Comments on: The Sims 3 Patch 1.8/2.3 added to Patches page

By: Judhudson

Judhudson — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:02:32 +0000

Yep, that seems to be common. You need the update 1.8 for the base game which you can also pick up from here in the patches section.

By: Timothy

Timothy — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:27:31 +0000

i downloaded 2.2.8.002002 to 2.3.33.003002 and then it said that base game needs to be updated,and i cant because my pc does not have internet.
i using my friends pc and his is working fine
please i need help???????????????

By: Judhudson

Judhudson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:43:43 +0000

You can get the appropriate patch for your region in the patches section. Check your current patch version and look at the last digits for the region.

By: pica

pica — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:19:32 +0000

Region error?
So where can I get a working patch for my game? (Bought in England last year.) This is seriously stressing me because my game is fully legitimate, just the base game with no expansion, plus my disk drive has broken since I installed it so I have to use no-disk hacks and cannot reinstall it for the life of me.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:56:18 +0000

I installed the patch the first time and the launcher was pretty much dead. It would take about 10 minutes to load, and then would go unresponsive. I uninstalled ALL custom content, hacks, store stuff, WA and base game..then reinstalled only base game. I patched the base game, then checked to make sure it was working fine (it was), then installed and patched WA. I couldnt use Sims 3 at all before patching up to the newest patch (wouldnt let me click on start game via launcher, just stayed on the updates page). The game worked after final patch, but its SLOW. It takes approximately 30 minutes to get into game play, and the sims are all glitchy and freezing. Then I couldnt SAVE any games. Custom content makes it freeze when loading a sim’s household (whether from users or from store). Pretty much makes getting WA a waste of cash now, and yes, my game is 100% legit. What a waste of cash.

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:32:57 +0000

I’m just going to uninstall my game and update it to the old patch, since this doesn’t seem to be compatible with a lot of my mods and I want to keep all of my downloads.

By: purebeef

purebeef — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:27:09 +0000

Well i have stuff i bought from the Sims store and it still doesnt give them to me in game..I have other packs from different sites but they seem to be working.. Im not to sure what to do.. i guess wait til they release something or a fix..

By: Judhudson

Judhudson — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:45:52 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Matt. Yeah, I obtained a smaller patch from EA and didn’t realize it. They corrected it shortly after and now the full patch is up. I’m very sorry about that.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:11:03 +0000

For those who are getting the error:
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>SetupNew\setup.cpp(140)PAPP:PVENDOR:PGUID:$15.0.0498@Windows Vista Service Pack 0 (7600)IE Version: 8.0.7600.16385
——————————————-
The download link was broken at didn’t download the full patch, and so failed to patch as it was 20MB smaller than it should be.
Re-download and patch to fix

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:56:11 +0000

If you have stolen or downloaded items it wont install you have to remove all those things and then try it and if it doesnt work you have to uninstall/reinstall. I had to do that

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:54:57 +0000

This patch is horrible I have a legit copy of the game and add-on and I downloaded torrents of store items but the new patch seems to take all the things out that you havent payed for. So looks like the days of finding store items for free or items on other sites is over! Also my game crashed while building a house and it’s never done that before. I hate this update!

By: Anoimous

Anoimous — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:41:51 +0000

These patches are always causing some sort of problem. It was so much easier with Sims 2 I don’t recall evr having problems with Sims 2, but Sims 3 is another story. Argh! It’s driving me crazy I’m always reinstalling this game.

By: Judhudson

Judhudson — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:25:05 +0000

You also have to download and install the update for the base game…I had the same issue and was like WTF until I was told to do the same by frankie.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:42:42 +0000

When I ran the patch 2.2.8 to version 2.3.33, it reduced me to base game and now refuses to run World Adventures. I have no idea what happened. I rely on the launcher to tell me what I need to do and I have to do manual patches because I lack memory (?) so I’m really screwed. Guess I’ll be uninstalling WA. *sigh* I really like the Sims 3, but it’s way more complicated than Sims 2 ever was with all these stupid patches.

By: Judhudson

Judhudson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:09:23 +0000

Question, are you running a legit copy of the game? There are a number of people having this issue with the patch if you do a google search – can’t seem to find the answer on how to fix it, but many are coming from illegal copies.

By: Leon

Leon — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:51:54 +0000

And in patch: 1.8 i have:

>SetupNew\setup.cpp(140)
PAPP:
PVENDOR:
PGUID:
$15.0.0498
@Windows Vista Service Pack 0 (7600)
IE Version: 8.0.7600.16385

Please Help :/

By: Leon

Leon — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:43:50 +0000

Hi, i have problem..

When im trying install Patch:
Sims3_2.3.33.003002_from_2.2.8.002002.exe
there is error, gorilla… “Invalid File Found”

bin\code_version.txt and bin\resources\bhei01m.ttf ….

Please Help Me..

I have in registry “2″.

By: CherylAhmed

CherylAhmed — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:36:29 +0000

this patch froze me ea download page and i cant play my sims3 game at all now

By: Judhudson

Judhudson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:26:29 +0000

I’m trying to keep up with the complaints…There are so many, each reporting numerous problems…I can’t seem to keep up what the patch breaks. I swear, why can’t EA test their own stuff instead of using us?

By: paperpin

paperpin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:19:25 +0000

It looks like this patch doesn’t allow you to use sims3packs which haven’t been purchased from the Store. This doesn’t mean illegal store stuff only, but also sims3packs coming from third parties. Also, a lot of people are experiencing game crashes while loading, which are apparently due to the Shopping Mode…I can’t believe that each patch is a nightmare. Really, I can’t make it.