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6 months ago

Re: reinstalling my complete collection of sims 3. in what order do i install them.

@safariforme  The download link works for me, although I do have to click to allow the download.  (I used Firefox; Chrome seems to simply reject the link.)  I could post some third-party links, but those that don't point right back to the same original EA link are separate uploads not from EA, and while they'd probably work, I'd rather send people to the source.

It's important to use the Super Patch because the launcher doesn't do a thorough job of patching on its own.

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    safariforme
    6 months ago

    when i installed the base game, i did have a patch and installed it. would that be the super patch. if i dont install super patch, will my game still work. 

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    6 months ago

    @safariforme  The launcher tries to patch the game but usually doesn't do a thorough job of it, which is why EA created the Super Patch.  I'm not telling you that you will definitely have problems if you don't use the Super Patch, only that it's at least reasonably likely.  And whatever patch you ran, it's not the Super Patch unless you downloaded it and ran it separately, i.e. not using the launcher.

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    safariforme
    6 months ago

    ok thank you so much for all this info. it really helps alot. will look for super patch on my ea account. might find it there. ty ty ty

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    6 months ago

    @safariforme  The Super Patch is a separate download and not available through your EA account.  I linked the download in post 2.

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