Ive been trying to use disc utility, so if you could explain it using that, that would be great. Your sims can explore the night life with trips to dance clubs, dive bars, and highclass lounges. It was released in the us on june and on june 20 in europe. Reinstall the sims 3 and update itif youre using origin or run the superpatcher if youre using disks. If you have the sims 3, for example, and go to the app and right click on show package contents, and then choose transgaming, you will see a windows folder structure. Product title sims 3 pets expansion pack pc mac digital code average rating. Jan 09, 2012 this is a tutorial on how to install a nocd patch for the sims 3 on a mac. Once its finished installing, open the game and youre all set to start a new household in your new world. Players have much more finely graduated control over many physical aspects of the characters they create. If youre playing on disk, find the proper installation order for expansions here. Sims 3 is a good clicking game and overall is a good improvement over v2, while surprisingly fails on some stuff sims 2 had without expansions, like creating more neighborhoods. Fix for incompatible graphics for the sims 3 on mac.
The sims 3 the sims 3, your complete installation guide. I lost the cd but i still have the cd code with me and everything else but the cd. Ea the sims 3 into the future simulation game retail. Easy nocd and nodvd for games on mac ghacks tech news. No install option in origin for sims 3 for mac bluebellflora. This video is for people who already have a product key for the sims 3 or other ea game. Current issue the sims 3 disc authorisationno disc. It is always stored in for 64bit, 32bit is similar but the exact name is different c. You must go to the sims 3 store where they have loaded 2000 sim points. Welcome back to another video in this video i show u guys how o fix no disc found here are the links. I searched my mac for any traces of newly installed sims 3 software but nothing seems to be showing up. How to fix no disk found on sims 3 mac at least how i did it. Start by going in to finder and open the applications folder. I just got my new sims 3 disc and tried to install it but it interrupted accidentally causing me to force quit the application.
Dear simmers, if you currently play the simstm 3 on mac, pay close attention to this announcement. Aug 18, 2007 what i did was make a new disk image in disk utility, then copied all the sims 3 files over to it. Unfortunately for some of us, the recently released sims 3 can cause some headache, especially due to some unwanted errors, like the disc authentication error message many people are reporting which appears to be generally connected with the matshita dvdram uj841s device. Ive been playing the sims 3 for a while, then i stopped playing for 4 months and now when i try to play it goes in but when it gets to the. Disc authorization failure we are unable to verify that your disc is a valid copy of the sims 3. Please be aware that this fix is not working for some people, however has been proven to.
Dec 30, 2012 i have purchased sims 3 for mac and windows. In there, all the files youd expect to see are there. This utility allows the user to quickly set the epflags for various resources in a sims 3 package file. Apparently, i have to mount the disc image or something using toast. How to nocd patch the sims 3 on a mac no torrents youtube. It took me quite a long time to get this stuff to work so. After dropping a disk image file you will be prompted to perform the next steps. I have all expansion and stuff packs installed as well as some store and custom content and my game is at 32. Earlier this year, apple announced plans to phase out support for 32bit applications with their new macos, catalina. Unfortunately us mac simmers have to help each other as. Current issue the sims 3 disc authorisationno disc errors.
I have managed to install the game via remote disc shared from my windows desktop pc. The world is so open in the sims 3 and free from annoying loading scenes. Open disk utility, and select the dvdcd from the left side list select the dvdcd icon on top. The sims complete collection for osx macintosh repository. Navigate to the electronic arts folder again, this time opening the sims 3 folder. To add or replace a disk image with the mac os 9 system, shut down the mac os 9 app and drop a disk image file on its icon. How much hard disk space does the sims 3 take up when all. I want it for the mac, but he wont let me actually keep the cd. Download and install the nocd mod by nraas industries. After disk utility creates the disk image, eject the original cd or dvd.
Maxis has released an announcement detailing changes to the sims 3 on mac. Apparently i need to mount the disk image with toast or what. This image shows how to find the option to edit your text file. This means our main source of income to cover bandwidth costs is blocked when you are using our free service. This page contains troubleshooting for installing the sims 3 from a disc. You can run, walk, cycle or drive to the many lots in. When the drop down menu appears, start with the top. Please contact customer service these disc errors have been a problem for mac users playing the sims 3. The next box volume size, hit that, and select custom. Click the cog icon and choose show package contents. I like this game and will like it even more if the modding community gets tools to fix some of the limitations of it. Be advised that if you buy the game on disc for mac os x, install it and try to play, it will tell you theres no disc in.
If youre having trouble installing or launching your game, the first thing to check is that your system meets the minimum requirements for the sims 3. Copy and paste it, that way im not responsible for nothing working at all in it even though i technically am if theres a mess up 7. For example, the game cannot recognize the latest video cards and uses default settings, so its graphical force cannot unfold. To save disk space, you can delete the disk images folders after the installation has completed. Can someone explain to me how to install the sims 3. How to fix the no disc found error when trying to launch. Online features include friends and item trading file sharing. The reason for this is that ea games didnt build sims 3 for mac, ported from the pc version without doing good porting. Computer not recognizing disc the sims 3 message board. Objectcloner is a tool intended to create new sims 3 objects by copying and renumbering parts of an original game object. New features in the computer version, which is available as a hybrid disc, include more.
This method should work smoothly with disk image files that have the file extension. Pc mac sims 3 showtime limited edition with install key. If you are having trouble installing the sims 3 from an install disk, follow the steps below. There are ways around this my mucking around in the registry, but i dont really recommend doing that. I learned this from a lot of study and research online when i couldnt get my discbased sims 3 to work on my mac. Access applications folder followed by the sims 3 in the finder. While mac gamers are generally sneered at by the gaming community for demanding games despite having such small numbers, im sure the number of mac owners that would like to play something like the sims 3 is more than enough to justify the extra expense of a better port. The instructions i gave were based on me thinking you already had the base game downloaded, im sorry for the confusion. The sims 3 for ps3 is still available, and it looks good on it. So i have toastmount, and i dont understand what to do. My test machine was an imac with 4gbs of ram running an ati radeon 2600hd graphics card. Jun 19, 2009 if you have the sims 3, for example, and go to the app and right click on show package contents, and then choose transgaming, you will see a windows folder structure. The sims 3 w manual pc mac dvd create control people life. Sims 3 mac needs cd mounting disc image for sims 3.
It took me quite a long time to get this stuff to work so please leave a like. For example, a slider allows a choice of any size and shape between railthin and very overweight, instead of offering only three set body types, and a. Electronic arts highly anticipated release of the sims 3 for mac, windows, and iphone happened tuesday. Jun 04, 2009 visually, the open world makes the sims 3 look and feel much more like the life simulator its meant to be, and its one of the biggest reasons to upgrade from the sims 2, in my opinion. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. You can continue using the disk image to create as many duplicate discs as you need. My sister bought sims 3 today and tired to install it but the pc wont recognize the disc. Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Please be aware that this fix is not working for some people, however has been proven to have worked for many.
The customer downloads the product directly to their computer from the publisher site or a secure source endorsed by the publisher rather than installing from a disk. Pc mac sims 3 showtime limited edition with install key in excellent condition. Mac system requirements for the sims 3 call for an intelbased mac running mac os x 10. Jun 02, 2009 mac system requirements for the sims 3 call for an intelbased mac running mac os x 10. Find help here when the sims 3 isnt working on your mac. This means our main source of income to cover bandwidth costs. In the demo version, users can only create sims without playing. The sims 4 full pc game needs at least 14 gb of your disk space. Sims 3 expansion pack installation problem mac support. We also have instructions for installing the sims 3 on a mac and for installing the sims 3 through origin. Under mac os x, use toastmount to mount the iso image, not apples disk utility. In the highly likely event of your game freezinghanging you can then click anywhere on the desktop and go to the apple logo, top left, and select force quit. Choose to format the disk image as dvdcd master, name the disk image and click save.
We have detected that you are using an adblocker plugin. When the burn disc dialog appears, insert a blank cd or dvd, and then click burn. Installing the sims on externalportable hard drives. The sims 3 free download game for pc, xbox 360, android. Next click on the download button and follow any prompts about the disk space it will use.
Thanks to electronic arts we have the answer to correct the disc authentication. Sims 3 lost disk advice i have lost my sims world adventures disk for mac but i have the serial, can i download a disk image somewhere and write it to disk. What i did was make a new disk image in disk utility, then copied all the sims 3 files over to it. When complete, your mods folder will be located at documents the sims 3 mods. The sims 3 launcher will start up and install your world. If youre using origin, you dont need to worry about installation order. After buying this disk i thought i would be able to install it to my computer like the original sims 3 game. Recently i have installed ambitions, but through the disk and the installation was successful. Thumbnail images showing red lines in buildbuy mode, cas, main menu. I have the sims 3 on mountain lion, the game would sometimes fail to recognize my disc that i bought from bestbuy and ran perfectly well on snow leopard the game would crash randomly, when i create a sim, sometimes, the textures fail and the. I own the sims 3 on a disc so i never had to bother with that step, all my downloaded expansion packs come with a nocd crack.
So i toast mount, and do not understand what to do. Make sure you have a a dvd drive, and not a cd drive. These expansion pack disks are for downloading the game on the internet. Sims 3, world adventures, ambitions, late night, generations, pets, seasons, island paradise no disk when i try to start island paradise, is says disk not found. Ati x1600 or nvidia 7300 gt with 128 mb of video ram, or intel integrated gma x3100. The sims 3 trouble installing the sims 3 from an install disc. The download link, instructions and license key are set to the customer via email, usually in 1 3 hours from purchase deliveries can take up to 24 hours. At least 300 mb of free space with at least 1 gb additional. The sims 3 arrives for mac, iphone the mac observer.
Buy ea the sims 3 into the future simulation game retail dvdrom mac, pc 73089 at. The createasim system in the sims 3 refines the powerful tools featured in the sims 2. Delete that, and also delete the installverify value. The sims 3 launches simultaneously for mac, pc, iphone. You dont need to delete it, but if you try to drag it somewhere else, youll just move an alias, and the original will stay in place. Sims 3 university life playing without cd answer hq. The disc is inserted but the computer doesnt recognize it at all, accessing the drive via my computer yields no results. The above is a process recommended by ea here for sims 2.
This is a tutorial on how to install a nocd patch for the sims 3 on a mac. Disk images sita downloads themes info challenges sims 1 stories archives tips cheats for sims 1 disk images easter eggs limits makin magic neighbourhoods reasons for patching programs stars selfemployment this method is used for reinstalling sims 2 but also works very well for sims 1. Please contact customer service these disc errors have been a problem for mac users playing the sims 3 since it was released. The sims 3 for pc still runs on actual windows 10 as well as the sims 3 for mac is quite compatible with high sierra and mojave, but there are nuances. The sims 3 seasons esrb rating t teen genre simulation system requirements requires the sims 3 to play. Whenever you play the game you should play in windowed mode. After this i saw that my hard disk space went down by 3 gb.
Now go to applications the sims 3, right click on the sims 3 base game and select show package contents. The sims 3 island paradise pc mac electronic arts the sims island paradise is the tenth expansion pack for the sims 3 series from electronic arts. I dont want to buy the same one again so how can i. The game installed again from the mounted image no problems. This is an easy fix that almost anyone can do themselves. Missing 1st disk to the sims 2 possible to install.
Go online and share your creations and movies with the evergrowing community. Select the disk image in the list of disks and volumes, and choose images burn. How to fix no disk found on sims 3 mac at least how i. Barnacle bay download code only, no disc included pc mac by electronic arts windows vista xp, mac os x intel, mac os x 10. I then created an image file of the cd and transfered it to my mac book pro hard drive. I have my sims 3 disc but i do not have an code answer hq. When the drop down menu appears, start with the top dialog box. Choose compressed to create a smaller disk image, and choose readonly to create a disk image thats quicker to create and open.
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