I have never used the CAW tool, so I think this is why I'm confused right now. I want to give the tool a go, but will this update potentially screw up my Sims 3 game at all? Or are they two completely separate entities?
Also, is there a difference between the CAW EIG that people have reported having issues with, and editing a new town you've created in your game? Or are these the exact same thing?
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I used to have the caw tool, but now I don't. Can I download it from the sims store?
I have a issue with CAW. My game and CAW are both 1.69. I do not have go-social version.
And the UI will appear black in EIG. When I try to place a lot, the game will crash.
I'm guessing that it's a D3D issue, but I've never had a D3D issue with any other game. I have all the expansions and stuff packs, as well as about 98% store content installed. I read that a user created a batch file that bypasses the launcher, would that help, and where would I find it? I'm running CAW with admin priv. I'm running win 7 x64, i5 4670, 16GB ram, GTX 970 w/388.71 drivers
I would post links (for my digital box art & my screen), but I don't have enough post count.
I have never used the CAW tool, so I think this is why I'm confused right now. I want to give the tool a go, but will this update potentially screw up my Sims 3 game at all? Or are they two completely separate entities?
Also, is there a difference between the CAW EIG that people have reported having issues with, and editing a new town you've created in your game? Or are these the exact same thing?
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I used to have the caw tool, but now I don't. Can I download it from the sims store?
> @igazor said: > DrusillaWinfrey wrote: » > > I've recently started up my Sims 3 game again. Before, I had High End Loft, Night Life, Pets, Dragon Valley, and Island Paradise. Now, all it's showing is HEL, Island Paradise, and Night Life. I have the disks for Pets and Dragon Valley but when I inserted them, I had to input a code. I do not have said code anymore and was hoping there was something I could do? > > > > Are you using Origin to manage and startup the game? If so and Pets has gone missing on the Patch 1.69 pack chooser tab, then try updating Origin. Then try rebooting your computer. If that's not helping, then try uninstalling Origin (only) and reinstalling it. Your game installs will stay in place, it's just the Origin client program I mean here. > > Dragon Valley is not an expansion or a stuff pack, it is a store world. It won't show on the pack chooser tab, it should merely show as installed EA Store content and a world to play in-game. Doesn't matter if Origin "thinks" you have it or not, the important thing is if its content works.
I forgot to say this, my apologies. I am using Origin to open the game, however, the lack of packs and worlds is shown on the Sims 3 Launcher. It says I have no downloads or Installations and will only show the packs mentioned before. I know for fact that I had also bought an item from the store allowing me to chat with Death, but that is gone as well. I have looked at the SIms 3 folder in my computer and in the Installed Worlds folder there is nothing, same with the downloads folder. I was hoping to simply re-install them using the disks but was prompted for the installation code which I don't have
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> I've recently started up my Sims 3 game again. Before, I had High End Loft, Night Life, Pets, Dragon Valley, and Island Paradise. Now, all it's showing is HEL, Island Paradise, and Night Life. I have the disks for Pets and Dragon Valley but when I inserted them, I had to input a code. I do not have said code anymore and was hoping there was something I could do?
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> Are you using Origin to manage and startup the game? If so and Pets has gone missing on the Patch 1.69 pack chooser tab, then try updating Origin. Then try rebooting your computer. If that's not helping, then try uninstalling Origin (only) and reinstalling it. Your game installs will stay in place, it's just the Origin client program I mean here.
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> Dragon Valley is not an expansion or a stuff pack, it is a store world. It won't show on the pack chooser tab, it should merely show as installed EA Store content and a world to play in-game. Doesn't matter if Origin "thinks" you have it or not, the important thing is if its content works.
I forgot to say this, my apologies. I am using Origin to open the game, however, the lack of packs and worlds is shown on the Sims 3 Launcher. It says I have no downloads or Installations and will only show the packs mentioned before. I know for fact that I had also bought an item from the store allowing me to chat with Death, but that is gone as well. I have looked at the SIms 3 folder in my computer and in the Installed Worlds folder there is nothing, same with the downloads folder. I was hoping to simply re-install them using the disks but was prompted for the installation code which I don't have
Expansion/Stuff Packs and store content like worlds (Dragon Valley) and store sets (Grim's Door of Life and Death or the Ghastly Manor) are handled very differently from each other.
On the one missing EP (Pets), it sounds like you have a potential issue with your EA/Origin account that you would need to contact EA Customer Support to fix, using the HELP menu at the bottom of these forum pages to arrange for a real time conversation by way of chat or telephone callback. I'm afraid that no one here on the forums has access to customer records.
On the store content, that is the world and any installed store sets, those go through the Launcher and land in your TS3 user game folder where you were already looking. Possibly you have more than one such user game folder on your system -- is there anything in OneDrive's Documents folder as opposed to the proper one in the regular Documents location? If not, can you access your account on the TS3 store site and download these items again?
The world discs were always confusing, I'm pretty sure all they really did upon being inserted was direct the player to the TS3 store site for the actual downloads. Could be mistaken on that, but if these purchases were registered to you, they should still be accessible for re-downloads.
@igazor Thank you very much for your help. I checked the TS3 Store and wallah! Dragon Valley and the Grims Door of Life and Death were there and are now in my game! Thanks to your advice I contacted Customer Support and Pets is back in action! Thank you so much!
@igazor Thank you very much for your help. I checked the TS3 Store and wallah! Dragon Valley and the Grims Door of Life and Death were there and are now in my game! Thanks to your advice I contacted Customer Support and Pets is back in action! Thank you so much!
How can I add some friends to my sims 3 game? I am new to playing online with origin.
You mean in TS3 or Origin?
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How can I add some friends to my sims 3 game? I am new to playing online with origin.
You'll probably need to log into your MyPage on the old Sims 3 site and send friend requests. People on the old site may not have the exact same name there as on this new site.
Did Origin do any updates on Sims 3 this summer? I haven't played in months, and I come back now and the windows key doesn't seem to work properly anymore when I want to close the game to the tool bar. Usually I just hit the windows key and it would minimize the game. Now, I have to ctrl alt delete first, sometimes twice, to minimize the game, then open it again and then windows key starts working.
Also, my MyPage and user over at the sims3 website (with the store content etc) hasn't worked since sims 4 launched more or less, lmao. I had some sim points to use and all and some store content I wanted, but alas I can't get to my account - even when trying to use forgot password etc. No dice.
@shakeninsane - There have been no updates to TS3 since Jan 2014. If we count Patch 1.69 with the required Origin tie-in as an update even though it didn't really change the game files themselves other than their internal build numbers, then Jan 2016. Sounds more like a change/update in Windows itself might have triggered the different Windows-key behavior.
But the safest way to minimize the game has always been to switch to Windowed mod out of Full Screen by way of Game Options (or ctrl+enter) and use the "-" widget to minimize. Then do the reverse to return to Full Screen if that is how you had been playing. The game always stood a chance of getting stuck to the task bar and essentially crashing or requiring a Force Quit otherwise. Another popular option especially for Win 10 users is Windowed Borderless Gaming. https://westechsolutions.net/sites/WindowedBorderlessGaming
You could try clearing your browser's cache and cookies or using a different browser to try to get into your TS3 website account. Or try changing your password. But if you are still locked out, a real time conversation with EA Customer Support would be required to fix that (see the HELP menu below on full-sized browser pages).
Did Origin do any updates on Sims 3 this summer? I haven't played in months, and I come back now and the windows key doesn't seem to work properly anymore when I want to close the game to the tool bar. Usually I just hit the windows key and it would minimize the game. Now, I have to ctrl alt delete first, sometimes twice, to minimize the game, then open it again and then windows key starts working.
Also, my MyPage and user over at the sims3 website (with the store content etc) hasn't worked since sims 4 launched more or less, lmao. I had some sim points to use and all and some store content I wanted, but alas I can't get to my account - even when trying to use forgot password etc. No dice.
The last few updates to TS3 was when they tied the game to Origin as well as the patch to fix the CAW problems. And that was about 2 years ago. So no, there hasn't been anymore updates this summer as I believe they are done with patches for this game.
Edit to say that the store is still up and running as I still go over there to look around.
@igazor At last Origin update, I had a notification on The SIms 3 icon that an update was available. When I clicked to perform the update, the download was nearly instantaneous and the update process only lasted a few seconds. However, I haven't noticed any change at all. The same thing happenned on the three computers on which I have The Sims 3 installed, which to me rules out the mere bug.
Could it be like an EULA or TOS text update or such? On Steam, many of my games which hadn't updated in years recently had like a 20kb update to add a "privacy" clause to the included EULA or TOS text.
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Thanks for the replies, then maybe it was just a weird Windows-update that makes Sims 3 invinsible to the Windows key, haha. I didn't know there was a better way of minimizing the game, tbh, though I've never had any issues using the windows keys all these years. (Win 7)
As for the TS3 website errors, I've tried all browsers, cleared caches etc and this has been going on ever since TS4 launched, the sim points aren't that big of a matter (not enough to buy any of their overpriced stuff anyway haha), I just think it's super lame they never bothered with the bugs on the website - I know last time I brought it up, others had the same issue.
My experience was like yours @shakeninsane. The windows key would always drop the screen for me since I've had this computer (around the end of last year - not sure about before that) until sometime this summer. I thought the change occurred right after a Windows update. I've been using windows key + d to drop it since then. I've never had any problems with my game getting stuck or crashing using either of those options.
Hey guys, I love the sims 3 late night. But I've been wanting some things... :/ I noticed the baby swing, pink crib, baby changer, and the bunk beds! With my birthday coming up I wont be able to afford any of it :( I really hope anyone can help me and with many birthday wish's :)!!
Hey guys, I love the sims 3 late night. But I've been wanting some things... I noticed the baby swing, pink crib, baby changer, and the bunk beds! With my birthday coming up I wont be able to afford any of it I really hope anyone can help me and with many birthday wish's !!
You're welcome to enter into one or some of the many contests over in the Gift Gathering-Thank You forum section as there are still many contests taking placing over there. All you need to do is link them your wishlist page over on the The Sims 3 site. But of course with you being a new member, you can't link the proper way. But you can still post your link but with spaces in between, sample: h.ttps://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=lisasc360 so that the gifter will have your link to your WL page. But just don't go over and start begging someone to gift you the things that you have on your wishlist as begging is frown upon over there. https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/categories/gift-gathering-thank-yous-gifting
Hey guys, I love the sims 3 late night. But I've been wanting some things... I noticed the baby swing, pink crib, baby changer, and the bunk beds! With my birthday coming up I wont be able to afford any of it I really hope anyone can help me and with many birthday wish's !!
... I'd also suggest editing your signature to add such a note with a link to your wishlist.
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“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.” Will Wright
"Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Cpt. Edward A. Murphy Jr, USAF
origin has been the worst thing to happen to the sims. we used to be able to play wherever and whenever and now we gotta be shackled down by origin 24/7. so now here i am waiting for some stupid glitch to be fixed just so I can play. origin is a NIGHTMARE. what happened to us being able to just play the game without worrying about being online or not. some people could care less about online mode, we just wanna play. AGH
origin has been the worst thing to happen to the sims. we used to be able to play wherever and whenever and now we gotta be shackled down by origin 24/7. so now here i am waiting for some stupid glitch to be fixed just so I can play. origin is a NIGHTMARE. what happened to us being able to just play the game without worrying about being online or not. some people could care less about online mode, we just wanna play. AGH
I totally agree!!! Especially for those of us who hunted down and purchased all discs so we could stay offline. Now you have to find a basegame disc made before 2012 (I think) and reinstall to stay off Origin
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Note that there are different versions of CAW for Patches 1.67 and 1.69.
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And the UI will appear black in EIG. When I try to place a lot, the game will crash.
I'm guessing that it's a D3D issue, but I've never had a D3D issue with any other game. I have all the expansions and stuff packs, as well as about 98% store content installed. I read that a user created a batch file that bypasses the launcher, would that help, and where would I find it? I'm running CAW with admin priv. I'm running win 7 x64, i5 4670, 16GB ram, GTX 970 w/388.71 drivers
I would post links (for my digital box art & my screen), but I don't have enough post count.
CAW is here: https://www.thesims3.com/game/tools/world
There are two versions, depending on your patch level.
> DrusillaWinfrey wrote: »
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> I've recently started up my Sims 3 game again. Before, I had High End Loft, Night Life, Pets, Dragon Valley, and Island Paradise. Now, all it's showing is HEL, Island Paradise, and Night Life. I have the disks for Pets and Dragon Valley but when I inserted them, I had to input a code. I do not have said code anymore and was hoping there was something I could do?
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> Are you using Origin to manage and startup the game? If so and Pets has gone missing on the Patch 1.69 pack chooser tab, then try updating Origin. Then try rebooting your computer. If that's not helping, then try uninstalling Origin (only) and reinstalling it. Your game installs will stay in place, it's just the Origin client program I mean here.
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> Dragon Valley is not an expansion or a stuff pack, it is a store world. It won't show on the pack chooser tab, it should merely show as installed EA Store content and a world to play in-game. Doesn't matter if Origin "thinks" you have it or not, the important thing is if its content works.
I forgot to say this, my apologies. I am using Origin to open the game, however, the lack of packs and worlds is shown on the Sims 3 Launcher. It says I have no downloads or Installations and will only show the packs mentioned before. I know for fact that I had also bought an item from the store allowing me to chat with Death, but that is gone as well. I have looked at the SIms 3 folder in my computer and in the Installed Worlds folder there is nothing, same with the downloads folder. I was hoping to simply re-install them using the disks but was prompted for the installation code which I don't have
On the one missing EP (Pets), it sounds like you have a potential issue with your EA/Origin account that you would need to contact EA Customer Support to fix, using the HELP menu at the bottom of these forum pages to arrange for a real time conversation by way of chat or telephone callback. I'm afraid that no one here on the forums has access to customer records.
On the store content, that is the world and any installed store sets, those go through the Launcher and land in your TS3 user game folder where you were already looking. Possibly you have more than one such user game folder on your system -- is there anything in OneDrive's Documents folder as opposed to the proper one in the regular Documents location? If not, can you access your account on the TS3 store site and download these items again?
The world discs were always confusing, I'm pretty sure all they really did upon being inserted was direct the player to the TS3 store site for the actual downloads. Could be mistaken on that, but if these purchases were registered to you, they should still be accessible for re-downloads.
NRaas has moved!
Our new site is at http://nraas.net
NRaas has moved!
Our new site is at http://nraas.net
You mean in TS3 or Origin?
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Academic Trait: Adventurous
Social Group Trait (Should I ever become "Nerd" enough): Computer Whiz
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“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.” Will Wright
"Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Cpt. Edward A. Murphy Jr, USAF
You'll probably need to log into your MyPage on the old Sims 3 site and send friend requests. People on the old site may not have the exact same name there as on this new site.
https://www.thesims3.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg
Also, my MyPage and user over at the sims3 website (with the store content etc) hasn't worked since sims 4 launched more or less, lmao. I had some sim points to use and all and some store content I wanted, but alas I can't get to my account - even when trying to use forgot password etc. No dice.
But the safest way to minimize the game has always been to switch to Windowed mod out of Full Screen by way of Game Options (or ctrl+enter) and use the "-" widget to minimize. Then do the reverse to return to Full Screen if that is how you had been playing. The game always stood a chance of getting stuck to the task bar and essentially crashing or requiring a Force Quit otherwise. Another popular option especially for Win 10 users is Windowed Borderless Gaming.
https://westechsolutions.net/sites/WindowedBorderlessGaming
You could try clearing your browser's cache and cookies or using a different browser to try to get into your TS3 website account. Or try changing your password. But if you are still locked out, a real time conversation with EA Customer Support would be required to fix that (see the HELP menu below on full-sized browser pages).
NRaas has moved!
Our new site is at http://nraas.net
The last few updates to TS3 was when they tied the game to Origin as well as the patch to fix the CAW problems. And that was about 2 years ago. So no, there hasn't been anymore updates this summer as I believe they are done with patches for this game.
Edit to say that the store is still up and running as I still go over there to look around.
http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=lisasc360
My stories on this site:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/991317/my-sims-stories/p1?new=1
Could it be like an EULA or TOS text update or such? On Steam, many of my games which hadn't updated in years recently had like a 20kb update to add a "privacy" clause to the included EULA or TOS text.
My Traits: Socially Awkward / Artistic / Family Oriented / Hopelessly Romantic / Absent Minded
Academic Trait: Adventurous
Social Group Trait (Should I ever become "Nerd" enough): Computer Whiz
______
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.” Will Wright
"Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Cpt. Edward A. Murphy Jr, USAF
NRaas has moved!
Our new site is at http://nraas.net
As for the TS3 website errors, I've tried all browsers, cleared caches etc and this has been going on ever since TS4 launched, the sim points aren't that big of a matter (not enough to buy any of their overpriced stuff anyway haha), I just think it's super lame they never bothered with the bugs on the website - I know last time I brought it up, others had the same issue.
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Hello and welcome to the forums @Hisonly1531...
You're welcome to enter into one or some of the many contests over in the Gift Gathering-Thank You forum section as there are still many contests taking placing over there. All you need to do is link them your wishlist page over on the The Sims 3 site. But of course with you being a new member, you can't link the proper way. But you can still post your link but with spaces in between, sample: h.ttps://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=lisasc360 so that the gifter will have your link to your WL page. But just don't go over and start begging someone to gift you the things that you have on your wishlist as begging is frown upon over there.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/categories/gift-gathering-thank-yous-gifting
http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=lisasc360
My stories on this site:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/991317/my-sims-stories/p1?new=1
My Traits: Socially Awkward / Artistic / Family Oriented / Hopelessly Romantic / Absent Minded
Academic Trait: Adventurous
Social Group Trait (Should I ever become "Nerd" enough): Computer Whiz
______
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.” Will Wright
"Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Cpt. Edward A. Murphy Jr, USAF
I totally agree!!! Especially for those of us who hunted down and purchased all discs so we could stay offline. Now you have to find a basegame disc made before 2012 (I think) and reinstall to stay off Origin