Sims 3 All EA Store Items (including Old Mill and Wonders) in EZ INSTALL v. 2.0

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This is version 2.0 of my EZ install of all EA Store Items.

You spoke, I listened. With my last release there were some problems, I'm hoping with this release which was better tested such problems are a thing of the past.

This is the complete Sims 3 Store packed into an all-in-one ez installer. (includes new releases Brunch at the old mill and World of Wonders)

Because so many requested that I create an easy install version of this with all the store items including all the neighborhoods, and buildings, here it is.

This can be an exhausting process for some with literally thousands of items and no clue how to install any of it. Well I have taken the pain out it and made it as simple as clicking a couple of buttons. The installer does the work for you.

So on to my README:

FOREWORD:

I have rebuilt this installer from the ground up because so many people had problems with the first release of the Store I put out.

So first let me say this will not work with Steam, if you are using a steam copy of Sims 3 you are shit out of luck. Valve has decided in their infinite wisdom to change the registry schema to a custom setup that if I wanted to support would require that every release I make would need to have double the keys created just to support it.

Sorry I'm not interested in doing that at this time, maybe in the future, but not now.

DESCRIPTION:

This is a package of all EA Sims 3 Store Items, including buildings and Worlds. It ranges from 2009-2014 and I have even added the new releases Old Mill and Wonders to it, for the second release.

Unlike the previous release, I'm hoping the issues with worlds and their descriptions not appearing are gone for good, I hope all the items now work with no problems.

CAVEATS READ! READ! READ!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!

1. Since this is rebuilt and the previous version didn't even include an uninstaller, if you installed it or even have some of the EA Store items already installed, YOU NEED TO REMOVE THAT STUFF. So backup all your SAVE files. You will find them in your DocumentsElectronic ArtsThe Sims 3. You should see folders like Saves and SavedSims. Once you have backed up your stuff (including any custom content you want to re-install after the fact) Just remove that entire "The Sims 3" folder. Yep just remove the whole thing. If you do not, well this will probably not work for you.

2. Store Items, will show up under Custom Items, that is just how it is folks, you have been told so please no questions about where is my stuff.

3. Because I wanted to guarantee a successful install of the Worlds, I have chosen to not install them in the default InstalledWorlds folder which is often very buggy in picking up world files as you will have noticed by my last release. I have moved them to the Sims 3 folder to get them to load flawlessly everytime.

4. When you no longer want this stuff, USE THE INSTALLER, you will find it in the control panel's Add or Remove Programs like every other installed program. Please no questions about this, this is simple stuff people.

5. If an item still doesn't work, and I could not have possibly tested them all, WHO CARES? You have thousands of things to pick from, literally. Don't get stuck on that one apple or piece of cake that is acting weird. I didn't design the items, they were designed by EA. I didn't de-crapify them either, that was done by Rachelstoolbox on KAT. What I have done is package them all into a working, installable application because for some people this task is very difficult. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of different folders and files, and it can be confusing, if I didn't believe that I wouldn't have spent hundreds of hours doing this for you. So I get it.

6. As I have said, doesn't work on Steam. If you think you are a magician and can get it working, congratulations for your success in the world of magic, still not going to install. Try downloading my "Sims 3 + All Expansions" release which includes everything and does use standard EA registry information, which means anything and everything will work with it.

7. This should be obvious. YOU CAN'T change the default location of the install because EA hardcoded the data file location to be the Documents folder, the only thing you can do is change where that is located in Windows. (And don't just move the thing, do you want to break Windows? There is a process, do a search on google.)

8. This one is really really important, please read it! Foreign Language versions. I speak english so my installer installs in that language even when it comes down to folder names and such. If you are using foreign language version of the Sims 3, or a foreign language version of Windows, or you have used my Sims 3 Language selector, that changes the default folder install of "My Documents" the installer will very likely just create all these files in what it thinks is your My Documents folder.

This means you may very well have two folders called My documents, one in English and another in whatever language you have. If this happens, you can just move the contents of the Sims 3 folder in there (My DocumentsElectronic ArtsThe Sims 3) into whatever your Sims 3 folder is called in your language, do not move the folder itself, just its contents.

Just understand another CAVEAT of doing this, is that you may not be able to use the uninstaller after that because its looking for the contents in the english version of Documents folder. Do I know if any of this is true with certainty. NO because I would need to install all the different foreign language versions of windows just to see what the My documents folder looks like in each version. For example I know that in Japanese and Korean and Chinese they do not say My Documents, its all in that language. So ther eyou have it.

HOW TO INSTALL:


1. Download the torrent. (I hope you have already done this as you are reading this!?!?)

2. Run the Sims3StoreSetup (Don't play with the files, don't move the other files, don't pick and choose which files to download... YOU NEED ALL OF THEM!)

3. The only option you have is whether you want to install the NRaas DeCensor patch. If I were you I would cause I can't stand the little mosaic, and it has nothing to do with Sims nakedness, its just stupid. Nuff said.

4. Play Game.

PLEASE DONATE IF YOU CAN:

I have literally spent thousands of hours with these releases, and I'm not asking for a handout, just a small donation to cover some of that cost. Think of the money you have saved not buying these games :)

When you visit my site you will find a Donations page there with an option for Paypal and also my bitcoin address if you prefer. I don't give out email information or anything like that if you are worried.

At the very least you need to visit my site whenever you would like support or need to check for updates, I do lots of updating and provide lots of support.

http://saucyreleases.blogspot.com

PERSONAL THOUGHTS:

And finally I just want to say that if you like software, games, support the developers as well. I think its a travesty that EA charges hundreds of dollars to get The Sims 3 the way it was intended, which is why this was provided, and worst for all that money you get the worst support any company can provide you, and frankly a very buggy game, that for some people just won't work. Money wasted.

We all love the games; as developers it is incumbent upon us to support them, because if we do not, who will.

Support the developers who deserve it, that have put in the work and are working to make it better. I buy a lot of indie games. They just care more.