The Sims 3 Team worked very hard to make your Sims 3 experience as enjoyable and defect-free as possible. Due to the size and complexity of a game like The Sims 3, and due to our flawed, mortal forms, [at least they're honest]it is possible that you are still experiencing some problems as you play Sims 3. We wish to provide our dedicated fans with a simple method to report any problems you may encounter. Our intention is to identify and fix as many issues as possible in game updates [No telling when this will be.]. If you run into something you believe to be a defect, you can help the entire community by spending a couple minutes to provide us some information about what you are experiencing. The better the description of the problem, the more likely we will be able to identify, and address, your issue in a game update.
1) A detailed description of the problem is required.
2) If the problem you encounter can be triggered commonly, or at will, some basic steps outlining the method of reproduction are greatly appreciated.
3) If the problem is a crash, game performance, or graphical in nature, attaching your DXDiag or System Profile to your email will help us diagnose the problem. See the end of the post for a description of how to generate your DXDiag (PC) or System Profile. (Mac)
4) If you are experiencing a visual problem, a screenshot or short, in-game movie can’t hurt.As much as we love to hear compliments about all of our hard work, please try to keep the email sent to this address on topic. [What about hearing negative statements about your work?] We will make sure to review the forums if our egos need love [HUH?!!?]. Inquiries outside of gameplay (i.e. installation difficulties, copy protection, store purchases, and website) should be directed to customer support rather than this email address.
For the time being, we have set up an email address where you can send your reports. mailto:TS3TechHelp@ea.com At some point in the future, this email address will be replaced by a web submission form. There will be warning on the official The Sims 3 forums before the email address is deactivated.
Unfortunately, due to the limited number of hours in the day, it is unlikely that you will receive a human response to your email report. Don’t fear. As long as the email address is not being heavily abused [Hell they should not just be abused but RAPED! People have been bamboozled! Where the hell is Ashton Kutcher?], we will review all bug reports and will be working diligently to fix the most prevalent and problematic issues. [THAT DEFEATS THE WHOLE PURPOSE IN SENDING AN E-MAIL!!!]
While we hope you never need to use this address, please know that it is here if it is needed.
System Information Instructions:
Windows PC:
1) Click the “Start” menu.
2) Click “Run.”
3) Type “dxdiag” at the prompt.
4) Click the “Save All Information…” button.
5) Save the info off to a file and attach it to your composed email.Mac OS:
1) Click on the Apple Menu.
2) Select “About this Mac.”
3) Select “More Info…”
4) Under View select “Mini Profile.”
5) Under File select “Save As…” and save the information out in RTF. (Rich Text Format) Attach this file to your email.Soft Crashes:
If your game is crashing to desktop, the game will attempt to place crash dump files in your \My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\ directory. There will be two files, a .mdmp and .txt file that are time stamped at the point the game crashed. If these files have been created, then attaching these files to your description of what was going on in game will help us.
Hard Crashes:
The first thing you should do if you are experiencing ingame crashes or graphical issues is update your drivers. (video card drivers most importantly) Depending on your video card manufacturer, you can find drivers at:
NVidia: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
ATI: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
Intel: http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/detect.htmIf you already have updated your drivers and are still experiencing blue screens or reboots while playing The Sims 3, you will find time-stamped crash dumps in \WINDOWS\Minidump\. Attaching these to your email along with your DXDiag will be helpful.
Bold means I was laughing.
[Statements like these are just my thoughts about what's being said].
Not only does the game needs fixing but the site links that was with the game to register and to get that car, those site links on thesims3.com were/are broken. How stupid was that? Who half-assed did that site?
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my sims 3 game crashes when i play the game.
everytime i start it like 10 secounds later it crashes to my desktop and this happens frequent threw out the game.
please find a solution as soon as possible.
thanks.
I have solutions right here:
Crashing to Desktop Solution
Just click that, and at the bottom, there’s a like that will take you to another one if this one don’t work.
Good Luck!
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Please help me! Ok, so I have vista and when I’m making a family on the Sims 3 it just crashes to the desktop. I’ve searched online and some people say to just delete all your downloads (mods) but I like some of them and I don’t want to delte them all. Please help, Sims is my life.
LOL jk, not my life, but still pretty important.
Thanks!
How are you going to ask for my help if you’re not going to listen? I’m only asking because the mods are in fact the problem. Delete them and your game will probably won’t crash. Most if not all of them are incompatible with the game at this point. You might want to wait before reinstalling mods.
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Sam is retarded, I’ve played this game and many games on Vista and it was so damn buggy I had to convert back to XP. JUST BECAUSE YOUR version of Shit-sta is not giving your game problems doesn’t mean the same rule applies to everyone else. Maybe you should come with more facts instead of being so taken aback that Asilee said that its the OS which in fact IS. She did the process of elimination and it all dwindled down to the OS, the problems that guy had could NOT be caused by a graphics card. His specifics for his computer can run The Sims 3 with no problems, except for the fact he is running it on Vista. Again Sam, you’re retarded and next time you come here have opinions based on facts or just don’t comment at all.
I know right? Don’t you just hate it when someone with this holier than thou attitude thinking they know everything? If he comments any more, they’ll be marked as spam and they won’t get through because that’s all he’s doing is being a self-centered twat.
What’s this fascination with you and the word ‘twat’?
Well said.
when i click on sim 3 i do all the going on stuff when i get to the loading of the village [it say tip up top it] half way there it go off to the inernet btw i have a hi grade laptop
i dont know why this is doin it when im playin sims3 myscreen will flashblack and when it come back on everything is dull color and i when i press on anything its not right ill click on something and on the otherside of the screen it apears it not wat i clicked on…Please Help
Its pretty much your graphics card.
i cant login at sims 3.com the official site!
You’ll have to contact them about that. Maybe they’re doing maintenance.
I have a macbook aluminium
Core 2 duo 2,4ghz – 4b ram – nvidia 9400m
I have been playing sims 3, and most recently the world adventures expansion pack, since they was released. everything was fine until today because, no idea why, it started crushing to desktop. I have made no actualizations on the leopard and no actualizations on the sims 3 so I don’t find any explanation for what is happening…
Can anyone help me
thanks
Um, what is wrong exactly?