Sims 3 Visual Problems
(All of my sims 3 expansions and base game are disks). I was playing the sims 3 and everything was working fine. Then I downloaded the generations expansion, and this happened on the town screen. So...
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@eleanxr_dunkin First of all I'm guessing if you bought the games off Ebay that the games are used and the codes that may have been provided are already used. Next the disc version will install SecuROM and SafeDisc. SecuROM is no longer supported by Windows. As of 2012 the DRM for this game is Origin. Once a code is accepted by the system that code is locked to the Origin account in use at that time.My guess is the new pack will not work with the old game. Did you try to register your games in Origin? Once you get the disc version in Origin you will need to get the 1.67 super patch. Once Origin sees the version 1.67, Origin will apply the Origin only 1.69 patch. This patch will disable SecuROM and SafeDisc.
I tried when I first bought them to register the game, but it said the code was already in use... I think the easiest thing to do would be to buy a new version on origin, but I just want to make sure it's something wrong with this particular game before I buy another one.
@eleanxr_dunkin This is not likely to be an issue with your discs overall. There could be an issue with your Generations disc, but if your game was working before, it should still work now. While there's only limited official support for people with used discs, the discs themselves can work, and an install that involves used discs is no more likely to fail than one that involves discs still in the possession of their original owner.
Did you run the Super Patch? It's specifically made for disc installs and doesn't have anything to do with Origin. If it doesn't or didn't help, try running a couple of basic checks on your Windows system files. Here's how:
- Hit Windows key-X
- Choose either “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Command prompt (Administrator),” whichever option is offered
- Inside the window that appears, copy and paste “DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth” without quotes into the window, and enter
- The system will start validating soon. If it throws an error, please list it here
- After it reaches 100%, hit Windows key-X again
- Again, choose “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Command prompt (Administrator)”
- Inside the window, copy and paste “sfc /scannow” without quotes into the window, and enter
- Post the message you receive here
- What's the super patch?
@eleanxr_dunkin The Super Patch is a tool released by EA that manually patches your game to 1.67, the highest patch level for disc installs. The way the launcher was built, it doesn't handle large amounts of data very well, and it often fails to properly patch even though it will report that it succeeded.
I linked the post where you can download the Super Patch earlier in this thread.
The direct download link (to EA servers) is directly below "Cumulative Base Game 1.67.2 Super Patcher for The Sims 3" in that post.
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