Sims 3 Caw Adding Expasion Packs

[Panether]

So I just got Sims 3 World Adventures. But when I go to Create a World there isn't any World Adventure stuff. Then I go to Edit in Game add World Adventure stuff leave and go back and the world adventure stuff is gone. I tried deleting and redownloading CAW but it didn't help. I haven't found anyone with the same promble. Any ideas on what I could do to get it to work? Thank you!

[cruinne]

Are you using a Steam install of Sims 3/World Adventures, or some other install?

[NetPCDoc]

Related Community Guides:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=277022926
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=279488894
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=628506758

WorldBuilderCompatibilityVersion:

Please see information on Default.ini for WorldBuilderCompatibilityVersion details in 4. Install one (or more) Retail The Sims™ 3 EPs and/or SPs. section of the 3rd guide referenced (above).

Personally, having not used Create-a-World that much, I am not that familiar with just what it is capable of keeping track of ... but while doing research for my (contribution to) Community Guides, I did stumble across information on the WorldBuilderCampatibilityVersion 'tag'.

To me it sounds like you may have an issue with the WorldBuilderCompatibilityVersion?

(ninja-ed by cruinne?)

[cruinne]

Heeeeyaw! That's where I was going, NetPCDoc. It's like you know me too well. ;-)

[Panether]

So I think I've found the promblem. In regedit there's the Sims with my expasion packs I installed before Create A World and those are working. World adventures on the other hand is only under Sims(Steam). So I made a new key callled sims world adventures and have been stuck there. Do you know if making a key with all the data of world adventures will help it work in Create A World? Also I don't know how to copy key-data in regedit, does anyone?

[cruinne]

Actually, that's why I asked the question I did way up in post #2. Before CAW will recognize your Expansions, you will need to duplicate their registry keys in a way that it understands.

Look at my guide above ( the using CAW with Steam Sims 3 one) and just apply the same technique to each EP/SP that you own. . The next time CAW starts up, it should have their things available. (Basically, use that guide only apply it to "The Sims 3 World Adventures" rather than the base game.)

[NetPCDoc]

Originally posted by Panether:

So I think I've found the promblem. In regedit there's the Sims with my expasion packs I installed before Create A World and those are working. World adventures on the other hand is only under Sims(Steam). So I made a new key callled sims world adventures and have been stuck there. Do you know if making a key with all the data of world adventures will help it work in Create A World? Also I don't know how to copy key-data in regedit, does anyone?

It would appear to me that you are running CaW off of the "Sims" key, the normally recommended way; rather than off of the "Sims(Steam)" key. This means you need to get the entire contents of the World Adventures key - in the "Sims(Steam)" key's tree - copied to the "Sims" key's tree.

And, as far as I know, none of the Windows Registry editors have a simple copy command for Registry keys; therefore the need to export-a-key to a text file, edit said text file to change the key name(s) - I recommend saving said changes to a second text file, then import the renamed key(s) - hopefully from said second text file. The instructions on how to do this are in my Installing Retail EPs and/or SPs (referenced in earlier post, above).

In this case, you may be able to just "export, edit, and import" the World Adventures Registry key. If that doesn't work for you, you may have to follow the guide instructions on how to "Create / Heal" the "Sims" Registry key - to copy the entire contents of the "Sims(Steam)" Registry key to the "Sims" Registry key. Please do make sure that you are using the instructions from the section of the guide for "Create / Heal the Sims Registry key" (and NOT the section for copying the entire contents of the "Sims" Registry key to the "Sims(Steam)" Registry key)!

[Panether]

I've got it working now! There were some complications but now it's running smoothly. Thank you for all the wonderful help, I am not great with computers in general.