ARGH! Here there be Pirates!

[jillyson]

I'll post a bigger thread about this as soon as I get a chance, but here's what happened when I tried to download this hood:

It wouldn't download. It brought up the launcher, but wouldn't download into the launcher. It said that it neded the latest patch to work, but even though I KNEW I didn't download that last patch, my launcher said I was up to date. It wouldn't let me patch. (I already had my mods folder removed for the procedure.)

Of course, the SImGuru's posted a "we're working on it" message, but as usual ,the answer was provided by a simmer, not by EA.

A Simmer named Hello_Kitty made a post on the BBS (or whatever they call it for S3) that linked everything we needed to get the hood up and running.

First, the EA Download Manager must be uninstalled.
Then she provided a link to an updated EADM. I downloaded this.

Next, I went into each game file, base, WA, HEL, AMB, and got the skuversion number, which shows the latest version of each game. This tells you what patches you need. I thought I had them all but the last one, but it turned out that I needed quite a few.

Once all my patches were updated, I went to my purchase history @ the Simstore & re-downloaded the hood, which worked like a dream. I test played, everything went fine, so I put my mods folder back in.

I'll be back with a link to her post that contains clickable links to the new EADM and all the patches.

Edit: Here's the post:

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Subject: Re:Stupid amount of problems with the sims 3 base game and EP'sReport

Lita573 wrote:
Please help. I cannot get the latest patch, I'm still on version version 4.0.87.006.001 and it says in the launcher that I have current updates. I have all expansion packs and stuff except for FAST LANE. I purchased Barnacle Bay today and I can't update to the 4.3 or whatever it is and I can't install Barnacle Bay. I uninstalled all my stuff, reinstalled and now it's the same...here are my specs from the dxdiag. Thanks in advance if someone can help.


Hello_Kitty
Sim

What Are your Game Versions?

To Find out Base Game go to:

My Computer> Local Disc C> Program Files> Electronic Arts> The Sims 3> Game> Bin >Skuversion

To Find Out WA Go to:
My Computer> Local Disc C> Program Files> Electronic Arts> The Sims 3 World Adentures> Game> Bin >Skuversion

To Find Out HELS Go to:

My Computer> Local Disc C> Program Files> Electronic Arts> The Sims 3 HELS> Game> Bin >Skuversion

To Find out Ambitions Go to:

My Computer> Local Disc C> Program Files> Electronic Arts> The Sims 3 Ambitions> Game> Bin >Skuversion

Then post them all like this:

Base Game Version = ....


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Subject: Re:Stupid amount of problems with the sims 3 base game and EP'sReport

Lita573
Sim


Hi and thanks!

Base Game Version = 1.12.70.006001

High End Loft = 3.0.38.004001

World Adventures = 2.0.86.002001

Ambitions = 4.0.87.006001

All these are physical games, I didn't buy any as direct downloads but have been considering d/l'ing Fast Lane If that's the reason why I can't update properly but was hoping to wait a couple weeks to buy the cd version.


Hello_Kitty
Sim

FIRST UNINSTALL YOUR EA DOWNLOAD MANAGER RESTART YOUR PC THEN DOWNLOAD THIS VERSION eastore.ea.com/eadm NOW YOU CAN ADD THE PATCHES

Okay You Need Some Patches

WA Patches That you need:

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims....002001_from_2.0.86.002001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims...3.003001_from_2.2.8.002001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims....004001_from_2.3.33.003001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims...2.004001_from_2.4.7.004001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims....005001_from_2.5.12.004001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims....006001_from_2.6.11.005001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims...0.007001_from_2.7.7.006001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims....008001_from_2.9.10.007001.exe

HELS Needs These Patches:

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims....004001_from_3.0.38.004001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims...1.006001_from_3.2.8.005001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims....007001_from_3.3.11.006001.exe

Ambitions Needs These Patches:

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims....007001_from_4.0.87.006001.exe

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims....008001_from_4.2.32.007001.exe

Your Base Game Needs These Patches:

akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/sims/sims...007001_from_1.12.70.006001.exe

[Aussie Karima]

;D I think maybe I will have to do this as Barnacle Bay would not download to my launcher,then it said it had an update,which I clicked to update, but it just Cued(sp?) it, on both counts nothing happened,so it looks like I will have to go through & sort EA's mess out, but is it worth it? this game has a lot of trouble!

[jillyson]

I suspect eveyone will have to go thru it, either now, for BB, or later for Late Night. But I'm just guessing. It looks like they broke their own download manager, which is affecting the launcher.

[joandsarah]

Typical EA I'm glad I won't be getting it.

[jillyson]

I didn't take a lot of pics yet, cuz mostly I was play-testing. But here's a peek at the "old school sims" that come from games past.

The Caliente Sisters:

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Dina (blonde) and Nina (redhead)
They're both flirty hot heads with commitment issues, but Dina's also a schmoozer & charismatic, and Nina is a childish mooch.

I decided a Pirate make-over was in order, so:

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They already have a roommate named Lisa Libre or something like that, who's a bookworm. I decked her out, too. Lisa had a best friend who kept throwing up the "move in" option, so I moved her in, too. Her name is Bunny Shores. I don't have "before" shots of these two) Lisa is the redhead, Bunny has the blue head scarf on.

There's one more that might be a Veronaville sim:

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This is Juliet Verona. I didn't play in Veronaville very much, so I'm not sure if she's from there, or just borrowing the name.

I found one tomb so far, out in the open at the cemetery

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The Pirate Ship Diner (Hogan's, like they all are) is a rabbit hole - you can't see the inside. I sincerely hope that the addition of Late Night will change that.

I haven't really explored too many other places yet.

None of the AMB lots place, so you have to put them in yourself. I've done up a laundrymat, Tattoo Parlour, and Consignment SHop, all in the Pirate fashion and placed them. I'll add pics of those, if anyone wants to see them.

[Aussie Karima]

OK Jilly do you know were that EA installer link is? it just takes me to a blank page,with a security warning from my PC!
~ I decided I had better sort this out, but I have already un-installed the old EA installer,but next is re-installing it!

[joandsarah]

Look in the EADM folder in programe files on C drive karima. There are three things in there that look somewhat alike and one will give you a desk top shortcut to play the game without putting up that EA junk.

[Aussie Karima]

I have been playing the game with out EA installer,but I need it to install store content,like Barnacle Bay!

~ If you play with the installer active it interrupts you game all the time that's why after I install my games I get ride of it!If you do not have it installed when you install stuff from the store it tells you & automatically loads the EA installer, that is the one I had, that does not work! But the one Jilly had linked worked for her! AS she had the same problem!

[joandsarah]

Well I guess I must still have the installer then as it only opens that up if I get som free store content. Otherwise I never see it.
I do not play not logged in though. Any time I go to check my sims 3 page I have to log in. I think that is why i never see it.

[Aussie Karima]

I'm usually logged in, it is the cookies that keep you logged in if you ask for the maximum amount of time to be logged in,but if you go into your EA account it will ask you to log in again for security reasons!(Tina taught me,about the cookies! And she had a really good laugh at my stupid Questions!lol!)
~ Most people play with the EA installer going all the time but it does log you into the Sims 3 site as you play your game,(I personally feel like they are spying,& that is not on!) I have enough interruptions to my game! And I don't want anyone poking around in my PC
~ The EA installer was always bugging me with updates for programs I have never heard of, & some were other EA games!(that I would never play!I don't know if my son had anything to do with that?)So after installing I would get rid of it by un-installing,No more problems!
~ The one I used last time,did nothing, & it was the one I had auto installed to upload my new game & store content!

[jillyson]

The launcher and the EA DM (download manager) are two different things, but somehow, connected. The EADM should show up as a small icon at the bottom right of your screen. If so, right click on it to uninstall. If it's not showing there, go into your S3 file and you'll see it as either EADM or EA Download Manager. That's the one you want to uninstall - not the launcher.

Next, using the link in the instruction post above, install the updated EADM. If that link isn't working, the S3 home page should have a place where you can download it from. (I'll check that).

Once your new EADM is installed, use the links in the post above - NOT the launcher to install any needed updates for EACH EP that you have.

Once all your updates are in, you should be able to go to your purchase history and get Barnacle bay to download from there.

They really borked a lot of people with that last patch!

[Aussie Karima]

Yes That is the one I un-installed,because it was not installing anything, it is a green round circle/disk with an EA on it!That part is done,though all the patches seem a bit confusing but I do know what to do, I checked some & I did have a few missing, But I need the EA Installer to do that! So I am trying to sort it out!lol!

[joandsarah]

I don't use the launcher to play, I use a short cut file from the EADM folder on C drive, called called TS3EP02- That is what Tina showed me to use as well as not being logged in.

But if you have somehow uninstalled needed files in there then you will have to start from sratch using the disks and reinstall all your games I should think.

[jillyson]

Oct 16, 2010 11:53:01 GMT -5 Aussie Karima said:

Yes That is the one I un-installed,because it was not installing anything, it is a green round circle/disk with an EA on it!That part is done,though all the patches seem a bit confusing but I do know what to do, I checked some & I did have a few missing, But I need the [glow=red,2,300]EA Installer [/glow]to do that! So I am trying to sort it out!lol!

You un-installed the right thing, but before you start patching, you need to re-install it. Is the link above to the new one still not working for you?

Is the EA installer the Launcher or the EADM?

[phoenixfg]

Thanks for reminding me to patch! I totally forget since the game on my laptop was completely patched and I just installed it on my Simming computer! No wonder I couldn't use the custom launcher from MTS! That thing makes my life so much easier!

Your pictures are great too! I always like seeing what people do with the Maxis Sims!