(5.6 gigabytes) / (7 days) = 77.6722963 kilobits per second

nearly 40% faster than 56k dialup! I hope you aren't paying much for that.

sure, just install both versions and use a patch maker.

but it seems like it should be much smaller since there weren't really any major changes. maybe they just used a crappy patcher.

bad RAM causes bluescreens or hardlocks (or reboots if you haven't turned that option off)

total shutdowns are usually overheating but could also be a bad power supply

for RZR release, download 631.00002
for RLD release, you could try 631.00107 but it may not work due to mismatched files

the updater/launcher is automatically installed with the game, but it probably won't be required for anything except buying the overpriced furniture packs. you can completely bypass the launcher by running TS3.exe directly, this doesn't seem to cause any problems.

yes it does

censor blur is in both versions until you install the mod to remove it

RZR being patchable through the launcher official EA patch exe means it's the retail version.

I had neighbors visit my first family and a few of the later ones with RLD release, but it usually didn't happen.

didn't they announce some time ago that the 2nd neighborhood would be downloadable for registered users a few weeks after launch?

I saved on the morning the baby was due, reloaded 5 or 6 times, and got a boy every time so it's either determined at conception or the odds are really terrible