TOOL: 3Booter, the Incooperative Game Kicker

[wizard_merlin]

If I want to check the FPS numbers, I just enter "fps on" or "fps off" in the cheat window.  I don't like the numbers being up all the time so only do that when I want to check that the limiter is actually working.

[Madame Mim]

Yeah, but then there's the thing where you sometimes get green numbers instead. That one's related to being toggled by a F key.

[kissing_toast]

F10 if I'm not mistaken.

[wizard_merlin]

Yeah, but then there's the thing where you sometimes get green numbers instead. That one's related to being toggled by a F key.

Okay, never had the green numbers before, always just the little white ones from the cheat.

[WinterSilence]

I know this thread is very old, but I just stumbled upon it.
I was looking for a FPS limiter for TS3 since my FPS are insane high (>1000 sometimes), and I know this is not how it's supposed to be. Google brought me here and I DLed and installed 3Booter + the FPS limiter, but with 3Boother my game won't start. At the beginning this DOS-Box-thing pops up, about 20-30 seconds later I get a blackscreen which short time later collapses bringning me back to the desktop while an application called The Sims 3 (Supernatural) is "running" in the task bar. Whenever I try to open it I get a blackscreen again for some seconds which collapses again to the task bar.
This happens with or without FPS limiter in my folder, so it must be 3Booter to blame (is there a way to run FPS limiter for TS3 without 3Booter btw?). I hope someone out there can help me.


PS: English is not my native language, so apologies for any mistakes

[jezzer]

You also have to install a No-CD hack, like Awesomemod, or Twallan's No-CD.

[WinterSilence]

Okay, I'll try that out, thank you!

[Sita]

Please don't flame me!

How do I get 3-Booter to work with the stupid Origin starter?

[Franziska]

Origin isn't the only thing here that's stupid. Why in the world would you want to start the game through Origin? Don't do that.

[witch]

[Madame Mim]

I want to work at that call centre.

[jezzer]

Let's all take a moment to bask in the Titlit schadenfreude.

[Sita]

I wanted the updates: not being a programmer I couldn't see what they were but I reckon that with each iteration of Sims the final patch comes nearest to fixing what is still broken.
Having got the patches meant I HAD to have the Origin thing. Since I bought my games, I have no issue with that, other than that it seems to have stopped the 3booter from controlling the FPS of the game.

I was asking how to get the 3booter to work WITH the final version of Sims 3. Doesn't seem particularly unreasonable to me; of course Jezzer will try to make fun to cover the fact that HE hasn't a clue. If you don't want to help me, fine, go boil your head. Strangely, I have the impression that there are still a few people here who DO know what they are talking about.

[Franziska]

The last patch doesn't do anything other than connect the launcher to Origin. There is no fix or anything you would miss if you didn't get it. And it's easy enough to roll back to 1.67 and have the 3Booter working as usual.

[Starler]

I was asking how to get the 3booter to work WITH the final version of Sims 3. Doesn't seem particularly unreasonable to me; of course Jezzer will try to make fun to cover the fact that HE hasn't a clue.

This is an excellent line of logic! While it figures that out for us, I have completed preparations for obtaining a solution to another, similar question for which there is no confirmed answer; does a sighted creature continue to perceive the world after being beheaded? Not to worry, I've taken care of the setup, and the axe man is on the way! I look forward to reading Titlights' write up on the experiment's outcome.

[jezzer]

It's hysterical to me that the Betatard can be on this website this long, see a zillion posts about how Origin is the devil and no one should use Origin, and still come drooling into a thread with a question about getting something to work with Origin. And THEN get all shirty when she's rightfully mocked for it.

[Starler]

Well Jezzer, if you had just decapitated yourself, you could answer the question for us, and indeed the whole world! But since you don't know the answer, we have to rely on Titlights. Honestly, you ought to be ashamed of your ignorance in this highly important matter!

[HomeschooledByTards]

I wonder where her alleged "silent majority" is. Surely someone has stepped up and told her how to do it in a personal message, because you know, they are "too afraid" to post publicly. 

[Sita]

Well Jezzer, if you had just decapitated yourself, you could answer the question for us, and indeed the whole world! But since you don't know the answer, we have to rely on Titlights. Honestly, you ought to be ashamed of your ignorance in this highly important matter!

Wait what? Jezzer decapitated himself? And I MISSED it? Bring back Madame Guillotine.

* Sita gets out her knitting.

[Sita]

I don't care how you feel, even decapitated, Jezzer. I feel GOOD!

Uninstalled and reinstalled all the EPs and SPs. Ran CCleaner and the SuperPatch, put in the FPS limiter and 3Booter and it now runs like a DREAM. Where I had FPS of up to 282!!! before it now runs at a very smooth 30-33, on a high graphics setting. Origin is HISTORY.

So, many thanks to those that helped with this request. My game is fixed and more thrilling stories are forthcoming!

[Daimon]

I am not a native speaker and this is too gibberish for me. Does anyone feel like helping translate it into English so I can find out what I'm doing wrong?

Checking for updates...
ERROR: cannot verify dl.dropboxusercontent.com's certificate, issued by `/C=US/ST=Arizona/L=Scottsdale/O=GoDaddy.com, Inc./OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository//CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2':
  Unable to locally verify the issuer's authority.
To connect to dl.dropboxusercontent.com insecurely, use `--no-check-certificate'.
Unable to establish SSL connection.

[witch]

What are you trying to do?

[Daimon]

Start the game via the updater as usual. The message changed recently -- I am trying to determine if the issue is on my end or dropbox'.

[HomeschooledByTards]

It's a SSL certificate issue. Have you changed anything on your computer lately? New firewall? Antivirus software? Is the time/date correct?

From dropbox's site:
https://www.dropbox.com/en/help/159

For more information than you ever wanted to know about SSL certificates, check out these links.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_authority
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_certificate

 

[Sita]

Yes but...

WHY is your game calling for an SSL certificate?