Deluxe Edition, No Serenity Retreat?[SOLVED]

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I downloaded Sunlit Tides Deluxe Edition from the games4theworld's Mediafire thing, and the world looks great, but it seems like I don't have the massage table, or the Serenity Retreat for that matter. I went to 'Edit Town' to look for it, but the lot is not there. What happened?

After yet another computer issue...(am on my 3rd laptop in 2 months lol, though this one beats the heck outa the last 2), and having had to reinstall everything again...

I actually found that my Serenity Retreat was listed in my Community Lots...however...it wasn't named.

It was simply called Community Lot, and I think it was a 40 by 40 lot space, and was near the front of the lot listings. I was able to rename it however after placing it in my world.

Try looking at that? Until yesterday when I found it, I'd assumed it was a CC lot that I'd grabbed somewhere and never used lol.

Lady ElDi wrote:Hello,

Try to install just Sunlit Tides with a clean TS3 folder. Go to Documents\Electronic Arts and backup and remove the The Sims 3 folder. Now double click the Sunlit Tides sims3pack to install it, and start the game and see if it works.

Okay, so I copy and paste The Sims 3 folder to my desktop, and then delete the The Sims 3 folder in my documents? How is that cleaning the folder? This is a bit confusing.

It's not "cleaning" per se, but removing all user data will quickly point out if invalid user data is the issue in your specific case. If it is, then you can try actually cleaning it, but there's no sense in going through the trouble of cleaning it if it won't resolve the issue. Make sense?

hexorcist wrote:It's not "cleaning" per se, but removing all user data will quickly point out if invalid user data is the issue in your specific case. If it is, then you can try actually cleaning it, but there's no sense in going through the trouble of cleaning it if it won't resolve the issue. Make sense?

Why can't I just drag The Sims 3 folder to my desktop? Rather than copy/paste, and deleting the folder in my documents? I think I need a specific, step-by-step instructions on how to do this. I'm an easily-confused person and I don't do well with computer files/folders and whatnot. I just wanna make 100% sure that I won't mess up.

By the way, thank you guys for helping me.

happysimming wrote:

hexorcist wrote:It's not "cleaning" per se, but removing all user data will quickly point out if invalid user data is the issue in your specific case. If it is, then you can try actually cleaning it, but there's no sense in going through the trouble of cleaning it if it won't resolve the issue. Make sense?

Why can't I just drag The Sims 3 folder to my desktop? Rather than copy/paste, and deleting the folder in my documents? I think I need a specific, step-by-step instructions on how to do this. I'm an easily-confused person and I don't do well with computer files/folders and whatnot. I just wanna make 100% sure that I won't mess up.

By the way, thank you guys for helping me.

Hello,

Miscommunication, the way you did it is the same, I think Hexorcist meant something else.
As long as the folder is completely removed from the "Documents\Electronic Arts" folder, it's OK.

It worked. I finally have Sunlits Tides AND the Serenity Retreat. But now I have TWO "The Sims 3" folders...the original one on my desktop, and the new one on the "Documents/Electronic Arts" folder. What do I do now?

Also, the launcher is almost empty. Every content I have ever installed is gone, and I only have the items/lots from Sunlit Tides...........you guys didn't tell me this would happen.

happysimming wrote:Also, the launcher is almost empty. Every content I have ever installed is gone, and I only have the items/lots from Sunlit Tides...........you guys didn't tell me this would happen.

Hello there,

That's why we told you to "back up" the old folder. All the items you're looking for can be found in the old "The Sims 3" folder.
Your content should be under The Sims 3\Downloads\, your saves are under The Sims 3\Saves and I'm not sure about the other stuff, you'll have to wait for someone else to tell you what is what.

You said that it would be the same...that as long as The Sims 3 folder is completely removed from "Documents/Electronic Arts", it's OK....I don't see how the "backup" thing is necessary, because either way you're just gonna remove it.

Ugh, maybe Lady EIDi can help me. I think my situation has gotten much worse.

I followed your instructions, but long story short, it didn't work out. So instead of reinstalling all of my sims3packs and doing it 20 at a time, I just decided to use my original Sims 3 folder with everything I have ever installed. I managed to get Sunlit Tides back from my trash can..... but I still don't have Serenity Retreat. Whatever, that place can burn in hell for all I care.

So I'm back to square one, but I'm fine with that now. I'm happy that I even have 6 or 7 expansion packs (thanks to games4theworld).

Besides, in the long run, none of it will matter anyway. Because once The Sims 4 comes out, I'll just end up uninstalling The Sims 3 all together.

Thank you guys for putting up with me. I hope you didn't feel like I wasted your time. I did learn a lot though, definitely the kind of info I may need in the near future.