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TaxidermyDogLam
6 years ago
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Sims 3 Roaring Heights Won't Install

I'm currently on a Macbook that's running the 1.67 version of The Sims 3 with the pets expansion. I've had no trouble installing store content and creator content in the past, but the Roaring Heights...
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  • TaxidermyDogLam's avatar
    TaxidermyDogLam
    6 years ago

    SOLVED: I installed a bunch of .package mods that were working just fine in my game, but then I added some of my old sims3pack cc that worked before I got rid of it and noticed it wasn't showing up in game. After seeing that, I realized this issue was that sims3packs weren't showing up in game even though they were installed. So, literally all I did to fix this issue was to check the "run without cc" box and then uncheck it and then run the game. Super easy fix, no idea why it didn't work before.

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puzzlezaddict
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6 years ago

@TaxidermyDogLamp  It sounds like the problem is specifically installing the world, not a corrupted download.  Have you tried installing Roaring Heights into a clean game folder yet?  If not, please move your entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop.  Open the launcher to spawn a clean folder, then download RH and see whether it installs.  If it does, let me know, and I can explain how to combine it with your other store content in one folder.

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    TaxidermyDogLam
    6 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict I dragged my sims 3 folder onto my desktop long before I started trying to install RH, so I just have a folder with the launcher and all the files by itself on my desktop. If it helps, I’ve noticed that the file shows up in the launcher as an object, not a world. It has the correct title and the correct picture, but the type always shows up as object, even when it’s come straight from the store.

    Edit: I made a copy of the file and it worked! Thank you so, so much! If you have minute, I'd appreciate instructions on how to put them back together.

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      puzzlezaddict
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      6 years ago

      @TaxidermyDogLamp  There are two routes you could go.  If you don't have a lot of other store content, you could install everything from the store into the new folder and then move the rest of your content into that new folder.  It's simpler but takes less time.  But if you don't want to go that route, there's a slightly more complicated but less time-consuming approach you could take instead, although it involves trying to install RH one more time.  Let me know your preference.

      • TaxidermyDogLam's avatar
        TaxidermyDogLam
        6 years ago

        @puzzlezaddict So I don’t know if this makes a difference but I did load the game and it says RH is installed to main menu but doesn’t come up as an option if I try to start a new game on the new launcher. Is that going to be a new problem?

        On the other note, I have a ton of store items so I think it might be easier to just go with option 2. 

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