(MAC) Black screen without a cursor

Hi

When I press Play on the Launcher, I also get a black screen so this is not unusual. It may stay black for 30 seconds-ish (I'm guessing) and then the game starts. How long do you wait on the black screen? I also hear a whirring sound at this point - it's just the disc spinning in the drive though.

To avoid uninstalling everything but still reset your game setup, follow the instructions under "primary things to try first" in the main Mac help thread:

http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/Links-to-Mac-help-threads-and-guides/m-p/749664#U749664

Try it and see if the game will then work. If it does then we know there's something dodgy about your current game folder.

Don't worry too much - make a backup of your saves and any downloads that are important to you. If all else fails you can always reinstall the game and if you have these important files saved elsewhere then you won't lose anything of value.

Caspin