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Do you need to have the latest update for the Sims 3 in order to use the expansion packs?

Because the recent updates cause my copy of the Sims 3 to lag terribly, I reinstalled it without the updates and it worked fine. But, if I want to get and use expansion packs, do you have to have a fully updated game, or will they work fine without them? Or will the expansions automatically update the game or something like that?

Update:

It is recommended that you do, if you do not want your game to lag even more, when you install the dlcs. When reinstalling, don't forget to check in which order are they installed.

No, that's not what I meant. When I download the updates for the game (not expansions, just the base Sims 3), it lags terribly. So, I uninstalled the game, reinstalled it and turned down the updates, so now, my copy of the game is 1.0.631.00002. Do the expansions require that the game need to be fully up to date?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    It is recommended that you do, if you do not want your game to lag even more, when you install the dlcs. When reinstalling, don't forget to check in which order are they installed.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    from time to time you like an as much as date version of the ea acquire supervisor. My workstation did that to me a at the same time as lower back and it took me forever to do decide what to do. Is it that each and each time you click confident the sims3 game launcher weirdly shuts down or is it that maybe you need to uninstall your game (mine in simple terms stored on asserting that i mandatory to replace to version a million.14 yet I knew it grew to become into easily a million.17. First acquire ea acquire supervisor then replace. verify to work out if there is anymore updates. although if it rather is not version a million.18 (this is the latest version) then uninstall. you will in all probability desire to lower back up your game...(do not comprehend how so i'm not likely to even clarify.) in all probability your superb wager is to reinstall video games so as of launch if all of this does not help. wish that facilitates.

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