What if origin. The Origin app is required to play but is not installed. What is this program

You can use Origin in Game to surf the web, chat with people on your friends list, view online help, and even broadcast to Twitch - all without leaving the game.

Everything you need to know about the Origin in Game setup, including using the in-game screen in macOS Mojave (September 2018 Update).

How to activate "Origin in the game"?

Turn on "Origin in game" to get the most out of your game:

  1. Launch the Origin client and sign in to your account EA.
  2. Click on the Origin menu button and select Application Settings.
  3. Go to the tab Origin in-game screen.
  4. Use the switch On/Off to turn "Origin in game" on or off.

Here you can also optionally change other Origin in Game options.

Excellent! How to use "Origin in the game"?

If you are in the game hold the Shift key and press F1 to open Origin in Game You can change the keyboard shortcut from Shift+F1 to other shortcuts in the Origin in Game options.

Select the option you want to use by clicking on the icon at the bottom of the screen.

If you're playing a game that only supports a keyboard or gamepad, you'll still need a mouse in the Origin in Game interface.

Can you check the frame rate?

Yes, you certainly may! Origin can monitor and display frame rates so you always know how your system is performing.

Do you want to enable frame rate display?

  1. Launch Origin.
  2. Click on the button origin at the top of the menu.
  3. open Application Settings.
  4. Go to the tab origin in game
  5. under the heading During the game choose whether or not to show the frame rate.
How do I invite friends to my multiplayer game?

There are two ways to do this:

  • Click right click click on a friend's name and select the menu item View account to see what he's playing.
  • Start the game and click Shift+F1 to open Origin in Game. Click the icon Friend at the bottom of the screen to open your friends list. Right-click on a friend's name and select the menu item Invite to game.
    • A friend will have a pop-up window with a button Join.

Received an invitation from a friend to another game? Accept or decline the invitation by pressing Y or N. You have 10 seconds to change your mind before the current game is closed and a new one starts.

This feature is available for most games on Origin.

"Origin in game" on macOS

The new Mojave operating system for Mac includes new and improved user security features, including System Integrity Protection (SIP). SIP works with third party applications and protects them from unauthorized exploitation of vulnerabilities or interventions (such as code injection).

Unfortunately, due to SIP, the in-game "Origin in Game" screen is currently not working under operating system Mojave. But you can temporarily disable SIP to use Origin in Game on Mac computers.

Here's how to disable SIP:

  1. Restart your computer.
  2. Hold down the keys while rebooting. Command+R to start recovery mode.
    • You will understand that you did everything right if you see the macOS utilities.
  3. Click Utilities on the top panel menu.
    • Do not select the "Disk Utility" section in the middle of the screen.
  4. Select Terminal.
  5. Enter csrutil disable.
  6. Click return or Enter on keyboard.
  7. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

If you want to enable SIP, do the same, just enter csrutil enable in the terminal.

We will update the article as soon as there is a more reasonable solution.

Everything you need to know about streaming with Origin.

Origin makes streaming easy and simple game process so you can show your skills to other players from all over the world.

I want to stream my game on Twitch

  1. Start the game.
  2. Call "Origin in game" by pressing Shift+F1(or your own keyboard shortcuts).
  3. Click Broadcast the game.
  4. Sign in with your Twitch profile or create a new one.

After logging in, you will be able to adjust the volume, broadcast resolution, frame rate and image quality in the advanced settings.

When you start streaming, a special bar will appear at the top of the Origin in Game screen to show you are connected and streaming. The panel also displays the current number of viewers.

If you don't want to know how many eyes are watching your game, you can hide the viewer counter in advanced settings.

If you're having issues with Twitch, check out the Twitch.TV Help Center.

What about streaming my games from Steam?

  1. Launch Origin and select Add game. Click Adding games manually and choose steam app(for example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe). Click Open to add Steam.
  2. open Application Settings and select the tab "Origin in the game".
    • Make sure you select the setting Enable "Origin in game".

With these default settings configured, follow these steps when launching Steam games.

Some of the PC users, when running a number of games (often via game client"Origin") may encounter the message "Origin is required for the game, but it is not installed". At the same time, the game itself refuses to start, although the game client "Origin" could well be installed on the user's PC. What to do in this situation? In this article, I will explain what the essence of this problem is, and also explain how to fix this error on your PC.

As you know, the game client "Origin" is a digital distribution tool of the company "Electrinic Arts", with which everyone can purchase a number of games from this company, as well as download them to their PC (Battlefield 1-4, FIFA 12-16, FIFA Manager 12-14, Mass Effects, Need for Speed ​​and a number of others). As conceived by EA, the Origin client is called upon to become a full-fledged competitor for the popular Steam game client, offering the client not only the opportunity to buy and download games online, but also guarantee the ability to auto-update games, save game progress in the cloud storage, as well as giving the opportunity for players to communicate in the built-in Origin chat.

Thus, when launching the mentioned and a number of other listed games, their licensed versions may require the Origin game client to be installed on the computer. In the absence of it on the computer, incorrect hacking of the game by pirates and a number of related problems, the error I am considering “The Origin application is required for the game, but it is not installed” may occur.

How to fix "The Origin app is required for the game, but it is not installed"

To resolve the "Origin app is required to play but not installed" issue while playing games, try the following:


If these methods did not help, completely remove the game and the Origin client from your computer, including folders with contents along the path:

C:\Users\(user name)\AppData\Local\Origin\Origin;
C:\Users\(user name)\AppData\Roaming\Origin;
C:\ProgramData\Origin

The last folder may have an "invisible" status, so enable the display of hidden and system files in your file manager to delete this directory.

It is also recommended to install all updates for your OS, the latest versions of NET Framework and DirectX, and clean your system with CCleaner. After completing these procedures, reinstall the client and game program and then try running it.

Conclusion

A fairly effective solution to the "Origin application is required for the game, but it is not installed" problem is to install the Origin client and the game itself in the same folder on your hard drive. If this method turned out to be ineffective, then try the other tips listed above, they will help you start desired game from Electronic Arts on your PC.

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Is not only a distributor computer games, but also a client for running programs and coordinating data. And almost all games require the launch to take place through the official client of the service. However, this does not mean that this process can be performed without problems. Sometimes an error may appear that the game will not start because the Origin client is also not running.

Very often, this error occurs in games that, in addition to Origin, have their own client. In this case, the procedure for their communication may be violated. Despite this, the most characteristic problem is for the game The Sims 4. It has its own client, and often when launching the game through a shortcut, an error in the launch procedure may occur. As a result, the system will require the launch of the Origin client.

The situation escalated after one of the updates, when the Sims 4 client was integrated into the game itself. Previously, to launch the client, the folder had separate file. Now the system is experiencing startup problems much more often than before. In addition, launching the game through a direct application file, without first using the client, helped solve the problem.

As a result, in this situation there may be several main causes of the problem. Each of them needs to be analyzed specifically.

Reason 1: Single failure

In most cases, the problems lie in a one-time error of the client itself. To begin with, it is worth trying to understand superficially, the error can be a single one. The following activities should be carried out:

  • To restart a computer. After that, very often some components of the registry and procedural chains begin to work as they should, and side processes will also be completed. As a result, this often helps to cope with the problem.
  • Also, you should try to launch Sims not through a shortcut on the desktop, but through the source file, which is located in the game folder. It is possible that the shortcut has failed.
  • Also, you can try to launch the game through the Origin client itself. It's worth going to "Library" and launch the game from there.

Reason 2: Client cache failure

If none of the above helps, then you should resort to other measures that can help the case.

Clearing the program's cache may be the most effective method. It is possible that the failure is caused by a problem with the entries in the temporary files of the system.

To do this, you will need to delete all files in folders at the following addresses:

C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\Origin\Origin
C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Origin
C:\ProgramData\Origin

It is worth noting that folders can have the parameter "Hidden" and may not be visible to the user. After that, you should try to restart the game.

Reason 3: Required libraries are missing

Sometimes the problem may lie in the integration of two clients after an Origin update. If it all started right after the client downloaded some patch, it's worth checking if all the necessary Visual C ++ libraries are installed. In which case they are located in a folder with installed game Sims 4 at the following address:

[game folder]/_Installer/vc/vc2013/redist

You should try to install them and restart your computer. The procedure in this order may also come in handy: uninstall Origin, install libraries, install Origin.

If, when you run the installer, the system does not offer installation, saying that everything is already installed and working fine, you should select the option "Repair". Then the program will reinstall the components, fixing the damaged elements. After that, it is also recommended to restart the computer.

Reason 4: Wrong directory

Also, the problem may lie in the Sims client. In this case, you should try to reinstall the game with a choice of another directory.


Reason 5: Update

In some cases, a recent update to both the Origin client and the game itself can be the culprit. If problems were diagnosed after downloading and installing the patch, then you should try reinstalling the game. If this does not help, then you will simply have to wait for the next patch to come out.

Also, it will not be superfluous to report your problem to EA technical support. You can get information from them about when you can get a hotfix update, and simply find out if the update is really the problem. Technical support will always let you know if this problem no one else complained, and then it will be necessary to look for the cause in another.

Reason 6: System problems

After all, problems may lie in the operation of the system. Most often, a similar cause can be diagnosed if this kind of failure to launch games in Origin is accompanied by any other problems in the system's performance.

  • Viruses

    In some cases, a virus infection of a computer can indirectly affect the operation of some processes. There have been several reports that purging the system of viruses helped to deal with the problem. You should check your computer for viruses and carry out a complete cleaning.

  • Poor performance

    High computer load in general is a very common cause of the failure of the most different systems. Including failure of communication between clients can be caused by this. It is worth optimizing your computer and cleaning it from garbage. Also, it will not be superfluous to clean the system registry.

  • Technical breakdown

    Some users noted that after replacing the trims random access memory the problem disappeared. In many cases it was claimed that the replaced devices were already old. So in some cases, this approach can help deal with the problem. Most likely, this is due to the fact that incorrectly working or old RAMs fail and process information incorrectly, which is why the game crashes.

Conclusion

There may be other reasons that cause such a failure, but they are individual. Here are listed and analyzed the most frequent and typical variants of events that caused the problem. Usually the described measures are enough to solve the problem.

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