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  • Well, the parts of the quote I Italicised almost define 'managing'. And that in the good way!
  • The Launcher, to put it mildly, isn't the best piece of software out there... Here's a tip that might sometimes help: First open the Launcher. Then, with the Launcher up and running, start the download.
  • As soon as you've installed something through the launcher, it's no longer necessary for playing the game to keep the original item (be it store content or third party CC) in ../Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Downloads. You can safely take it out; just make sure to keep a copy on your external drive in case anything…
  • @adidas: Well, when you follow @tamalinn's link, you'll find a wealth of info on known bad CC and how to cope with it (i.e. remove it). Crinrict's site is Windows centric, but as the Sims on Mac is basically a Windows-game in a Mac-wrapper the procedure to remove bad CC described there is still valid and valuable. I'd say…
  • Have a good look at the first, stickied, link at the Mac Page: a-mac-users-best-friend-please-read-before-posting-any-new-problem-threads. There you'll find all sorts of good links to just about everything pertaining playing Sims on a Mac. Pay especially good attention to the first link on that page, that will lead you to…
  • Solving? Not likely, I'm afraid. But here's an idea to prevent future frustrations. Never use Save (or Save and Quit), always use Save as to save your progress. Always quit by Quit without Save. That way a failed save will not make all your work go 'poof'. And if a save doesn't work, don't retry with the same name, because…
  • Sorry, I 'plumly' missed the MacBook Air part in the specifications :/ There's nothing wrong with your memory/impression!
  • The Launcher is a separate program from the game itself. Not until you hit the play button, the real game is started. If at that time the Launcher is using too much memory, it may quit 'unexpectedly'. Oftentimes, that does not interrupt the game proper from starting (or functioning correctly) so you could just try and wait…
  • Definitively not! Those are supposed to be one of the ivy creepers. The life guard thingies are wall potted plants from the store, called Plant Pocket. Besides, the windows at the side of the house are smaller than the ones I used: the hanging flowers each should be right at the bottom of their window. I'll post a picture…
  • @roversqueen13: EA never updated (patched) the game to use the Iris card. That's why you're having problems. If you have a look at the other threads in this subforum on Mac based Simming you'll find quite a lot of complains about that -- and a few ideas about what to do. A good starting point to read about successfully…
  • Ahh, I (now obviously: mistakenly) thought you did your house already, around the same time you mentioned the Fire Station. I'll wait and see, just keeping the lot free then. Good luck with all the 'housekeeping' needed to restore your Mac and your game!
  • @Tremayne4260: Great pictures! I like seeing what you did there. Much more modern than my take on Kitty's place, indeed. Is your house ready for upload? Placing it in my copy of iWorld would be really nice. @BluebellFlora: Could you tell us all what house you placed for your Self-Sim and at what lot? And is it downloadable…
  • @BluebellFlora: Sorry, got a bit busy and had no time left to check your starter houses. Now at last had a look. Everything seems to be OK, only thing reported as missing is a crib. I started a (temporary) new game and let Kitty buy one of them without a glitch. She could reach all appliances, go the bathroom, take a…
  • @shalinathekucing: I'll try to answer your points one by one: 1) No, there's no limit. However, after patching once (assuming you used the latest and the patching succeeded) any subsequent run of the patcher will do nothing at all. It's like reading the errata to a book multiple times: after the first reading you won't…
  • The Launcher is real a piece of. One of the known problems is this tick box: sometimes it is necessary to repeatedly place and remove the tick before the program finally is prepared to listen…
  • 1) Try creating a new game/family and see if they can age up normally. If that works, probably your non-aging save game is corrupted somehow and your only hope is to fall back to a previous save. (BTW: save often and always use Save as, don't use Save or Save and Quit as those will at (according to Murphy: the worst…
  • I'll have a good look at the two later on. Hopefully tonight but have to finish some other things first. If it's getting too late it'll be tomorrow.
  • Nice, short load time because of its tininess. My two Sims (Human and Cat) have up till now not encountered any routing problems. Rabbit holes seem to work as they should (didn't try the school/stadium as of yet). Visited Newton Park, the gym and library without a glitch. I use the NRaas suite. They don't mention much,…
  • If you two go 'all the way', BluebellFlora suggested a nice Fire Station (20x20) back on page 5 (I plopped it on 1 NeXT Drive and used it to sleep &c while our house was still unfinished and empty). The same site also offers a very cute Unity Chapel and Burial Ground (small enough for iWorld) that includes a pretty Wedding…
  • Well, this will not actually make it stop but is about as good: start the game bypassing the launcher. What's never started can't 'stop working'. Besides, it will save you a bit of time too every time you play and will help the game to at least start with a minimal memory foot print. See the first link on the first page of…
  • Normally you can use the same items as on a Windows PC. However some sites have different downloads for Mac or Windows — for instance because they use specific, different compression programs for both. Three tips on using CC: • You should have a good look at the date items were added for DL, because they are often only…
  • @BluebellFlora: I know, RL can sometimes even be worse than a game ;) The bookcase is called Secrets of the Soul Bookcase @ §950 in game. It's from the Store set Drifter's Desire.
  • @BluebellFlora, there shouldn't be any third party CC, but lots of EP, SP and store stuff. I do use some mods however since I migrated the game to Windows 7 on my Boot Camped Mac - mostly NRaas stuff. If I inadvertently added some CC, please let me know the offender and I'll take it out immediately! As for the lot edge…
  • As big as the house may be, it is dwarfed by the City Hall: Like at the Hall there's now some lighting at/of the outside of the house, greatly improving its nighttime looks. Also did some minor gardening, most importantly the adding of an Ash Tree. :D BTW: 97 downloads for an unfinished lot (as stated in the description!)…
  • You should right click on the application, not on the folder, to show the package content.
  • @Tremayne4260: More? OK, here comes Phase 2 of the Renovation Project. Basically equal to the last series of pictures, plus some very minor touches. As a real extra the start of a garden-to-be: a little Gazebo (see below). Not the best of weather but Kitty can stay dry outside. Mauw still doesn't trust the new thing:…
  • There's Evil enough IRL so I never played anything like what you described. :p Consequently I can't answer your main questions. However I do know the whole Celeb-business and accompanying (false) rumours are so error prone, I decided to opt out of the celebrity system for all my families a long time ago. In fact, as soon…
  • The third and last part, three photo's from the hobby room upstairs. Let's start with an overview of both main areas — the gym and the sculpting studio. Also (just) visible is the landing of the stairwell: The gym consists of a treadmill, a chin-up bar, a boom-box (you can dance to the music here) and a hamper, the rest is…
  • The Ground Floor. The living room and kitchen are doubly connected (at both sides of the stairwell) without doors. There's still a mostly pristine part to the living at the back of the house. It now only provides a place for Mauw's cat condo and such. First looking at the sitting area from the 'empty' part, facing in the…
  • The promised pictures. I'll split this post in parts to prevent it getting unwieldy. First the outside of the house, mostly the front. From the (Street along the) City Hall: From the Street along the City Hall, closer by: Front and side, across the little path: From the Central Park, more up close: And finally a detail…
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