As the title suggests, I'm wondering if there is a way to run the sims 4 through the new EA app without being forced to update the game. This was possible to do previously using Origin, and I can't find any information online on a way to do this through the EA app.In the EA app Settings -> Downloads tab there is a way to prevent the game from automatically updating, but the game won't actually let you run it without having updated it.The reason for this would be to play with mods without having to wait for updates/sort out broken mods after every patch, if it even needs to be said.

@Viddeliten I'm not sure there's away around the issue for you, but you can try clearing the EA App's cache: https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/ Otherwise, hopefully the bug will be fixed soon and you won't need to deal with the issue at all.

@DieQuicker You should be able to play offline just like with Origin. Start EA app, then switch to offline mode and it should change to play (at least it did when I last did but I think there was a forced update a little while ago so it might not work)

@DieQuicker yes, that's how it is. Was that different for Origin ? There aren't that many forced updates for Sims 4 though.

I've been doing this but it doesn't seem to be working anymore. It just keeps trying to open the EA app whenever I try to open the Sims, even though the EA app is already open and offline. I don't want to deal with the new update yet.

@itschaostheory Try to open The Sims from the offline EA app, not from the The Sims 4 shortcut.

Launch the Sims 4 Through EA app WITHOUT updating to latest game patch?

15 Replies

crinrict
Hero+
3 years ago
@DieQuicker You should be able to play offline just like with Origin. Start EA app, then switch to offline mode and it should change to play (at least it did when I last did but I think there was a forced update a little while ago so it might not work)
DieQuicker
3 years ago
Hi, thanks for the reply. This does (sort of) work; however the offline status is reset every time you restart the app. If I for example launch the game through a desktop shortcut, the EA app is then automatically opened in online mode and I have to go through the dropdown menu process to run the game in offline mode each time the game is launched. This also means that the EA client will still automatically run forced updates.
There is currently no way to run the EA app in offline mode by default, I guess, which sucks.
crinrict
Hero+
3 years ago
@DieQuicker yes, that's how it is. Was that different for Origin ? There aren't that many forced updates for Sims 4 though.
lzjkbwg22oxj
3 years ago
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itschaostheory
3 years ago
I've been doing this but it doesn't seem to be working anymore. It just keeps trying to open the EA app whenever I try to open the Sims, even though the EA app is already open and offline. I don't want to deal with the new update yet.
GiardiniDiMarzo
Legend
3 years ago
@itschaostheory Try to open The Sims from the offline EA app, not from the The Sims 4 shortcut.
Viddeliten
3 years ago
I am desperately trying to get my game to start without getting the face squishing update! I was playing fine the other day, then when I was at work my partner switched my graphics card and had to restart the computer. Now it either says my "licence has expired" when I try and launch offline, or that my game is corrupted and I need to repair it. I am pretty sure repairing is the same as updating it. Sometimes nothing simply happen when I click the button to launch.
Is there a way to launch the game offline???
If I go online there is no option to play without updating
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
3 years ago
@Viddeliten I'm not sure there's away around the issue for you, but you can try clearing the EA App's cache:

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/

Otherwise, hopefully the bug will be fixed soon and you won't need to deal with the issue at all.
ItsAprilDenise
2 years ago
As of 5-30-2023, I can run my game without updating by turning off my Wi-Fi and running the game through the ea app.
e42tx3giu3sf
2 years ago
Is there a way to play the sims4 ONLINE without having to wait on useless updates that change nothing what-so-ever?
I play my sims game about 3-4 times a week and EVERY SINGLE TIME the game loads up, there is yet another update, that will take around 12-20minutes to download, and you won't even notice the difference afterward.
AND OMG, have you seen the way that the game downloads? It goes through like 7 different phases, instead of just doing it all at once, like downloading, then verifying, then applying, then verifying again, and so on...
I'm so tired of it constantly having to update, plz send help. SOS. 😢