□ Looking for a similar script for Steam? You can find it here. Works with Origin and DVD installation discs and will also work with Steam’s Big Picture Mode, In-Home Streaming and Steam Link. So why not have a simple script that will do the work for you too?Įven though the Origin version of Sims 3 and Sims 4 is compatible with Mac, these scripts are written specifically to run from Windows Vista, 7, 8/8.1 or 10 – but will also work with XP. Three – and probably most important: Running batch file scripts from Origin is far less of a hassle than Steam. Two: EA allows Sims 3 codes purchased from retail discs, as well as Steam, to be imported and therefore expansion libraries are likely to be more complete on Origin. One: because the game version is newer than Steam’s (1.69 vs. Why even use Origin for Sims 3 on Steam, you ask? For a few reasons actually.
But what if I told you that it was possible to use that same script for both The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 to run through Origin and have the benefits of the Steam overlay? Yes! It can absolutely happen – with some slight modifications to it of course. An older guide I wrote for Sims 3 (and later for Sims 4) included a simple batch script that deletes the cache files to improve performance and optionally launches the game automatically afterward (assuming that either the client to Origin or Steam version is already running, or running from the physical disc install without Origin).