I'm having the exact same problem, also on a recently-bought Macbook Air. I doubt it is a power issue. I'm sure there ARE power issues related to the Macbook Air, but this doesn't smell like one. The launcher opens fine, but when I hit the 'play' button, I get the blue pre-loading screen with the plumbob forever. If I give up and decide to force quit, then hitting the 'play' button tells me 'Cannot start the process when the Game is running,' even though there is no game running. If I restart the computer, the whole thing starts again with the blue plumbob screen. This is a problem with the way the startup process is built, not with the power of the machine.
i'm having the same exact problem and i have a macbook pro which should definitely be able to handle this game. i played it on my old pro and it worked fine. so the macbook air isn't the problem
Hi all,
I'm new to this forum.
Used to be able to play The Sims 3 plus expansions on my previous MacBook Air.
Now that I'm on the MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) model, I can't seem to play it anymore.
Am getting the exact same problem as posted here:
forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/837000/the-sims-3-for-macbook-air-origin-download-stuck-on-launch-screen#latest
Tried uninstalling and reinstalling many times but nothing seems to be working at all.
Is there a way to resolve this?
Many thanks!
Hello i know i am late to this, but i just got a new Mac Book Air and its from early 2015 with intel 6000 graphics. I am having the same issue with the giant blue square with the plumbob popping up and not loading any further. I easily and succesfully downloaded the Sims 3 base game and generations. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? I've already tried moving the sims folder on to the desk top and my game is up to date!