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knurzhase
3 years ago
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Sims 3 mods not working with EA App

Hello fellow Simmers, I recently had to install the EA app, since it wouldn't let me use Origin anymore. Since I updated to the EA app, my mods are not even registered anymore and they do not work ...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    3 years ago

    @knurzhase  Are you sure you're adding mods to the correct user folder, as in, the one Sims 3 is actually reading?  You can check the modified date on the deviceconfig.log inside this Sims 3 folder: the file is updated every time you launch the game, but only if it's inside the folder Sims 3 is using.  So the file's timestamp should exactly match the time you pressed Play in the launcher.  If you're not sure when that was, launch the game again and see whether the modified date was updated.

    If the timestamp doesn't match, you're looking at the wrong folder.  You can search your computer for deviceconfig to find the correct one: each user folder will have exactly one of these files.  Once you find it, that's where your mods need to go too.

    If this doesn't help, please post a screenshot of the contents of Packages, as in, I'd like to see the mod files themselves.  Make sure to include the address bar, above the list of files and folders, and if the full file path is cut off, expand the window sideways until the whole thing shows up.

knurzhase's avatar
knurzhase
3 years ago

Hi puzzleaddict, thank you for looking into this!

Unfortunately, neither the new framework nor deletion of caches changed anything besides the game running smoother.

In the meantime I tried deleting the user data, too, this didn't do anything either.

Edit, because I forgot to mention: I removed the mods files from the program files, of course!


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puzzlezaddict
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3 years ago

@knurzhase  Are you sure you're adding mods to the correct user folder, as in, the one Sims 3 is actually reading?  You can check the modified date on the deviceconfig.log inside this Sims 3 folder: the file is updated every time you launch the game, but only if it's inside the folder Sims 3 is using.  So the file's timestamp should exactly match the time you pressed Play in the launcher.  If you're not sure when that was, launch the game again and see whether the modified date was updated.

If the timestamp doesn't match, you're looking at the wrong folder.  You can search your computer for deviceconfig to find the correct one: each user folder will have exactly one of these files.  Once you find it, that's where your mods need to go too.

If this doesn't help, please post a screenshot of the contents of Packages, as in, I'd like to see the mod files themselves.  Make sure to include the address bar, above the list of files and folders, and if the full file path is cut off, expand the window sideways until the whole thing shows up.

  • knurzhase's avatar
    knurzhase
    3 years ago

    Hi, Puzzleaddict

    This actually worked!!! Thank you so so much!

    Turns out, I really was using a Sims 3 Folder where the device log hasn't been changed since the 22nd of June 2022. This was when I migrated data from one PC to another and this was, I kid you not, my backup copy. My last three brain cells are to blame.

    I managed to hunt down the CORRECT Sims 3 Folder through your method.

    Thank you very much for your diligence and patience, you did me a great favour.

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