Which part of the phrase "test thread" is confusing to you? If you're using AM on sims that are actually important to you, it's your own fault.

I have not experienced the motive drain, and the CTDs appear to have been fixed. Or at least lessened, as I didn't experience any during an hour of play. Am experiencing same school issues as have been mentioned already-- kids can't go to school, new school buildings can't be placed.

No idea why some are ticked at load up and some aren't. I'm running an ARR'd copy and disconnect from the internet when I play, yet it was ticked by default when I loaded it up.

No, I'm getting the feeling that you're missing the point here. The issue is that they are logging player data and being extremely vague about it. If this thread didn't exist, how many people would even know it was happening? Nowhere on the official website is it covered, and the only mention of it in the game is buried in the EULA. The option is enabled by default when it loads, and nowhere in game does it specify what this data even consists of. When EA is intentionally cryptic about something, that should be a red flag to players.

Yes, the majority of MATYians are smart enough to keep the game from connecting to the internet. But by determining what it is that EA wants to log, this gives a us a better idea of where they are looking to go in the future. Saying, "well, some people are already screwed anyway" is irrelevant.

Jesus Christ, your response makes absolutely no sense. Are you taking the position that, because EA has already fucked over some of its users, it's okay if it goes ahead and fucks over the rest too?

Have experienced 3 CTDs so far, with base game + AMB. The first occurred after hitting the 3rd speed, the other two almost immediately after loading the game up again and keeping it at normal speed. Game ran fine while in build/buy mode, it only crashed when entering live mode.

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There's plenty of misinformation out there, if that's the case. Many of the reviewers I checked out seemed to think it was a career as well.

Are you trying to ask an obvious question here? It matters because player information being collected in a less-than-forthcoming manner. I don't care what they're analyzing. EA has already shown that they have zero interest in their customers beyond profit. They managed to damage the computers of legitimately paying customers with Securom, and did they care? Not until there was a lawsuit.

The people whose information is being collected here won't be pirates, since most of them are smart enough to block the game from connecting to the internet. It's the people who paid for the game legally and blindly trust EA.


Since, apparently, you did not read this the first time, I will say it again: anyone who trusts EA is an idiot. Just because other companies are able to collect information about their users anonymously and safely does not mean EA will.

Most MATYians know to block TS3 (legit or not) from accessing the internet, which has always been Pescado's official advice. The issue is not so much the fact that they're doing something nefarious-- this is the same company that shipped out their games with Securom, anybody who trusts them is an idiot. I think the issue is more why they are doing it, and what, exactly, it is they're collecting.

Wait, what? Do you have a link to this? Because although I block internet connection for TS3, that is still way fucking creepy.

This seems like an awful lot of hassle for something that was fixed with decrapifying. I'm also not clear who, exactly, made this "patch".

The problem with white surfaces is a serious pain in the ass, particularly for my "shabby chic" style rooms. There is no reason for the coffee table to look like it's glowing, dammit.

Just how stupid are you? Ellipses and smileys are not replacements for periods. Knock it off, and lose the attitude. If you don't like being called on your shitty English skills, start posting like an adult.

Can you point to specific step(s)? Because, having just read through it here, I don't see repeated steps or contextual errors. Some people might be thrown by the fact that it doesn't mention HELS, but otherwise it's pretty straightforward.

ETA: Damn. Guess I'm repeating Jeeves. 

Congratulations on advertising your complete fail. If you consider a grasp of the English language too high an expectation, MATY is not the place for you. This is probably the site you're looking for.

WHY do you feel you need such a huge fucking signature? Delete it.

As are we, so you can stop making these posts. Obviously, you did not follow the instructions post, and thus have no reason to be offended when people assume you're stupid.

I'd tell you, but I've got too much of a shitty attitude to bother. Plus, this comment gives me the distinct impression that Silent Dreamer was dead on.

Did you even bother to look around the forum? Because your answer, astonishingly, is in the Patch 1.11/2.6/3.2 thread.

This was mentioned in another thread (possibly merged .dbc one, don't remember offhand) and while it's possible to view merged packages, I believe it's been stated elsewhere that it's impossible to extract and delete individual ones. S3PE does show images of most package files, assuming the creator included one. Postal does the same thing.


Best to get in the habit of testing out packages in game before merging them. I had to learn that the hard way as well.

You haven't really stated what the problem is, though, other than a vague "my CC won't show up". Any number of factors could cause this-- an incompatible mod, an outdated mod, a new patch, adding WA or HELS, and so on. It's definitely not AM, meaning you're going to have to figure out what you did.

In the past, sims3packs hairs have usually worked for me, even when packages don't. I don't know why, but it's specifically connected to custom hair in package format.

As far as the caches go, I've seen this thrown around as advice elsewhere, and it doesn't always work. It's random: sometimes the game will read the files, sometimes it won't. I have literally deleted the caches and restarted the game six times in a row and finally given up, and never once did the hair show up. Other times, it will work fine 2-3 times in a row before not showing up again. I suspect not even EA knows what they're doing to break it (which is hardly anything new) since they had it fixed prior to this patch.

Definitely something on your end. Double check the framework and the resource file.

Jesus. That sounds more scarring than introducing your kid to the concept of sex.

What's the point of playing a legacy without woo-hoo? Is everybody going to adopt?