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Although The Sims 3 added new features, some features from older games (Mainly features from games up to The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories) have been removed or changed in The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval, some features were later restored in later versions.
*Restored features have a <s>Strike Through</s>.
*Features restored in The Sims 3 are put in '''Restored Features''' below this article.
*Features that were in older games of ''The Sims 3'' but removed or changed in later versions of The Sims 3 are in '''Version specific features removed'''.
==Startup==
*The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval cannot be ran directly by using Run even if TS3.exe{{vgversion|TS3}} and TSM.exe
*The notice '''Game Experience May Change During Online Play''' has been replaced with '''Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB'''. This is also seen on The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, FreeTime, IKEA Home Stuff, The Sims 2 Store Edition and The Sims Castaway Stories.
**However, the '''Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB''' is no longer shown in The Sims 3 Fast Lane startup. This is also seen in The Sims 3-The Sims 3 Ambitions if the update is released on or after Fast Lane. However, the notice is still seen on copies of Fast Lane and later games sold in US and Canada.
*The Sims 3 is no longer ran directly as it opens the Launcher. However, a shortcut can be made to start The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval directly. (No longer possible in [[The Sims 3/Patch 69|Patch 69]] and later patches.)
*EPs now have the word "[[Expansion Pack]]" when an EP such as Late Night is started. In The Sims 2, EPs did not have the word and only the name was used (e.g., ''The Sims 2 Seasons'' and ''The Sims 2 Nightlife'').
*All Sims 3 EPs and SPs no longer have new startup music. Late Night does have the theme of The Sims 3 for Console when the game is loaded.
==Main Menu==
*Towns cannot be renamed nor can saved games. However, Windows Explorer and Finder can be used to rename saved games.
*Towns no longer support custom pictures.
*Creating neighborhoods is removed in The Sims 3. However, [[Create a World]] can be used. It is possible to add new towns in The Sims 3.
==Website==
* The ability to sign in using usernames is not supported, email addresses must be used. The Sims 2 and the website supported this. However, username logons cannot be used to sign in to EADM/[[Origin]] or the EA website to download [[The Sims 2]] or [[The Sims Stories]] from EA.
==Options==
*Although music can be previewed, it is
*It is
*Edge Scrolling is now disabled by default in The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval whereas it was turned on by default in The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories.
*Freewill is now a slider rather than being a checkbox.
*Graphics Settings require a restart and are no longer applied automatically.
==Files==
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*Custom Content cannot be installed outside. All CC must be installed through the Sims3Pack file or via The Sims 3 Launcher.
==Hardware/Software==
*Support for PowerPC Macs have been removed as well as Mac OS X Panther and Tiger.
*Support for Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP RTM-SP1 and Windows Vista RTM have been dropped
*Support for CD drives. The download version can be used to run The Sims 3.
*SecuROM is no
==Gameplay==
===Households/Sims===
*Households can no longer be played as by double clicking them.
*Wants{{vgversion|TS2}}{{vgversion|TS2C}}{{vgversion|TSLS}}{{vgversion|TSPS}}{{vgversion|TSCS}} and Fears{{vgversion|TS2}}{{vgversion|TS2C}} has been removed and have been replaced by [[Wish]]es.
*Changing Households is only possible through the Change Active Household button. As of ''Generations'', it is possible to click the household and click the button to play that household directly.
*[[Maid]]s no longer charge by the hour, they now charge a flat rate of §125 per day.
*<s>Sims don't have [[memories]].</s> Returned in ''[[The Sims 3: Generations]]'' and carried forward in [[The Sims 3/Patch 22|patch 1.22]].
===Lots===
*<s>Lots can no longer be placed.</s> Restored in ''The Sims 3: Ambitions''.
===Build/Buy Mode===
*It is impossible to save in Buy/Build Mode from options whereas this was possible in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' and ''[[The Sims Stories]]''. ''[[The Sims 3]]'' and ''[[The Sims Medieval]]'' requires the user to head to Live Mode to save.
**Saving while building on an empty lot is impossible. The player must head to Edit Town to save.
*When there's a [[Fire]] or if a [[Burglar]] or [[Repo-man]] appears, the Build and Buy Mode icons are no longer grayed out but a dialog appears if the player tries to enter Buy or Build Modes.
==Objects==
*<s>Hot Tubs were removed in ''The Sims 3''.</s> Hot Tubs were added in ''[[The Sims 3 Late Night|The Sims 3: Late Night]]'', ''[[The Sims 3: Outdoor Living]]'', ''[[The Sims 3: Showtime]],'' ''[[The Sims 3: Seasons]], [[The Sims 3: Island Paradise]] ''and'' [[The Sims 3: Into the Future]]. ''
*<s>Diving boards cannot be placed.</s> This is readded in ''The Sims 3: Seasons''.
==Version specific features removed==
This is the features that were in earlier games of ''The Sims 3'' but removed or changed in an update or later game.
===The Sims 3 (Versions 1.0 to 1.4)===
*Try for Baby with the Grim Reaper is removed in 1.3.
===[[The Sims 3: World Adventures]]===
===[[The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff|The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff/The Sims 3: Design & High-Tech Stuff]]===
*Desks no longer burn anymore.
===[[The Sims 3: Ambitions]]===
*Multiple messages cannot be shown at the same time. The update for [[The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff|The Sims 3 High-End Loft Stuff, The Sims 3 Design & High-Tech Stuff]] and earlier games makes the message box Ambitions-like. The Sims Medieval and The Sims 3 (before Ambitions) still support the older message box.
* '''All Rights Reserved''' is removed after the © 2010 Electronic Arts Inc. which is now displayed as '''© 2010 Electronic Arts Inc.''' rather than '''© 2010 Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved'''. However, if ''[[The Sims 3]]'', ''[[The Sims 3: World Adventures|The Sims 3 World Adventures]]'' or ''[[The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff|The Sims 3 High-End Loft/Design & High-Tech Stuff]]'' is the latest game installed, All Rights Reserved will still be displayed.
===[[The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff]]===
*'''Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB''' notice is removed from Startup and The Sims 3 Launcher.
===[[The Sims 3: Late Night]]===
* Reflection settings is now a slider in Late Night rather than a checkbox from Fast Lane and earlier games.
===The Sims 3: Outdoor Living===
===The Sims 3: Generations===
* The Bio dialog and button is replaced by Scrapbook. The update for ''Outdoor Living'' and prior makes the pre-Generations Bio Generations-like.
===[[The Sims 3: Pets]]===
*'''Create a Sim''' is now called '''Create a Household'''. On the ''Let's play The Sims 3!'' screen, '''Create Sims''' was also renamed to '''Create a Household''' although systems that do not have ''[[The Sims 3: Pets|Pets]]'' or ''[[The Sims 3 Plus Pets|Plus Pets]]'' still call it '''Create Sims'''.
[[Category:The Sims 3]]
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