Re: Sims 3 and internet connection

@puzzlezaddict I was able to apply the super patch. I followed your instructions from the past link, but for starters my sims 3 appears as a folder and not a green icon like my sims 4. I still clicked on the folder hoping I could still follow these steps:
Once the Super Patch as run, right-click (or hold the control key and click) on the green Sims 3 icon in Applications\The Sims 3 and select Show Package Contents. From there, follow this path:



Contents\Resources\transgaming\c_drive\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\Packs\TS3

But once I clicked on the sims 3 folder 3 options came up "contents" which was a folder, "the sims 3" which was the green bobble, and "the sims 3 uninstaller" which was also the green bobble. Only the folder that said contents had an arrow and allowed me to click on it, once I clicked on it it took me to another folder that said content and then after that the trail stopped and there was nothing else I could click on
So next I repeated this process only instead of clicking on the contents folder I clicked on the sims 3 bobble and applied the super patch because it finally let me. once It downloaded I tried opening sims 3 but I encountered the same problem I have been having. What am I doing wrong and what should I do? Is there a possibility when I redownloaded sims 3 it redownloaded everything and not just the base game? If so is there a way I can download just the base game? and if not what else should I do

@puzzlezaddict I would first like to thank you for your help! So I am unfortunately not able to do this when I right click on the pumbob nothing happens it does not give me these options

@lilymanring  Just to be clear, you're right-clicking on this Sims 3 plumbob, right?

If the game launches at all, even if it hangs on the server error screen, there have to be package contents.  If you two-finger click on a trackpad, or hold down ctrl and click, any icon or folder at all should show at least some options.

@puzzlezaddict Ok i finally did it and completed all the steps but now when I try and open the app it an error thing pops up.
So i watched this video
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/CURRENT-ISSUE-Sims-3-Unknown-Error-in-El-Capitan-and-later-OS/m-p/5725514/highlight/true#M4852
but I don't have any of the packs...

@lilymanring  Are you saying you get the unknown error now?  If not, please take a screenshot of the error you do see.

If this is the unknown error, please list the full specs of your Mac, as described here:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/READ-FIRST-Sims-3-Mac-Help-Guides-and-Troubleshooting/m-p/4756624#M2878

When you say you don't have any packs, do you mean you don't have any installed, or that you don't own any?  If you do own at least one, is it possible Origin automatically installed it?  Open Package Contents the same way you did before, then open Contents > Resources >AddOns, and let me know if there's anything in that folder besides the uninstaller.