Sim can’t use the diving board

Sim can’t use the diving board

Problem My sim wanted to use the diving board but instead of doing so, he resets Cause Sims always had a diving skill. It’s a hidden skill that increases when your sim jumps into the water from the side of the pool. With the new board they’ve changed the skill to only have 2 levels(…)

Wedding Issues

Wedding Issues

Problem My Sim just got married but I did not get a window to move them in with each other. Because of this my Sim is still living alone. Getting married under the wedding arch resets my Sim. He is married though My Sim got married but still has the same name he had before.(…)

Sims can’t collect or analyze Space Rocks

Sims can’t collect or analyze Space Rocks

Problem My sim wanted to collect space rocks but instead of doing so, he resets Cause Seasons brings us Aliens and it seems they still have something to do with the space rocks. Unfortunately EA missed to handle the code correctly if the EP is not present which leads to the jumping. Solution This should(…)

Sims can’t use the telescope

Sims can’t use the telescope

Problem My sim wanted to watch the stars but instead of doing so, he resets Cause Seasons brings us Aliens and it seems they still have something to do with the telescope. Unfortunately EA missed to handle the code correctly if the EP is not present which leads to the jumping. Solution This should be(…)

Patch 1.42

Patch 1.42

The new patch is available. This seems to be the Seasons Patch already. Please take the necessary precautions before patching: What to do before patching Mods Information on Twallan’s mods are here: State of the Mod.  Many files have been altered so many mods need updating. Make sure to check with the creators. State of the(…)

Wrong Region Code

Wrong Region Code

Problem I get the error message The setup has detected that the regional install code for The Sims 3 is different than what this expansion requires. This product requires The Sims 3 to have the same regional code in order to be installed. Cause The base game and the EPs have a so called region code.(…)

Sims shower in cloths

Sims shower in cloths

Problem When my sim takes a shower or a bath, they are wearing cloth Cause If the Sims has a certain trait like never nude, they shower with their bathing suit on. A Custom Content creator has categorized the clothing for Naked. Because of this, it can happen that they wear that piece of clothing(…)

Changing traits of an existing Sim

Changing traits of an existing Sim

How do change the traits of my Sim Normally it’s not possible to change your Sims trait. Sometimes, circumstances can make it necessary to change them though. Missing Traits …. Procedure You have 3 possibilities to change your Sims’s traits Lifetime reward Midlife-Crisis Collect enough points and buy the lifetime reward Midlife-Crisis to choose new(…)

TheSims3.com issues

TheSims3.com issues

2012-11-13: Current Issues Seasons Download and Registration Issues How does the myPage work ? See this thread: My page Thread or here: MyPage at Official Site (needs a re-work) I can’t read my gifting or system messages All non-us users have this issue. EA is aware and is fixing the issue. There’s nothing you can(…)

The Sims 3 and Windows 8

The Sims 3 and Windows 8

Update 2012-11-11 There seems to be a conflict with BitDefender. So if you have problems with the game and BitDefender, uninstall it to see if the game then runs Update 2012-11-08 To try this out, I’ve installed Windows 8 Pro 32 bit version on my old work PC, also installed the base game with nothing(…)