The Sims 4 Anniversary Update 1.61.15.1020 Update Only G4TW

1.)  Since The Sims 4 tends to be picked up - erroneously - as "malicious" by many anti-virus programs, you need to make sure to add both the (future) install location of your game as well as the location of your downloads to the "exceptions list" in your anti-virus program. The guide HERE can give you an initial overview of what needs to be done: https://www.games4theworld.club/t18501-unable-to-start-initialization-error-at-startup-135dec40984c6a3800000077

But depending on which anti-virus software you yourselves are using, you may need to do more research on your own. Don't worry! Even though the game files are picked up by anti-virus software as malicious, the files are completely safe to use (it’s what we call a "false-positive" warning ). We suggest you add the following locations to the exceptions list in your anti-virus software. Later on, once you installed the game, you may narrow-down the exclusions to only your installed The Sims 4 game folders. But in order to avoid any problems during the download of the games and/or the installation process, it is a good idea to add these exclusions beforehand OR temporarily disable your anti-virus software before downloading and installing the game.

C:\Program Files (x86)\ 
C:\Program Files\
C:\Users\(your username)\Downloads\ (Important: If you add this location to the exclusions, make sure that you REMOVE it from the exceptions 
list after installing the game!)


2.)  Download and install Games4theworld's version of The Sims 4 base game, which you can find along all other Games4theworld releases, on our official Forum announcement here: https://www.games4theworld.club/t53-all-games4theworld-downloads


3.)  Now install the other Games4theworld The Sims 4 torrents in the following order, if you have not done so already. If you installed some of these, then you only need to apply those item that "follow" your latest DLC. 
For example, if you have everything including Toddlers/Vampires/Bowling installed already, then you just needto apply Parenthood -> Fitness Stuff -> Toddlers Stuff, and of course Cats & Dogs.

=> The Sims 4 (= base game)
=> Get to Work 
=> Get together 
=> City Living 
=> Toddlers, Vampires & Bowling Stuff (The Sims 4 version 1.29.69.1020)
=> Parenthood 
=> Fitness Stuff
=> Toddlers Stuff
=> Cats & Dogs
=> Laundry Day Stuff
=> Jungle Adventure
=> My First Pet Stuff
=> Seasons
=> Get Famous
=> Update 1.49.65.1020
=> Strangerville
=> Island Living
=> Moschino Stuff
=> Realm of Magic
=> Discover University
=> Tiny Living Stuff


4.)  Your next step is to go to where you installed the base game of The Sims 4 to. Inside, you should see a folder named "Game". WE STRONGLY
RECOMMEND that you RENAME that folder, into anything you like. For example into "Game_". Alternatively you can also delete or move the folder away. 


5.)  Now copy ALL the folders inside this download, to where you installed the base game of The Sims 4 to. If you installed Games4theworld's base game, the default install location will be under C:\Program files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 .


6.)  When prompted, choose "Merge folders" and "Copy and replace (all) files/Replace files in the destination". 


7.)  Now please MOVE (don’t copy) the “The Sims 4” folder located in
C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\ to THIS location instead: C:\Program Files\

So your new installation location will be: C:\Program Files\The Sims 4\


8.)  Done! You now have the latest available working version of The Sims 4! Navigate to C:\Program Files\The Sims 4\Game\Bin and start the game by double-clicking the "TS4_x64.exe" file.

Do NOT use the TS4.exe under Bin_LE, this executable is only relevant for people who play the "Legacy Edition Patch" of The Sims 4.

If you want to create shortcuts to quickly launch the game from your Desktop, right-click on the "TS4_x64.exe" (or "TS4.exe") file and choose 
Send to > Desktop (Create shortcut).

Start the game and… ENJOY playing the latest version of The Sims 4!

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+++ ADDITIONAL NOTE +++ for some people, after they copy/paste this update over their existing Sims 4 installation, they might initially get an error like "Orange is not running" when trying to run the game the first time (after applying the new update). Click away the error window(s), wait a few seconds, and then try starting the game again. 

If it still does not work, try disabling any and all "virtualization" features in your UEFI/BIOS settings. Please try googling or refer to your specific motherboard model/number, as a start, and go from there.

Within Windows 10 and Windows 8, you can, in addition, also change something in your control panel to help with these issues.

Control Panel => Programs => Programs and Features => Turn Windows Features on/off

Uncheck the box named "Hyper-V", there.

               ***TORRENT BY: Games4theworld***

🎉 Congratulations! Your game should be up to date with The Sims 4 Anniversary Update, Tacky Hot Tub / Jacuzzi Included! 😆