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Origin is ******* me off (playing sims 3 offline)
rwralex
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I bought the hard copy of Sims 3 (plus seasons), I've installed it along with Origin that I am forced to do.
My issue:
Whenever I click on the 'Sims 3' desktop icon to play, Origin loads and asks me to log in. I DO NOT WANT to log in to origin to just play offline. My friends click the icon and the game just loads. I don't want to always have to have an internet connection to play Sims 3.
This all would make sense if I downloaded the digital copy of the game, but I did not!
I just want to play offline. I've tried right clicking on the icon and running as administrator, uninstalling origin, reinstalling Sims 3....with no success. Origin is great and all, if I want to buy something digitally, but don't make things so gosh darn complicated about being able to play the game.
What can I do?
My issue:
Whenever I click on the 'Sims 3' desktop icon to play, Origin loads and asks me to log in. I DO NOT WANT to log in to origin to just play offline. My friends click the icon and the game just loads. I don't want to always have to have an internet connection to play Sims 3.
This all would make sense if I downloaded the digital copy of the game, but I did not!
I just want to play offline. I've tried right clicking on the icon and running as administrator, uninstalling origin, reinstalling Sims 3....with no success. Origin is great and all, if I want to buy something digitally, but don't make things so gosh darn complicated about being able to play the game.
What can I do?
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origin is also how you get most of your updates.
though if you would like to update through manual patches these are the ones you would be looking at when ever there is a new patch, they always update these links with the new patch:
this is the Cumulative manual update for the PC: Official EA Download Link for The Sims 3 *Cumulative* Manual Update XML for the PC
And this is the cumulative manual update for MAC: Official EA Download Links for The Sims 3 *Cumulative* Manual Update for the MAC
Also, you don't technically have to be online on origin to play offline on the sims.
Origin, is what EA manager used to be.
But the best thing that I can suggest to you is to go through the process at least to get yourself set up, your games registered and all that mumbo jumbo, an after all that, you should be able to play without having to log into origin.
You can play offline by logging yourself or at the launcher or at the game menu.
if you want to by pass the launcher than do this:
you can always go into the bin file and copy and past your ts3.exe file to the desk top. this will by pass your launcher. I have done this for my friend as her launcher has been broken from day one.
All did was re-name it to "play sims 3" that way when I search for my ts3.exe file I didn't have to see two of them while searching.
I have gone to the 'file location' when right clicking on the icon, bring me to such files as the ts3.exe one. There were a slew of files there, but I just clicked on the ones that say 'application' under its description. So, I don't think it would make much of a difference if I copied and pasted it to my desktop if clicking on it didn't work.
The correct file is TS3W.exe
Have you tried signing in to Origin? Its not going to hurt anything. And its possible that doing so will cause that popup to go away.
As far as having to be online to play, you don't. Even with Origin installed.
i have a physical copy of the game and yet Origin is still making me download the entire game (which has so far taken me 14hours and it's only 51% complete).
I want to play the game offline but will Origin let me do this??
What do you mean by "download the game straight from the disc"? What exactly happens when you put in your disc? Try to be as detailed as possible.
By default Origin starts every time your computer is switched on .
You actually have to scroll down the settings page to find out where to stop it starting up every time . EA sneakily hid that away , i guess in the hope people will not turn it off .
Start origin
Very top left of that screen next to the orange circle click Origin
Click Application Settings in the drop down box
Scroll down to find where to turn it off and also where it will auto update everything
Sadly, if you dont have an older version of the Sims 3 I really dont think there is a way to avoid it. Hope this information just cleared things up a bit..
I can't manually bring up the Sims 3 Launcher anymore. It requires me to sign into Origin just to select "Play" to bring up the Launcher to play. People are continuing to miss the point about adamantly not wanting to play "online." I use to be able to play Sims 3 offline. So when my internet is messing up, I have no way to play Sims 3 without going through Origin now.
When the internet is down, guess what you CAN'T do?
Sign into Origin.
I want the option to bring up the Launcher manually without going through online means. I have the physical copy of the game too, so this is blatantly ridiculous.
I have tried solutions I found online, but it always prompts an Origin sign-in.
If anyone has any legitimate information to by-pass Origin to bring up the Launcher, please let me know.
I know this was a while ago, but can you please explain to me how to bypass downloading it digitally if you have the disk version? I have the disk and it seems to keep starting digitally and i dont have the sufficient internet for that..
all i wont to know is how to get rid of origin and for it to never ask me to sign in again, and never requires me to be online.
i get you are frustrated by required origin set up, even though its cleanly printed on the box. but if helpful people responding here are fellow simmers and just as important cursing is not allowed per forum rules
my suggestion contact customer service