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TinnitusMKM's avatar
12 months ago

Sims 3. My installed game wont work or show on launcher

My add on Dragon Valley is "installed", but it's not. It doesn't show up on my launcher and it's not in my purchase history on the sims website. 
Tried talking to support right away, but it was not very helpful. Stopped playing sims altogether for quite some time before I decided to try again. 3 support people later and they tell me they can't refund me, they can't give me a new code and I have to ask here. So, please help. 
Yes, I tried turning my pc off and on again. Yes, I've tried clearing the cache. Yes, I've uninstalled and reinstalled everything. Yes, I've tried to enter the code into the website, but it's one time use and tells me it's already been used (which it has, on the EA app). 

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  • @TinnitusMKM  Does Dragon Valley show as owned on the Sims 3 Store site?  That's where you'd need to download it from; please see the first post of this thread for more details:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Store-Issues/Sims-3-Store-world-can-t-register-install/m-p/12619800

    Check both your purchase history (Store > My Store Account > Purchase History) and the DV product page—sometimes a world will show as owned in one location but not another.  But in any case, you need to download it from the Store site, not the EA App.

    If none of this helps, let me know.

  • TinnitusMKM's avatar
    TinnitusMKM
    12 months ago

    Hi, thanks for answering. DV does not show as owned on the sims 3 store page, or on the DV product page. When I bought this, I also bought some items and Monte Vista, which I also just inserted the code for into the EA app, I never had to use the sims store page. Monte vista and the items work just fine, DV does not. MV was downloaded from the EA app. 
    I tried using the code on the sims 3 store later, after lots of googling and failed EA support attempts, but it would accept it as it was already used. 

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    12 months ago

    @TinnitusMKM  Are you sure Monte Vista installed through the EA App?  The App isn't supposed to be able to install Store worlds at all, and it certainly never tried to download mine.  Plus, the worlds don't install into the game's program files but rather the user folder in Documents > Electronic Arts, which is a location the EA App doesn't touch.  I'd be curious as to whether you could replicate this.

    At any rate, I'll ask around about your issue with Dragon Valley to see if there's anything else you could do or say to support.

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