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The Sims 3: Union Cove (Seasons Update)

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There are two versions of Union Cove available for Download. The older of the two (V2) requires the Pets Expansion Pack, while the new version corrects this issue and does not require any specific Expansions. The new World is updated to include content from The Sims 3 Supernatural and The Sims 3 Seasons Expansion Packs.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Carl's Sims 3 Forum Top Secret Team proudly present to you, Union Cove:

Union Cove is a free Sims 3 world that is detailed and fully featured. Download this new town exclusively from Carl's Sims 3 Guide

"When a team of explorers discovered Union Cove, they knew it wasn't an ordinary place. Its beauty and mysteries attracted Sims from all the world, who live in peace and harmony through a set of laws, known as "The Rules". Considered home by many Sims, Union Cove is fully developed technologically and beyond, offering anything a citizen may need. The spirit of justice and friendship brought by the pioneers made this beautiful land the most attractive place to live in, while it's mysteries are still unsolved. Can one unveil all there is behind Union Cove?"


Discover a new Sims 3 WorldTechnical Details:
World name: Union Cove
Map size: Huge (2046x2046)
World type: Suburban
Content from the following Sims 3 Expansion and Stuff Packs were used:
- World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, Pets, Showtime;
- HighEnd Loft, Fast Lane, Outdoor Living and Town Life;
- No Store content, no Custom content.

Lots:
- Residential lots: 101
- Empty/inhabited lots: 47
- Community lots: 47
(Includes all lot types from Base game, Ambitions, Late Night and Pets)

Number of Habitants: 116 Sims and 25 Pets
Number of Households: 56
Total lot value: $7.438.698

Additional info:
- Contains EA-like balanced spawners;
- All brand-new community lots, created from scratch and never seen before;
- Uses residential lots and sims created by forum members, with permissions.
- With provided saved file, it is playable even with just base game. WA trees and objects are heavily used in landscape so world will look significantly different but all the lots and features will still be there.
- World was built on an average PC, 2.4GHz Intel Core2 Duo, 2GB RAM. It should be playable on the average PC.

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Background Story

--Prologue--
Time:
Before the start of TS3's story, shortly before the first simoid robot (SimBot) was invented. For references, Bella and Mortimer were to be born 4 years later.
Space:In the conference room of a science institute.

Brilliant Sims from all around the world gather to discuss what to do next, seeking technological advancement. During the main event, there's some sort of confusion at the lobby. Out of the mess, a man who calls himself Carl grabs the microphone and claims to have found a map to a secret island, not before known to Sims. He requests help to explore the mysteries of that island, filled with ambition and dreams.

--The Sail--
Time: The day after.
Space: The Royal Port, next to a fancy anchored ship.

A team of explorers is assembled. The brave Angela Buznik was the quartermaster, for her known experience. Adventure-seeking Panther Character and runaways Declan and Eliza Jade were the ABS and gunners. Carl, with his map, was the sailing master. Hansum Lee was the medic. They boarded the big blue-flagged ship, The Cobalt Cruiser, where they met the captain Steven Brustle and his wife, first-mate Nicole.

Once everything was packed and ready, the ship set sail to Carl's directions. The travel was easy, if not for some bad weather now and then. After some days, a strange formation appeared at the sky and a person came out of it, falling into water. Hansum Lee rushed to save the Sim, Mye Thyme, the newest member of the crew, a nice cook, and crucial to the success of the exploration.

Five years and many desert islands later, the team found what seemed to be the mysterious island they had sought for so long at night. They decided to wait until morning, to be safe, but during the night a violent thunderstorm struck and drove the ship to the shores, breaking it. All the crew survived, but they were stuck on the "island", which they later discovered to be a cove, part of a much bigger land.

--The Cove--
Time: A week after crashing in the cove.
Space: At the nicely improvised camp, in a forest clearing.

The team groups up to once more go exploring the island. So far they've found a waterfall, some ruins and a mysterious location across the river that seems to be an ancient nest of some kind. That day, they found yet another mystery, some sort of hidden passageway that lead to a small clearing, with some rocks, drawings on the floor and a weird tree. Upon touching the tree, Carl felt a pulse. Back at the mainland, the pulse reached Pam, and old friend of Carl's who was worried about his travel. She could hear his voice clearly say "We did it! Come find us!", and knew what to do.

--The Dreamweaver--
Time: Two days after.
Space: Back at the port, next to an enormous ship.

Captain Pam and her husband had their own ship, The Dreamweaver, but didn't have a crew. They found quite a lot people who were willing to help, including gunner Damon Farrier, known for his precise shooting, second-mate James Douglas, cook Hebe Smith, steward Thea Voice, lieutenant Elvis P., boatswain Dave Maroon and his wife Dr. Tara James. The ship was also filled by other sailors, friends and families of those onboard.

The travel was exciting and calm at the same time. They all arrived safely at the cove three years later. It was clear that the small camp wouldn't be enough to hold all those people. After some woodcutting and territorial settlements, the urbanization had started, and there were building sites everywhere. Moira Dernier-O'Connell, owner of "Modern-o'Co", was hired for being one of the most brilliant architectures. Among the people who financed everything, the biggest contributors were the Brustle family, Panther Character and Mye Thyme.

--Discoveries and Population--
Time: Five years before the start of TS3's story.
Space: In the island's science laboratory, next to the mysterious basin.

Having a base just by the tree's area, the scientists' discoveries were many. The magical tree was a source of knowledge and energy, and it's mysterious substance made it possible for SimBots to be invented, along with teleportation pads and time machines. They had changed the world as they knew it in a blink. Some scientists still study the ruins and the dragon nest, hoping for even more discoveries.

Throughout the next five years, the island attracted many sims worldwide. It was clear that it would be the most important city in the world for many generations, and everyone wanted to be a part of it. Seeing how sims from all the globe were responsible for building that new town, it was named Union Cove.


It includes Sims from known legacies and dynasties, and contest-winning houses, all with permissions from their creators. Come enjoy this beautiful place we created, as it is also your home, for Union Cove is a world dedicated to Carl's Sims 3 Forum's people. Consider it a Christmas present from the Top Secret Team to you. ;)


Credits:
Naga for the initiative, several ideas about the world, it's landscape, features and functionality, and for a story behind it.
Carl for taking the initiative further, additional ideas and selfless support in everything and all the time!
Metro for being available, ready to answer all the questions and support us during the whole process. Special thanks for letting us play Official Immortal Dynasties in this world!
Pam for watching over us and supporting us whenever needed. And for the Dreamweavers!
Anushka for building the world in CAW, developing the ideas and finding solutions for them, and being a part of building team.
Joria, Ausette, Danefaith and Samoht who build this world, for being greatest team ever.
Samoht and Lilygirl for organizing contests in themes to fill in this world with unique buildings.
Moderators for their support and encouragement, and for agreeing to try and build their own dream mansions. Special thanks to Leto who was supporting and developing the idea from the start, and Ratchie and Schipperke for being active members of the team. Thanks to Saltypaws, MtGlady, Hosfac and Ariagirl too, for building their lots and sharing their Sims.
Finally, thanks to Lynley, Agneza, Katluvr, Zapkid, Caliban, Legendary Plunder, Twinmom, Gheez, Kiko, Gogowars, Micler, Chuckles, Dellena, Choccolatee, Sydney, SasySimmer, KJSinclair, Ballerina4life, Dimmy, MoonsAreBlue,WickedSimmer, Enchanted, TallStar and Seabody and Sportsfan for building and sharing fantastic lots with us.
And thanks to Alexandria, Esther, Juxtaposition, JeanaMarie, xFezIsAFreakx, SqueakyClean, kattiq, CSquared, Pallyndrome,MoonShadow, CreativeCrayolla, Summers and Flootiebeauty for sharing their households.

UC, like all populated worlds, is inhabited by Sims thanks to mods for world builders created by twallan. This is to save them in the world and doesn't install any mod on your machine. You can learn how this is done at the Sims Wiki: Populating CAW Worlds.

"In the name of The Top Secret Team and the community, I'd like to thank Carl Ratcliff for creating this forum and writing the awesome guide as we know it, Pam Marsden for being the strong foundation that holds this forum so greatly and being so helpful, and Tom Schlueter (aka Metropolis Man) for the great challenges and being such a nice sport." - Naga

Happy holidays, everyone! 8)

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Smallz says...
I am pretty new to this, haven't played the Sims in about 10 years. Recently Sims 3, Hidden Springs, Late Night, and University Life have found their way into my life again. I have a brand new MacBook Pro and I stumble onto your site when I was searching for answers. I would like to download your town, but I don't know if it would work for me due to not having all the expansion packs and such. I also have been experiencing tech issues such as : Game Freezing at random moments and I have to completely shut down and start over..is this a normal issue or is it something that I can prevent?

So, my main questions: How can I download your town and will it work and how can I access it once I download it and why does my game keep freezing at random moments?

Thanks for any and all help.
18th June 2013 4:56pm
William says...
Excuse can you help me I keep clicking on the download link but it gives me an error 404 telling methe resource couldn't be found is this world no longer avalible for download I really would like to play it since has tombs in it and it's got 56 sim families in it which is perfect for me
5th July 2020 11:45pm
MrsFlynn says...
Union Cove should be available for download now. The error has been fixed.
22nd July 2020 5:28pm
Me says...
I only have generations and seasons ep. Will union cove still be OK for me to use?
Admin:
You should be able to.  Just remember to download both Union Cove and the save file.  You'll need to use the save file to avoid any crashing.
11th June 2013 3:03am
Gisselle says...
I only have Latenight and seasons.Will it still work if I only have those 2??
25th November 2015 3:34pm
Ina says...
Can you update it with the newest expansion and stuff packs?

Thx.
Admin:
It is going to be a while before Team UC can put out the latest version. Many are very busy in their personal lives, and the person who will be doing the uploading is especially busy. I (Carl) do not know the timeline for updates; for now you'll have to use edit town and put some things in yourself.
25th August 2013 4:42am
Valerija says...
das ist voll cool
27th August 2015 11:35am
Meowers says...
Does it include store content?
Admin:
There is no store content in UC.
15th July 2013 12:18am
Danny says...
Would you make a smaller version? I really like this world, but this map is too big for my computer, it keeps lagging.
3rd July 2013 1:17pm
jigmen says...
will there be an island paradise update? loving this world so far!!!! :D
Admin:
We are hopeful that it will be possible in the future but there is no guarantee at this time.
2nd July 2013 11:16pm
KL says...
Crossing my Fingers, I do love UC.. I have saved all my lot changes in hopes, CAW frustrates me and i guess i have gotten used to UC, a few islands a few dive spots, beaches & ports and i would be in simmy heaven.
12th July 2013 5:36am
Confused says...
I'm a new member as of earlier today. I want to start by saying, "I love your site and thanks for the worlds". Now, to business (lol). Maybe, I'm just really sloooowwww... but I can't get this to work for the life of me. I downloaded both the V3 and the save file. Extracted unioncovesave to the
Saves file. And tried extracting the UnionCoveSeasons to downloads. Big NO-GO! I keep getting a note to insert last Multi-something (???) disc. Then, it says that the extract wizard cannot complete extraction. What am I doing wrong? I even tried to download file by not clicking the save action button and click the open button. Still no luck--I'm lost! Please help...
21st June 2013 8:31pm
Mezurashii says...
I've you use the V3 you don't need the save file. But for v3 you do need all expansion packs. To install v3 just extract it to your desktop. Then double click the extracted file. It should then download and install itself in the game launcher. DON'T extract it to downloads!!
2nd July 2013 5:29pm
StPatrick923 says...
Any chance you could upload the CAW files? I'd like to make a few changes on my end so I don't have to keep doing so every time I start a new game. I can upload the results here if you'd like.
3rd August 2014 3:34pm
Anna says...
I can't play this because It wont let me download it, I did this on mozilla firefox and it just says it failed to download! PLEASE HELP!
8th February 2014 5:02pm
Natalia says...
Which of the downloads is the one that does not require any specific Expansions?
8th August 2014 2:00pm
Krissy says...
I've been having issues in play mode. After I start playing it doesn't take long before it crashes and I get the notification "The Sims 3 has Stopped Working"

Can anyone help me with this issue?
Admin:
Does it happen while you are trying to save? Have you tried clearing caches and lowering your settings? Is it every file or just the same one?
17th June 2013 5:51pm
BlueHeartZ says...
is it possible to move my current sims to this world? i tried to move my sims to UC but there is always an error. my only sims expansions are world adventures,late night, and pets... is there any way that i can move my sims there without those other EP and SP?? please need an answer because i really want to move my sims in UC. thanks in advance!!!
24th October 2013 1:45pm
Dogwolf12 says...
On the phone in the game, click Real estate and travel services, then Move, then 'To a different town'. Before doing this make sure your sims have at least 20k cash on hand (this is a required deposit, you'll get it back). Then when you've clicked 'To a Different Town', select Union Cove from the dropdown. Hope I helped!
16th October 2018 2:17am
DA says...
Will you update for Island Paradise and and Into The Future? Into the Future only if it added "present day" spawners...other than that it doesnt need an update.
9th November 2013 2:52pm
Crystal says...
Will you be making an update for Island Paradise and Into the Future? I love this world and would like to continue to use it over and over again.

And thank you for making the world to begin with. Even if you decide to no longer make updates for it, the time I have been able to spend in the world has been wonderful!
20th October 2013 11:59am
Avilea says...
Is it possible to update UC with Island paradise? It would be soooo nice if UC was updated with spawners and some dive spots. I've tried to make my own dive spots, but I can't seem to get the treasure chests, caves, and buoy to work right (setting the dive level).
21st September 2013 5:17pm
MyameeGirl says...
Can someone tell me where I can get a copy of this world? The DL link doesn't work. I tried the link in different browsers and also by right-clicking and saving the link. Nothing works. I would love to have this! Any info is appreciated! Thanks!
7th July 2020 1:33pm
Anna says...
will this world be updated for "island paradise" and "into the future"?
16th December 2013 10:34pm
Jason Dayspring says...
Anyone know of a world that has content from all expansions? Or a timeline on when UC is going to get IP dive spots?
21st May 2014 8:47am
Nicola says...
I have all expansions yet UC won't load for me :( It doesn't crash but doesn't load the neighbourhood. I've tried with and without the save file. Any other solutions? Thanks!
Admin:
Have you made sure your PC has all the right specs for it? Also - have you tried lowering your settings?
19th June 2013 5:58pm
Nicola says...
It's a brand new PC and the spec is lowest it can go.
Admin:
Have you tried doing it in a factory reset folder? The way to do this is to rename your Sims 3 folder under Documents > Electronic Arts. Then redownload Union Cove into this Sims 3 folder without any store content, CC or mods to see if it will load then.
21st June 2013 4:52am
James Sarkar says...
will this be updated with Island Paradise? Hopefully so :)
Admin:
We hope to have it that way but there is no way to tell when that update will happen.
25th June 2013 11:55am
cimp says...
i'm having base game, seasons,latenight,wa,showtime,townlife,univesity. I cant install union cove and its showing that you need to install something more to get uc installed.
Any help?
22nd July 2013 11:00pm
Fawn says...
Ok so i only have supernatural and pets and high end loft stuff out of the stuff needed,what would happen if i would to download this
12th November 2013 1:59am
Stoicc says...
will i be able to use this map if i only have base game+ambitions?
20th November 2013 3:28am
HUMZA CHODHRY says...
Hey guys i installed uc and its great but for some reason, its making my game crash at random moments, but mostly at night time when i fastforward at tripple speed, i have all expansions and my game is fully updated to version 1.6. any ideas?
16th December 2013 8:41am
ed says...
will you be making a world including the island paradise?
Admin:
At this moment we cannot give a negative or positive response about this.

The gurus said that diving spots wouldn't be allowed in other worlds due to the depth of the sea and while there are some places where you can place diving spots using a trick found on the main forums, there are some glitches associated with it.
30th June 2013 11:38am
MJ says...
I just asked,can I play Union Cove in my The Sims 3 game without any EP or Stuffs?
5th April 2014 3:52am
Aussie Jay says...
Have you thought about making a map with the locations of spawners and such like you did for SV? It would be very helpful.
29th April 2014 6:32pm
vikumi says...
hey, I was wondering, how do you add households into world (when you create one), so they would always appear when staring a new world?
Admin:
This requires mods to do.  There is more information about this on our forum.
20th June 2013 8:58am
Nuygen says...
Will this world be playable for a old MacBook the plastic version? Or will it just depend on the system I have?
4th June 2014 7:06am
Jade says...
I'd like to download union cove but I only have the following expansion packs for sims3: pets, ambitions, generations. Will union cove still work?
Admin:
Whether UC works or not is more dependent on your PC and how powerful it is than what particular EPs are installed. UC without many EPs may mean many objects are replaced and similar, which lowers the appearance of the world.
8th September 2013 7:54am
SprinkleofSims12 says...
Can someone tell me how to delete cache files. Do I delete the whole thing or just what's inside?
23rd July 2014 11:58am
Eyelleenn says...
Hi, I've built a world but it doesnt open, a message like: "A severe error acurred loading Ilhas Amarillis.world recomend you restart aplication" Once my game is in Portuguese, hope anyone cal help me, tks, and I love carl_sims guides!!!
10th June 2013 9:10am
sofa says...
how do you set it up to play the sims 3 generations
11th August 2014 10:30am
dianne says...
when i press new game to try union cove in the loading screen it crashes :( why??
Admin:
Do you have all the expansions that is for the version you have?   We wouldn't know without more information.  Feel free to join the forum and post the problem in our technical help section.
9th June 2013 10:00am
Lorenzo says...
How easy is it to add new lots to this neighborhood? When I play on existing neighborhoods I often find that I can add only a few large lots (40x40 or bigger), and sometimes very few, even though there is a lot of free terrain around, because the game tells me that it "can't place a lot on unroutable terrain".
Admin:
It all depends on what you're trying to add. This world already has lots for every venue type leading up to Seasons. There are also some buildings that can be changed or deleted.
2nd July 2013 7:25am
KL says...
I Love UC and miss it very much while playing IP, but i do love to do my own thing, so i have added Many lots of different sizes all over UC. My fairy's live off the trail behind the military post, I have a lil witch lot back in the rocks. a campground back behind the golf course, I have added lots all over. and lot size depends on where you want to put them, but i have added many different sizes as well.
12th July 2013 5:29am
Wakko Hedgehog says...
I just downloaded this world and looks really cool but I haven't played on it yet. I think I might use this world for my Legacy Challenge. You guys did a really great job at creating this world.
29th October 2013 12:28am
Tidus says...
Just started playing UC Seasons. Its good!. However, can't seem to find the Arboretum, Can anybody tell me where it might be located?. Also not that i use the Subway but is there only 1 subway rabbit hole?
12th May 2013 9:01am
Noah says...
Just checked in for an Island Paradise version... any chance of one coming?
3rd August 2013 10:38pm
Firman Maulana says...
i have all the sims 3 EP and SP but everytime i move in my sim . FYI i get 98FPS but still crashing.
3rd August 2013 8:26am
Morg says...
Are you going to update Union Cove for Island Paradise?
12th August 2013 12:40pm
SimsRock says...
I downloaded the pets only one and it wouldn't stop crashing. What do I do?
19th August 2013 12:25pm
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