New Ultimate Fix

Admin wrote:Dear Helpers,

Here's a quick message to update you on some small changes regarding The Sims 4.
I've updated the Installation Guide, so I highly recommend you read it so you know what the users get to see: https://goo.gl/UDM5cQ (Please let me know if you find any issues/typos)

Note that I've recommended users to MOVE their The Sims 4 installation folder from C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\ to C:\Program Files (x86)\ , so you might want to keep that in mind when providing Support. If the users can't find the "old" folder, they might have already moved it to the new location, which is: C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\  !

Looks good to me.   I noticed though you removed the "Get to Work"-part in the new fix ? That will make the download smaller, and I also thought about doing that, last month.

But it should be fine either way, or at least I hope so. 

Maybe I will look into that when I have more time. 

Admin wrote:By the way,

You added this to the download page:

- Luxury Party Stuff Pack
- Luxury Pack


Aren't those the same pack...?

I may have added one of them, and forgot or overlooked the existing "Luxury Pack".    Also note the "edit" in my previous post, in case you haven't seen it yet (just added it shortly).

Sim Architect wrote:That's nice, you go straight to the point in the guide, which will reduce questions, thanks. I just stopped getting YouTube views from here after you removed the link Carlos posted to my video at the fix page before

Of course, it's perfectly ok if you feel the video doesn't apply anymore, or anything else...

But... just in case... if you like the idea of putting a link to my video there again, it would be very nice

Admin wrote:

Sim Architect wrote:That's nice, you go straight to the point in the guide, which will reduce questions, thanks. I just stopped getting YouTube views from here after you removed the link Carlos posted to my video at the fix page before

Of course, it's perfectly ok if you feel the video doesn't apply anymore, or anything else...

But... just in case... if you like the idea of putting a link to my video there again, it would be very nice

I think I only moved the topic (out) from the Fixes section?
Also I didn't fully watch the video, but does it show how to apply the Ultimate Fix? if not, it might cause confusion, I don't know.

No, you actually removed the link when you updated the fix to exclude the "Get to Work" (Carlos had put a link to my video/topic in the description of the previous fix). The video shows how to apply the ultimate fix, but it was made using the other version that has everything together (Get to Work + Kitchen etc), since it was the one available back then.

I would like to make a new one, but I still didn't get a proper machine working to be able to do so, sorry. I leave it up to you to decide if the video can be useful or not, I feel the procedure is the same, if anybody finds something wrong I can always and an annotation telling people to do this instead of that etc...

But, of course, it is totally up to you, only post it there if you find it useful, otherwise you can leave it alone until I have the chance to make a new tutorial with the new smaller fix that does NOT include get to work etc, but it might take a while, since the laptop I am using is really really really slow (I can barely browse and watch TV on it, even 720p video freezes a bit on BSPlayer) and I am still reassembling the old PC I am going to use soon

Not sure the new PC will be good enough, but I will try using Camtasia or even Fraps without real time compression at all

Meanwhile, more tea for us...

Admin wrote:Sorry, I'm very tired at the moment. Do you actually mean the Fix' description in the .PDF file, OR on the download page with all the links?
I only recall moving your topic out of the Fixes section.

Well... would it be much work to "re-do" it with the new Fix? This way it might cause confusion, since Get to Work is not actually included. (Not sure if you mention that Get to Work is included in it in the first place)

In the page, not the PDF

I just formatted a borrowed desktop that performs a tiny bit better and I will try to make a new video with the new fix, thanks!

True, the video was made with the fix version that only required the base game to give the user "everything", and it also has links to the old version as well.

I will likely re-download everything in the next few days and try to record while I install, then see if it works, that would be the best solution (or should I wait the crack of the Halloween pack?)

Of course, meanwhile, I can make an observation in my video that if they got the new fix from G4TW it won't include Get to Work, which they have to install "between the two" or they can download the old torrent (is the new fix the same as the old one, just without Get to Work, or did you change to a "better" crack?).

Thanks anyway, I hope to be back more active in the next few days, the desktop feels way less sluggish than the old laptop I was using for the past few days (I was a bit AFK for a couple of days, maybe, because of using the same SSD, formatting etc).

Meanwhile, time for some food and tea! Maybe we can even play on Minecraft this weekend, who knows what may happen?

Sim Architect wrote:(...) (is the new fix the same as the old one, just without Get to Work, or did you change to a "better" crack?).

Meanwhile, time for some food and tea! Maybe we can even play on Minecraft this weekend, who knows what may happen?

Admin wrote:

Sim Architect wrote:(...) (is the new fix the same as the old one, just without Get to Work, or did you change to a "better" crack?).

Meanwhile, time for some food and tea! Maybe we can even play on Minecraft this weekend, who knows what may happen?

No, the crack is still the same. So yes, maybe a warning would do?
I could also make installation videos, but that doesn't help generating views for your videos obviously.

Does the MC server still auto-kick every few minutes, by the way?

Thanks! I did not try Minecraft yet, sorry. I have been a bit inactive for the past few days, between the bed and some TV, I think I only replied to a couple of topics here too.

I don't feel really sick, so you don't worry, I just have some fibromyalgia and dizziness/sleepiness/slowness. I am sure that it will get better, hopefully sooner than later, since i put of lots of stuff I have to do AFK on hold, and I am going to handle that, or I will have to pay the consequences, you know (losing money etc).

The main website was down for the past few days https://www.games4theworld.org/ but it seems to be operating now, so I guess the MC server should be on, I might give it a try and I will let you know later, in hopes this computer can handle the game better than the laptop, of course

Yes, sure, you could also make and monetize your videos for sure, you are Admin, you can do everything you wish

I will add an annotation in the video that if they download the fix from the link you have in the Forum, they won't get all the stuff, but just the updates, Kitchen and Spa, so they have to download Get to Work separately or use the older torrent that I uploaded in the past, which is still linked.

I will look forward trying to install Camtasia and record the whole installation process of The Sims 4 with the current stuff, so the new video will be more aligned to what you have available right now. Do you have any guess on the date they will (or even if they will) release the Get Together crack?

Thanks a lot for replying and for the patience specially lately, sorry for not being around much, I will find my way, don't worry

Sim Architect wrote:The main website was down for the past few days https://www.games4theworld.org/ but it seems to be operating now, so I guess the MC server should be on, I might give it a try and I will let you know later, in hopes this computer can handle the game better than the laptop, of course

Yes, sure, you could also make and monetize your videos for sure, you are Admin, you can do everything you wish

Admin wrote:

Sim Architect wrote:The main website was down for the past few days https://www.games4theworld.org/ but it seems to be operating now, so I guess the MC server should be on, I might give it a try and I will let you know later, in hopes this computer can handle the game better than the laptop, of course

Yes, sure, you could also make and monetize your videos for sure, you are Admin, you can do everything you wish

There was an IP issue with the main website, which I fixed when I found out it was down.
Note that www.games4theworld.org and the MC server are not linked in any way. The Download Server and the MC server are hosted on the same server.

Nah, not interested in earning money from the videos. (Can't even upload new videos because of the bad name caused by EA removing all those TS videos - so I guess I can't monetize any more either anyway)

Not sure about the new expansion pack, has the latest expansion pack been released already?

Good to know that the site is up and running again!

If you want, you can send me the videos and I can make little changes to them (mostly the audio, to avoid copyright issues), then I upload them and put them to monetize. When I get paid, I just check how much each of your videos made me and I send you the money using PayPal or something like that

I have been clicking on your ads a few times once a week (did it only once, since the second time the site was not working at all), I hope you get something. I did not buy any service or product, though. I hope that they pay you per click and not only per sale lead. Since the helpers section is a bit more closed, maybe you could open a discreet topic here asking people to visit the main website https://www.games4theworld.org/ (today ads are not showing anymore, even with ad-block plus turned off for your domain, did you remove the ads from there?).

Please, if anybody reads this and finds ads on games4theworld pages, please click them (you need ad-block plus off for G4TW sites for the ads to show) to help our dear @Admin with his hosting fees. Thanks!

Carlos wrote:I'm not 100% sure what it means yet, but that looks very weird. I suspect there is indeed something wrong with the current fix. I can't travel to Granite Falls either, because the option for "go on vacation" doesn't show up for me in the smartphone. Can you guys check in on that when you get to it ?


I did not test this current & official fix, because I used the one that I myself uploaded back then; the one named "temporary fix", which had 4GB filesize and included "Get to Work" too.

Sim Architect wrote:If you want, you can send me the videos and I can make little changes to them (mostly the audio, to avoid copyright issues), then I upload them and put them to monetize. When I get paid, I just check how much each of your videos made me and I send you the money using PayPal or something like that

I have been clicking on your ads a few times once a week (did it only once, since the second time the site was not working at all), I hope you get something. I did not buy any service or product, though. I hope that they pay you per click and not only per sale lead. Since the helpers section is a bit more closed, maybe you could open a discreet topic here asking people to visit the main website https://www.games4theworld.org/ (today ads are not showing anymore, even with ad-block plus turned off for your domain, did you remove the ads from there?).

Admin wrote:Not exactly sure what could be the problem, I do recall testing the Ultimate Fix before uploading it.
Could it be caused by the fact that you included Get to Work and I didn't? (Doubt it though)
Can anyone else test it on a clean installation?
And I assume you installed Get to Work first, and then applied the Fix, right...?

Admin wrote:

Carlos wrote:I'm not 100% sure what it means yet, but that looks very weird. I suspect there is indeed something wrong with the current fix. I can't travel to Granite Falls either, because the option for "go on vacation" doesn't show up for me in the smartphone. Can you guys check in on that when you get to it ?


I did not test this current & official fix, because I used the one that I myself uploaded back then; the one named "temporary fix", which had 4GB filesize and included "Get to Work" too.

Not exactly sure what could be the problem, I do recall testing the Ultimate Fix before uploading it.
Could it be caused by the fact that you included Get to Work and I didn't? (Doubt it though)
Can anyone else test it on a clean installation?
And I assume you installed Get to Work first, and then applied the Fix, right...?

Sim Architect wrote:If you want, you can send me the videos and I can make little changes to them (mostly the audio, to avoid copyright issues), then I upload them and put them to monetize. When I get paid, I just check how much each of your videos made me and I send you the money using PayPal or something like that

I have been clicking on your ads a few times once a week (did it only once, since the second time the site was not working at all), I hope you get something. I did not buy any service or product, though. I hope that they pay you per click and not only per sale lead. Since the helpers section is a bit more closed, maybe you could open a discreet topic here asking people to visit the main website https://www.games4theworld.org/ (today ads are not showing anymore, even with ad-block plus turned off for your domain, did you remove the ads from there?).

It might be an idea to send you the videos and then you can edit those EA (like the Game launcher) parts out, and re-upload them on your own page. It's sad though, that we can't use the Games4theworld account to upload videos for another 5-6 months.

There have never been ads on www.games4theworld.org , but on www.games4theworlddownloads.org . (And are still there) I added them as an experiment, and might remove them after the next payout. Not sure about that yet.

Cool! Let me know when you have them available for me to download, I can filter the revenue by video, so I will know how much to send your way later on

Ads aren't available on either of the sites you mention

Carlos wrote:

Admin wrote:Not exactly sure what could be the problem, I do recall testing the Ultimate Fix before uploading it.
Could it be caused by the fact that you included Get to Work and I didn't? (Doubt it though)
Can anyone else test it on a clean installation?
And I assume you installed Get to Work first, and then applied the Fix, right...?

On my fresh install, I just (re-)installed the base game, and then applied the fix, because I thought it didn't matter for Granite Falls, whether or not you have the Get to Work-expansion. 

I looked quickly at the fix files and saw that you removed the EP01-folder; did you remove anything else, maybe even by accident ?

I can't imagine that this is caused by the missing EP01-folder, but yes, some other team members should test that too, when possible. And until you have more feedback on this, you guys should tell the people to use Sim Architect's torrent.

Thanks for the tip, I won't even try installing the "new" version then, since it will give problems to users and a "new video" showing how to install the "new way" would cause more trouble.

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Admin wrote:Hi all,

Thank you for the quick correction, Carlos.
I guess I messed something up indeed, for as far as I can recall, I merged the updated files with the old Fix files.
I'll try to get the corrected Fix up on the other filesharing websites soon. (And update the Ultimate Fix topic accordingly)

The reason I did not found out about this earlier was because of wrong assumptions. I checked just the EP01 folder with WinMerge that was directly in the game install folder. Because the results were identical, I did not bother to check the rest (like the Delta\EP01-folder), and in hindsight that was naive.   But now we know better. I ended up checking TWO different game install folders of Sims 4: one with the stuff from Games4theworld and the other one from RELOADED's stuff. And yes, I found a difference that I missed before. And the difference is now in the "fix addition" that I posted, specifically the Delta\EP01

Admin wrote:So should I add that "addition" to the current Fix, so it's included in the next release?

And about Get to Work, what about a warning in the Ultimate Fix, that people MUST install Get to Work (via torrent) first, before applying the Fix? That might be more practical than including it in the Fix.

Obviously, the 1.10 game update also brought along changes in the "Get to Work" files. My personal opinion is that it would be overall much easier to just take RELOADED's files as they are without cutting out anything. Even if it means that these fixes will be huge in filesize. But if you want to keep the install order, then it's definitely doable too.   But as said, we'll need to be very careful. I'm confident that the recent experiences were a great help for us in learning about this game (as frustrating as it may have been, lol).

. Sounds easy ? We'll see.