Sims 3 Expansion Packs

[Deedee78965]

Ok, so I bought a whole bunch of Sims 3 Expansion packs, like World Adventures, Showtime, Ambitions, University Life, Outdoor Stuff, and more, but whenever I go try playing Sims, they won't show up. I wasn't given a code I have to put in when I log into the game, unlike when I bought the Supernatural Expansion pack and I have no idea what to do. They show up in my licenses and subscriptions, but when I try and click on them, nothing happens. Please help!!!

[Muppet among Puppets]

If you bought game and add ons on steam, they should work together.
Look in the manual of the game how to integrate add ons.

[Pheace]

If you rightclick the game and click 'View Downloadable content' are they there? And if so, are the install boxes checked?

Also, your CD KEY(s) (which may need to be tied to your Sims/EA account (not sure there anymore) are on the right side under LINKS (after clicking the game in your library, detailed view)

[Deedee78965]

Originally posted by Pheace MCT:

If you rightclick the game and click 'View Downloadable content' are they there? And if so, are the install boxes checked?

Also, your CD KEY(s) (which may need to be tied to your Sims/EA account (not sure there anymore) are on the right side under LINKS (after clicking the game in your library, detailed view)

The Expansion Packs are there when I right click on the game and click View Downloadable content, and the install boxes are checked, but beside it, it says that the Expansion Packs aren't installed...what do I do?

[Pheace]

Hmm, normally they'd install at the same time you install the base game.

Try rightclicking the game in the library -> Properties -> Local Files -> Verify Integrity of Game cache. If anything's missing that should trigger it.

You may need to link the games you have to your EA account though (by registering your keys), I think I did that on the main Sims 3 website[www.thesims3.com]. Though I'm doubtful that would affect whether they show installed in Steam or not. However, once they're registered their it may affect whether you see them ingame, assuming you're logging into an EA account when you start the game.

Absolute worst case scenario, if you really can't get it to work, you could use the CD-keys you got on Steam and activate Sims 3 + expansions on Origin and try and see if it works properly with that client.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Type the name of each expansion and the question into a searchengine to look how to activate them.

[Deedee78965]

Ok, so suddenly, now it's working. Thanks for all the help, but I have another problem. Whenever I try to play Sims 3, a message pops up that says "An error occured while updating the Sims 3 (invalid depot config)" What does this mean??