Because if you want to run CAW it is your only option at the moment. It is unfortunate that EA haven't released a Mac version but that's the way it is, 18 months later. The petition that AlexRoz started is great but EA are clearly not taking a blind bit of notice of it, no surprise there.
I didn't particularly want to buy Windows but I did. And I don't regret it because CAW is a fantastic tool. You can also install Delphy's Custard so you can check downloads from the Exchange for any dodgy CC if you wanted to.
Get a copy of Windows and install it on your Mac. Simple.
Actually no it's not that simple. I bought the mac version of windows 7, used bootcamp to install. Sims 3 wouldn't install on the windows partition and every time there was a windows update my mac would keep crashing. It would try to install the update even when not using the windows partition and it made the mac partition unusable. If you switched to the windows partition to allow the update to install it would tell you there was no update :roll: As my job involves several hours a day of sitting in front of my mac doing various things in in design, adobe illustrator, photoshop and dreamweaver I cannot be spending all day trying to stop the stupid thing crashing because of windows updates trying to install and corrupting the whole machine. Not had 1 crash since deleting windows and back to a perfect mac oh and happier clients who are getting their work completed on time!!
Get a copy of Windows and install it on your Mac. Simple.
Actually no it's not that simple. I bought the mac version of windows 7, used bootcamp to install. Sims 3 wouldn't install on the windows partition and every time there was a windows update my mac would keep crashing. It would try to install the update even when not using the windows partition and it made the mac partition unusable. If you switched to the windows partition to allow the update to install it would tell you there was no update :roll: As my job involves several hours a day of sitting in front of my mac doing various things in in design, adobe illustrator, photoshop and dreamweaver I cannot be spending all day trying to stop the stupid thing crashing because of windows updates trying to install and corrupting the whole machine. Not had 1 crash since deleting windows and back to a perfect mac oh and happier clients who are getting their work completed on time!!
Did you try repartitioning and reinstalling Windows? It may have got corrupted. Or maybe it was Windows 7. I'm using XP which works fine. Apple recently released a Boot Camp update as well which may help.
Bluebellflora I love your worlds, I have already downloaded Bayou Beach world and my game is totally updated. It didn't work though .
All the community lots came up as blue buildings.. I had to get rid of them all and add new ones...
Hmm, so sorry banana_peely (great name!). Have you tried going into the lot, as if you were going to edit it, then going back to map view? Are they blue buildings or blue squares where the buildings should be? I've never had blue buildings before but I've had blue squares on empty lots.
Get a copy of Windows and install it on your Mac. Simple.
Actually no it's not that simple. I bought the mac version of windows 7, used bootcamp to install. Sims 3 wouldn't install on the windows partition and every time there was a windows update my mac would keep crashing. It would try to install the update even when not using the windows partition and it made the mac partition unusable. If you switched to the windows partition to allow the update to install it would tell you there was no update :roll: As my job involves several hours a day of sitting in front of my mac doing various things in in design, adobe illustrator, photoshop and dreamweaver I cannot be spending all day trying to stop the stupid thing crashing because of windows updates trying to install and corrupting the whole machine. Not had 1 crash since deleting windows and back to a perfect mac oh and happier clients who are getting their work completed on time!!
Did you try repartitioning and reinstalling Windows? It may have got corrupted. Or maybe it was Windows 7. I'm using XP which works fine. Apple recently released a Boot Camp update as well which may help.
Yep tried both. Even had the mac factory reset and then restarted all over - tried a different windows installation disc in case mine was the problem, tried xp as well - done before the bootcamp update and again afterwards. Same thing. My mac does not like windows in any shape or form for some reason :roll:
My mac does not like windows in any shape or form for some reason :roll:
Neither do I
I have no idea what the problem could be gayle_afcb, that's really strange. Applecare may be able to help but seeing as you've tried everything I don't see what else could be done, sorry
My mac does not like windows in any shape or form for some reason :roll:
Neither do I
I have no idea what the problem could be gayle_afcb, that's really strange. Applecare may be able to help but seeing as you've tried everything I don't see what else could be done, sorry
I'm lucky to have a mac care centre in the neighbouring town and took it there and they did a factory reset, installed my copy of windows, then a copy off their shelf and then a copy of XP and then one of the techies bought in his XP disc that worked on his machine to try that one! When bootcamp was updated they phoned me to go back for another try - it has them stumped!! There again I once blew up some component that was allegedly unbreakable until I came along!! The logics board blew and they had it to repair and every new board they put in did the same straight away, they finally narrowed it down to a particular component that in 8 years of using it in their machines not 1 person worldwide had managed to break! They love me
I hate windows with a vengeance. My boss in an effort to save some money bought me a windows machine for work and I refused to go in and worked from home instead (graphics design/website building so I can do them anywhere). After about 3 months of the windows machine sat there unopened on my desk he gave in, took it home and bought me a macbook pro for work
Hmm, so sorry banana_peely (great name!). Have you tried going into the lot, as if you were going to edit it, then going back to map view? Are they blue buildings or blue squares where the buildings should be? I've never had blue buildings before but I've had blue squares on empty lots.
Sorry, they are blue squares...
I went to build/buy mode to see if they would still be blue and they showed up as normal but then when I went back to edit town they were blue again...
But as soon as I put a wall on the lot they showed up as normal....
And only some lots were blue not every lot in the world??
It is a very strange problem
I went to build/buy mode to see if they would still be blue and they showed up as normal but then when I went back to edit town they were blue again...
But as soon as I put a wall on the lot they showed up as normal....
And only some lots were blue not every lot in the world??
It is a very strange problem
:?
Yep, it's really strange. It didn't happen to me with Bayou Beach but it did with Flora's Folly (I mentioned it when I uploaded it):
I think it has something to do with worlds being built pretty much at sea level. If the ground is considerably higher than the sea it doesn't seem to happen.
I went to build/buy mode to see if they would still be blue and they showed up as normal but then when I went back to edit town they were blue again...
But as soon as I put a wall on the lot they showed up as normal....
And only some lots were blue not every lot in the world??
It is a very strange problem
:?
Yep, it's really strange. It didn't happen to me with Bayou Beach but it did with Flora's Folly (I mentioned it when I uploaded it):
I think it has something to do with worlds being built pretty much at sea level. If the ground is considerably higher than the sea it doesn't seem to happen.
Thanks for all your help, I think I will just have to get over it..
I tried to install Windows XP service Pack 2 with Bootcamp, but when trying to install the Mac cannot detect the keyboard despite trying a usb keyboard etc.
I'm sorry EA, but I refuse to pay for windows to get create-a-tool when all those pc owners get it for nothing. I'm not even going to try and install windows because of all the problems I have heard about it. And, to be honest, it really isn't fair. Just because I use a different operating system, and it isnt just I - hundreds, maybe thousands of Mac users play The Sims 3.
Lastly, right now i don't want another expansion pack like Sims 3 Home Business (that would be awesome though I loved that in Sims 2). I would rather have CAW anyday. I'm sure many of you agree with me.
EA, you need to stop doing what you think will bring more customers. Instead, try and save the old ones.
This is ridiculous that mac users were not included in this, it's unfair. It's absolutely outrageous that they would create this tool for PC users only... I mean HELLO you make the game for both PC and MAC users. Some people just don't think...
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Get a copy of Windows and install it on your Mac. Simple.
Why are you so insistant that we should pay $100 dollars to run CAW when PC users get it for free?
I didn't particularly want to buy Windows but I did. And I don't regret it because CAW is a fantastic tool. You can also install Delphy's Custard so you can check downloads from the Exchange for any dodgy CC if you wanted to.
ea is messing with are heads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
Actually no it's not that simple. I bought the mac version of windows 7, used bootcamp to install. Sims 3 wouldn't install on the windows partition and every time there was a windows update my mac would keep crashing. It would try to install the update even when not using the windows partition and it made the mac partition unusable. If you switched to the windows partition to allow the update to install it would tell you there was no update :roll: As my job involves several hours a day of sitting in front of my mac doing various things in in design, adobe illustrator, photoshop and dreamweaver I cannot be spending all day trying to stop the stupid thing crashing because of windows updates trying to install and corrupting the whole machine. Not had 1 crash since deleting windows and back to a perfect mac oh and happier clients who are getting their work completed on time!!
Did you try repartitioning and reinstalling Windows? It may have got corrupted. Or maybe it was Windows 7. I'm using XP which works fine. Apple recently released a Boot Camp update as well which may help.
All the community lots came up as blue buildings.. I had to get rid of them all and add new ones...
Any ideas on why it didn't work...
:?
Yep tried both. Even had the mac factory reset and then restarted all over - tried a different windows installation disc in case mine was the problem, tried xp as well - done before the bootcamp update and again afterwards. Same thing. My mac does not like windows in any shape or form for some reason :roll:
Neither do I
I have no idea what the problem could be gayle_afcb, that's really strange. Applecare may be able to help but seeing as you've tried everything I don't see what else could be done, sorry
I'm lucky to have a mac care centre in the neighbouring town and took it there and they did a factory reset, installed my copy of windows, then a copy off their shelf and then a copy of XP and then one of the techies bought in his XP disc that worked on his machine to try that one! When bootcamp was updated they phoned me to go back for another try - it has them stumped!! There again I once blew up some component that was allegedly unbreakable until I came along!! The logics board blew and they had it to repair and every new board they put in did the same straight away, they finally narrowed it down to a particular component that in 8 years of using it in their machines not 1 person worldwide had managed to break! They love me
I hate windows with a vengeance. My boss in an effort to save some money bought me a windows machine for work and I refused to go in and worked from home instead (graphics design/website building so I can do them anywhere). After about 3 months of the windows machine sat there unopened on my desk he gave in, took it home and bought me a macbook pro for work
Sorry, they are blue squares...
I went to build/buy mode to see if they would still be blue and they showed up as normal but then when I went back to edit town they were blue again...
But as soon as I put a wall on the lot they showed up as normal....
And only some lots were blue not every lot in the world??
It is a very strange problem
:?
P.S: Change the title to "Create-A-World Mac? Guru please respond!" to get more attention. Sometimes that helps
Yep, it's really strange. It didn't happen to me with Bayou Beach but it did with Flora's Folly (I mentioned it when I uploaded it):
http://bluebellflora.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/link-to-my-new-world/
I think it has something to do with worlds being built pretty much at sea level. If the ground is considerably higher than the sea it doesn't seem to happen.
Thanks for all your help, I think I will just have to get over it..
Lastly, right now i don't want another expansion pack like Sims 3 Home Business (that would be awesome though I loved that in Sims 2). I would rather have CAW anyday. I'm sure many of you agree with me.
EA, you need to stop doing what you think will bring more customers. Instead, try and save the old ones.
coolkitkat7
PS. Macs rock!