Stuck on Vacation
So, I haven't posted in a hot minute. I rage quit playing since october, when I kept getting stuck when trying to send my sim home from vacation in China. I'm not sure what is happening, but it has taken the joy out of the game for me. It will get stuck on the loading screen where you can click on the things for points. Yes, I've tried not clicking it at all. It gets it almost all the way loaded then just.... doesn't finish. I can't switch families to play games in that neighborhood and it was my FAVORITE neighborhood. My only other option is to MAYBE save the neighborhood itself and make another copy? but I don't know if that will just recreate a corrupted file since one of my sims is stuck on a permanent vacation... help?
Sims 3 nothing works that is from store and exchange
@ Maxis tech support or whoever is still maintaining the Sims 3 and its expansions and content from the store and exchange I do hope someone is still maintaining the Sims 3 game, which has an active digital store asking for real money to purchase items, or the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Rights Bureau will hear about it ASAP I have been out of the Sims 3 since Jan 2025 now, in June 2025, trying to play again Sims 3, I was prompted to install the newest version of the EA app, which I was forced, since I had no other choice - I wasn't happy about it, because every update brings more problems than it solves, but it couldn't play otherwise, so I had to do it after that, launching Sims 3 I realized that nothing from the premium digital store http://www.store.thesims3.com nothing works, and I'm talking about especially the premium content that was purchased with real money, like extra worlds Midnight Hallow and Roaring Heights, just to name a few, but other virtual assets, in the hundreds, I'd say and in my stupid naivety, I was planning to buy the Lucky Palms, Monte Vista and Sunlit Tides, so like a fool, I was ready to drop $30+ more on new (to me) premium content now, nothing works anymore in the launcher is not recognized as being installed I've tried to reinstall the worlds, the premium content, but it's not working I have saved games from those two premium worlds, Midnight Hallow and Roaring Heights, and I can't load them to continue my stories in-game I can't start a new game with those two worlds, which also come with custom content and items so basically, nothing that I've paid for is working properly anymore after the last EA app update I've tried to download again the content, those two worlds - and a few other assets, out of hundreds that I have - it tellls me was downloaded successfully, yet the launcher won't start with the worlds as installed, won't allow me to load older games, nor to start a new game in those worlds why are you breaking the only Sims game, Sims 3, that's worth attention?? hoping we're going to move to Sims 4, that's a disaster..??.. no, we won't move to Sims 4, I'd rather play inZoi than move to Sims 4 I've spent a lot of money on expansion packs and premium content from the store on Sims 3, and I expect to use it and play it, as normal, like any other player who did the same... what can I do to fix it..??..
Launcher crashes when I open the downloads tab in Sims 3
Game launcher crashes when I open the downloads tab in Sims 3, maybe someone has ideas how to fix this problem. I play in Mac. I uninstalled everything and then reinstalled but unfortunately it didn't help. I bought a new world - Roaring Heights Gold Edition but I can't download it in my game when launcher crashes.[Current Issue] Sims 3 Store world can't register/install
Overview This guide is for registering and installing standalone worlds from the Sims 3 Store, specifically those bought with money. That list includes Dragon Valley, Hidden Springs, Monte Vista, Roaring Heights, and sometimes Barnacle Bay. If you bought a Store world with SimPoints and it's not appearing in your purchase history on the Store site, please contact EA customer support and request that the SimPoints from the failed purchase be added back to your account. How to register a Store world jump to: My code doesn't work jump to: I can't install the world When you purchase a standalone Sims 3 world from Origin or the EA App, you should receive an email confirmation from EA. If you don't see this, check your spam filter. This email should include one product code per item, as shown here in the blacked-out red box: IMPORTANT: Some players have reported finding their product codes on ea.com, under Account Settings > Order History, so please look there as well. If you never received this email and it's not in your spam folder, please contact EA customer support. https://help.ea.com/en/ If you can't find the live chat option, try this link instead, while signed into this or any other EA site: https://help.ea.com/en/help-contact-us/?product=the-sims-3&topic=missing-game&category=manage-my-account&subcategory=find-missing-game Otherwise, go to this site: https://store.thesims3.com/ Sign in with the same email address and password that you use for other EA sites, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click "Redeem a Code." Enter the code you've received, and the world should appear in your account. You can then download it from your purchase history (Store > My Store Account > Purchase History) or its product page. https://store.thesims3.com/worldProductDetail.html?categoryId=12642 ↑ My code doesn't work If you are sure you've never used this code, but the Store site tells you it's invalid or already been redeemed, you'll need to contact EA customer support to ask for a refund. https://help.ea.com/en/ I strongly recommend using live chat rather than email. If you don't see the option, change the location in your browser window to U.S. or U.K., or choose a slightly different category of issue. At the moment, Sims 3 > [Mac\PC] > Manage My Account > Find Missing Game offers the live chat option below the email form. If EA support doesn't help, please say so in this thread. If support does help, please post anyway letting me know what world(s) caused the issue so we can look for patterns. ↑ I can't install the world If you're getting the "there are no packages to install" error, please see this post: Re: Sims 3 Launcher "There are no packages to install" | EA Forums - 11190163 The standard way to download a world is to go to its product page or open your purchase history (Store > My Store Account > Purchase History), then click the Download button. If this isn't working for you, try a different browser. Firefox generally works best with the Store site. It is generally unnecessary to sign into the launcher before attempting to download or install Store content. However, this has helped some players, so it's worth trying. Mac users only: if you see an Error Downloading Content {0}, please repair the game in Origin, restart your computer, and try again. If the world still won't download properly, try a clean Sims 3 user folder. Rename the existing "The Sims 3" folder in Documents > Electronic Arts, open the launcher to create a new folder, and try to download only that world. If it works, you can move the downloaded world from the new Sims 3 folder to the old one you renamed, trash the new folder, and change the old one's name back to "The Sims 3." Downloaded Store items are found in the Downloads subfolder and have the extension .Sims3Pack. Be sure to delete any older downloads of the world before moving over the fresh copy. If the world downloads properly but doesn't install, please try a clean Sims 3 user folder as well. Rename the existing "The Sims 3" folder in Documents > Electronic Arts, open the launcher to create a new folder, download only that world, and try to install it. If this works, you can install the rest of your Store content into that folder, then move over your saves and any other files you'd like to keep. Please see this guide for a list. If reinstalling all of your Store content would be a burden, or you're confused about another part of this process, please ask for further help in this thread. ↑
Save error issue in EIG, CAW
Hi, for some reason, after posting this, I couldn't find this posting on my profile. Looks like it removed by unknown reason. so I'm posting again. I downloaded a custom world. after that, created a new fresh Sims 3 folder by opening the launcher. (No cc, No mods). and then, I worked on s3pe and imported the custom world into CAW for my personal use. After that, selected 'edit in game' in CAS menu, no problem to load edit in town in game. I deleted only a big park in edit town mode. then tried to save the game. The screen got dark without saving plumbob icons and it took a few mins. After that, I got this error alert. No idea what is showing as I'm not good at understanding these computer related terms. so I'm wondering what I'm missing and doing something wrong. All helps are appreciated Thanks.
Loading Errors
Hi, I'm new to playing the sims 3 (I've only really played the sims 4) and I was really enjoying it. However my first game I tried to save, wouldn't, and when I tried to close and relaunch the game I can't. I just get a error message saying Appaloosa plains or Sunset valley couldn't be loaded and to try restarting. I've done everything, deleting and re-downloading, preparing through the EA app, turning off one drive, even renaming the sims 3 folder as 'the sims 3 old'. Nothing has worked. Any help would be greatly appreciated, please.
Create a World - Edit in Game
I used Origin with a patch all the way up until it officially died last week, so now I'm sorta desperately looking for a way to get the Edit in Game button to work in CAW now that I have to use the EA app. I saw a YouTube video of someone creating a world and the button worked for him through the EA App, so that gave me a little hope that it could work. However when I hit it, it just says "Preparing the game..." and then brings up the Sims 3 launcher and then nothing else happens. I tried adding CAW to the EA app, removing any traces of Origin, moving the CAW file to different areas in my PC. I'm kind of stumped on how to solve this problem.
Sims 3 World bundles unable to be installed
As the title states, and after 1 hour of dicking around the Customer Support only to be directed here, I bought 10 EUR bundle and I cannot install it neither on STEAM or on EA App, all help I got from previous forums is to install origin which has been discontinued.
Launching the Sims 3 without the EA App?
As the title says, I'm looking to find a way to launch and play the game without the EA App. The App constantly breaks my game, by somehow uninstalling DLC, particularly Sims 3 Store merchandise like worlds and Store items which will generally require me to completely reinstall the game again. This happens fairly frequently, usually each time the EA App is updated and my guess is that it's because the EA App is not properly synced with the Sims 3 Store and your account there. As any Sims player knows, this game costs a fortune if you've got all Expansion and Stuff packs, and any additional money spent at the sims 3 store. I just want to be able to play my game without regularly having to go through the process of uninstalling it and installing it again because of EA's horrific APP that we're being forced to use. Any ideas? I don't want to buy the game on Steam again, if I even can, but even still, all of the Store items will still be only available from the store so I'm at a loss at how I can use my game again without this hassle.
