Please post and refer to my Bug Thread in the official forum for details: Pets Bug Thread – Please post your issues here. If you have troubles installing the patch, get the manual one here:  Patch 1.26/1.27 and make sure your Origin is up-to-date. To do that, start Origin and see if there’s an update. The current version is: 8.3.0.3527 – 112620 (found under the little cog-wheel icon – about) If you are not offered an update and your not at the version, uninstall Origin and get the newest version here: Origin Known issues Spiral staircases not working Sims can…

Patch 1.25 that just came out is probably for MAC only. It fixes a severe issues Mac Users were seeing with MAC OS X LION and certain graphic cards. UPDATE This patch seems to be specifically for this one problem. If you are on a mac and don’t have it, don’t patch for there are reports that people had to reinstall the whole game for the patch to install. Core Mods for Version 1.24 should be fine with this patch.

Patch 1.24 is out and has a very long list of bug fixes. Helpful links What to do before patching Resetting the game to factory settings without reinstalling Manual Patches Invalid File Error Many people get an invalid file error with this patch. You have 3 possibilities: Use the manual mega patch found here: Patch 1.24 (valid for all EPs/regions) Use the Patch Downloader tool by FordGT90Concept If you want to patch through your launcher, you MUST make sure that you have the newest version of Origin/EADM Mac OS X Lion Many users seem to have troubles with the new…

Update 03.06.2011 The EP patches were just posted at sims3cri.com. According to them (and a guru on twitter) you don’t really need them if you have the disk version. It’s supposed to solve some troubles generated by patch 1.22 to the digital game versions, It’s mainly for users that don’t have generations.   If you are on a PC, it seems there are no patches for the EPs this time. Just the base game will update to 1.22. The rest will stay on the level you had before. For those that are using the Patch Downloader to patch their game,…