In The Sims 2, the general rule is to start with the first CD or the DVD of the most recent expansion pack. If Deluxe is installed, and Unleashed, Superstar, or Makin' Magic are not installed, use the first CD of Deluxe to start the game. While it is a compilation of the base game and Livin' Large, it is treated as an expansion pack when determining which disc to use when starting. The Sims Deluxe Edition was released after Vacation and before Unleashed. The expansion packs, in order of release, are: For those who do not have Complete Collection, the general rule is to use the first CD for the most recently released expansion pack. Players who have The Sims Complete Collection should always use the first CD of that compilation.
I'm a little tired of discussing this, though.All The Sims 2 series boxart. I'm sure it would be fine if I installed everything using Origin, but I wasn't keen on exchanging one evil for another. Origin transferred the files, but were in an encrypted format that required me to open an installer that couldn't find The Sims 3 because according to EA, it could only ever be in one goddamn place.
When downloading Pets in Origin, I changed the destination folder to the Sims 3 in Steam. I alternately started the game through the launcher which would only recognize the base game, Ambitions, and Late Night (yes, I read Pescado's thread about it) and then attempted to open "TSEP05.exe" (Pets) directly, with the game only launching Late Night. Sims 3 was installed in the "common" folder of steamapps, and the expansion packs and all the appropriate subfolders and files were installed in the Sims 3 folder as "EP2, EP3, and EP5".
I had previously purchased The Sims 3, Ambitions, Late Night, and Pets via Steam. I'm not having problems installing Pets anymore. But i would think using origin and steam would be a problem if my above suggestions do not work. Ive sucessfully used a combination of hard CD games, origin and 2 cracks. If all that fails.you need to consider sticking to one method of installing games. Locate the exe file and try clicking it from that directory. We can fix the cracks later).Īnother option: Also could try looking in Program Files/Origin (I think) and browse around for installed games et cetera.
(If you have cracked games this might cause an issue but open origin and open the games library and see if its listed there that way we know its sucessfully installed. If you installed the game via origin and it sucessfully completed? Then theoretically you should be able to see the game in your games library in the Origin program, and should be able to click play from there. If so pets is installed you just need to make a desktop icon for it - OR: Oddly enough Ive had it happen that Ive clicked an old icon and the game does the loading screen for whatever icon (Late night in this case) but once the game boots the expansion is there.īoot up the game and see if the world called Appaloosa plains is in the choices for worlds. If not my second thought is: when you attempt to play the game you said it reverts to late night? Well you might be clicking on an old desktop icon from your previous install. I think you said that you directed it to the right directory though during the installation prompts.
So this is what I think: If you had steam versions, or if you had HARD CD version, and attempted to install via Origin the installation program might not be finding the original game because it may be defaulting to its own Origin Directory. I would think that if you had games that were installed via Steam it would go in a steam folder?. I think you were spot-on if this is what you meant when you said something about Origin using other means. I do know that Origin installed games do not go into Program Files/Electronic Arts like the Hard-Cd games, or cracked versions they rather go into the origin folder. So I dont know how far I can help you on this matter but I have a few ideas because Ive used Origin. I have never attempted using steam for the Sims (for Sid Meier's Civilization yes sir). Hi Viewer Are you still having trouble installing pets?