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This guide was specially written for Sims 3 but it goes for all games. Some things might not apply but usually each forum has an overview with general issues and troubleshooting steps.
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Please try to use the appropriate terms. It's sometimes hard to understand what someone means when the terms are mixed up.
A little glossary
(from Wikipedia)
- Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins), is the act of making the program ready for execution. Because the process varies for each program and each computer, programs (including operating systems) often come with an installer, a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation.
- In computer networks, to download means to receive data to a local system from a remote system, or to initiate such a data transfer. Examples of a remote system from which a download might be performed include a web server, FTP server, email server, or other similar systems.
- The inverse operation, uploading, can refer to the sending of data from a local system to a remote system such as a server or another client with the intent that the remote system should store a copy of the data being transferred, or the initiation of such a process.
- Custom Content (CC) is third party content for your game such as clothing, objects, hairstyles
- Mods are third party content that changes the game behavior
Common Abbrivations
- DEP = Data Execution Prevention
- EP = Expension Pack
- SP = Stuff Pack or Story Progression
- PC = Personal Computer or Premium Content
- OS = Operating System
- PSU = Power Supply Unit
- GPU = Graphic Processor Unit
- BG = Base Game
- WA = World Adventure
- HELS = High End Loft Stuff
- AMB = Ambitions
- FL = Fast Lane Stuff
- LN = Late Night
- OLS = Outdoor Living Stuff
- GEN = Generations
- TLS = Town Life Stuff
- ST = Showtime
- MS = Master Suite
- KPST (or KPSP) = Katy Perry Sweet Treats
- SN = Supernatural
Wow.... You summed up everything in one sweep. I've clicked "float topic to top" but I'm not exactly sure what that does as it doesn't seem to do anything!
I'm going to ask one of the EA guys that are running around to make this a sticky and include it in the top section where all those things are.
You're really and truly amazing Crinrict - thanks so much.
If you click Float on top it's floated for you but not for others. If the Admins do it, it's floated for everyone. It seems they did it now for it's floated for me without me floating it.
I asked one of the community managers to float it for everyone. 😕mileyhappy:
EA_SpectreCommunity Admin
Amazing post, Crinrict, thanks a lot! We floated the thread and I will add this to the sticky post as well.
And thank you, girl007fisher, for making us aware of it!
Go, Team Sims! 😕mileylol:
