Dear EA Games,

I hate you.

Yours Truly,
Everyone.

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Ug, I'm such an idiot for not checking forums before I installed a patch from EA. You would think I would know better by now.

To use mods and .package CC for WA, follow these instructions to setup Mods folders inside your WA installation.

I have heard from various places and forums that certain things do work with WA, some even still functioning in the old place (inside The Sims 3 installation). I have moved mods and package CCs to the new place, so I wouldn't know about their functionality in the old place.

The following is a list of mods and CC that are working for me. More will be added back gradually. If you have seen your CC working, please report here so that everybody else can benefit.

Mods:
dD-Less_Blue_Nights DARKER (does not crash game, but looks wonky in game at night)
dD-Longer_Shadows

CC:
Melissa_RabbitHoles (community versions)
Melissa_Weddingpodium
Melissa_RefrigeratorSmallStarter
Melissa_BabyPram
Sims Lulamai - Castle Build Set
Partner Window by Leesester
_cII_Grey Cobblestone TP  - terrain paint
_cII_Tan Cobblestone TP   - terrain paint
Jill Wong Modern Column
Backless cheap shower
berceau simple   - Custom crib
*Remarks: That's all CC I have put back in. They are all working. That makes me think maybe many many more will still work, but I need to add more back: clothes, hair, patterns, etc.

Programs:
The Sims 3 QuickCheat.exe (i.e., Sims 3 Auto Cheater. You Need to modify Commands.ini to point to WA exe.
             Example: [EXEPath]
                          Location = O:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 World Adventures\Game\Bin\TS3EP01.exe)

Mods that have been updated or supposedly should work (but I haven't put them back in):
NRaas Industries (Twallan's announcement: mods marked as "Patch 1.6.6" are compatible with (1) Base Game Patch 1.6.6 and 1.7.9 (2) World Adventures Patch 2.1.6 and 2.2.8.)
Ingeli's medieval career mod
Buzzler's The Aging Manager, The Birth Control Mirror, updated.
Food, road (heard from some forum, probably custom food and road default replacement. I don't use them.)
Breast sliders (heard from MTS forum. I don't use it.)

Non-compatible:
No Mosaic Mod (See post #15)

[Edited, pushed wrong keys.]
[Edited, adding more.]
[Edited dD-Less_Blue_Nights DARKER]

My game only runs for 10 - 20 minutes before my computer shuts down. I thiiiink it might be an overheating problem but I have no idea how I would tell if that's actually the case, or fix it if it were. My computer has never done this before, so I'm a bit confused about it. The game runs perfectly fine up until the computer turns off. I have the Razor copy, patched, running from a no-cd crack, and my computer exceeds minimum specifications. It's died all five times I've tried playing since install (my poor sim has only managed to live one sim day so far). Any suggestions?

eta: Just tried it again and this time it lasted less than five minutes. Argh annoying.

My Windows 7 RC 7100 still makes me reboot when I turn off UAC.  Well, it doesn't make me reboot on the spot, it's like Vista where it says changes won't take place until after I reboot.

I have a few questions I just downloaded the The_Sims_3-Razor1911.torrent and it all went well and I just unzipped it. Now it's an ISO so what do I need the crack for if I'm mounting it with Daemon Tools and installing it? The game is always going to think there's a CD in the drive anyway. What is the purpose of this The Sims 3 Crackfix?

Not all ATI Radeons - my HD 4870 is running TS3 RLD version just fine, thanks. With everything turned up full.

Gender in TS3 appears to be somewhat more controllable than in TS2: There's a cheesecake effect at work. Eating foods containing "watermelon" increases the chance of females, eating foods containing "apple" increases males.

Or were you directed to another website?  The last time I was on the ATI website I could not find anything for this card.  That is what made me believe this one is not going to be supported any longer. And I did update with that set of drivers from 2/25/09 in March.

There seems to be alot of talk about video cards overheating and causing game glitches. And, although I may be wrong in my numbers here, most of those cards with heat issues seem to be from the ATI family.  Am I wrong in assuming this? I am concerned because my computer has a 1950X.  And if this thing starts heating up and causing RAM issues, it's getting replaced. Fast. I really prefer the nVidia series, and if the ATI cards are heating up, I'll switch. In a heartbeat.  Before I purchased this computer I had heard talk about some of the ATI cards having temperature issues. I was reluctant to put an ATI card in the new set up but they gave me a really good price on it and I bit.  Is it now gonna bite me in the ass when I play The Sims 3?

I work for GameStop and we've never returned new games. Ever. Once you open it, it's yours unless it's defective and you want another copy. PC stuff is especially unreturnable because of cd keys and the like.

Yeah, it is. So is the computer and the computer itself would have to be upgraded to upgrade to a better video card. It's not worth that. That doesn't answer the question though. Can I trick the dinosaur into running the game or is it impossible?

Quote from another forum-

Just a heads-up for those planning to buy from EB Games in case they don't like Sims 3, to take advantage of their 7 day return policy (like me), EB Games are NOT offering their 7 day return policy for The Sims 3.

I tried to pre-order the Collectors Edition at my local store today, and was told that there was no return on the game because it had on-line activation.

I pointed out that EA have very publicly and very specifically stated that there is no on-line activation for the Sims 3, and I just got a shrug and an "I'm just doing what I'm told" as a response.

To the assistance credit, she did check with her manager first, but they are adement that there is no 7 days return for this game.

It's an ATI Raedon 9250 video card.

And by the way, I LOVE THIS GAME!  I see a lot of complaints - am I the only who thinks, outside of the glitchiness, it's freakin' awesome?!

Can you not get a 'chubby' to work out on the TV or Machines to thin them down?

Hi!
does the razor version have securom? has anyone checked?
and is this version the retail vesion? and how do I check the version?
also, do I need to download a crack in addition to the game?

thanks!

Found the following on Usenet just now. Dunno if it is important.
nfo file for an 8.5 meg rar in alt.binaries.cores

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 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │                         Razor 1911 proudly presents:                       │
 │                             The Sims 3 Crackfix                            │
 │                             (C) Electronic Arts                            │
 ├────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┤
 │ Date: 2009-05-25                   │ Game Type : Simulation                │
 │ Size: Small                        │ Protection: DVD-Check, Serial         │
 └────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘

 Game Notes
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 The   freedom   of  The  Sims  3  will  inspire  you  with  endless  creative
 possibilities   and  amuse  you  with  unexpected  moments  of  surprise  and
 mischief!  Create  over  a  million  unique  Sims  and  control  their lives.
 Customize  everything from their appearances, to their personalities and even
 the  home  of their dreams. Then, send your Sims out to explore new locations
 around  town  and  to  meet  other  Sims  in  the  neighborhood. Go online to
 download  exclusive  content  and  show  off your own creations to the world.
 With  all-new  quick challenges and rewarding game play, The Sims 3 gives you
 the  freedom  to choose whether (or not!) to fulfill your SimsÆ destinies and
 make their wishes come true.

 Note:
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 We missed some ingame dvd checks. Here is the fix. Enjoy!
 
 For the guys who nuked us:
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 The EA updater dont works with Releoaded release because
 the updater is only working for Sims 3 version start from 1.0.631.00001.
 Reloaded is 1.0.615.00107 and not final
 
 http://na.llnet.eadownloads.ea.com/u/f/sims/sims3/patches/sims3_sku2_update_manifest.xml
 
 
 
 Install Notes
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 1. Extract RAR
 2. Copy crack to <InstallDir>\Game\Bin
 3. Have Fun!
 
 
 Razor 1911 Greetings                           
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 Playing beta games is like having sex with a condom!
 

                                                                             
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During install you are given the option to also install EADM. In the explanation of EADM it says it will connect to the internet. When it asks if you want EADM or not, click no. If you click yes and it tries to connect to the 'net, then there's no surprise, because it said it would do that.

Also, Kenny, I uninstalled the RLD version before installing the Razor version. When it asked if I wanted to delete my saves, I clicked no, and suddenly the game started up. I closed the game and it immediately started up again! I had to ctrl alt delete and end process on TS3.exe and the setup I was running to uninstall it! I then just manually copied my save folder to my desktop and when the uninstall setup got to asking me whether I wanted to keep my user data or not, I clicked NO.

Kind of odd.

And isn't anyone else astounded that story progression is F'd in the release version?? The photos I included are fine evidence, right?

I think when Pes releases his mod, I'm going to start a new game, package the Sims I have and put them into it, and start over fresh. (Again...) When I play this it's with the non-committal view that all I'm really doing is testing it... not the best way to get yourself enthralled in a game.