Mac patch (not "the patch" - the earlier one); halp?
pbox:
Before you attempt to hit me with a shoe: I'm *not* asking about "the patch" that's now out for both platforms -- there was a patch for OSX earlier on, described here, which supposedly fixes the launcher, which I normally wouldn't care about since I don't plan to ever use that. But now it seems like I need it, because I just found out that
1. apparently I'm unable to package stuff (lots) at the moment -- and I realised that the OSX patch also fixes something regarding packaging, not just downloading (at least it says so in the description ..);
2. Marhis mentions here that "the patch" (the current one) may require the early OSX patch to be installed if you run under OSX, which I believe may very well be the case, seeing as the current patch for OSX is named "To-2706-1.2.7.00002-From-2594-1.1.45.00002.app" and not "from_1.0.631.00002" like the Windows one. (I tried to apply the current patch, and get a "you cannot update this version" error.)
So, how do I get this thing?
Firstly, how are Mac users even *supposed* to update via the launcher when the original launcher is nonfunctional the way it ships ??? ? Secondly and more importantly, I'm running the Razor version (1.0.631.00002) so I would prefer to avoid using the launcher for this - has the actual URL for this patch been posted anywhere? Or is it safe to d/l it with the launcher when you don't have a legit copy?
Questions, questions. Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance!
Sigmund:
AFAIK, the only way to get the first patch is to allow the launcher to connect the internet and click "check for updates". I tried this using the razor version and have not yet (knock on wood) encountered any problems. I believe you need this patch in order to install the later patch, since I was able to install the second patch without any problems.
sudaki:
I was able (retail version) to patch the game via the launcher as stated. It appeared to install both updates at at the same time.
The problem I'm having now, however, is that I cannot run the game without bringing up the goddamn launcher. Before updating I was able to run straight from The Sims 3.app -> Contents -> MacOS -> cider, but now clicking this brings up the launcher too. Anybody know if the patch causes this, or something else I futzed?
Marhis:
I tried to find some log of the earlier patch install, but I did a major cleanup recently, and can't find the direct link, sorry :/.
Anyway, there appear to be no problems installing the launcher patch even if you have a "non retail" version. What sigmund said.
Quote from: sudaki on 2009 July 12, 05:44:09
The problem I'm having now, however, is that I cannot run the game without bringing up the goddamn launcher. Before updating I was able to run straight from The Sims 3.app -> Contents -> MacOS -> cider, but now clicking this brings up the launcher too. Anybody know if the patch causes this, or something else I futzed?
I know for sure that the Reloaded version had a cider and a Sims3-Launcher executables separated (hence the possibility to launch the game without the launcher), while the retail version has only the cider, which launches the Launcher first, no matter what.
I'm trying to disassemble the retail cider and see if I can do something about, but given that it's the first time in my life I ever try to crack something, heh, result is unpredictable and definitely not guranteed.
J. M. Pescado:
Based on my limited understanding of Mac-ness, Cider is just a wrapper-launcher, and does not contain the actual executable...so what happens if you just use the old one?
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