Okay.

I deserved that.

why, where was i supposed to put it?
I really searched for the right instructions on this, but they were quite hard to find.

http://www.mediafire.com/?vtzafjmn05i

Kate McBoobers
YA.

Traits:
Insane
Genius
Hates the Outdoors
Inappropriate
Natural Cook

Others that would fit:
Artistic
Bookworm
Clumsy
Computer Whiz
Couch Potato
Good
Great Kisser
Heavy Sleeper
Hydrophobic
Loner
Perfectionist
Virtuoso

Liftime Wish - anything not career oriented. I chose 'Culinary Librarian'.

Favourite food: Hamburgers
Favourite colour: Red
Favourite Music: Custom (because I really do have eclectic tastes).

Originally she wore a ST:TNG uniform shirt (which I do have, and yes, I do wear out in public!) but I changed it to something a little bit more normal. The athletic outfit is something I have worn out in public before, LOL.
The boobs could prob be a little bit bigger, but I maxed out the slider as it was.
The nose was hard, but I got my friend to do the face for me, and she did a pretty good job.
Anyways, there I am. Do with me as you will.

Can I upload a pudding? It's one my friend made...
it's the closest you'll get to actually seeing me ever. LOL.

Just in case anyone cares...

You can do this on a mac. You will need the latest version of mono (2.6.13 i think) and the latest version of xquartz (2.5.0) - which will replace your apple x11. (that is a good thing...)
Get Mono http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page (Get the Mac OS X version)
Get Xquartz http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki
(I'm assuming you can figure out how to get the sims 3 package editor yourself)

It works best if you run it from the xquartz terminal by navigating to the directory you placed the windows s3pe .exe
for dummies: it's easy if you make a new file straight inside your Macintosh HD folder, that way you only have to type in

to get to the directory[/i]

Once you're in the directory that holds the downloaded s3pe{version numbers].exe, type in
for really really stupid people: that's where you type in the name of the executable file
The file you download is the installer, so make sure you remember where you tell it to install. It will probably come up with a 'c:\' directory just like windows. If you navigate up the file tree, you should be able to find the 'z:\' directory, which is your Macintosh HD directory. Then you can just install into the folder you already created.

Then, to run the program, you use xquartz terminal to navigate to the directory the installed editor program is, and use the mono command for idiots: $ mono 's3pe.exe'
It should work.

You have to go very very very slowly though. It is a VERY fragile program, and if you push it just that tiny bit too fast, it will crash. You also won't have apple key or control key functionality, so you will have to import every package manually. I broke up all of my mods into groups of about 7 or 8, then condensed those into smaller packages, so that if the program crashed I didn't lose too much work.

It will take time, and you have to treat it like an egg and spoon race or dismantling a bomb - be very very delicate and gentle. But it should work.
I am trying to create a mac (cocoa) app that does the same thing, but I'm only a learner at xcode, so it's taking a while.

Compiler wise... you could try FPC...

Well, if you gave it to me in straight tcsh I could very easily convert it and stick it in a nice packaged shell that would be idiot friendly

Lol. Well once my IP stops fucking around and I can get the right tools, I will take your windows .exe and bottle it into a mac .app

ETA:
Q - how about Bourne shell?

Ok As long as it works, who cares what it looks like, lol.

That would be why it doesn't work. Unless you have the specific ELF tools installed, most new macs (especially running Leopard or Snow Leopard) won't run ELFs. Can you do Mach-0?

Lol... well i'm having some trouble resolving X11 with my Fink.... so Linux is out.

I'm working on taking the Windows .exes and wrapping and bottling them up into functioning Mac .app files, much like EA did with TS3. I'm going to try and do it with Awesomeware, Delphy's Apps, and the Jones' S3PE and S3PI (although I'm going to be a nutter and try and stick them into one app together...)

I'm just having some issues with my downloads being super slow because my IP is fucking me around.

I could try cleaning up your code though, Pes, if you like.
What I am aiming to create is 'for dummies' versions for Mac folks. Because really, macs are full of such awesomeness that the biggest dummy can use them, and some people just don't want to go through it the hard way. OS X is so lovely with it's 'drag and drop' - people get lazy and want EVERYTHING to drag and drop LOL

ETA: I think if you just made it a straight UNIX exec file it should be usable for Mac.

I'm working on it.

Would be nice if Pescado gave me the source code straight up... but he doesn't seem to care, so I have to do it the hard way.
Will get it up as soon as I can folks.

IF Pescado gives me the source code.
Or I can figure out how to take it out of the windows version once I've run it in CrossOver.

Plenty of other people have mentioned about trying to run these programs in a Virtual PC like CrossOver or Wine. If you have Snow Leopard and $40, get CrossOver. Otherwise, it's too fucking hard. Snow Leopard is a pain in the arse for this kind of thing, LOL.

sorry....brain not working temporarily.
I'm working on a solution at the moment...give me some time and I'll see if it works. If it does, I will post it for the other Mac-ites.

Or, if you are feeling benevolent Pescado, you could send me the source code, and theoretically, I should be able to compile it for mac.
I'm a mac dev, but only a linux virgin - (using Fink on mac). I CAN compile source code into a mac binary LOL.
Honestly, for what's involved in running linux on a mac... I think we need a mac binary.

Um... tried running the linux file on mac...

Last login: Fri Apr  9 07:17:33 on ttys000
/Users/administrator/Desktop/sims\ downloads/s3rc ; exit;
Riker-3:~ administrator$ /Users/administrator/Desktop/sims\ downloads/s3rc ; exit;
-bash: /Users/administrator/Desktop/sims downloads/s3rc: cannot execute binary file
logout

[Process completed]


Am I doing it wrong?

I was being polite Saraswati - until I got called a tard or an idiot.... I was sworn at and insulted first.

And I HAVE mentioned that it was a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD from the BIGPOND GAMES SHOP online. It is a MAC ONLY download file - you only get one or the other when it's a digital download. A .exe for windows or a .dmg for mac. The issue is a missing file in the program downloaded from the server. WHY it is like that I don't know. Perhaps someone at telstra accidentally deleted part of it when they were uploading it to the server. Perhaps they are doing it on purpose. Perhaps telstra is actually selling a pirate game, and they don't want EA to find out so they have disabled the game's ability to connect to the EA servers for updates.

I have checked - I bought another copy of the game from EA, installed the new copy on my mac book, and installed the bigpond copy on my imac. The bigpond copy of the program has one less file in it. I haven't isolated exactly which file it is - now that I have a new copy I can't really be bothered going through all of the files to find out which one is missing.
Now that I AM aware I will be asking Telstra/Bigpond games for my money back. If they don't give me my money back I will cancel all of my telecommunications services with them (and that is 2 mobiles, a landline, an expensive ADSL 2+ account and my pay tv). I'm already pissed of with them for a number of other reasons.

The bigpond game was playing, but not updating on both machines. The EA game updates straight away.
Why would I particularly need all of that information about my computer when the sole problem with my game was that it was 1. not recognising that it was an out-of-date version and 2. not downloading it's patches.
I did mention the version of the game that I got from the Bigpond games server (1.1.6.107).

Did you buy your Sims 3 for mac game from Bigpond games Australia? Do you know anyone else who has?

Possibly.
It appears there is a file missing from their copy of the program.

no fuckwit.

I mean that the version that is on the server of the 3rd party retailer I bought the first game from is fucked.

Knowing Telstra, they probably already know but couldn't be bothered fixing it or telling anyone there was a problem.

So - I paid $80 and got a brand new game from the EA store.

Guess what? Works perfectly. Automatically patched right up to 1.11

I was sold a fucked up version of the game. I will be demanding my money back.

Anyone else who is reading this - do not buy games from Bigpond Games Shop in Australia.

yeah, I have looked around, they seem to have all been taken down because I need the very early ones.

I have tried the clean uninstall (I'm assuming you mean removing absolutely everything to an external drive and then reinstalling and trying to run the game without putting anything back in it).

When I've been opening the HELS launcher it's been giving me an error message.

Just a weird question, can someone look at their base game files, in contents/resources and see if there is a file called tgUpdateMulti - i noticed that was in the HELS files. I could be pursuing an untamed ornithoid without cause... but anything's worth a shot.

yes I did.

perhaps you didn't realise that I am on a mac.

I didn't mention it, but it would be reasonable to expect that if you checked the site and noticed that the mac updates weren't there you might figure it out. Why would I say the patches weren't there if they were?

they are no longer available.

*sigh*

human-being fail, I am afraid.

I like to chase untamed ornithoids without cause.

My God My God. I am about ready to ball my eyes out over here.
I BOUGHT an official Digital Download copy of TS3. It is vers 1.1.6.107
That is what it was when I downloaded it (like a week after it came out. I kind of havent really played it since about nov last year). It has never updated. I have tried all of the workarounds and solutions that I have seen on the internet (on the official forum, and on modthesims... I have even contacted EA and gone through the crap of sending them screenshots etc. They can't help me!) I've repaired permissions, I have done a complete and total uninstall (moving my backup files to an external drive) and reinstall several times. I have created an entirely different administrator account on my computer JUST for using TS3.

It isn't even REGISTERING that it is out of date! The launcher says that my game is up to date! I have installed it and had 'automatic updates' ticked, I have installed it and had 'automatic updates' unticked. I have refreshed. I have deauthorised and reauthorised. I have meticulously checked that it is installing in the right place.
Now I tried to install HELS and it wouldn't install because my base game isn't up to date!
The game will run with XML hack mods but not core mods (like awesome, or I also tried inteen). I have also removed these completely from the game, reinstalled it and tried to patch again - still no luck.

I am really at my wits end. Please, is there anyone out there who can help me?

Masochist.