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MaeveRhea
7 years ago
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Sims 3: Lags, Interminable Saves, Cannot travel

Sims 3 - Capricious lags, interminable saves, unable to travel. Frequent Error 12, and Error 15 - have been unable to correct problems. Specs: Dedicated Rig - just for gaming.  Asus ROG PC; Windows ...
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  • roberta591's avatar
    roberta591
    7 years ago

    @MaeveRhea  You have to be logged into Origin!  When Windows and OS X no longer support the DRM of SecuROM and SafeDisc the new DRM became Origin (since 2012). All the packs and store items have been updated for Origin. Your game will continue to play until you reinstall or try to add new DLC. Your in the right forum and I explained before - Origin is the game's DRM and to add DLC (expansion packs) you need to redeem your game into Origin.

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MaeveRhea
7 years ago

dear Confused Face. I am not famillar with emoticons, please forgive my mistake.  Yes, you are so right;  the onus is on the player.  Therefore, I thank you for your sincere remarks.  And all your help.

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thesims1depot
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago

My name is not Frowning Face, Confused Face or any other type of face. It's---> @thesims1depot.

Hopefully, the information provided in this thread will help you resolve these errors, as I understand how frustrating it is to want to play a game that doesn't want to play. If worse comes to worse and nothing still works, you can always come back and ask for more help so we can try to drill down what the problem is. 

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    MaeveRhea
    7 years ago

    Thanks

    • MaeveRhea's avatar
      MaeveRhea
      7 years ago

      First, Let me thank you for all the help.  I am trying to go through all the links and solve my problems.  I have stripped the computer down, did a clean restore - sorted out the registry, reinstalled the games -left out Ambitions- have no CC or mods.  Still not connected to Origin, but the EA launcher works just fine.  Starting a new game in Bridgeport and will see if I can travel.  Will let you know how it goes.  May all the gods of electronic circuit boards help me.  I guess this calls for an emoticon.  :D

      MR

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        roberta591
        Hero (Retired)
        7 years ago

        @MaeveRhea  For the reasons stated above you need to activate the game in Origin to play. As your dxdiag above indicates you haven't updated the video drivers for the Nvidia chip. I'll bet I'm an older user then your husband. My first mass storage device was the paper tape reader on my Teletype model 33 ASR I bought at a ham fest. And yes I remember 8 inch floppy disks. I used to play the Colossal Cave Adventure by Will Crowther and Don Woods across Arpanet. OMG I remember all the fun I had with a Heathkit H10 paper tape machine. I answered a 3 line ad in Popular Electronics and got an Imsai computer. When I called the Imsai support number (the phone in their garage) I got a "you got it to work?". I have some Zorkmids around here somewhere. Back to the issue. First the optical drive being a mechanical device is going to disappear (it's already is a endangered species) and downloading services (like Valve's Steam) are going to be the thing. SSD storage devices are evolving and the prices are dropping and the only mechanical thing on your laptop will be the hinges. The DRM that came with the game is no longer supported by the operating systems. Origin will remove and/or disable SecuROM and SafeDisc when it patches your game to version 1.69. The version 1.69 is an Origin only patch. The days of creating games is now big business and garage startups just are not going to happen anymore. got to run - mum says supper is ready.

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