Game Help Talk:Patch Table

Workarounds for CAW from 1.22 patch without the last released Pack

Since the TS3W.exe file was introduced, Create-A-World can only load if you have the matching Pack released for that level. ie

• if you have Generations with patch 1.22 (game code level 011 equivalent to CompatVersion = 11) and CAW ver 1.11.10
• if you have Town Life with patch 1.24 (game code level 012 equivalent to CompatVersion = 12) and CAW ver 1.11.12

So, for those of us who didn't buy these packs, CAW won't load.

The workaround, found by Kiritra in CAW Version mismatch rebooted, rewritten and solved and it's replacement CAW and Sims 3 Version Mismatch Work-Around is to

1. copy these 2 lines found in the CAW tool Default.ini file into the last pack's Default.ini file
2. see table at the end of post#1 CAW and Sims 3 Version Mismatch Work-Around and find the last pack you own
3. rollback (ie uninstall and reinstall) to use the CAW version and base game version to match the last pack as in that table
4. only patch up to that level

[Version]
...
CompatVersion = 12
WorldBuilderCompatibilityVersion = 9

Step-by-step

• Go to your last pack's \Game\Bin path

\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 <last pack name>\Game\Bin\

• Make a copy of the Default.ini file and back it up, you need to restore this for the next patch if you get an "Invalid File" error
• Open this file in Notepad, leave it and Alt+Tab back to Windows Explorer
• Then, go to CAW's path

\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 Create a World Tool\

• And open the Default.ini in Notepad, as well.
• Copy the 2 lines indicated above from CAW's Default.ini. Note the values would change as more patches are released in future.
• Paste it to replace the lines in the Default.ini from your last pack's path.