Game Help:TS3 Patching:Once Installed - Revision history

Kiwi tea at 15:52, 20 September 2012

2012-09-20T15:52:38Z

Werismyki at 19:32, 26 September 2010

2010-09-26T19:32:27Z

HystericalParoxysm at 07:25, 29 July 2010

2010-07-29T07:25:54Z

Werismyki at 20:12, 21 June 2010

2010-06-21T20:12:50Z

Werismyki: Reverted edits by Loofahflufferduff (Talk); changed back to last version by Qbuilderz

2010-06-21T19:58:14Z

Reverted edits by Loofahflufferduff (Talk); changed back to last version by Qbuilderz

Loofahflufferduff: /* Patch is installed! Now what? */

2010-06-20T15:55:00Z

‎Patch is installed! Now what?

Qbuilderz at 22:05, 17 October 2009

2009-10-17T22:05:44Z

Qbuilderz at 22:05, 17 October 2009

2009-10-17T22:05:12Z

Qbuilderz at 22:04, 17 October 2009

2009-10-17T22:04:22Z

Qbuilderz at 16:36, 17 October 2009

2009-10-17T16:36:07Z

New page

'''WORK IN PROGRESS'''

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 *Good luck, hope everything worked fine :)
-[[Category:Game Help]]
+[[Category:Sims 3 Technical Game Help|Patch]]
-[[Category:Sims 3]]
+[[Category:Sims 3 Game Help|Patch]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:32, 26 September 2010
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	===Run the game===		===Run the game===
	*Good luck, hope everything worked fine :)		*Good luck, hope everything worked fine :)
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		+	[[Category:Game Help]]
		+	[[Category:Sims 3]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:25, 29 July 2010
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		+	{{Sims3GameHelpHeader}}
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	{{TS3 Patching}}		{{TS3 Patching}}

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	{{TS3 Patching}}		{{TS3 Patching}}
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		+	{{Sims3GameHelpHeader}}

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-*'''Replace "Mods" folder'''
+===Replace "Mods" folder===
-**Go ahead and right-click on your mods folder that is on your desktop, select "Cut"
-**Go to your "''Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\''" folder. Note that is in "Program Files" - NOT in "My Documents".
-**Right-click in the folder, select "Paste". May take a few moment to paste everything over, depending on size of your folder.
-*'''Remove likely problem causing files'''
+====Patch 1.12 or Later====
-**Large script mods and hacks, such as "Awesome Mod", "Rick and Delphy's Slider Hack", and others of a similar nature may not work with a patched version of the game, thus requiring an update from the mods to properly work. The best thing to do is to remove these files from your mods folder until the original creator updates their hack or mod. This may take a few days, due to the creators needed downtime too. Just be patient and the update will come :)
+*Go ahead and right-click on your mods folder that is on your desktop, select "Cut"
-*'''Delete "Cache" files'''
+===Remove likely problem causing files===
-**Go to your "''My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\''" folder. Note that we are talking about "My Documents" this time - NOT "Program Files"
+*Large script mods and hacks, such as "Awesome Mod", "Rick and Delphy's Slider Hack", and others of a similar nature may not work with a patched version of the game, thus requiring an update from the mods to properly work. The best thing to do is to remove these files from your mods folder until the original creator updates their hack or mod. This may take a few days, due to the creators needed downtime too. Just be patient and the update will come :)
-**Delete these files:
-***CASPartCache.package
-***compositorCache.package
-***scriptCache.package
-***simCompositorCache.package
-*'''Optional - FOR WINDOWS ONLY!'''
+===Delete "Cache" files===
-**Delete all of the contents of "''My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\WorldCaches\''" - If you do not have a WorldCaches folder or if that folder is empty, don't worry, that's fine.
+*Go to your "''My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\''" folder.
-**Doing this step on a MAC results with buggy hover tags in the neighborhood. Unless you want to try and recover the deleted files or re-install your game, do '''NOT''' do this.
+**CASPartCache.package
-*'''Run the game!'''
+===Optional - FOR WINDOWS ONLY===
-**Good luck, hope everything worked fine :)
+*Delete all of the contents of "''My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\WorldCaches\''" - If you do not have a WorldCaches folder or if that folder is empty, don't worry, that's fine.
 {{TS3 Patching}}

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 *'''Replace "Mods" folder'''
 **Go ahead and right-click on your mods folder that is on your desktop, select "Cut"
-**Go to your Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Mods/Packages folder.
+**Go to your "''Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\''" folder. Note that is in "Program Files" - NOT in "My Documents".
 **Right-click in the folder, select "Paste". May take a few moment to paste everything over, depending on size of your folder.

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 ==Patch is installed! Now what?==
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 *'''Run the game!'''
 **Good luck, hope everything worked fine :)

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:04, 17 October 2009
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−	'''~~WORK IN PROGRESS~~'''	+	==Patch is installed! Now what?==
		+
		+	Now that your patch is installed, take the next couple of minutes to do the following.
		+
		+	*'''Replace "Mods" folder'''
		+	**Go ahead and right-click on your mods folder that is on your desktop, select "Cut"
		+	**Go to your "''Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\''" folder. Note that is in "Program Files" - NOT in "My Documents".
		+	**Right-click in the folder, select "Paste". May take a few moment to paste everything over, depending on size of your folder.
		+
		+	*'''Remove likely problem causing files'''
		+	**Large script mods and hacks, such as "Awesome Mod", "Rick and Delphy's Slider Hack", and others of a similar nature may not work with a patched version of the game, thus requiring an update from the mods to properly work. The best thing to do is to remove these files from your mods folder until the original creator updates their hack or mod. This may take a few days, due to the creators needed downtime too. Just be patient and the update will come :)
		+
		+	*'''Delete "Cache" files'''
		+	**Go to your "''My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\''" folder. Note that we are talking about "My Documents" this time - NOT "Program Files"
		+	**Delete these files:
		+	***CASPartCache.package
		+	***compositorCache.package
		+	***scriptCache.package
		+	***simCompositorCache.package
		+
		+	*'''Optional - FOR WINDOWS ONLY!'''
		+	**Delete all of the contents of "''My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\WorldCaches\''" - If you do not have a WorldCaches folder or if that folder is empty, don't worry, that's fine.
		+	**Doing this step on a MAC results with buggy hover tags in the neighborhood. Unless you want to try and recover the deleted files or re-install your game, do '''NOT''' do this.
		+
		+	*'''Run the game!'''
		+	**Good luck, hope everything worked fine :)