August 2020
@RainbowCookiePop Your saves will be transferrable to the new laptop, yes. You'd need to manually copy over the saves, so be sure to make backups when you're ready. Saves are located in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves, and saves that have been played in the LE can run in the standard version of Sims 4, although it doesn't work the other way around.
And almost any new laptop you'd buy should run the standard version of Sims 4. There are a few low-end models, and a few ultraportable ones (like tablets but with a keyboard) that wouldn't support the standard edition, but a true gaming laptop should be fine. If you'd like advice on a new laptop, or just want a second opinion on its specs, feel free to post here, in the Mac section, or in the PC tech section of the Sims 4 forum.
August 2020
@puzzlezaddict Oh duh, that's what I get for not scrolling to the bottom. Thank you! I see it there and am downloading it now. Hopefully all goes well. Here's my computer info for why I might need the LE:
August 2020 - last edited August 2020
@aliciamsu Yes, you do in fact need the LE, because your computer's hardware doesn't support Metal. Running El Capitan or later is necessary but not sufficient. And there's unfortunately no way to upgrade your Mac to support Metal either.
August 2020
Ah I see. Of course there's no Mac upgrade... Oh well, Legacy is now installed and running fine. Thank so much for your help!
August 2020
Ok thanks anyway 🙃
September 2020
Hi, I'm sure this has been answered somewhere but sifting through 38 pages worth of comments was too overwhelming!
I am using an old macbook pro (2010) macOS Sierra 10.12.6. I have downloaded the legacy edition a few times now, and generally play without any issues. I recently downloaded the legacy edition again after I had to update Sims in Origin and now my Sims won't open and keeps coming up with the dialogue box that I need to download legacy, even though when I go to download it (again) I only have the option of pressing "play" (as I have already downloaded it). I have uninstalled and reinstalled origin which hasn't helped. Reluctant to uninstall Sims 4 to reinstall as I will lose my data.
Halp!
September 2020
September 2020
Hi I just downloaded the sims 4 Star Wars expansion pack and it says it’s downloaded but it won’t show up in the game. Please help
September 2020
@plague_boi7 What version of Sims 4 are you running? Load the game to the Main Menu (where you'd choose to load a save or create a new one), and look along the bottom of the game window. Please list the full version, i.e. 1.xx.xx.xxxx.
September 2020
Version 1.66.139.1620