I have all the Cds for sim3 and they are in my origin too. What would be the best way to install them from cd or origin? Also how do I get my my world hidden springs on origin to register its on a cd? I have it on my page too but it not on my Origin. Hope I made since on the hidden springs
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Store content must be downloaded from the store page into the TS3 launcher. I also had worlds on CD, but they were all also present in my store purchase history. If not, start the CD and look what happens.
There is also a rumour about a 64bit version of TS3 coming in the next months.
@MaMaTwinklebird When you get tired of playing through Origin (which probably won't take long) you can just uninstall the game, also with the help of Origin, and install it from your disks instead, and then update to patch 1.67 with the Super Patcher.
@alanmichael1 I can't believe you actually recommended using Origin to someone who's got the disks?!? Don't you know that some people in fact go so far as to buy all their games again on Steam, or in some cases disks, just to get away from using Origin?? Ask igazor about it if you don't think that's true.
There are no differences in the actual game files between Patches 1.67 and 1.69 except for the way in which the game starts up and their internal build numbers. The rest of it, once the game actually gets running, is exactly the same on any platform. The last meaningful patch, as far as gameplay changes, bug fixes, and real mod compatibility are concerned, was 1.66 and that was released in Jan 2014.
Despite all the recent YouTube and Reddit/Twitter hype over a customer support rep who didn't really understand what they were saying or who was apparently reading/messaging from the wrong script, there is no 64-bit version in the works for the Windows version of the game. What is currently being worked on is a 64-bit friendly respin for the Mac version of the game, because currently the Mac version of the game will not run on the latest macOS at all, in any way. And we don't yet really know if that respin, for Mac players only, will truly be 64-bit nor will we really know until something is released. As an EA/Maxis staff member on the project continues to report by way of monthly updates, the whole project has been delayed by technical issues and the pandemic.
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I spent about $100 USD on disk replacing my digital copies just to skip Origin. Do I regret it? nope. Too many times I had packs uncheck themselves and that really messed with the save file I'm playing. Being able to skip the launcher is a huge bonus. I'm aware these things don't really bother some but for me, it was enough to track down sealed copies.
@igazor Are you talking about this comment?
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/the-sims-3-64-bit-amp-metal-release/m-p/9515276/highlight/true#M8367
Someone linked that to me the day it was posted. I'm still being realistic and won't entertain the idea until there's an official real post about it.
edit to add : It's nice of EA to give Mac users a much-needed update on the situation though.
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Those of us with Macs that would be thoroughly capable of playing the game from a hardware component standpoint without having to resort to Bootcamping Windows onto it are watching and waiting. And waiting. And waiting...well, we've waited since 2010 when Patch 1.17 came out for something to help make the Mac version work better beyond the base game's original 2 GB RAM limit that is still present like it did for Windows, so of course we can wait a bit longer.
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There's no need to let the Launcher patch if the SuperPatcher is going to do it. But along the line some of the earlier disc installed EPs like WA and Ambitions might offer an update -- those are okay but not entirely essential, mostly dealing with cosmetic improvements made to small numbers of early EP objects.
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Where did you get this from, I wonder, is it official EA information about the content of the six pre-Generation patches?
@SimplyJen That's fully understandable, I have all the discs too.
For me it was actually worse than that on two occasions. Even though all the packs were checked the save wouldn't load, instead I got this error message:
After that I unchecked and rechecked all the packs, and then it worked fine again:
@alanmichael1 Yes, it was wrong in my opinion, but I'm sure nobody thinks you did it out of malice or anything, just lack of knowledge about the alternatives.
Sorry for quoting, I don’t mean to be rude; but I would like to know this as well.