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Unable to launch The Sims 3

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néophyte7600 Posted messages 40 Status Member -  
néophyte7600 Posted messages 40 Status Member -

Hello,

Taking advantage of some Steam promotions, I treated myself to a good old game: The Sims 3!

The installation went smoothly, the launcher appears, but when I click "play," the launcher disappears, there’s a brief loading screen, then... nothing!

I’ve tried the simplest things like going to my files to launch the application in compatibility mode for Windows 7 or 8 (because there’s no such option via Steam), but nothing works!

I am currently on Windows 10 with an Intel i7 12700K and a GeForce 3060 Ti.

Thanks in advance for your help.


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spiralio Posted messages 5113 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   324
 

Hello,

I hope you find the solution here

https://www.malekal.com/resoudre-les-jeux-steam-qui-ne-se-lancent-pas-sur-windows-10/
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néophyte7600 Posted messages 40 Status Member 4
 

Hello,

Thank you for your reply, unfortunately nothing new. My hardware is freshly acquired and probably too powerful for an old game I guess?

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spiralio Posted messages 5113 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   324
 

Hello,

Apparently the game does not work with a 12th generation Intel like the I7 12700K...

A patch could make it compatible

https://github.com/LazyDuchess/AlderLakePatcher/releases

But this is not an official fix, and nothing guarantees its safety or effectiveness...

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-3-won-t-open-Alder-Lake-Intel-12th-gen-CPU/m-p/11524785#M250970
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néophyte7600 Posted messages 40 Status Member 4
 

Hello again,

Is it really worth it to bear these fruits! The game is launching! It’s not the smoothest, which is a shame considering that my computer is 10 times more powerful than back in the day, but it really does the job.

Thank you for your invaluable help :)
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