On the official Sims 3 blog is news of a new game update to 1.18/2.13/3.9/4.6/5.4/6.1. There are a whole heap of changes, so please see the second post in this thread more more information!

Some of the more interesting changes are:

- Routing problems which caused the game to hitch has been fixed (possibly a similar fix to this can be found here: https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=425764)
- Fixed an issue that causes the game to try to place Ambitions specific lots in Bridgeport, thus causing the game to crash (aka grey lots).
- Wall tops are no longer invisible when building on an empty lot on PCs with ATI video cards

One thing that seems to be missing is the Vampire skill bug and the bug when Sims get opportunities not within the same town.

This game update includes the following changes:

Late Night Updates

* Hot tubs can now be placed on the balconies of high rise buildings by using the moveobjectson true cheat.
* Vampires now receive the “Slept like the Dead” moodlet after sleeping in the Altar Bed.
* Crying babies will now prompt Sims to leave a hot tub and tend to the baby.
* Sims with the Artistic or Virtuoso traits now improve the Bass, Drums, and Piano skills more quickly.
* Pianists will no longer continue playing pianos that have been detonated.
* The wish to “Skinny Dip with Simbot” will no longer occur.
* Fixed an issue that caused some Sims to become permanently frozen when Late Night is uninstalled.
* Mac Only: Swimming in a pool inside a high rise building will no longer cause a Sim’s plumbob to become invisible.
* Butlers’ will no longer park their cars in front of client Sims’ homes for extended periods of time.
* Simbot will now “short out” when “invited to cuddle” in a hot tub.
* Vampires will no longer perform the Vampire Run when they have the “Too Much Sun” moodlet.
* Vampires will now be kicked out for behaving inappropriately when using “Vampiric Slumber” in an NPC’s house.
* New Vampires can no longer be hunted if they were a hunt target before they transformed into a Vampire.
* Sims will no longer receive a wish to “Skinny Dip” with Mummies.
* Sims can no longer detonate bar counters in Bar and Lounge venues.
* Wall covering styles are no longer only applied to the tops of half walls when dragged onto them in Create a Style.
* Pregnant Sims can no longer “Brawl.”
* Sims will no longer spin into their Everyday Clothes while swimming and being directed to join a career.
* The missing Interaction Queue icon for the “Join Brawl” interaction has been replaced.
* Sims of all celebrity levels (rather than just level 1) will now appear in Twinbrook.
* The height of framed photographs on a wall can now be adjusted.
* Mummies will now receive the “Soaked” moodlet when “Invited to Cuddle” in a hot tub.
* When in use, the shuffleboard will no longer lose its functionality when a Sim attempts to detonate the object.
* The lot value needed to upgrade The Prosper Room or Plasma 501 venues in the Real Estate system has been reduced to a more appropriate value.
* Sims that drown while Skinny Dipping will now spin into their clothes while interacting with the Grim Reaper.
* When Late Night is uninstalled, Sims with a Lifetime Wish from Late Night will no longer cause Create a Sim to become corrupted.
* When placed on lots, Subway Stations are now properly named after the lot’s address.
* Interacting with the Butler will now satisfy a Toddler’s Fun motive.
* Vampires can no longer gain Vampiric Vigor if they have the “Too Much Sun” moodlet.
* An issue has been fixed that causes a Sim to take an incorrect route between Bridgeport’s cemetery and library.
* Sims can now properly use elevators placed on diagonal walls to travel to different floors of a structure.
* NPC Sims can now properly order food and drinks from a Celebrity Mixologist.
* An issue has been fixed that incorrectly displayed the shape of a pool/fountain when changing between convex can concave corners.
* The lot at 9184 Sterling Parkway in Bridgeport can now be built upon correctly after being bulldozed.
* The “Ask To Get In” interaction will no longer appear when attempting to Play Foosball in the Banzai Lounge.
* Walls can no longer be built inside pools on basement levels.
* Fixed an issue that made pools disappear after building them in basements, as well as an issue that prevented pools from being intentionally deleted in basements.
* Photos of your Sim taken by the paparazzi will now be counted in the Sim’s Celebrity Journal under “Number of Times Photographed.”
* The “Impressed Celebrity” message will no longer appear when an NPC Sim “Asks for an Autograph” from your celebrity Sim.
* Entering Build or Buy Mode through Edit Town will no longer cause the movement of Gobo Lights to malfunction on that lot.
* A Sim’s visual appearance will now transition correctly while wearing a towel and aging up.
* When in Bridgeport, the “Bistro Baritones and Basses” skill opportunity will now correctly select Steve’s Business Complex and Restaurant as the completion point.
* The Food Truck will now always stay at a location for at least a reasonable amount of time before leaving for the next location.
* An issue has been fixed that caused the game to hitch as Sims routed throughout the world.
* Stairs inside the Veranda Villas building can now be replaced after being deleted from the high rise.
* Sims can no longer select the Mixologist for the “Play With…” interaction on the Shuffle Board table or the Dart Board.
* Baby Sims will no longer answer a call from the Callbox and invite Sims in.
* Sims can no longer WooHoo in the Elevator with a Sim who is on a different floor.
* Fixed an issue that prevented the cursor from displaying correctly when in the Advanced Mode of Tattoo application in Create a Sim.
* Instruments will no longer become stuck in the Family Inventory after entering Edit Town Build/Buy Mode on a lot where Sims are using the instruments.
* Sims can no longer hang out with Celebrity Sims on swing sets before properly impressing them.
* Fixed an issue that allowed Sims to befriend a Celebrity without Impressing them by holding a Jam Session or Playing for Tips.
* Fixed an issue that made Fountains appear deformed when building them in basements.
* Fixed an issue that made Sims disappear from the world when exiting the carpool on their way to work.
* Sims should now group up correctly when using the “Invite Out” interaction.
* Tips earned while “Playing For Tips in the Subway” should now correctly add to the Band Earnings.
* Fixed an issue that caused Sims to leave their Toddler inside a bar at closing time.
* The “Well Rested” moodlet will now give the Sim an appropriate mood boost when obtained from the “Professional Actor Trailer.”
* Fixed an issue that prevented Sims already living in Bridgeport from becoming Celebrities.
* Fixed an issue that caused babysitters to appear in private areas of high rise buildings, thus preventing them from successfully caring for the child.
* The Grim Reaper will no longer be prevented from reaping souls due to band affiliation.
* Fixed an issue that prevented a Sim from successfully completing jobs from the Stylist Profession in Bridgeport.
* Fixed an issue that caused a hot tub and its basin to become separated when dragging the hot tub along with the wall.
* Updated the Sound Effects to work correctly on the doors of the Diner building in Bridgeport.
* Fixed an issue that causes the game to crash when building a platform on the second floor of a house built on top of a foundation.
* Black light effects will no longer appear after deleting the source of the light in High Rise buildings.
* Create-A-Style now works properly with the female tube top clothing.
* Kleptomaniac Sims can no longer steal Subway stations from lots.
* Fixed an issue that prevented the Disgusted moodlet from being removed when spoiled Plasma Juice is removed from a Sim’s inventory.
* Fixed an issue that causes the game to try to place Ambitions specific lots in Bridgeport, thus causing the game to crash.
* Made the remaining High Rise buildings and the Trash Chute available in the Misc Debug section of Build/Buy mode for advanced users.
* Fixed a tuning issue so that Sims now vomit at acceptable levels.
* Butlers will no longer inadvertently dismiss themselves by autonomously leaving a lot to follow a celebrity.
* Sims will now prefer to use the Subway when traveling to the Prosper Room in Bridgeport.


Ambitions Updates

* The “Detonate the Digital Tattoo Applicator” opportunity can now be fulfilled.
* Sims will no longer sit on chairs that have been detonated and are no longer present.
* Accepting the Firefighter profession no longer takes more time than any other professions.
* An issue has been fixed that prevented some Firefighter jobs from ending correctly once the fire has been put out.
* In cases where the game was saved during a Firefighter job, the job can now be successfully completed when loading the save game.
* Sims can now successfully attend the “Key to the City” celebration when reaching level 10 of the Firefighter profession.
* High End Loft Stuff
* Sims no longer get stuck when selecting the option to “Turn Vibration On” and then “Turn Vibration Off” on the “Vibromatic LN3000” vibrating bed.


World Adventures Updates

* The game no longer loses functionality when holding down the 'CTRL' key while clicking on the “Trip Planner” icons.
* A hover tip has been fixed that incorrectly indicated an employed Sim was unemployed while in a Vacation World.


Base Game Updates

* The tray of drinks will no longer become stuck to a Sim’s hand when performing the “Make Drinks” interaction on regular bars.
* Wall tops are no longer invisible when building on an empty lot on PCs with ATI video cards.
* Burglars will now leave your lot with more than one Brave Sim on it after fighting one of these Sims, thus preventing all other Sims on lot from becoming stuck in the panicked state.
* An issue has been fixed that caused lot names to disappear when changing the lot type.
* Correct sound effects now play for Hogan’s Deep Sea Diner in Barnacle Bay.


(Taken from http://www.thesims3.com/community/n...2010#1679815570 )

And yet, no vampire skilling bug fix? Pah!

No fix to the camera in high-rises?

No fix to going allllll the way downstairs to eat yer food if you live in a high-rise and don't have a table (but do have somewhere else appropriate to sit)?

No fix to sims congregating in massive groups for no apparent reason?

Seems like they fixed a buttload of little bugs, but most of the big ones (with the exception of the invalid opportunity places thing and the wall thing with ATI cards) seem to have gotten left out.

Haha this gave me a good laugh. There are some pretty funny ones!
"Sims will no longer receive a wish to “Skinny Dip” with Mummies."
"Pianists will no longer continue playing pianos that have been detonated."
"Baby Sims will no longer answer a call from the Callbox and invite Sims in."
"Sims can no longer WooHoo in the Elevator with a Sim who is on a different floor."
"Interacting with the Butler will now satisfy a Toddler’s Fun motive."

I see some good fixes (most of them were fixed by the community!)

ALL mods needs to be updated? Or only the tuning mods?

I'm just glad they updated the "playing for tips in the subway" glitch. The funny thing is I was just yesterday messing around with files seeing if I could fix this lol >.<

Any mirrors for the updates, my program always only seems to update my base and most recent expansion while missing the others.
Still looking over all these tweaks and how they will mess with mods

What about fixing the massive amount of derelict cars that appear on the streets, in sims inventories, and on community lots? I couldn't care less about mummies not having a soaked moodlet in the hot tub, what about all the lag in my game?


EDIT: I just patched, and my game no longer has lag with a new cc free game. I played for 2 1/2 hours with no skipping or stuttering at all. Everyone likes to read in the clean game though. People stand and read in front of the movie theater, my sim always wants to read something, and her lover even brings books with her when she visits. Weird.

Thank you Naiyasfury for your suggestion. I will definitely get it if my CC causes the game to lag again.

Kitten, Bluegenjutsu over at CrazyTown has a mod that overhauls the taxi production in bridgeport if you're interested. It may help your problem a little :D

And I see no mention -again- of fixing the inability to excavate dig sites from WA areas.

Oh thanks much, Tummy Tickler, I hope it works for my version


Got everything running smooth, too bad now it all messes with the Extended Core Modifier, but we are moving forward slowly.

All other mods seemed to be working just fine, more testing needed obviously.

Oww....now what will my chav sims do?!

Tickle on the tum, why are there so many? Does downloading the one through the launcher do the same thing as all of those?

@ TickleOnTheTum
Thanks for the links.^_^.

did anyone get the 'disc not authenticated' error, i downloaded ep03 from a site and even paid the 39.99 for it, after contemplating the torrent, only to have to uninstall and have the site not recognize my sign in to redownload item purchased, am i really beat?

You'll need to talk to EA about digital download issues, missie2020.

missroxor, each one is for a different region (in most cases physical. region 1, or direct download, region 17). You don't technically need to patch anything but your basegame and your latest EP... I still don't trust that theory much though.

im waiting until the mods are updated before putting this on

Now that would be a useful fix! That bug has broken two games so far. I guess I will just keep building and hope the next patch addresses this issue.

Ah, thanks

First, thanks to the Mods and everyone here for helping get through this mess and make the game sort of playable.

Now the warning....
Okay, before the patch my game ran fairly smoothly but suffered all the other well documented problems.
Now, since this patch, it is totally impossible to play and freezes every few seconds. So I can't even be bothered to see if the Bartenders are back at work yet!
This is just another reminder to you all that even if you checked the compatability of core mods before patching, as I thought I had done.... still run through all the checks again with a clean setup.

I will try again... and maybe eventually get some uninterrupted gameplay!

Kittenette069, people always stood around reading in front of the theatre, it is not you.

Twallans has his SP and MC updated already.

That's because twallan is sexy awesome.

After installing this, I get strange issues with all the sims in the town flocking to the diner and repeatedly getting drinks. I'm running the game without mods.

Today I had the paint shift where the B form of the book case from HEL would display the books on the side of the book case instead of in the proper position and it would corrupt the night stand if you had used that to take the skin from. It is corrected by the patch. Oh yeah the game saves now without a DEP error, but that is probably because its a new system without DEP enabled across all programs.

Ain't that the truth! He gives me some awesome moodlets!

im not installing this i dont have any real bugs touchwood that havent been fixed by user mods !!!!