Difference between revisions of "Game Help:TS3 Patching:Patch Download"

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Via Launcher

Run the launcher. It will pick up the version automatically and you should be able to update it just fine. If the downloads cuts out before completing or you are not prompted to update, check if you had disabled Automatic Updates and also check your EADM program's connection to the Internet and if necessary, uninstall & reinstall EADM.

Also ensure that your Firewall & AntiVirus application(s) do not block the EADM, Launcher programs to run or block access to the thesims3.com site .

Running an executable file

Alternatively, if your computer playing Sims 3 does not have internet access, choose one of the following based on:

1. what Operating System(i.e. Windows or Mac) you're running,
2. what region/language your DVD is and
3. what version you had patched it to before.

How to find your GameVersion and region code

There are three ways for you to find your GameVersion and region code (last digit in GameVersion):

Example: in <skuversion.txt>
GameVersion = 1.0.631.00001 --> has the region code "1"
[more lines with some other content]

1. Sims3Launcher
   • Bottom left corner of the Sims3Launcher screen

   Shows current patch version of last installed game or pack only
   
   

2. Version.tag file located in (choose your Operating System)
   • Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\
   • Windows Vista/7: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\
   • Mac OS: /Users/<username>/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/

   Shows current patch version of last installed game or pack only

   Only available in patch series 1.5(? need verification) and higher
   
   

3. skuversion.txt file located in (choose your Operating System)
   • Windows (32-bit):
     • \Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\ or
     • \Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 <EP or SP name>\Game\Bin\
       
       
   • Windows (64-bit):
     • \Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\ or
     • \Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 <EP or SP name>\Game\Bin\
       
       
   • Mac OS:
     • Contents > Resources > transgaming > c_drive > Program Files > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 > Game > Bin
     • Contents > Resources > transgaming > c_drive > Program Files > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 <EP or SP name> > Game > Bin

   Best way to find out the individual versions of each installed game or pack

What do you want to patch today?

The Sims 3

The Expansion Packs

The Stuff Packs

The Tools

OS X

There is no way that we know of to patch OS X from 1.0 with a downloadable patch. This means if you're running 1.0 under OS X, you have to patch with the launcher. Again: back up your entire game before installing! If it turns out the most recent patch doesn't work for you, the only alternative for OS X users is version 1.0 if you don't have a backup of a working version.

EA have a lovely habit of removing the OS X patches once the next one is available, leaving OS X users with no way to roll back to an earlier version when they find out that the current one doesn't work as expected. So here's how to find and back up a patch once you've upgraded your game via the Launcher:

The EA Launcher downloads the archived patch to

/private/tmp/tgUpdate_XXXXXXXX/

In here you'll find 4 files, along the lines of:

• app.txt
• MD5.txt
• To-3332-1.8.25.003002-From-3043-1.7.11.002002.tgz.md5
• To-3332-1.8.25.003002-From-3043-1.7.11.002002.tgz

The file that ends in .tgz (gzip'ed tar archive) contains the actual patch. The exact filename depends on your game version and region – this example is what I have atm (after upgrading from 1.7.11 to 1.8.25, worldwide).

Move this file somewhere safe (desktop or wherever – if you leave it in /tmp, the system will clean it up at some point since that's only a temporary location (hence the name)), and when you need it again, uncompress it (right click > Open with > Archive Utility) and doubleclick the extracted app to run it.

As a side effect, now that you know the filename, you can also construct the direct download URL (as long as it's still valid) – so far it's always been

http://llnet.thesims.cdn.ea.com/sims/u/f/sims3/mac/To-3332-1.8.25.003002-From-3043-1.7.11.002002.tgz 

Might be useful for people with sucky internet connections or those who prefer to bypass the launcher.

[The above has been lovingly plagiarised from plasticbox's stickied How to back up a game patch under OS X thread]