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DamienBlackCross
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3 years ago

Sims 3 refuses to launch Windows 11

The Sims 3 launcher comes up, but when I hit play, it goes straight back to origin or EA's launcher. Version: 1.69.43.024017
I just updated it earlier a few minutes ago and it's still doing it. I tried reinstalling, repairing, and even downloading direct x and nothing works. I at first thought it was Onedrive autodeleting my log files, but I uninstalled that. I'm completely vanilla with The Sims 3 so it isn't an issue of modding the game. I'm not wanting to spend another 20-40 dollars to re-get Supernatural and the base game on Steam, but I'm worried I'm just screwed on this one. I've bought The Sims 3 around 2-3 times now because years back it decided to somehow expire so I had to pay for it again. I love the game, but this is a nightmare. This is a fresh new gaming laptop and I don't know what's wrong because everything should run perfectly on it. From what I've seen it might just not like Windows 11 and I don't mind changing back to Windows 10. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    2 years ago

    @Blas227  Sims 3 doesn't start on many 12th-gen Intel processors, including yours.  The workaround is to limit the game to one CPU core as it starts to load.  Please see the accepted solution of this thread for more information:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-3-won-t-open-Alder-Lake-Intel-12th-gen-CPU/m-p/11057820#M248615

    Apply the workaround of your choice to TS3.exe, without the W, since you installed the game through the EA App.

  • Blas227's avatar
    Blas227
    2 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict Hi! So I downloaded the git.hub link u sent for me to download, but I don't know how to launch it, after extracting the files.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    2 years ago

    @Blas227  Open the EA App game library, click Sims 3, select Manage > View properties, and you'll see the install location, for example:

    C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 3

    Open that file path, and inside "The Sims 3," open Game, then Bin.  TS3.exe will be inside.  It might just show as TS3, with no .exe, if Windows is set to hide file extensions, but it's the same file regardless.

    Launching the patch is as simple as double-clicking it.  You'll know it's working because you'll be asked to find TS3.exe.

  • Blas227's avatar
    Blas227
    2 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict hi! I double clicked the patch and when I opened the TS3 file, it didn't ask me about find the TS3.exe

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    Blas227
    2 years ago

    wait nvm. I got it to open. Tysm for helping me!!!!!

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