To install this update, please start your game and use the “Updates” tab in your Launcher.
This game update includes:
Base Game Updates
You can now collect Memories of significant moments in your Sims' lives in the new Scrapbook. Custom Memories can also be created using the Capture This Moment tool. All Memories can be uploaded and shared on TheSims3.com and Facebook!
You can now adjust the lifespan length for each individual phase of life that a Sim goes through via the Options menu.
Live Mode
- Sims can now ask other Sims out on dates!
- Sims will now be given a Romantic Reputation based on their social interactions in the local dating scene.
Create a Sim
- Body hair can now be applied on male Sims, from head to toe!
Build/Buy Mode
- Players can now use the Catalog Filter in Build and Buy Mode to sort Content from different installed Expansion Packs and Stuff Packs, as well as content from The Sims 3 Store.
World Adventures
- Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features
Ambitions
- Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features
Late Night
- Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features
Generations
- Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features
Before installing an Update for The Sims 3, an Expansion Pack, or a Stuff Pack, it is a good idea to run through the following checklist to ensure your game continues to work smoothly.
If you have any questions about the below steps, please visit the Technical Support forum on the official Sims 3 community found at this URL: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/forums/show/10.page
Step 1: Disable Custom Content
Custom Content is all Sims content that did not come from an official The Sims 3 Update, The Sims 3 Store, Expansion Pack, or Stuff Pack. Custom Content is created by 3rd Party Developers that are not regulated by Electronic Arts or The Sims 3 Development Team and may not work with new updates. Custom Content may cause the game to behave unexpectedly or not function entirely.
To disable your custom content, undo whatever you did to install this content to get your game back into an unmodified state. If you placed it in a Sims 3 directory folder, move it to a new folder that is outside your Sims 3 file directory. Your Sims 3 file directory can be found using the paths listed below:
- Windows File Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3
- Mac File Directory: User/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims/
Once you have installed the official update you may re-enable your custom content. If you experience problems, disable it again until the 3rd party developer updates their content to work with the official Update, Expansion Pack, or Stuff Pack.
Step 2: Back Up your Save Files
It's always a good precaution to back up your save files before installing an Expansion Pack, Update, or Stuff Pack. To do this, copy the “.sims3” folders found in the Saves folder onto your desktop or another file directory.
Your Sims 3 Saves folder can be found using the paths listed below:
- Windows File Directory: \My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves
- Mac File Directory: User/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims/Saves
After the Update is installed, run the game to verify your saves still function correctly.
Step 3: Let the Update Complete Entirely
Updates can sometimes be rather large and may take a while to download and install completely. Cancelling the update before it has completed may cause unexpected problems, so it is always best to let it finish entirely. Do not close the Launcher until you have confirmed the update is completely installed, as this will cancel the update.
Sims News
To install this update, please start your game and use the “Updates” tab in your Launcher.
This game update includes:
Base Game Updates
You can now collect Memories of significant moments in your Sims' lives in the new Scrapbook. Custom Memories can also be created using the Capture This Moment tool. All Memories can be uploaded and shared on TheSims3.com and Facebook!
You can now adjust the lifespan length for each individual phase of life that a Sim goes through via the Options menu.
Live Mode
- Sims can now ask other Sims out on dates!
- Sims will now be given a Romantic Reputation based on their social interactions in the local dating scene.
Create a Sim
- Body hair can now be applied on male Sims, from head to toe!
Build/Buy Mode
- Players can now use the Catalog Filter in Build and Buy Mode to sort Content from different installed Expansion Packs and Stuff Packs, as well as content from The Sims 3 Store.
World Adventures
- Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features
Ambitions
- Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features
Late Night
- Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features
Generations
- Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features
Before installing an Update for The Sims 3, an Expansion Pack, or a Stuff Pack, it is a good idea to run through the following checklist to ensure your game continues to work smoothly.
If you have any questions about the below steps, please visit the Technical Support forum on the official Sims 3 community found at this URL: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/forums/show/10.page
Step 1: Disable Custom Content
Custom Content is all Sims content that did not come from an official The Sims 3 Update, The Sims 3 Store, Expansion Pack, or Stuff Pack. Custom Content is created by 3rd Party Developers that are not regulated by Electronic Arts or The Sims 3 Development Team and may not work with new updates. Custom Content may cause the game to behave unexpectedly or not function entirely.
To disable your custom content, undo whatever you did to install this content to get your game back into an unmodified state. If you placed it in a Sims 3 directory folder, move it to a new folder that is outside your Sims 3 file directory. Your Sims 3 file directory can be found using the paths listed below:
- Windows File Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3
- Mac File Directory: User/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims/
Once you have installed the official update you may re-enable your custom content. If you experience problems, disable it again until the 3rd party developer updates their content to work with the official Update, Expansion Pack, or Stuff Pack.
Step 2: Back Up your Save Files
It's always a good precaution to back up your save files before installing an Expansion Pack, Update, or Stuff Pack. To do this, copy the “.sims3” folders found in the Saves folder onto your desktop or another file directory.
Your Sims 3 Saves folder can be found using the paths listed below:
- Windows File Directory: \My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves
- Mac File Directory: User/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims/Saves
After the Update is installed, run the game to verify your saves still function correctly.
Step 3: Let the Update Complete Entirely
Updates can sometimes be rather large and may take a while to download and install completely. Cancelling the update before it has completed may cause unexpected problems, so it is always best to let it finish entirely. Do not close the Launcher until you have confirmed the update is completely installed, as this will cancel the update.
The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Trailer has reached over 510K total views which means the giveaway has now ended! Thank you all for participating and supporting our official channel. Look forward to the next giveaway.
The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Trailer has reached over 510K total views which means the giveaway has now ended! Thank you all for participating and supporting our official channel. Look forward to the next giveaway.
The Sims 3 Store is having a huge Spring Cleaning Sale, hurry to the Store now for some amazing deals on some of our most popular items! Save today when you purchase Ultra Lounge, Asian Fusion, Bayside or the Storybook sets, secure your deals now before the offer goes away.
The Sims 3 Store is having a huge Spring Cleaning Sale, hurry to the Store now for some amazing deals on some of our most popular items! Save today when you purchase Ultra Lounge, Asian Fusion, Bayside or the Storybook sets, secure your deals now before the offer goes away.
The Sims 3 Generations releases in just a few weeks (May 31) so we thought we would host another giveaway! Subscribe to our channel and leave a comment(s) on The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Trailer for a chance to receive a copy of Outdoor Living and a The Sims 3 t-shirt! The giveaway ends once the video reaches 510K total views. Feel free to check back daily and comment often to increase your chances on being randomly picked.
The Sims 3 Generations releases in just a few weeks (May 31) so we thought we would host another giveaway! Subscribe to our channel and leave a comment(s) on The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Trailer for a chance to receive a copy of Outdoor Living and a The Sims 3 t-shirt! The giveaway ends once the video reaches 510K total views. Feel free to check back daily and comment often to increase your chances on being randomly picked.
Join Ryan Vaughan and Graham Nardone, producers from The Sims 3, for a special EA Live Broadcast as they walk you through the latest expansion pack and answer your questions about The Sims™ 3 Generations! Come see how a wealth of new options and activities make your Sims’ lives more meaningful. Play with more fun. Play with more drama. Play with more mischief at every age!
Save-the-date: Friday – May 20, 2011 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (Pacific Standard Time). Log onto http://www.ea.com/1/sims-generations-chat to be a part of this great event!
Feel free to post the questions you would like to ask the producers on this event wall! We will also be hosting random giveaways for those that attend the event!
**Date/time may change, but we will inform you when/if it does.**
Join Ryan Vaughan and Graham Nardone, producers from The Sims 3, for a special EA Live Broadcast as they walk you through the latest expansion pack and answer your questions about The Sims™ 3 Generations! Come see how a wealth of new options and activities make your Sims’ lives more meaningful. Play with more fun. Play with more drama. Play with more mischief at every age!
Save-the-date: Friday – May 20, 2011 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (Pacific Standard Time). Log onto http://www.ea.com/1/sims-generations-chat to be a part of this great event!
Feel free to post the questions you would like to ask the producers on this event wall! We will also be hosting random giveaways for those that attend the event!
**Date/time may change, but we will inform you when/if it does.**