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The Sims 3 Help & Technical Discussion

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Discussion	Author	Replies	Views	Last Message
Thread for new members to post their Sims 3 game issues (2020 version!) Announcement	igazor May 25	21	142	igazor 2:08AM
Origin – Legacy Client Sunset Announcement Closed	EA_Mai December 2019	0	159	EA_Mai December 2019
Update to Sims 3 on Origin + CAW 1 2 3 Announcement	SimGuruDrake January 2016	64	5.6K	igazor June 2018
SMALL UPDATE COMING TO THE PC VERSION OF THE SIMS 3 1 2...21 22 Announcement	SimGuruDrake November 2015	540	37.7K	phoebebebe13 December 2016
Where to find The Sims 3 expansions in Origin Announcement Closed	SimGuruDrake June 2015	0	4.8K	SimGuruDrake June 2015
Registration and Pre-order incentives Knowledge Base -Updated 1st page 10/8/13 (Please Read) 1 2...5 6 Announcement	SimGuruRusskii March 2013	130	12.5K	naromeiznekcam July 2014
Official EA Download Link for The Sims 3 Cumulative Manual Update Announcement Closed	Nichaedemus February 2010	0	429.4K	Nichaedemus February 2010
The Sims 3 Master Help Thread - Updated 5/21/2018 Announcement Closed	Nichaedemus August 2009	0	96.4K	Nichaedemus August 2009
Windows 10, Sims3 folder in onedrive?	Paola December 2015	11	1.6K	Tabbie88 June 3
Help	dogdancer June 3	1	15	GraceyManor June 3
Game crashing, trying to make sense of it	Lucy_Henley June 2	2	18	Lucy_Henley June 3
Unrecognised Graphics Card	zagboorules February 2019	3	811	lalalaain June 2
Perfect Old Fashioned PC Build To Run Sims 3	Tiskly June 2	0	19	Tiskly June 2
Sim Complaining About Crying Baby	MadDoctor61 April 29	5	70	SuzyCue72 June 1
There is Something Wrong With my Sims 3 Launcher.	hellokitty1496 May 20	8	98	puzzlezaddict May 31
Game Won't Save After Adding BuyDebug Items	MadDoctor61 April 26	12	74	MadDoctor61 May 30
No Map Tags Showing Up	KatNip May 30	2	21	KatNip May 30
Help Sculpting Mountain Path	MadDoctor61 May 30	0	13	MadDoctor61 May 30
Unusual Bug: Inactive Children/Toddlers Getting "Lost" Instead of Aging Up	InfraGreen May 22	6	48	deedee828TheSim May 29
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/690014/guide-to-houseboats-in-game-in-caw/p1	ABPearce May 28	0	27	ABPearce May 28
New computer	baxter_milo February 16	14	96	LizzyBee May 28
Odd things happening in game!	Kpoi May 26	1	34	igazor May 26
The Sims 3 has very slow zooming out in-game and in CAS? (No lag otherwise, map view is fine too.)	Kpoi May 22	2	28	Kpoi May 26
My Game is broken, PLS help! :o	YJB19299 May 22	13	60	YJB19299 May 26
Requesting help/advice about Gaming Laptops for The Sims 3 (with all additional content!)	miklc May 23	2	48	miklc May 25
Thread for new members to post their Sims 3 game issues 1 2...116 117 Closed	rosemow July 2016	2.9K	42K	lisasc360 May 25
Crashing to Desktop for MONTHS ::(	KatNip May 20	7	46	puzzlezaddict May 24
Getting an eGPU for Sims 3 and CAW	I-Am-Unicorn123 May 22	2	19	puzzlezaddict May 24
Is this desktop okay with Sims 3? 1 2	ZeeGee December 2019	27	203	ZeeGee May 22
Can multiple piles of clothing conteibute to lag?	Iceey May 13	4	65	Iceey May 21
What's wrong with my mods?	Simsophonique April 20	3	48	igazor May 20
Sims game keeps stopping and starting	Kylieb191 May 19	4	59	Kylieb191 May 20
Party Lag	Siiiiiiiiiimss3 May 17	2	34	Siiiiiiiiiimss3 May 19
Black screen when trying to install through the launcher Closed	princess0384 December 2014	2	720	EA_Lanna May 19
ANOTHER Problem!	RiverBlossom May 18	0	32	RiverBlossom May 18
Sims disappeared when going home from China?	baranouta May 18	2	24	baranouta May 18
Can cc suddenly turn corrupt?	Bobbilicious May 17	4	57	Bobbilicious May 18

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