
Scroll down to Download Restrictions and set the appropriate values for for the settings Maximum download rate when out of game and Maximum download rate during gameplay. In the menu select Origin > Application Settings: Origin Application Settings for Download Restrictions You can configure Origin to throttle the bandwidth which can be used for downloading updates. Depending upon the size of the patch, this might take some time. This also means that other downloads in your network have to share their download bandwidth with Origin. The combination of theses settings means that if you are logged in into Origin, you get the latest updates as soon as possible.
Maximum download rate during gameplay: No Limit. Maximum download rate when out of game: No Limit. With sizes of multiple GBytes for a new patch or release of a game, the download of new patches can eat a lot of your download bandwidth.īy default, Origin has the following settings enabled: Afterward, players must search for The Sims 4 and download it like any other game.EA’s Origin can be either configured to throttle downloads or just to notify the user about new downloads but without downloading them. Instead, players must navigate to the Microsoft or Playstation store, which can be done via the Xbox Home button or scrolling to the bottom of the Home screen on Xbox consoles or using the icon on the Playstation Home screen. From there, players can search for The Sims 4 in the search bar located on the left or top of the UI, depending on the app the EA App also currently has a special advertisement on the home page for the game that players can click to take them directly to the Sims 4 store page, where they can download and play The Sims 4 for free.Ĭonsole players will have a much easier time downloading The Sims 4 for free than those playing the game on the computer, as they won't need an EA account and won't need to download additional software. Once either program is installed and opened, players will have the option to quickly make an account if they don't have one already. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.
Whether players are using Origin or the EA App, they will need to have an account with EA in order to download The Sims 4. Created on Apmissing MSVCP140.dll and VCRUNTIME140.dll to download Origin I downloaded both but it does not work This thread is locked.