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.

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DieQuicker

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3 years ago

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

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.

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GiardiniDiMarzo
Legend
3 years ago
@itschaostheory Try to open The Sims from the offline EA app, not from the The Sims 4 shortcut.
itschaostheory
Not applicable
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.
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3 years ago
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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.
DieQuicker
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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 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)