The Sims 3/Patch 15

The 15th patch for The Sims 3 was released on September 7, 2010, which coincided with the North American launch date of The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff stuff pack. It had also been exactly two months since the last game update.

Download
To install this update, please start your game and use the 'Updates' tab in your Launcher.

If that fails you can download the patch .exe directly from EA's site in the table below. Find your current version and region code below and click download. Note that you need to update all the expansion- and stuff packs you have installed. They are all direct downloads.

Release Notes

 * Base Game
 * New features
 * Sims that drive extensively can now develop a relationship with their car. Vehicles can be named once a friendship is formed.
 * The Vehicle Enthusiast Trait is now available. Sims with this trait can name their vehicles immediately and develop relationships with them more quickly.


 * Fixes
 * Fixed an issue where ghosts could become stuck in vehicles under certain conditions. Ghosts will now properly exit vehicles after arriving at their destination.
 * Nameable items can only be named when they belong to the active household.


 * World Adventures
 * Career titles for Sims visiting Egypt, France and China will now display in the Relationship Panel tooltips.


 * Create a World
 * Create a World users need to install a new version of The Sims 3 Create a World Tool. Users can find the Create a World page from the “Games” drop down in the site header.