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Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago

Re: Enable/Disable packs without being online

@InfiniteVerve Look like you're right about that. I changed it before I went off-line. It will keep the setting though. If you go on-line, change the setting, and then go off-line, the parameter will stay put.

If you turn off automatic game updates beforehand, it shouldn't update automatically before you can turn the parameter off and go back off-line.

Never tried it though.

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  • InfiniteVerve's avatar
    InfiniteVerve
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    @Psychotps I tried it last time, and got a patch I didn't want. When I went online (and then shut it off asap) Origin wouldn't let me play my game until I patched- and I got a patch I didn't want... Which is why I wanted to know what file to edit (so I could do it offline).
  • Psychotps's avatar
    Psychotps
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    @InfiniteVerve

    Try putting it on a shortcut. If you don't already have one, create a shortcut on your desktop to:
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4_x64.exe"

    (Or wherever your sims game is located)

    Then add the disable parameter at the end. (10 is snowy escapes)

    -disablepacks:EP10

    So, it'd look like this in the Target box: (quotes and all)
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4_x64.exe" -disablepacks:EP10

  • InfiniteVerve's avatar
    InfiniteVerve
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    @Psychotps I apologize but, are you being humorous, or serious about this? The editing would need to be within one of the core files (to my understanding). Is this something (what you suggested) that you've done, and it worked? I'm shocked if it did.
  • Psychotps's avatar
    Psychotps
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    @InfiniteVerveSure it did. It's a "Command-line parameter", remember? Command-line parameters are to be used on... you know... "COMMAND-LINES"?

    Look, never mind.

    If you think I'm just pulling your chain, then forget it. Figure it out for yourself.

  • cherriesandwine's avatar
    cherriesandwine
    5 years ago

    @Psychotps Hi, I notice you saying the command line method still works but I’ve been trying it all day and it hasn’t been working. I only want Get to Work and Outdoor Retreat at the moment so have inputted: -disablepacks:EP02,EP03,EP04,EP05,EP06,EP07,EP08,EP09,EP10,GP02,GP03,GP04,GP05,GP06,GP07,GP08,GP09,SP01,SP02,SP03,SP04,SP05,SP06,SP07,SP08,SP09,SP10,SP11,SP12,SP13,SP14,SP15,SP16,SP17,SP18


    I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled origin and repaired the game with no results. My game is fully updated and I own everything if that’s relevant. Thanks in advance if you have any advice 

  • InfiniteVerve's avatar
    InfiniteVerve
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    @cherriesandwine1 The command line method works if you are online (Open Origin, go to My Game Library. Right click on The Sims 4 & select Game Properties. Select Advanced launch options. And then enter the text "-disablepacks:EP02", without the quotes, for example, or the string that you wrote) in the box below in Command line arguments. That's where it works. I am guessing you have no issues with going online, and not worried about updates?

    I wish the devs would have kept the Sims3 pack prompt thing and implemented it in Sims4. Anytime I fire up my TS3 I get the pop-up asking which packs I want to use, and then just select (or deselect) the ones I want (or don't want). That was a smart feature.
  • cherriesandwine's avatar
    cherriesandwine
    5 years ago

    Through Origin. I used the exact command line code and it isn’t working. Very strange. Didn’t mean to hijack your thread, just thought it was a similar issue - apologies

  • InfiniteVerve's avatar
    InfiniteVerve
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    @cherriesandwine1No worries at all. I thought you did the thing that Psychotps said (adding a desktop shortcut with the added bit at the end), and it didn't work.

    Did your game still load up the packs? Or did it show them as downloading? When you disable packs through the command line (Origin) and then start up your game, it will show the packs 'downloading'- but they aren't actually.. it's some weird thing. The packs will still show in the main menu when you load the game but the packs wont be in game (or, shouldn't be). Did you disable (in Origin) and then open your game to check (starting a new save file to see)? *edited for clarity

  • cherriesandwine's avatar
    cherriesandwine
    5 years ago

    Yeah I opened the game and everything is still there as usual unfortunately. It’s annoying as it doesn’t seem to be affecting others so I assume it’s maybe an issue on my end

  • InfiniteVerve's avatar
    InfiniteVerve
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    @cherriesandwine1just wanted to make sure (for clarity) if you started a new save file after disabling packs in Origin. When I used the disable packs command line in Origin (when I first found out about it) I thought it didn't work, but then once I made a new save file (and started playing) I saw the packs were disabled (just looked like they weren't). The mechanism and programming is not very user friendly. The game packs will show in the main menu when you open the game, but once you start a new game it should have those packs disabled.

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