Sims 3 crashing on loading screen
I've been through the threads/reddit/EA customer support and believe I have to give up on attempting to solve the issue. I have one save file that crashes on the loading screen, without fail. It was working just fine the day before and I saved and closed as normal. Today, it is not possible to open this save file anymore. There is no CC or mods used. I have since redownloaded the Sims 3, emptied the cache, opened the game with the lowest graphics settings in windowed mode -- nada. I'm playing on a Mac, OS up to date. It didn't work in 'safe mode' either. EA customer support suggested I post here to document that the issue could not be resolved. If anyone out there knows of some magical way of retrieving the lot I was building, I'm all ears. I logged quite some (read: much too many) hours on this home renovation before the issues started and I would be over the moon to see it again.
The Sims 3 game not launching
Hey guys, So I try to launch the sims 3 in the ea app, it opens the sims 3 launcher, I press play and it brings me back to the ea app and the game doesn't start. These are the things I have tried: Reinstalling the game. Repairing the game. Reinstalling the ea app. Cleaning the cache in ea app. Moving the ea folder to a different location. Downloading the direct X thing. Downloading the Alder Lake patch. Maybe you have some other things that I can try? (I have reached out to ea help, they said they will transfer the information to the team so they can look into it further) PC specifications in the attachment.
Sims 3 not opening, takes me back to Origin
I've downloaded Origin on my new laptop and then downloaded sims 3 & my expansion packs, when i launch the game through origin it opens up the sims 3 game launcher and when i click play it takes me back to the Origin app and keeps going like this. I've uninstalled both apps and tried again but no luck. Do i need to delete it from my old laptop or is there another solution?
Sims 3 won't run
I use the EA App and run Sims 4 ok. But I decided to have a walk down memory lane and play Sims 3 again. It gets as far as the 'welcome' screen but when I press the play button it just disappears and the game does not start. I have Windows 11 and a high spec laptop. I lowered my screen resolution in case that was the problem but it didn't help. Can anyone help? Many thanks.