Tech Responders - Break Room
UPDATE - Hi all, i thought i update this first posting to encourage any person helping others here to stop by to at least say, hi. Also if you have any good insight/solution to a problem plagu...
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Bronwin, you should definitely not stop posting your guide. Its incredibly helpful. I saw that thread where a rather rude poster called you an idiot and was honestly appalled, not only at their rudeness but at how untrue that is of you.
I really like the edits you made already-- its alot more streamlined now. Here are some things I would change to help with understandability of it:
First off, I would honestly cut the second sentence here. I just don't think its necessary and it almost makes you look less confident about the guide (which you shouldn't be!)
I would put "The Sims 3 Old" in quotes or italics to make sure they understand that it is the whole phrase they need to be renaming to.
I would change it to "Now install the expansion or stuff pack (if applicable" since some people will only be patching, not installing a game at the same time.
I would bold the sentence "At a minimum you can expect to have to update your mods, if you have any." and add "as outdated mods will almost certainly cause crashing and game instability" or something like that, just to drive the point home.
I really like the edits you made already-- its alot more streamlined now. Here are some things I would change to help with understandability of it:
This procedure has worked for me ever since patch 1.34 and is offered to help the community. If there are any errors I invite corrections.
First off, I would honestly cut the second sentence here. I just don't think its necessary and it almost makes you look less confident about the guide (which you shouldn't be!)
3. Navigate to (My) Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3. Either move this folder to your desk top or rename it to The Sims 3 old. The reason that I recommend that you do this is that this folder, also called the User Data Folder, is the “working” folder for your game. It contains your user input, saved games, custom content and any mods you may have. In many cases something that can stop the patching or installation is found here so it is best to get it out of the way so that it won’t interfere with the patching or installation.
I would put "The Sims 3 Old" in quotes or italics to make sure they understand that it is the whole phrase they need to be renaming to.
6. Now install the expansion or stuff pack. Test it to make sure it works. Play a test game. Create Sims and do anything else you want to test the installation and check out new features. Once you are satisfied that the new installation works you can exit the game. Go to the next step.
I would change it to "Now install the expansion or stuff pack (if applicable" since some people will only be patching, not installing a game at the same time.
7. So now we have a good installation and we know that the game is working properly. It’s now time to put The Sims 3 old folder back. This can get tricky because some of the files in the old folder may not be compatible with the new patch or expansion pack. At a minimum you can expect to have to update your mods, if you have any. Once you have updated everything, go to the next step.
I would bold the sentence "At a minimum you can expect to have to update your mods, if you have any." and add "as outdated mods will almost certainly cause crashing and game instability" or something like that, just to drive the point home.
