Sims Medieval - Alder Lake patch does nothing

You'd want to use Get_Process TSM -Error etc.  The reason the original says TS3, TS3W is that it was edited to be usable for EA App (TS3) and disc or Steam (TS3W) installs.  However, it doesn't work for some people, including those who are running an older version of PowerShell.  You might need to install 7.x:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-windows?view=powershell-7.4

and also make sure that's the version you're running, as it doesn't replace version 5.1.  Among other ways to do that is to click Windows key-R and enter pwsh.exe in the run box.  And then you might need to copy and paste the PowerShell command into the window rather than trying to run it as a .ps1 file.  I've only helped one person with this particular configuration, so I don't know whether this is normal or reflective of a problem with their system.  I don't have an affected CPU and so can't test.

Thank you for your reply, puzzlezaddict. 

I tried the patch again, I selected TSM.exe and this is the error message I get:

Failed to patch executable!
Error:
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'IntelFix.dll'
File name: 'IntexFix.dll'
    at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybe FullPath)
    at System.IO.File.InternalCopy(String sourceFileName, String destFileName, Boolean overwrite, Boolean checkHost)
    at AlderLakePatcher.Program.Main() in C:\Users\Duchess\source\repos\AlderLakePatch\Program.cs:line 45

I have also tried the .ps1 file method, when this didn't work but suggested reinstalling; I tried reinstalling TSM, and I tried to run it both as administrator and without. I was unsure if I have edited the file correctly to work with TSM rather than TS3, I was uncertain if I needed to change the text in the top line, or whether to replace "TS3, TS3W" in the file with a single "TS3", or to type "TS3, TS3". I've tried all versions of this anyway, this is what my file looks like if that might help:

echo "Launch Sims Medieval..."

do{
$TSM = Get-Process TSM, TSM -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}until($TSM)

$Affinity=$TSM.ProcessorAffinity

$TSM.ProcessorAffinity=1

Start-Sleep -s 5

$TSM.ProcessorAffinity=$Affinity

I'm struggling with the Task Manager method as my game never goes to a Sims Medieval launcher, I get the pop-up that says "Launching Game", but then nothing else happens.

I really appreciate you trying to help, and everyone who has tried to solve this problem in the past. I'd love to know if EA will ever fix it the way they have now fixed The Sims 3.

kimonomyhouse  Did you apply the Alder Lake patch to TSM.exe?  I've seen a couple reports of it working as well as it did with Sims 3.  Just in case, it's not enough to download the patch; you need to run it and select the executable, then let it do its thing.

If that doesn't or didn't help, the PowerShell or Task Manager method should.  Each one needs to be applied to TSM.exe, of course, so with the PowerShell method, substitute TSM where you see TS3, TS3W in the command.  Both workarounds are covered here:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-3-won-t-open-Alder-Lake-Intel-12th-gen-CPU/m-p/11528168#M250997