Sims Medieval won't install Mac
I just purchased the Sims Medieval Special Edition, I downloaded the game to origin and it went through the normal download process but when it said it was complete I was still unable to launch the g...
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@fsalldsapweo For Sims Medieval, does your computer run Catalina? If so, that's the issue: Medieval is a 32-bit app, and Catalina is 64-bit only. There's no way around this, other than to play in a different OS: by playing on a different computer, by installing Windows on your Mac (via Bootcamp or Parallels), or by installing Mojave or earlier on your Mac or an external drive. (Let me know if you want information about any of these options.)
For Sims 4, please check your iCloud settings. If your Documents folder is being synced with cloud storage, your Sims 4 user data is being moved too; when the game can't find that folder, it creates a new one with no content.
https://bluebellflora.com/2017/02/06/sims-3-and-sims-4-not-loading-save-games/
Thanks for this! Could you elaborate on how to use an external harddrive with Mojave to run it? I've already prepared an external harddrive that has the Mojave installer on it, but I'm not sure what to do from here...
@signay I'm actually not sure whether the Mojave installer would run on the external, as opposed to your running it on a computer that has Mojave or earlier installed on it. But you can try the steps in this guide:
https://bluebellflora.com/running-32-bit-apps-after-macos-mojave/
I've used it to install Mojave and Catalina on an external, with no hiccups. If it doesn't work for you, just plug the external into a Mac that hasn't been updated to Catalina yet.
