Hello All,If anybody can help me to please find a solution,So here it goes, I have The Sims 3 and all the Sims 3 Expansion Packs on and through Origin.SO apparently when you download The Sims 3, it automatically comes with 1.69.This is what is in infliction with all the Custom Content I want to download. So I went to get the super patch and 1.67. Both failed to work. It stated that it to detect the Base Game ? ? ? ?Does this mean I need to buy the Sims 3 Base Game / Uninstall the The Sims 3 (Through Origin Base Game)/ Upload the Disc or Digital Download Base Game/ Then Run the Patches Would that work if I had the Sims 3 as a digital download or disc through Retail and Using Expansion Packs from Origin in conjunction ? ? ? ? ?OR WHAT IN THE WORLD DO I DO ? HELP ? I AM PANICKING ? I WOULD LIKE TO UPLOAD CUSTOM CONTENT LOL TO ENJOY MY GAME TO THE MAX I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK PLEASE AND THANK YOU ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sincerely,TheMaverick

@yoashmo Just to clarify: Any custom content and almost any mod will work equally well on patches 1.67 and 1.69. The only exceptions are core mods, and they will merely throw an error because the game's patch level doesn't match their internal build numbers. Otherwise, any content listed as made for either patch will be compatible with the other. Also, if someone wants to be on patch 1.67, there are three options. One is to play in mac OS (not recommended for other reasons); another is to buy and install through Steam. The third option is to install entirely through discs, including a base game disc manufactured before September 2012. The discs made after that require Origin to manage the installation process, and Origin will automatically patch the game to 1.69. If installing with an earlier disc, it's also necessary to decline the request to have the EA Download Manager control the process. The EADM was Origin's predecessor and will try very hard to update itself to Origin, and the player will be on patch 1.69 again.

@shamuel9977 The current version of this game is version 1.69. Your game needs to be at version 1.67 then Origin will update the game to version 1.69. Some (all?) of the expansion packs and store items have been updated to work with version 1.69. The version 1.69 update happens through Origin. If you install from disc you will be installing the old DRM of SecuROM and SafeDisc. In 2012 the DRM was changed to Origin because Windows and OS X no longer support SecuROM and SafeDisc. Some (all?) expansion packs will not work with the old DRM. CC from third party vendors is not controlled by EA and old cc may not work with the old DRM and the creator may have to update their creations. If your base game is at version 1.69 (where it should be) all the DLC (expansion packs) should work with the game.

Thank You Roberta,I appreciate itSo basically no one can no longer use CC on the Sims 3 anymore period?Well they are just dead set on us who use their products to just use their products and not invoking any added creative projects.Thanks i appreciate it!!

@shamuel9977 cc should work. But the sims 3 did not come ready for third party cc. Did you create the framework for cc as TS3 does not come prepared for cc but you need to add the framework. You have to create a folder and create a file in that folder. As I don't use a lot of cc I am not an expert. Google Sims 3 cc framework. There is a lot out there that will work.

Greetings Roberta,What do mean ?I have made a Downloads folder as i always been doing for five years, but also you know when i try to upload content from The Sims 3 storeIt says it cannot load because my game isn't up to date, thats weird because im at 1.69 there is no more updating???????Thank You alot Roberta i apprciate your help and advice !!!

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yoashmo
New Scout
7 years ago
If you want to have CC or mods that work for 1.67 then you have to install the Sims 3 base game original disc. I think as long as it's from before 2012, I'm really not sure. Then you have to keep the internet turned off when you install ITF, so it doesn't auto update you to 1.69. You apply the 1.67 superpatch and go back to whatever previous methods you used to ensure nothing auto-updates on you.
All of this is not possible using a digital download for the base game. If for some reason this doesn't work, some mods and CC at 1.67 work fine with 1.69. Bc 1.69 only changed how the game starts or something, no gameplay files.
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
7 years ago
@yoashmo Just to clarify: Any custom content and almost any mod will work equally well on patches 1.67 and 1.69. The only exceptions are core mods, and they will merely throw an error because the game's patch level doesn't match their internal build numbers. Otherwise, any content listed as made for either patch will be compatible with the other.

Also, if someone wants to be on patch 1.67, there are three options. One is to play in mac OS (not recommended for other reasons); another is to buy and install through Steam. The third option is to install entirely through discs, including a base game disc manufactured before September 2012. The discs made after that require Origin to manage the installation process, and Origin will automatically patch the game to 1.69. If installing with an earlier disc, it's also necessary to decline the request to have the EA Download Manager control the process. The EADM was Origin's predecessor and will try very hard to update itself to Origin, and the player will be on patch 1.69 again.

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