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cheat2win




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PostPosted: Sun, 30th Sep 2012 03:52    Post subject:
Little guide just made by me:

Install everything in the order it was released. In the end launch the launcher (any of the game shortcuts placed on the desktop do). Let the game update itself, or if it doesn't, install and update Origin, launch again the launcher and check the updates tab. And if it doesn't update, it means the game is already updated.

Then look online for how to mod the game and instal the mod named "nraas NoCD".

And there. Game fully updated without the need for a crack. Smile
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blackdochia




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PostPosted: Sun, 30th Sep 2012 14:27    Post subject:
The Sims 3 Update v1 39 3-HI2U
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PostPosted: Sun, 30th Sep 2012 14:29    Post subject:
blackdochia wrote:
The Sims 3 Update v1 39 3-HI2U


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inz




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PostPosted: Tue, 30th Oct 2012 18:13    Post subject:
Little guide made by me, too! As I had to install this yet again (don't ask) I fortunately found that the process is WAY easier these days:


  • 1. Install The Sims 3 main game and let it patch to latest (1.42 atm); somewhere along the line they unified the game patching so you don't need to separately patch all the damn EPs anymore. Don't bother with creating shortcuts for each EP - see step 4.

  • 2. Install the expansion packs (and stuff packs if you want) - with the latest patch installed, there shouldn't be any prompts to update anymore so the installation is a lot faster overall (some expansions will say they'll need to be updated before playing, but that's not necessary anymore). And if you're like me and hate the fact each one insists on making their own folder, just have them point to a sub-folder within The Sims 3 (I used The Sims 3\Expansions\World Adventures etc.).

  • 3. Get the nraas noCD like cheat2win said - it works even with the latest patch and should for the foreseeable future, it's a mod instead of an exe crack so you don't have to bother with that, ever. See here on how to install mods.

  • 4. Play using the The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe like the noCD instructs you to - all the content from every EP/SP is included.


Optionally, at this point you can install all the Sims Store stuff if you want - rachelstoolbox maintains a complete & up-to-date collection of them (not hard to find with google), and most of them come in .package files so you don't have to deal with the god-awful launcher installer, just drop them to your mods folder. New towns and buildings are the only ones with .Sims3Pack filetype, these are installed with the launcher.


I also made a symbolic link so that all the crap that normally gets dumped into your documents folder is in your The Sims 3 folder; if you install all the store stuff, it can balloon in size and the system drive is no place for that. Here's the instructions if you want to do the same:

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cheat2win




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PostPosted: Tue, 30th Oct 2012 18:17    Post subject:
inz wrote:
  • 1. Install The Sims 3 main game and let it patch to latest (1.42 atm); somewhere along the line they unified the game patching so you don't need to separately patch all the damn EPs anymore.


Great, great tip. Thank you. I have to remember it the next time I reinstall the game.

And great guide too. Smile
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PostPosted: Fri, 2nd Nov 2012 23:58    Post subject:
70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff announced for January 2013

Outfits, hairstyles and items from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
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cheat2win




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PostPosted: Tue, 13th Nov 2012 23:11    Post subject:
The.Sims.3.Seasons.Limited.Edition-3DM has been out for a few days now. I'll wait for a scene release tho.
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blackdochia




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PostPosted: Tue, 13th Nov 2012 23:16    Post subject:
Let's not forget the January stuff pack.
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PostPosted: Thu, 15th Nov 2012 14:31    Post subject:
cheat2win wrote:
The.Sims.3.Seasons.Limited.Edition-3DM has been out for a few days now. I'll wait for a scene release tho.

The.Sims.3.Seasons-RELOADED
The.Sims.3.Seasons.Crackfix-RELOADED


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inz




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Nov 2012 09:28    Post subject:
Can anyone confirm whether the RLD release has the Limited Edition crap? I don't want to install this on my own computer just to check that.
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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Nov 2012 15:05    Post subject:
None of the sims 3 scene releases of any expansion pack have any limited edition stuff.


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inz




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Nov 2012 15:29    Post subject:
Are some of those items available separately in that item store, then? I used the scene releases when I had to install all of them + a complete store collection, and apparently it has some of the clothes at least (like the Flowers vs. Zombies ones from Supernatural LE).

And no, I don't get why it matters either. The game should have shit loads of items as is even without the LE's. Laughing
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blackdochia




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PostPosted: Tue, 8th Jan 2013 21:15    Post subject:
This month we have another stuff pack, peeps.

70's, 80's and 90's Stuff pack.

Also in march, a new milking expansion: Sims3 University:

http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/21328/the-sims-3-university-life-coming-out-on-5th-march

More news:

http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/08/the-sims-3-to-get-three-expansions-and-two-stuff-packs/

A june expansion called Paradise Island and two other stuff packs....Way to milk Sims 3 to death, hell and back.
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Jan 2013 21:53    Post subject:
The_Sims_3_Monte_Vista-FLT
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blackdochia




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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Jan 2013 22:06    Post subject:
human_steel wrote:
The_Sims_3_Monte_Vista-FLT


Store world actually, not officially an expansion. There are a couple of worlds sold through store. And Monte Vista was out in December (just look for that big sims 3 store torrent, as it's updated monthly).

Riverview (June 2, 2009)
Barnacle Bay (September 23, 2010)
Hidden Springs (August 25, 2011)
Lunar Lakes (February 16, 2012)
Lucky Palms (June 28, 2012)
Sunlit Tides (August 23, 2012)
Monte Vista (December 6, 2012)
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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Jan 2013 23:01    Post subject:
I wouldn't mind giving this game another go, but the terrible official mod installer means, too much hassle. It'll take me the whole day to install all the stuff then realize not all of them were installed and the launcher would just freeze and I'll just shift-delete.
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inz




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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Jan 2013 07:33    Post subject:
You can just get the decrapified monthly packs and dump them into the proper folder, only files you'll need to install through the installer are the additional towns. Of course if you install all the junk they've released, it'll make your load times terrible since the engine is kinda crap and was never meant to handle it all.
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dannofdawn




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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Jan 2013 07:49    Post subject:
inz wrote:
You can just get the decrapified monthly packs and dump them into the proper folder, only files you'll need to install through the installer are the additional towns. Of course if you install all the junk they've released, it'll make your load times terrible since the engine is kinda crap and was never meant to handle it all.


Yea it is either the insane load times or the tedious installer, I've chosen neither many times =/
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Game90




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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Jan 2013 13:40    Post subject:
Install on a SSD it loads much faster Very Happy


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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Jan 2013 14:50    Post subject:
Thanks inz for the comprehensive how to. The nraas nocd mod and all the other mods found there were a great help. I played the game for a few days and now I have scratched my sims 3 itch for the next year or two. =)


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PostPosted: Mon, 21st Jan 2013 17:30    Post subject:
The.Sims.3.70s.80s.and.90s.Stuff-ALI213
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PostPosted: Wed, 23rd Jan 2013 01:00    Post subject:
The_Sims_3_70s_80s_and_90s_Stuff-FLT

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blackdochia




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PostPosted: Wed, 23rd Jan 2013 02:39    Post subject:
1 big un down, 4 to go (2 stuff packs, 2 expansions).
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PostPosted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 09:29    Post subject:
That's on sale for quite some time now.


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gospel




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PostPosted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 23:19    Post subject:
anyone can give me some hints to find a mini image for the last expansion of the sims 3?
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PostPosted: Fri, 25th Jan 2013 00:19    Post subject:
-snip ty to Sanj

Is there a decent way to have a legit vanilla steam install and crack the main expansions?
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PostPosted: Wed, 20th Feb 2013 21:35    Post subject:
The.Sims.3.Update.v1.50.56-BAT
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blackdochia




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PostPosted: Fri, 22nd Feb 2013 14:49    Post subject:
http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/21/the-sims-3-aurora-skies-due-this-month/

In the meanwhile, EA milks the Sims 3 some more. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri, 22nd Feb 2013 16:29    Post subject:
blackdochia wrote:
http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/21/the-sims-3-aurora-skies-due-this-month/

In the meanwhile, EA milks the Sims 3 some more. Very Happy


Yup. Just like they will milk Simcity for all its worth, probably until the year 2019.
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