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The sims 3 Hidden Springs won't download
Hi, I bought the world hidden springs for sims 3 with sim points from the store. It won't download from the exchange to the launcher. I click download and it says 'do you want to open the sims 3 lau...
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missing add ons
I don't know if this is the right place to ask for help but if anyone knows what to do please let me know :) As I do not use my old laptop anymore I downloaded the ea app onto my new MacBook so I ca...
Amiebriggs123
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How do I stop my sims from doing this whacky behavior?
Whenever I tell my sims to go somewhere, they get in their car, drive for a couple minutes, get out start running down a hill, hop into a subway, take it across town, get out and get back into their ...
graceymanors
Legend
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Let's Play The Sims 3 with All DLC*
Let's Play The Sims 3 with All DLC*: Part 1 Lily Fields returns home University and tries out the new juice bar! *No Sweet Treats Stuff Pack
Tcee11
Seasoned Ace
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White Screen Minutes into Gameplay
Hi All, When I start up my game on my MacBook, within a few minutes of playing my screen looks like the attached. It happens everytime and does not go away. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Haven't been able to play The Sims 3 since i built my new pc in december
Hi since I built my new pc in December I have not been able to get the Sims 3 to work. I am getting the "a serious error has occurred while loading world" error when trying to start a new game or loa...
neoromanempire
Rising Rookie
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Daily Deal (DD) 2018 Rotation List and Sales Help
The Daily Deal List and Sales Help The editing issues with this thread have been fixed by EA_David! The long process now begins to relink hyperlinks where possible and to delete information relevan...
me1620
Seasoned Ace
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Macbook problems/ missing add ons
As I do not use my old laptop anymore I downloaded the ea app onto my new MacBook so I can play the sims 3, as I loaded the game it only showed that I had 3 expansion packs and all my other ones were...
Amiebriggs123
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Post the last screenshot you took in The Sims 3
*cough* nothing to see here, move along.
SolitaryBeing
Rising Hotshot
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Bayou Bijou World Collaboration
Welcome to another builder's collaboration hosted by Hidehi2 , Sandraelle and me soocoolsim ! Introducing Bayou Bijou, a New Orleans / Louisiana inspired world featuring seven areas: Map A -...
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Hero
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What happened in your sims 3 game today?
Hey everyone. :) I've been playing Sunset Valley (along with the W mod) and I just made some CRAZY things happen yesterday and today with the Langerak Family. Hee hee ;) Well, I thought I would pic...
emorrill
Hero
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Cannot download store bought content
Hello, I've had an issue with downloading my content from the store, I've been able to buy it but whenever I open the launcher and try to download it I receive the message "There was an error downloa...
evuko
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Error Code 16, corrupted saves
Just reinstalled Sims 3 with two new packs (70s/80s/90s & World Adventure), and got Error Code 16 problems about 2 hours into playing. It has now corrupted three save files, and the files will not de...
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Stuck in Build/Buy Mode?
I was stuck in build mode with the never-ending hourglass circle. I was able to press F5 and go to Edit Town. I chose not to save, and when I was in Edit Town, I clicked the Return to Game button. It...
texansky
Seasoned Ace
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Sims 3 not working keeps crashing
So i recently have been try to play sims 3 on my Mac. And every time I tried it crashes. It works long enough during when I'm creating my sim. As soon as I start game play it crashes. I have tried u...
ScarletTurtles
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Sims 3 Mac sound delay and crashes
Hi everyone i just finished contacting support and they could not help. I have the sims 3 64bit on my macbook air M1 (256gb storage, 8gb ram). when i play base game only in sunset valley the game ...
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Seasoned Newcomer
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Launcher crashes when I open the downloads tab in Sims 3
Game launcher crashes when I open the downloads tab in Sims 3, maybe someone has ideas how to fix this problem. I play in Mac. I uninstalled everything and then reinstalled but unfortunately it didn'...
mannnnnuu
New Novice
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Back To The Sims 3!
After years away, I'm finally back playing The Sims 3 😁🤩 I had forgotten how much fun it is to build, creat unique sims, and watch the little chaos unfold. The nostalgia hit me right away, th...
Erika2014Moreira
Rising Novice
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Graphics card not recognized
Hello there! Apologies this isn't my first rodeo with this issue but recently using a new pc and my graphics card isn't recognized. I'd be super grateful if someone could give me a hand! This is th...
Sunset_Gossip
Seasoned Novice
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Sims 3 launcher wont appear and refuses to run
Havent been able to play my game for months now. Ive tried launching the game through different ways but the launcher is refusing to appear now, all it is doing is becoming 'unresponsive' . My ea app...
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