To get the new version of The Sims 3 for macOS, 64-bit, you will need to register your game with EA and download the 64-bit version of The Sims 3 from Origin. You can register your game and packs at www.thesims3.com by logging in with the same account you use with Origin (EA Help). For any registration or account related issues, please contact EA Support by visiting -us
No, all of your existing packs, Worlds and purchases from The Sims 3 Store stay with you. To install your Packs, you will need to download them once you have installed the new version of The Sims 3. You can do this by selecting The Sims 3 (64-bit & Metal) from My Game Library in Origin and selecting each Pack type and clicking the Download button. For content purchased from The Sims 3 Store, login at TheSims3.com and go to Store > My Store Account > Purchase History and you will see your purchases ready for download.
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The Sims 3 for Windows PC works on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. We do recommend players on The Sims 3 version 1.67 or earlier update to version 1.69, which is available to download through Origin if you have registered your game and packs against your EA Account.
Nope, nothing is wrong. Beginning on October 20 we began adding the entitlement for this version of the game to all Origin accounts that own any release of The Sims 3. This means that the game is showing up in your library, but that the game itself is not yet available for download. This is expected! The game will be available for download soon.
If you have this issue and your base game icon is not grayed out in the launcher, move your entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts, open the launcher to create a new folder, and try to download a fresh copy of one item. If it works, you can continue to download and install your content in small batches.
The Mods folder works in this version of Sims 3 the same way it always has. If you're having trouble getting your Mods folder to work, please refer to the instructions where you downloaded the content. And be sure to delete the cache files listed above.
For anyone still having issues installing store or custom content, the update today (November 9) has fixed the underlying problem that is the most common cause of an "Error downloading content" or "critical system failure."
If you still get the same errors when downloading or installing content, and your base game icon is NOT grayed out in the launcher, please move the entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents/Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, open the launcher to spawn a clean folder, and download a fresh copy of one item to test.
I successfully installed the new 64 bit - metal version of Sims 3 on my MacBook and the related expansion packs that I owned and played it to make sure it worked. At first the game did not show in my Origin library but when I contacted through the live chat they were able to make it show up for me. Yay! I also had asked the chat person if the previously purchased content that I bought years ago in the Sims 3 Store would work and they said it would. But when I went to download one small item as a test it did not work. The Launcher opened and the icon for the item showed as a brown box and then i got a pop up error message staging "There was an error Downloading Content 0". I tried it on Safari first and then on Firefox and had issue with both. Also tried the "repair" option on the game in Origin to make sure and that went through easily but still got the error with the content.
@nlferrari Please move your entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop. Open the launcher to create a new folder, and download one item from the store, using Firefox. If it doesn't work, clear the caches for both Firefox and Safari, quit Origin and restart it, and try again.
If you don't have the folder, create one; be sure to get the name and case exactly right. If you have one, trash it and make a new one. Then try to install a new download of one item, and let me know whether it works. It may help to install a Store item first, although I'm not sure.
@nlferrari Just to be clear, you're still getting exactly the same error as before, and despite the suggestions? Are you downloading store content from the same account (username and password) as you use to sign into Origin? Store content is encrypted and won't work when the product key for the installed game doesn't match what's on file in the account.
Second update: All entitlements, as they're called, for both the Sims 3 base game and for expansion and stuff packs should now be distributed, and all players should be able to download the 64-bit version of all their owned content.
All entitlements, as they're called, for both the Sims 3 base game and for expansion and stuff packs should now be distributed, and all players should be able to download the 64-bit version of all their owned content.
MaxisJoe did indicate that entitlements are still rolling out and hopefully done by the end of this week. I know waiting sucks but there we are... Plus I think the people who have been able to download the new version are having trouble getting it to load... so seems like something's afoot here...
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I just got a Macbook Air and I am still a little hesitant on downloading games for my laptop. If I were to download a game, it would only be 1 at a time and the Sims 3 Pets would be my first option. This is what my laptop consists of:
On October 29, 2009, Electronic Arts announced "Create-a-World" (CAW), which is a game world editor that allows players to create their own custom cities from scratch for use within the game. Players can customize lots, choose terrain patterns and add roads, vegetation and neighborhood accents (such as water towers and lighthouses). CAW also allows players to import designs from PNG files for use in their worlds. Users can upload their worlds to The Sims 3 Exchange for download by other players. The editor tool is offered to players as a separate download, and was released on December 16, 2009, as a beta version. EA will offer technical support and updates. Players are able to share their neighborhoods as with other content. The Create-a-World tool is available for Windows-based PCs.[11]
On April 19, 2009, Target released a promotional disc of The Sims 3 that features a Ladytron band poster, The Sims 3 theme song music download, and a $5 off coupon. The main menu includes screensaver downloads, videos, Create-a-Sim, Create-A-House, and much more. There is no actual gameplay involved, but it describes what playing feels like.
On July 14, 2010, Ford began a promotion at The Sims 3 Store by allowing players to download their newest car at the time, the Ford Fiesta Mark VII.[24] The car also came with a collection of street signs. On October 27, 2010, the download was updated to include the Fiesta Hatchback.[25] The 2012 Ford Focus was made available to download on June 8, 2011.[26] The car included one male Ford T-shirt, one female Ford T-shirt, a stereo, and a set of neon lights, all for use in-game. The Focus pack was available to download on Mac, PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms.
The game was released as both a standard edition and a Collector's Edition. Both the Collector's Edition and the standard edition of the game comes with a coupon for 1000 Sim Points to spend at The Sims 3 Store.[36] The standard edition contains the first release of the core game, while the Collector's Edition includes the Sims 3 core game, a 2 GB The Sims Plumbob USB flash drive (preloaded with wallpapers and screensavers of the game, and the main theme as an MP3 file) with matching Green Carabiner, an exclusive European-styled Sports Car download, a Prima Tips and Hints Guide (not the actual Sims 3 Prima Guide), and Plumbob stickers. Those that pre-ordered the game also got a Vintage Sports Car download, The Sims 3 Neighborhood Poster, and a quick start reference guide.[37] A preview CD with more information about The Sims 3, such as music samples, family descriptions, and career information, was also released.[38]
The game allows the player to take on up to three friends in the Life Moments Game on the Wii, upload and download content on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, including furnishings, houses, and player creations or experience a full life simulation on a handheld with Nintendo DS. Reviews for the game ranged from average to moderately positive. Sims can age and die, but life cycles can be disabled optionally as well.[45] The Sims 3 features a new Karma system (similar to the influence system in The Sims 2).[44] Sims can interact with child Sims around the neighborhood, or have children of their own.[46] Unlike the PC version of the game, the console versions have loading times when moving from one area to another, and when accessing build/buy modes.[47]
Additions: New stage performance careers (singer, acrobat, magician), new objects (pool table, golfing), new sim traits/lifetime wishes; Katy Perry only: downloadable stage venue, fruit-themed clothing, items, and stage props.
Presume the next DLC will be SP32 then, instead of downloading several GB, it will be restricted to maybe 250 MB)For just (Pre-)Updates you do not need anything at all. Just play the game and it will be automatically updated to the latest version. 2ff7e9595c
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