um it depends the one i used was the normal rom encrypted it then i put the nesserary cheats in the cheats.dat using r4cce.... what rom did you use might use the prepatched rom depends
tried the enctypt the normal sims 3 *not prepatched* got in but the more i watch tv the more the entaertainment goes down but the other moods are good I USED EDGE 1.11
Tried the cheats on my ONLY flashcard EDGE 1.11 and it is working VERY GOOD! joke wish i could say that just shows white screen the PREPATCHED version can let you go in the game but the moods go down :/
For EDGE 1.11
so here's what i saw...
I tested it here look
SIMS 3 NORMAL = WHITE SCREEN
SIMS 3 PREPATCHED! = I GOT IN! BUT ENTAIRTAINMENT and others go down
SIMS 3 PREPATCHED AND ENCPTYED IT = WHITE SCREEN DIDD'NT work at all
STILL GONNA TRY THE CHEATS THOUGH.....