Man, these patches turn out to be a complicated mess. I’m a bit confused on this 1.22 patch and would like some answers. Is this patch strictly for the base game, or does it combine all of the expansions/stuff pack patches. Normally, the expansion and stuff packs have their own individual updates… but the only one released was the 1.22 patch, and according to the notes on the website, it appears it is supposed to update all expansions. Definitely would like clarification on this so I can get the patch(es) uploaded to the site. I know it’s not the cumulative 644MB patch – I believe thats the combination of all patches released since the base game.
Enough rambling, time to get to the point of this post. It appears many users are having issues with the latest patch (go figure). I’m not 100% sure what the error is – something that they install the newest patch, and that the game launcher says there is an update, but there are no more updates. Anyhow, EA is aware of the issue and recommends users to download the full 644MB standalone base game update.
We are aware of the issues with the update to The Sims 3 launcher, and we’re working towards a permanent fix as quickly as possible.
In the interim: you can download the standalone base game update and this may resolve the issue for some players.
Custom content and unsupported mods may also be preventing the game from patching. Uninstall and delete all third-party mods and unsupported content. After deleting all third-party content, you must manually uninstall The Sims 3 to completely get rid of the extra content.
Note: Installing third-party software changes actual files in The Sims 3. Deleting the unsupported content will not erase the modifications to the game that the software installed.
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Normally, the expansion and stuff packs have their own individual updates…
This makes me wonder, i was pretty sure one patch updates everything, is there any way to find out if i did get everything for eps/sps – while reinstalling my game i installed patch from the first version to 1.19 and installed every sp and ep over it.
If the 644MB patch is indeed the patch for all versions, it looks like I’ll no longer be able to host them on the site’s server. But I should still be able to link to it.
“I’m glad this new one will, though.”
According to reports on the official forums, only the base game was updated. It appears the expansions and stuff packs weren’t even patched. So I think others are right in saying that it’s just every patch since the base game and nothing else.
If not, then this sucks and I can’t believe EA would be so lazy and incompetent. Not everyone has a lightning fast connection and I have a 5 GB bandwidth limit so a patch this large is completely out of the question. An almost 700 MB patch for a game is fucking ridiculous. That’s like the size of a movie (standard def) or an entire large computer software package. Patches should never be so large.
patches should be large 🙂
larger fix more stuff
700 MB? I think not.
It makes sense if it’s every base game patch up until now and that’s all it is. It makes no sense if they’ve somehow decided to just create a “one-patch-fits-all” situation instead of releasing incrementals when you just need to update from 1.19 to 1.22 and do not have all the expansion packs and stuff packs. It would also alienate a large number of people like myself who have monthly bandwidth caps.
If I spend $40 on a game, I want to be able to use it. You can’t properly use it without patching. EA makes it that you eventually are FORCED to patch up and the longer you wait, the larger the patch will be in the long run.
I installed the cumulative one and from watching the installer as it went through it seemed to be updating all my EPs and SPs.
This patch is so small! hi are you thert5r
And sucks
The patches are for ALL packs. I think they are going to do it this way from now on as it was getting too complicated…
No wonder when I launch the launcher and hover over the installed EP/SP icons at the bottom, most of them are at the first version and unpatched. I thought that every single patch that existed updated everything. I guess not. I’m glad this new one will, though.
I had to re-install and manually update all games, or else my game would crash every 2-5 mins. Just manually update ALL games 😀 And you will be fine 😀
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/175477.page
LINK TO ALL MANUALLY CUMULATIVE UPDATES
those are old from early last year.
The thread is old but the op updates it rather than delete + create threads.
If only these patches actually did anything though. A 700MB file that doesn’t even fix the basic bugs like the broken outdoor lights, ghosts wandering en masse from graveyards, audio lag from riding a bicycle and that notorious running bug to name but four. There’s probably thousands more that EA can’t be arsed fixing either. But hey, at least they’ve got the Store and half-baked EPs to keep the masses happy. 🙁
Thanks for the laugh. 😀
NP
When will it be available in the Launcher?? Not from the link. Thanks.
Do I need to uninstall Sims 3 base first before uninstalling other expansions or won’t it matter because uninstalling Sims 3 will remove all expansions?? Thanks.
Sometimes I cannot install some custom content after the updates. even though it says installed, then restart the launcher the contents aren’t installed at all.
Also I see other updates for other expansions, is it the same with the big 1.22 patch base game or previous updates before 1.22 out
this has become ridiculously complicated. I recently had everything working just fine in the sims, for once, including the world builder tool. I was actively reluctant to install generations as I was afraid doing so would break something, since in the past, something from EA broke the world builder tool, and thats one of the reasons i play sims in the first place. Its a sorry state of affairs that you simply dont want to update the base game with their ever expanding profit making chain of nearly pointless expansions, for fear of rendering the game unplayable. in any case, i installed it, and guess what. I now can’t install the stuff packs. it just refuses to install them. Sims 3 is a ‘game’ that is, by design, broken, overly-complex, and extremely bugger. The decisions were made by policy makers at EA to try to suck as much simoleons out of the public as possible, in the most devious way they could think of, and as a result, the end game is a buggy shallow superficial mess.
buggy sorry not buggered :p
hi, i have been having issues with the update 1.22.9 that i downloaded from here. whenever i try and start it it says “The installed version of this application can not be determined. The set-up will now terminate.” i have tried installing then uninstalling the sims 3 but it still won’t work. i have the sims 3 and late night.
same with me I uninstalled my game andexpansion packs and put them back in and it’s still not working
hello im having the exact same issue but with patch 6.0.81.009001. please help
Patch 1.22 wont download. even downloaded the base one (664 mb one) and it gave me an error. I dont know what to do.
I regret patching. Before I had all of my mods and custom content working and without bugs. Now, I had to delete all of my CC and I still have bugs anyway. One being the “sim inventory lock-up” issue which I still can’t fix no matter what I do. It’s effing annoying and it reminds me how much I love Sims 2.
i want to scream right now. i have tried everything and i still cant download patch 1.22! i was fine until i wanted to play sims 3 late night now nothing is working.