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Has anyone been able to play it yet?

There's a torrent, but it hasn't been cracked yet.  They're having difficulty bypassing the Origin activation requirement, and haven't been able to get in touch with the people who did it for SimCity.  You can still download it and poke around in the .package files, though. 

http://www.sims-island.com.br/2014/07/download-demo-sims-4-criar-um-sim-demo.html

Seems to be the place to watch.

Do not post L&P.  Read the FAQ.

Dumb question Jezzer but what is L&P?

Games that haven't been properly released or leaked are all Lies and Propaganda, and threads regarding such are supposed to go in Retardo Land.  But this demo seems more of a gray area to me, as it has been leaked in an ineffectual manner.

On topic, Sims Island has made a breakthrough with the crack and it's now in "testing." The bad news is that the crack is for the updated demo, so yesterday's torrent is useless, and the demo will be in Portuguese.  Their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Sims.Island) is where they're posting updates.  Facebook strikes me as an odd place to announce updates for your attempts at pirating video games, but kids these days do all sorts of crazy things.

Someone should report them.  Not for pirating, but for being dumb enough to do it on Facebook.

Wow! Twice in one lifetime I AGREE with jezzer!

 :P

The nature of statistics dictates that even you may get it right occasionally.

Poofs! I am appalled! You know that Titlights doesn't understand complex terms like occasionally. What have you done?!

I read somewhere on Facebook that all you need to do is to change some numbers. I'll look it up and post here. You could provide the download link.

Edit: I can't seem to find it anymore. In case I do find the information, I'll post here

Edit 2: I found this: "Open the Default file and change the last 3 numbers of the version of the game, example 1.63 ........ 017, change the last 3 to 002
Do the same with the file Skuversion"

Let me know if it works

There is no cracked version yet, people at SimsIsland have no idea how to crack it so they simply gave up.  ::)

Can't find a file labeled skuversion and altering Default.ini does nothing.  

 Here is (http://www.4shared.com/rar/YZR8pnBkba/The_Sims_4_Create_A_Sim_Demo_U.html) the patched version of the demo originally uploaded by Sims Island.  The only "cracked" part about it so far as I can tell is that they ran TS4CAS.par through  this site  (http://par.nofate.me/) which is supposed to remove the Origin requirement for games but does not work for this demo.

...or perhaps it's more likely that Jezzer got it wrong.

So, it doens't work, I assume.  ??? Or maybe it just doesn't save the sims we make. That should have been a question

Plus I think someone already got their origins account suspended because of that cracked demo. I personally am staying away.

Well. in August everyone will be able to get this CAS according to what I read somewhere (tumbrl I guess, but I can't remember)

Hey, remember back when everyone should STFU about the demo because L&P?

Even though it is all L&P, if the game itself is as horribly linked to Origin as this demo sounds like it is, will anybody other than those who have been blinded by the EAxis fanbase actually play the game?  If people are having trouble cracking the demo and separating it from origin, what hope is there for the game itself.

The Sims 4 will definitely require Origin, and be as mod-unfriendly as possible. How else will EA be able to milk the most profitable franchise in its gaming library? I mean, it's not like restricting how customers install, access, and otherwise use a piece of purchased software lowers the number of sales or anything. (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130319/15192222381/super-meat-boy-developer-to-ea-drm-hurts-your-bottom-line-more-than-piracy-does.shtml)

Actually, there is already a mod out for the demo.  So it isn't necessarily unfriendly to modding.

Naturally, EA is more against removing the Origin requirement, but I have every confidence that will eventually be hacked.

I just found this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PWV4XVfNf54

I haven't tested it yet, so I do not know if it works.

No, it does not. It supposedly only works if you have a "friend" who let you download it from their account. It's just that par.nofate.me site that was mentioned earlier as not working.

Truth be told, EA franchises pretty much milk themselves these days. EA pretty much attempted suicide with SimCity and NFS Rivals, yet they still sold. NFS Rivals even beat most of it's predecessors, games which weren't capped at 30 FPS, actually featured more than 15 cars and didn't start off with half an hour long tutorials.

People probably don't bother with the Sims 4 CAS demo cause... well it's just a demo for one, and it has pretty much been entirely "spoiled" already.

I got the demo today. Well, technically, Dylan got the demo. I made a kinda-sorta-Reggikkowinkle Sim. Needs MOAR tweaking, but I got tired of messing with it.

Reggikko - If you've got the demo maybe you can address some L&P that I'm more interested in - what does EA force you to install along with the 'game'? What kind of weird little back doors and spyware am I going to have to be wary of?

To get the demo I had to install Origin. AFAIK, you do not have to connect to or install Origin to play the game if you buy it on disc, but you would if you wanted to access the Gallery. As far as spyware, etc, I really have no idea. I think there is a discussion going on on Mod the Sims that Inge and others are participating in. Maybe they would know?

You have to have an internet connection to verify the game (not the demo) during installation. I'm guessing that it'll require you to have Origin installed and will verify your game through that.

I got an invite last week to play the demo.  Problem is,I cant play the demo as origin doesn't let me sign in on my PC.

 Though when I play any of the EA games on my mobile I can log in to origin,I have tried emailing them through their website(A website that no longer works for me.) Have had no reply from them.

I got the demo but I don't understand half the things in CAS. Its also restricted you can only use the colors they give you and for me that hard since I love the create a style tool in TS3.

 ::)

That's because you only have two brain cells and neither of them are connected.

I haven't had it that long and I was using someone else s origin to try it. So I don't know what half the stuff is.

Does the person whose account you were using speak a language other than English? Were they unaware that you were using their account, and angered when they found out? Were you watching them use it through a crack in their window covering? I really want to understand the logic here.

I'm afraid understanding any kind of logic is a lost cause for you.

Umm no they speak simlish of course they speak English. And yes they were aware I was using there account I wouldn't use it to hack people.

Don't we have a former senator with an axe for that?

In that case, I'm having trouble understanding how the fact that you are using someone else's account would possibly excuse not knowing what half the things do.

Didn't use it enough to see everything.I still haven't used it enough I was actually waiting for my demo of the game. So I don't know half the stuff you can do in the demo. I still don't.

So, you chimed in to say that you have used the tool, but only for a very short amount of time, and you know next to nothing about it. And, when questioned about the content of your post, your response is that it wasn't your demo or account, and you haven't gone back to try it out since.

I'm on tenterhooks to see what comes next! Will it be a report on part of a demo video you watched out of context? Will it be to tell us that you're not sure what color you should set for your sim's blouse, because you can't find the blouse? Honestly, my breath is bated.

http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/10717452/The_Sims_4_Create_A_Sim_2014_(PC)_[Cracked]

Cracked Demo torrent is up. Am downloading nao. People on the OFFICIAL(!) forum alerted me to this torrent and they say it works.

I think what happened is, Eurotrash is so good at his job that he scared all the other tards away, and now all the tardbashers want someone they can beat, so they're all grasping at straws, trying to push anyone into that role for them. Sorry it had to be you, Tia.

Do you think I care what anyone on this site says to me. I knew when I signed up that it wasn't a very friendly place. So I put myself in that position posting here.

Using correct punctuation and not making an ass of oneself are a good way to make the site's users a bit more friendly. I think Tia's problem is that we are very good at sniffing out EA shills.

ETA: Granted, it is very easy to sniff out a shill if that person (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,22869.msg604922.html#msg604922) keeps (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,21330.msg604189.html#msg604189) outing (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,21330.msg603231.html#msg603231) itself. (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,22677.msg603137.html#msg603137)

I have said stupid things on here I admit it. But I still don't get where it says I have to care. I do my own thing if I need help I post. Other then that I am hardly ever on here.

Just a friendly reminder:

The fact that you're trying to justify your existence on MATY nullifies the I don't care argument.

Shhh Starler! it's funnier to watch it sizzle in it's own stupidity and not realize it. Then again, it's funnier when it tries to argue out something logical.

No.

on the Torrent. It works. I managed it on a secondary testing computer and the demo works like a charm. Only offside is you still need to keep signed into Origin to actually use it.

I actually like the CAS. The colour options are limited, but it runs so much smoother than TS3 CAS.

I like it too aside form that dragging system. They tout it as fast and smarter but it really feels like I'm playing with Molasses or half dried clay. Everything else is pretty nicely done.

You only have to start Origin before you start the cracked demo, you don't need to sign in. I've managed to play, even though I don't even have an Origin account.

The full game has leaked thanks to SKIDROWCRACK group.

There's still no crack available though, so downloading it now is essentially the pirate equivalent of pre-loading the game before release.

Unless you have a game disk in your hand or a working download link, TS4 doesn't exist, so STFU, GTFO, DIAF, etc.

Grump.

I am downloading the iso, and getting ready to make purple custom content.

Wait there's an ISO out already? holy shit I'm behind. Is it working or is there no crack yet?

3 whole posts. That's all the distance up that you had to look to stop yourself asking such a fuckwit question.

In their typical fashion, EAxis release a game patch on the same day they release the game.  This really isn't looking any better for TS4.

Once again EAxis fails to understand that players will interact constantly with the reaper, even if it fucks up their game. The babies multiplying in inventory sounds hilarious though.

I keep seeing the stretchy baby monsters on my Tuymblargh dash. Those always make me giggle wildly with amusement.

According to 3DM forums the crack should by ready for public testing sometime tomorrow. Apparently EA employed a stronger-than-usual DRM in sims 4.

Which was totally unexpected.[/sarcasm]

I know this is like asking for Muslims at a feminist convention but, has anybody here tried the bad version yet (legal)? Apart from the bugs is it as bad as we expected or worse?

Beta crack from 3DM is out. Game is running. There's a couple of bugs with the crack currently.

Not problem. They'll blend in with all the other bugs:

http://www.dorkly.com/post/67708/sims-4-is-less-than-a-week-old-and-theres-already-creepy-glitches#!bO5NAh

DNA REKT

Oh no, the crack still requires an Origin install and account. Not worth it.

Apparantly in order to use the crack you need to make a fake Origin account. That's it.

I'm still waiting for a scene release. Until that is out, a crack doesn't exist.

Never having arrr'ed a game before, I have to ask: which is the safest site to do so?

You'll be best waiting for the scene release of The Sims 4 over the 3DM 'cracked' version which requires an Origin account. They just removed the requirement of activation, but didn't remove the anti-piracy from the game. I bet the scene groups are working to get the anti-piracy feature removed instead of letting the game boot up.

3DM releases might not even work on your PC, while releases from groups like Reloaded, Razor1911, or Skidrow these days will be more likely to work.

That said, the best place to get Arr'd games would be on usenet, but you need a premium usenet provider to use them. You cannot have access to my $5 account I use for unlimited with 40 connections and SSL.

It will eventually be on places like kat.ph and iptorrents.com. I always keep an eye on rlslog.net/games/ to see what scene releases are out.

Thanks, guys.  I'll keep an eye out.  Of course, I'm still trying to decide if the game is worth the effort. ;D

Game is much faster than Sim 3, but a lot of content is stripped out. There's nothing much to do in-game. But i must say, features that do exist are quite polished.

Nope! I found the build mode hella clunky. And the stupid jump the house did when you built walls in got annoying fast. I also found the lack of colour options for the cheap doors really shitty.

So do we know how genetics work in this game yet? One of the things I really missed in TS3 was the genetics, and being able to see specific traits passed down through generations like you could in TS2.

I've been testing this out a bit in game and it seems like it's using the TS3 style coin flip method when it comes to inheritance of hair and eye colour. Black hair and blonde hair have the same chance to be passed down for example, so there's no dominance system in place. I haven't had enough time to mess about with sims that are several generations in to see if an individual can pass on genes belonging to a parent or grandparent that they themselves do not display.

Wasn't this one of the things EAxis was touting as being superior and better? 

I am holding off on the game for the time being until we get more info regards the modding and cracking capabilities.  I really want to avoid origin if it is possible, a fake account or not.

Correct me if I am wrong here but wasn't this suppose to be an offline game? My game has to be connected to origins at all times I don't care about the gallery part but I want to at least be able to play without origins.

It does not need to be connected at all times. If you set Origin to be in offline mode (or tweak the "In Game" settings), it just needs to be running, not connected. Do the same with the Sims 4 "Other" Settings (the ones that relate to being online and using your information) and that's it.

Boo! I thought that was one of the few benefits of removing Create A Style, since there would be distinct colors the game could identify. I should know better than to believe any of the L&P from EAxis but the genetics are part of what drew me to TS2 originally.

This so much. When I first got it I was mad and wanted to returned it but then I calmed down and decided to just focus on what is there and not what isnt. Now Im enjoying myself a lot more. Is it a great Sims 4 game? No, its missing too much of what I consider Sims game standards to be that BUT it is a good game if you play with what you got. Some stuff are really cool to and fun to play with. I think all this game needs is one or two EPs that bring back all those classic things we love to be great.

Honestly, all I need is a color wheel. I can do without most things but the lack of color choices and how very little matches are just the most annoying things for me. Im not asking for CASt but for all thats holy give me a color wheel. That really shouldnt be too hard on the system.

You need Origin to activate the game, and to load it up. But you can go into offline mode in Origin after it is activated to have offline mode. Sort of like how Steam does offline mode for games on it.

I avoided installing Origin FOREVER, and finally relented to install this game.  Origin's first action?  Completely gutting my TS3 installation.

So where are you guys arr'quiring the game?  And what torrent client do you use?

This sounds concerning.  Did it render TS3 unplayable?  I am still on the fence about TS4 and Origin, if you could provide more info about what Origin did to your TS3 installation, might help me decide if I want to mess with it yet.

I've seen this reported elsewhere, too. I have a theory. I think Origin only senses TS3/TSM installations if you try to launch the games. I am basing this on my brief stint (hour and a half) with the CAS Demo--during which I didn't launch TS3 or TSM. After I uninstalled Origin and the Demo, I launched TS3 and TSM with no problems.

Origin does not seem to have noticed my TS3 installation (and I also have not run it since installing 4). I wonder if I'm brave enough to try running it with Origin installed but shut-down.

I've had Origin for ages, and it hasn't tried touching my TS3 install. I don't install games into the default path though, so it might not realise it exists.

I have had Origin client for years as well and need Origin Client to on to play several games.  I have never had any issues with the client and do not need to have it online to play any of the games.  My Sims 3 and Dragon Age I & II show up as games but they do not run via Origin Client. (Sims 3 runs fine) I installed my Sims 4 no issues, not one game got deleted or corrupted.  

I've had Origin since the Simcity launch and it's never effected my Sims 3 or any other pirated game for that matter.

I don't think this is it - I've had origin installed for a good minute and launching my TS3 hasn't messed it up in any way. It installed in it's default location so I'm sure it knows where to find it.

Managed to get the cracked version to work, finally. Somehow the version I downloaded was corrupted in some way causing the game to crash upon loading up the main screen. Got a update on TPB, and installed that then installed the v3 of the crack over it. The game will still crash upon changing lots, but the game doesn't just crash when the Sims 4 logo pops up on the screen because python33.dll threw some sort of error.
I'll still grab and use the scene version instead when that comes out over this 3DM crack. At least I can try out the game now even if it will crash.

And it will crash. Mostly when trying to travel. It's a snake oil fix but the game is at least tryable if you want to be a hermit who never leaves home.

Anyone managed to unlock some of the bonus crap like the animal hats or that computer that you get for buying the Prima Guide? As far as I can tell they're built into the game but hidden until you unlock them so I don't think you have to download anything. At least the Prima computer is definitely a code.

Or maybe the Skid Row version already has that crap. I don't know because I bought it. I had Discover and Bing reward points on Amazon so that's my excuse.  :P

That's because you suck.

According to , EA borked the pirated games so that a huge blur will take over the screen of pirated versions. Truth or wishful thinking? (http://"http://www.ibtimes.com/sims-4-release-date-arrives-ea-punishing-game-piracy-glitch-1680650"this little nugget here[/url)

*Smacks nose with a newspaper*

Bad Aide. No cookie.

The second version of the 3DM crack removed the huge blur. The game is very likely to crash when travelling between lots, however. Even if it's just loading the world map. Still requires Origin, and a scene version hasn't been released (yet). This means no Skidrow version, since Skidrowcrack isn't Skidrow. I bet a proper scene release will not require Origin, and will actually include the DLC items. The 3DM version which is the only crack out there right now has no DLC items. It's just the base game.

Oh and there's also the Award statues which generate different 'emotional auras' that also built into the game but locked.

http://www.thesims.com/rewards/en_US/

You get a different one for each Sims 3 game or expansion you have registered to your Origin/Sims3 account and a llama/bunny statue thing if you own them all.

I do have those because, as has already been mentioned, I suck and I like giving EA my money apparently.

So those are definitely just unlocks then? I noticed a "DLC" folder in the game files, so I figured it was all downloaded from Origin.

3DM v4 crack released. Fixes all crack related CTDs. They state DLC and NoOrigin is next.

I can confirm that the 3DM v4 crack fixes a ton of CTDs. I only got one after putting it into the game folder, but my game was running REALLY laggy before then so it was probably not crack related. The main crash with the v3 was travelling between lots, and with v4 I have travelled between lots without problem. NoOrigin and the DLC added will make the crack, well, not terrible. Still will upgrade to a scene release once one is released over this p2p 3DM crack. I pulled over 5 hours today with only one crash.

But the game is enjoyable without the gallery. Mods work, and it's actually not that bad.

Agree with the laggy. It seems the crack influenced the game flow, make it a bit of unresponsive. There's a bit of lag when you click something and sims execute the command.

I heard you can click online in the game and access the gallery. Despite you set your origin to offline. But I never try it myself.

Gallery works fine. You can browse and download with no problems. For me, anyway.

Indeed v4 is a good crack - but I cannot access the online Gallery, the game freezes indefinitely every time.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong but even with crack v4 I get CTDs in loading screens.

It's been rock solid here, except the Gallery will not load. Not that big of a deal though. I find it difficult to complain very loudly about something I didn't pay for.

V5 released with DLC support, still requires Origin. You need to clear Sims 4 files in My documents to make the DLC work. (except saves and mods)

Worked for me without deleting the files.

You also can use the gallery, as long as you load the game in Offline Origin mode. This is why you make a throwaway Origin account, and not your main one. I had the game set to Offline only, then set it so I could use the Gallery. No auto-reconnect, of course. I managed to load up the gallery and saw that it made Origin go online. That's bad, but makes sense.

The DLC that is not included with v5 is the Sims 3 reward items, and the strategy guide computer you get for buying the strategy guide. Basically only mood lights and whatever the Freezer Bunny Trophy does, and a computer. It's easy enough later on to make a mood room.

I guess that means the Gallery will be inaccessible when the NoOrigin crack comes out?

It's yet unknown for now if the Gallery will be inaccessible with a NoOrigin crack. I believe that losing access to the gallery will be a requirement for a NoOrigin crack, because there'd be nobody who could log into the Gallery to get items. Of course if you don't NEED to log into Origin to play The Sims 4 and could still use the gallery, using an .ini file to choose the username, I'd prefer to use that over logging into Origin, even if I don't get the gallery. One thing you CAN do right after you go online with The Sims 4 into the Gallery is put Origin back into offline mode.

I am still planning on buying the game eventually. Perhaps when it goes on sale. Or after an expansion comes out.

I wish someone would release the DLC alone cause I refuse to pay $15 just to get the one I need. This is my big problem with Sim games and their DLC prices, I have never had any problem buying DLC for games but in the sims world is just way too expensive.

Could anybody help please?
I copied TS4 contents in Program Files(x86)/Origin Games/The Sims 4, and also copied crack v5 to all related folders. switched Origin to offline and disabled Origin in game. But when I run the launcher it says ACTIVATION REQUIRED, to play, displayname field missing from registry.
Does anyone know what's going wrong in here??

Are you sure that you are downloading the entire crack? You have to exclude the folder where you download it (and the program folder where you paste it) from your antivirus software, because many of them will see the crack as a virus and delete it accordingly. I also read that you shouldn't put it in Program Files because it can cause some issues. I put all my games on a separate drive anyways so I can't help with that. If those don't work, then you're on your own.

Thank you, I checked and found out that my antivirus doesn't let the application run, but other than that, it's crackV5 which is the main problem, because it makes Origin pop up and say authentication required. As far as I found out, it's about the 3dmgame.dll file which is missing in crackV5.
I re-extracted the files and used crackV2, but when I run the launcher, it gives me this error:
"Unable to start:
Initialization error at startup.
[135dec40:984c6a38:00000077]"
consider that I've already installed vc2013 in the installer folder.
could you please give me the link where you got a working crack from?

I have no clue which website I got it from, I literally just googled sims 4 crack v5 and downloaded a torrent. I don't know why that isn't working for you, but if you can't make it go I would just wait until the noOrigin crack comes out.

Torrent sites usually require completing a survey to receive the download link, and the surveys are mostly filtered for us in Iran by the gov, anyway, this version is being such a pain in the a** for me, I'd better take your advice and wait for the noOrigin version. Thank you so much for your help.

What the hell are you doing? Use Pirate Bay or Kickass Torrents like the rest of us non-braindead folk.

Rofl, can't even pirate a game properly.

Sims sites usually require you to answer questions based on Monty Python movies to register.  I know this based upon my sampling of one site.

One of the sites I used recently had "what was Alan Turing's name?" as its human-confirming question.

Semi necromatically replying to myself, but I found someone who posted the Deluxe DLC bonus costumes and hats.

http://sqquaresims.tumblr.com/post/97151163994/so-i-really-wanted-that-grim-reaper-hood-and-the (scroll down)

As I thought, they're there in the game files everyone has but locked if you don't have the Deluxe Edition. She didn't unlock them though, she cloned them.

There still are some extra foods that are locked away and that Prima computer. And I guess all those plumbob mood lamps if you arr'ed Sims3 and don't actually own that to unlock those.

Oh and beware you may get some townies spawning with those, err, unique clothing items. I know the townies in my game seem to love that damned pinata sombrero to death and I am constantly finding more of them with it and having to go in and edit it off of them.

Well Reloaded finally released their No Origin crack. Stick to 3DM if you want gallery access.

Yeah, but I didn't want to merely confirm humans. Spammers are humans also, that's how they keep getting past those tests. I don't really care if you are a human or not, I want to see that you can SEARCH MOAR and/or KNOW INTERNETS. Since these are very easily searched questions, they resolve the matter handily, especially since clicking "Hint" sends you to the Google.

RELOADED version doesn't require Origin, so it is infinitely much better than 3DM version.

I'm gladly giving up Gallery access for no Origin.

What is "Gallery"?

It's what Sims 4 calls The Exchange.

And nothing of value was lost.

RELOADED release contains the Sims 3 'lights' and the freezer bunny statue that costs 7k but does absolutely nothing.

Also contains the digital deluxe content sans the soundtrack, and also includes the latest update for the game which added ghosts.

So it's better than the 3DM release.

Most importantly, it does not need Origin. I installed it. No Origin needed. Just block the TS4.exe in a firewall.

And a virus scanner might pick it up as a VIRUS. Oh noes it's a false positive because 99% of game cracks will show up as false positives.

This is among the reasons I stopped using commercial virus scanners, because they insisted everything on my computer was a virus, including the stuff I made myself.

Very happy to see a reloaded release, would love to switch over.  Only thing is I'm not sure how either system deals with patches right now.  Anyone know how to patch either Origin Cracked or Reloaded game?

Would you not patch normally as you would any other pirated game? Replace the crack with real .exe, patch, re-crack?

FWIW, this time around you can only access it in game.

In the event that someone does post something halfway decent there (what? having several hundred Miley Cyrus sims to choose from is not good enough for you?) you'll need to login in game with an Origin account to get it.

Of course, if someone else gets it and then saves the files from it and uploads them you can still add them to the Tray folder and get stuff that way.

It's really only sims and houses anyway. There's no nickel and diming store content. Not yet anyway. They'll probably wait until they add toddlers and the angry mob puts the pitchforks down for that.


Did anyone crack that damned Prima 3000 computer reward for buying the Prima collector's guide yet? I looked and looked but haven't seen it anywhere. As far as I can tell, it's in the game files already since Prima just gives you a key to unlock it.

Unless I am missing something, don't you need to use Origin to install patches for TS4?  I was wondering the same thing, are the patches available independently of Origin? especially as the latest reloaded is supposedly Origin free.

so far, everything I've read says Origin only patches, so that's why I asked.  I'll keep researching.

Didn't even think about that. I have Origin so it doesn't matter. I'm also starting to get curious as to how updates and the pirated game will work.

I use the scene release of the game, and I don't even have origin installed, and I could update without any problems. The latest patch was released just as the game was, so no problem there. I didn't even have go back to original .exe before patching (actually I didn't even think about it).You just have to remember to copy over the crack again (from the original release) after you have updated.

The subforum's title still reads "No, I still don't have the game yet", is it because El Presidente hasn't been interested in getting the Reloaded version of the game, or is it because he has better things to do with his time?

I haven't gotten around to it yet. I have a lot of stuff to be doing. Far as I know, there's nothing to see and I'm waiting for things to stabilize patchwise and whatnot.

It seems like they are going to keep adding content patches at least for a while. Which is basically an admission that they cut too many core features spun as 'We're giving you free presents. Aren't we nice?' because, you know, EA.

Which isn't to say that there isn't technical shit they need to fix too, because there most certainly is, but people are easily dazzled by shiny things.

Anyway the 'pools' patch is due to drop any time now.

Actually I just checked and it's live now (http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/798124/poolvember-november-4-patch-notes#latest).

Indeed, they are most certainly is.

 :P