Game Help:TS3 Bypassing the Launcher - Revision history

Kiwi tea: Categories, sortkey

2012-09-20T15:04:30Z

Categories, sortkey

2012-06-01T02:05:25Z

Add images for the mac section

2011-07-10T03:08:03Z

2011-07-10T03:03:41Z

‎OSX tip in Related Pages

2011-06-02T07:36:24Z

‎new info

2010-09-26T19:25:17Z

2010-07-10T08:38:02Z

2010-06-27T00:35:38Z

‎OS X

2010-05-26T02:52:13Z

‎OS X

2010-05-26T02:47:38Z

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 {{Sims3GameHelpHeader}}
+[[Category:Sims 3 Game Help|Launcher]]
-[[Category:Game Help]]
+[[Category:Sims 3 Technical Game Help|Launcher]]
 [[Category:Sims 3]]

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 * Find the application itself - probably in (your hard drive)/Applications/The Sims 3.
 * Right click on it, and select "show package contents".
 * Open the "contents" directory if it isn't already.
-* You will see a file named info.plist. Make a backup of this, then open it by dragging it onto textedit. Don't move it out of that directory!
 * Scroll down to the line after this one: <key>CedegaGameName</key>
 <blockquote>
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 <div>
 * Change the last part to read TS3W.exe instead of S3Launcher.exe. Be careful not to disturb any of the rest of the file or mess with line endings. It's XML and an extra return shouldn't matter ... but you never know.
 </div>
      <h5><span>Patch 1.19 and lower:</span></h5>

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 * You will see a file named info.plist. Make a backup of this, then open it by dragging it onto textedit. Don't move it out of that directory!
 * Scroll down to the line after this one: <key>CedegaGameName</key>
+<blockquote>
 <div id="accordion">
      <h5><span>Patch 1.22 and higher:</span></h5>
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 </div>
 </div>
 * Save and quit textedit.
 '''NOTE''':  If the value in CedegaGameName is already TS3W.exe and your game still starts with the Launcher you may need to update first.  By updating this changes that value to S3Launcher.exe, then you can make this change to bypass the Launcher.

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 * You will see a file named info.plist. Make a backup of this, then open it by dragging it onto textedit. Don't move it out of that directory!
 * Scroll down to the line after this one: <key>CedegaGameName</key>
 * Change the last part to read TS3.exe instead of S3Launcher.exe. Be careful not to disturb any of the rest of the file or mess with line endings. It's XML and an extra return shouldn't matter ... but you never know.
 * Save and quit textedit.
-'''NOTE''':  If the value in CedegaGameName is already TS3.exe and your game still starts with the Launcher you may need to update first.  By updating this changes that value to S3Launcher.exe, then you can make this change to bypass the Launcher.
+'''NOTE''':  If the value in CedegaGameName is already TS3W.exe and your game still starts with the Launcher you may need to update first.  By updating this changes that value to S3Launcher.exe, then you can make this change to bypass the Launcher.
 {{Sims3GameHelpHeader}}

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 There are many reasons people want to bypass the game launcher. Whatever your reason, it is quite easy to accomplish with just a few clicks.
-==Windows==
+==Patch 1.22 and later==
 *Navigate to the drive on which you have installed your game and find your program files. Note that you may have a folder called program files(x86).
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 <br clear="all>
-==OS X==
+===OS X===
 Make sure to make a backup of the files before changing them, this change may prevent the Launcher from being able to install sims3packages.
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 '''NOTE''':  If the value in CedegaGameName is already TS3.exe and your game still starts with the Launcher you may need to update first.  By updating this changes that value to S3Launcher.exe, then you can make this change to bypass the Launcher.
-===Ambitions===
+====Ambitions====
-To bypass the launcher after installing Ambitions, and possibly World Adventures.
+To bypass the launcher after installing Packs: eg Ambitions, and possibly World Adventures.
 * /Applications/The Sims 3

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 {{CrossGameLink
 | Sims2Link=Game Help:Bypassing Launcher
 | Sims3Link=
 }}
 =Bypassing the Launcher=
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 * Change the last part to read TS3.exe instead of S3Launcher.exe. Be careful not to disturb any of the rest of the file or mess with line endings. It's XML and an extra return shouldn't matter ... but you never know.
 * Save and quit textedit.

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:35, 27 June 2010
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	'''NOTE''': If the value in CedegaGameName is already TS3.exe and your game still starts with the Launcher you may need to update first. By updating this changes that value to S3Launcher.exe, then you can make this change to bypass the Launcher.		'''NOTE''': If the value in CedegaGameName is already TS3.exe and your game still starts with the Launcher you may need to update first. By updating this changes that value to S3Launcher.exe, then you can make this change to bypass the Launcher.
		+
		+	===Ambitions===
		+	To bypass the launcher after installing Ambitions, and possibly World Adventures.
		+
		+	* /Applications/The Sims 3
		+	* Right click on Ambitions
		+	* Select Show Original
		+	* Select Ambitions
		+	* Select Show package contents
		+	* You will see a file named info.plist. Make a backup of this, then open it by dragging it onto textedit. Don't move it out of that directory!
		+	* Scroll down to the line after this one: <key>CedegaGameName</key>
		+	* Change the last part to read TS3.exe instead of S3Launcher.exe. Be careful not to disturb any of the rest of the file or mess with line endings. It's XML and an extra return shouldn't matter ... but you never know.
		+	* Save and quit textedit.