Store items unistalled again!
Well the game was (yep was) stable for about 6 weeks and today I started the game and ALL store items were little brown boxes and uninstalled again. Is this how the game is supposed to work? Spend 2 ...
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Well 3 hours later I tried to re install store items for the EA app downloads dashboard and if I close the game and reopen it the items are uninstaslled. If I reinstall the store items from the game launcher downloads tab when I close the game and reopen iit the items are uninstalled. I back where I was 9 weeks ago. I tried deleting the item in the launcher and installing item and it doesn't stay installed.
Tried installing store items from thesims3.com store close game and item uninstalls
Tried downloading from thesims3.com purchase history - install in downloads tab install - close game - open game not installed.
Good job EA - you worked hard and you finally made The Sims 3 unplayable and unrepairable.
I kind of have the same problem. Right now, I have restarted the game about 20 timed and my store content still doesnt show.
Whenever it does show for some reason Hidden Springs doesnt show up. And i cant install any new items.
When i try to reinstall or install something new it says it was successful but it wont show up in the game. Cant even play in riverview. Are EA even working on this problem? its been months..
@Lewlle Please see this thread for more information about this issue:
You may need to start with a clean Sims 3 folder and then transfer over your saves afterwards.
It says at the end that it’s a temporary solution as best, so I don’t think it’s worth all the hassle because I have a lot of downloaded content. So many I would not even be able to find half of it again. I wish they could find a permanent fix because I don’t even get how this can still be a problem with a game that has been working almost flawlessly with origin.
@Lewlle Day 2 of working on this issue. The ONLY way I can get this game to run properly is to uninstall the game. Clean the user data and install Origin. Install the game. After 2 installs (my old gaming computer and my new gaming computer) the store items now stay installed. Hmmm while typing this Origin just crashed and needed to be restarted. I had to install store items one at a time. Origin looks a lot different from when it did 2 months ago when I switched from Origin to the EA app. Haven't had a chance to really test it as we have been getting wave after wave of snow with a promise of more snow.
Side note: When I was installing the 2nd machine I was in thesims3.com my studio adding a sim to the game. I ended up with multiple entries of the same sim in the downloads tab in the game launcher. This caused the little brown boxes to come back. Deleting the multiple entries and the store items returned as installed.
side note 2: This cause Sims 4to do a patch and repair but after that it seems to run ok.
My game froze today, had to force restart my computer and most of the installed downloads had been uninstalled yet again.. I guess I have to start all over again..
