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I see this happen too sometimes, and I also play with a decent number of mods. It's annoying but hardly the end of the world, and if one sim in the household is giving the concert, it's free, so you can just send the other sims back in if you want.
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1 and 2: Performance issues can be difficult to diagnose, but one thing that might help is the Smooth Patch by Lazy Duchess. I'd suggest using a version 1.x rather than the newer 2.x, which comes with more changes that you might not want, for example it doesn't play nicely with NRaas MasterController custom CAS settings.…
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I just keep clicking the tree or plant I want until the right size shows up, with no need to place the others. I've never read of a more efficient way to do this.
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The percent chance of a sale is tunable, with a default of 5%. For example, this is from the master ITUN file: <FullClassName>Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.RabbitHoles.Bookstore,Sims3GameplayObjects</FullClassName> <FieldName>kShoppingTuning</FieldName> <SubFieldName>PercentChanceOfSale</SubFieldName> <Value>5</Value>…
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Regardless of how this achievement shows in the store, it should still show up in-game. I got the badge in January 2018 (I checked the date), long after it was supposedly discontinued, and it still shows as completed on my Store badge page. I know a few badges were removed due to not working as intended, but my impression…
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@s0ggys0cks If your high-quality PC has a 12th- or 13th-gen Intel processor, that's the issue: Sims 3 doesn't start correctly on these CPUs. The workaround is to limit the game to one core as it's loading. Please see the accepted solution in this thread for more information:…
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@LeGardePourpre I'm not sure what you mean. I only mentioned one single item by name, not any sets, and the cauldron is in fact part of multiple sets that are eligible for CYS. I completed both January 2012 and Best of 2012 with CYS, so the cauldron shows up at least half a dozen times in my purchase history by itself and…
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@Shalee Please download fresh copies of the Store items you want to install. Before doing so, empty out the Downloads folder inside the Sims 3 user folder so that the launcher isn't trying to install any old downloads. If you also have custom content installed through the launcher, you can set aside the corresponding…
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I believe the issue is being investigated, at least from the comments I've seen from EA_Cade on this forum. In the interim, you can go back to using Origin, which (mostly) does not produce this issue. You can find an Origin installer here:…
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It looks like at least some of the people who were previously forced to use the EA App can now reinstall Origin, so if anyone wants to revert, it's worth trying again now. @sleepydroop Yes, I meant download your store content anew while you're running Sims 3 through the EA App. You can download them from the website or…
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Does this new gaming laptop have a 12th-gen Intel processor? If so, that's the issue: Sims 3 doesn't start correctly on these CPUs. (The same appears to be true for 13th-gen processors as well.) The workaround is to limit the game to one CPU core as it's loading. For various ways to accomplish this, please see the accepted…
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Installing the Careers add-on for NRaas StoryProgression (with the base mod installed as well) will prevent snow days entirely.
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I've seen this issue too, sporadically over the past couple months. The most recent time was perhaps three nights ago, where every offer I saw included an item I already owned. These were mostly items that are part of sets I've bought, but at least one (Lord Vladimir's Magic Cauldron), I had bought on its own before buying…
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@sadurs Yes, you can reinstall the custom world through the launcher and it'll show up as before, and then your save will work. However, before reinstalling, I'd suggest deleting the corresponding .world file within InstalledWorlds so you don't get a second copy.
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For future reference, this error is currently happening when someone who's playing through the EA App tries to install Store content that was originally downloaded while that person was playing Origin. (I suppose it could happen when switching between different types of installs, e.g. between Steam and the EA App, or…
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The Mass Effect franchise got a remaster. Those games were released in 2007, 2010, and 2012. Most of the improvements in the remaster were focused on ME1, unsurprisingly, as the improvements were significant from 2007 to 2010. It's also worth noting that the most recent game from Bioware, the studio that developed the ME…
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My favorite thing is the open world, how I can send a household of sims in half a dozen different directions around town and seamlessly switch from one to another. I would hate being limited to one lot at a time. My least favorite thing is building. It gets heavy really quickly as I play with different patterns, and I have…
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You're not the first and I'm sure won't be the last. In all honesty, it took me a few days before I'd automatically write it correctly too. As for the cat, I tried to pass on the message from you, but he told me to keep it down or else I'd alert the rabbit he was stalking from the windowsill and totally blow his cover.
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I knew it was a bad idea to let the teenagers learn to drive. I love how she's like maybe if I just walk in like nothing happened and go straight to bed, no one will notice.
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I never change anything when I first start a save, then I gradually add what my sims need as I go along. For example, I'm playing in Dragon Valley right now, and I've added a few items to McCafferty's Pub: a buffet table, a couple of stereos, a Sim Gnubb set and a fire pit outside, and a bunch of nectar racks, some that…
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@Evalen It's not about whether the child receives a trait, it's about whether you get to choose the trait. In the same way you're prompted to pick a third trait for a toddler that learned all three skills (walk/talk/potty), you can choose a trait for a child or teen sim that has an A in school. But with schools present,…
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@Picard643 The issue is that Windows has designated the OneDrive folder as the default location for Documents. So you'll need to tell Windows where you want Documents stored. This guide was written for Windows 10, but it should work fine in 11:…
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I voted Jamie Jolina because I think she has the best combination of traits and looks. And I love her traits. I think Tamara Donner is pretty too, but I don't like her traits and wouldn't feel right changing them. Of course, the real answer to both of these questions might be to split up Thornton and Morgana Wolff and let…
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That just looks like the graphics engine had a momentary failure, like it bounced when loading some data. It's unusual but not unheard-of, and as long as it doesn't keep happening, I wouldn't worry about it. If it does keep happening, I'd like to see a dxdiag on your computer. Hit Windows key-R, enter "dxdiag" without…
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@craig_manor When in build mode on a Seasons festival lot, the objects that are present in all seasons are transparent, and the ones that are fully visible are only present for the particular season you're working on. You can change the season being displayed by clicking the seasonal lot marker, which is a sort of silver…
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Try evicting the sim in Edit Town and placing him back in his house. He'll keep his job and relationships but lose his promised wishes and opportunities. If the game doesn't let you evict him because there's a death happening, you may be able to fix this with mods, specifically NRaas MasterController. Click on the sim and…
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Do you have any Razer software installed? Cortex, Chroma, anything like that could be an issue. If so, try uninstalling it. If that doesn't help, or you don't have any Razer software, try using RivaTuner Statistics Server to manually limit in-game framerates, that is if you haven't already. It's a free download as well, at…
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I don't think that Adrenaline is interfering with Sims 3's settings, at least not the way you've set it up. There's no equivalent to GFE's check box to optimize settings, as far as I can see, and the only option currently enabled ("Surface format optimization") is something that might not even have an equivalent in-game.…
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Is this about the cutest, or the one I'd actually want my sims to hook up with? Okay, that may be the same thing in a lot of cases, and if I put morals aside, the answer is either Thornton Wolff or Marty Keaton. But Marty has better traits, and if I'm actually going to move in and play one of them, that matters a lot.…
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Yes, you can edit options.ini, in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3, to set your preferred resolution. Crtl-f and search for "resolution" without quotes, and you'll find the value, for example mine says this: resolution = 1920 1200 0 The zero at the end, or whatever you see, is irrelevant. By the way, does the game…
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