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How to Install the Base Game Patch . . .
I have no idea why EA switched from just installing the patches via the App, to their Discord. But while I was able to download it to my machine, I cannot, so far, install it into my game. Learning j...
The Discord download is just a courtesy for cc/mod creators to get an early start on updating their mods before it's released.
The actual patch will be out for everyone via the EA App tomorrow :)
