April 07, 2010

Free Stuff at The Sims 3 Store

OK, some of you could not find the free stuff in the update link to the right, so here are the direct links.

Anyway, while on the whole store/EA/Launcher type thing...I just really wanted to complain about the launcher for a second. After installing HELS, my game went a little crazy again, so I ended up uninstalling everything and starting over. I did save all of my families to the bin, so it wasn't so bad. And I did want a new neighborhood anyway. What is bad is the launcher. I'm completely up to date with the patches and EVERYTHING is running super-smoothly, all but the launcher, that is. If I dare try uninstalling ANYTHING, the launcher just keeps scrolling down, until I get the "launcher has stopped" whatever-ing. So, basically, I'm stuck with everything I don't want anymore. I will say that my game saves in seconds now instead of minutes, and my game load time is super-quick, but that could be the new computer. That's about it:)

Click the pictures to go to the download page:)




23 comments:

  1. At some unidentifiable point, my launcher went totally wonky as well. For some reason, whenever I try to install anything it tells me I need to have the latest update, despite the fact that I'm completely up to date on the patch. Back to packages I go, I guess.

    Thanks for the links and the pictures!

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  2. The launcher doesn't work me either. I hope they fix that soon!

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  3. Me too!!! I'm tired of installing a uninstalling the game!!!

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  4. You forgot top put the links.

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  5. my launcher will work ok as long as I don't try to scroll through by using the scroll bar. I have to just use my mouse wheel and it will work better for me.

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  6. Modernsims has her own site now,

    new skirt by her.

    http://modernsims.wo.tc/10

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  7. how did you find these? they do not show up on my launcher, my in game store shopping or on the basic site?

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  8. If you have a firewall, disable the hell out of it, or mark the launcher as something allowed.

    My launcher woes were apparently the cause of a firewall. The launcher didnt have permissions to connect to the internet, so it crashed immediately and just sat there pretending to load. Allowing it to use the internet stopped that entirely, and it works fine now.

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  9. my launcher won't install .sims3pack files. wtf. and i don't want to have to use a user made workaround either. i wonder when EA is going to fix this shit.

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  10. i can't get any worlds to install. the launcher says installation was successful, but the installed icon doesn't show up and it doesn't show up in the game. any solutions?

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  11. I had the same scrolling problem that you have. This is what I do, I let it load fully or it will crash, then I don't scroll or click the arrows because that will make it crash too. I click in the bar space to make it go down. Clicking the bar and moving it yourself works too but it's harder when you have lots of items installed.

    I don't know if that'll work for you, but you can always try. Good luck.

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  12. I have most of these items for the longest in my game..... the dress in the 1st pic was the latest.

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  13. Guys, check this new skin texture I am working on!

    http://i43.tinypic.com/artiq.jpg

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  14. When worlds don't install, do the following:

    Remove the file from the documents/electronicarts/sims3/downloads folder

    Remove it from the installed worlds folder, if it happens to be in there

    Remove it from your "exports" folder, if it is there

    Close the launcher completely

    Open the launcher completely(don't click the world, just open the launcher)

    THEN click the world.

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  15. argh, I missed the previous free stuff! Is there anyway to get the WA exclusive items that were in the store before?

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  16. ^I guess you could try looking on MATY

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  17. "Guys, check this new skin texture I am working on!

    http://i43.tinypic.com/artiq.jpg"

    Way to fail, troll.

    Anyway, the launcher is just too temperamental for me. Combining packages has worked like a charm for me so far. *crosses fingers*

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  18. EA is not going to fix it- they will just keep releasing patch after patch, after patch- the same as they did with both Sims 1, and Sims 2, until some creative experienced modder like Pescado, Wintermute, or Numenor gets sick of it and rips apart the game and fixes it themselves- just like they have always done- and when that happens they will stop releasing patches at all.

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  19. Well said, deestar!

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  20. That dress, and the children's shelf are great!

    S~

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  21. How do you save your families to the bin?
    How do you find them as families for a start?
    When I have to reinstal my game i always lose my families and have to start again.
    I only keep my sims in "saved sims".
    I know it's out of topic but help would be very apreciated.

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  22. I don't use the Launcher anyway. :)

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