asks if you want to download updates, and then downloads 7 content patches to the new folder. This is not working anymore. I've tried several times and the new folder will not download the updates.

I'm on a Steam 1.67 install, but anyway out of curiosity I just pulled my ContentPatch folder out, started up the Launcher, and logged in (things I never do anymore, usually I startup the game with a bypass). You're right, no offer for the store patches. I decided to sit here and hold my breath until they show up.(thought it over a bit more while turning blue...and then hastily quit and put store patches back in place)Sorry for the misinformation, don't know why they aren't being offered up now. Am pretty sure they were at least up until a month or two ago for 1.67 players (but not 1.69).Edit: Actually, the game did replace my ContentPatch folder for me but it was empty inside. :/

@igazor Picturing your avi with a blue face :lol: Is this another way of trying to force 1.69 on us? :disappointed: I think downloads cost a website money? So why would they provide us with a download for 1.67, huh?Also wondering if the files in the ContentPatch folder are specific to our game, like the store content? Example: If I download a store item to use on my desktop (disc install), that item will not work if I copy it to my laptop game (Steam install). The items are specific to the game install. So the question is = would the ContentPatch folder items be the exact same for everyone and something we could share with others? I don't know how to test this because I'm not even sure what these patches do exactly. I did notice that my Head Start playpen was borked, which was why I checked my folder for the content patches. But I transferred the patches from an old save and the playpen is still borked.

The blue effect is not all that bad, but it depends on the shirt I am wearing at the time. :) The ContentPatches are the same for all of us, as far as I know. At some point they included a "Do Not Bug Me Until the Next Patch" file because it was driving players crazy to keep getting the offer to download the Store Patches when they already had it. I've shared mine with other users in the past, don't know how EA feels about that concept, though.As far as 1.69 conspiracies go, that doesn't make sense here because players on the Steam 1.67 and Mac 1.67 versions of the game need the Store Patches too and there is no 1.69 version for us.

"igazor;c-16314409" wrote:As far as 1.69 conspiracies go, that doesn't make sense here because players on the Steam 1.67 and Mac 1.67 versions of the game need the Store Patches too and there is no 1.69 version for us.@igazor I always wanted to be a conspiracy theorist so thanks for blowing up my dreams.Okay, so it's a bug then? In which case, I reported it over on the EA forums awhile ago and got zero response.

Let's try something bold and different here.@EA_Mage - Hi there. Do you have or can you possibly suggest a way to find out what's going on with the EA Store Patches (aka ContentPatches) for TS3 players on Patch 1.67? Historically the Launcher always offered them up immediately if it detected they were missing and if the player was on patches 1.63-1.67, but as of recently in the past month or two that seems to have stopped happening. Possibly an EA TS3 side server issue? The files themselves are pretty small and add up to less than 8 MB in total. It's a relatively minor thing I guess, but it's beginning to disturb players who have no path to update to 1.69 and who need the small store item patches. :)

Launcher no longer installing store updates?

Miataplay
Seasoned Ace
8 months ago
Oh! I didn't see this :)
karritz
Seasoned Rookie
8 months ago
I have just read through this whole thread - which isn't very long so not hard to do.

I thought I'd add my bit here for anyone on patch 1.67. I have no experience with Steam.

I've checked and discovered I no longer have the content patch files in most of my Sims 3 folders. I have many Sims 3 folders due to having a separate Sims 3 folder for each of my YouTUbe video series.

My store content works fine in all of my Sims 3 folder regardless of the content patch files being there or not. The folders are always there but most of my content patch folders are empty.

I suspect, if you have a relatively recent version of your store content, meaning store content downloaded since they stopped adding new expansions or new store content to the game, then you probably don't need the store patches.

If, however, your premium content is not working properly, the store patches most likely will not help. The issue is most likely to be found with having a corrupt ccmerged.package file in you DC Backup folder.

There used to be a ccmerged.package file available to download from someone. It might be ellacharmed, but suspect it could be someone else. I haven't looked for it for years as I prefer to generate my own as it is specific to which premium content you have in your game.

My process for creating a new ccmerged file is to

1. rename my existing Sims 3 folder so I can go back to it after making my new good ccmerged file.

2. Launch the game which will create a new Sims 3 folder

3. Install only my premium content from the store.

4. Once ALL of my premium content has been installed, then I make a backup of that good new ccmerged.package file that I just made.

5.Then I replace the corrupt ccmerged.package file that is in my DC Backup folder with the new one.

NOTE: Before deleting the corrupt ccmerged.package, check its file size. If it is not exactly the same as the new ccmerged.package you just created, then it was most likely not a good version of the package and needs to be replaced with the new package file. The only way the old ccmerged file would be a different size from the new package you just created is if the old file has different premium content in it and this could happen if it was downloaded, or if you didn't install all of your premium content into one or the other of the package files.

Good luck and Happy Simming
me1620
New Vanguard
9 months ago
Preserving this thread for the new forum
ZeeGee1
Seasoned Hotshot
4 years ago
@Rsanda I’ll get the Steam edition ones uploaded and a link posted tomorrow, but yeah, I think the other ones should work fine. It’s all 1.67!
Rsandaa
4 years ago
The Steam patch link is down. And I also noticed it is the same link I posted over at Steam forums back in the day :D Well F me for trusting mega.

Is it verified that you actually need to use the Steam version of the patch if you are on Steam? I have been using the other one you have posted for a while and it seemed fine, but I have a lot of Store content so it is very likely if I miss something being wrong. I personally think it should be fine because there are no other versions for the mods that modify store content but I am not certain.
ZeeGee1
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
Updated first post to include Steam edition content patches
ZeeGee1
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
@emorrill Here it is
iAMciane
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
Just a slight bump because this thread is very useful!!! :wink:
igazor
7 years ago
"joralyd;c-16753508" wrote:
can I just but in here? I just want to double check, should there be files in my ContentPatch folder if I have store content? my game is 1.69 patched, PC version.
The folder is currently empty but Ive managed to find the latest patches, just not sure if I need them?

On Patch 1.69, the store content patches are in the Program Files and are put there by Origin. They do not need to be in the user game folder in Documents as with 1.67.
joralyd
7 years ago
can I just but in here? I just want to double check, should there be files in my ContentPatch folder if I have store content? my game is 1.69 patched, PC version.
The folder is currently empty but Ive managed to find the latest patches, just not sure if I need them?