Cannot return to "China"-updated: Success
Decided it was time to complete the adventures in the Sim World. My sim got to 3rd level in Shang Simla. Had to return home then travel to France to get a keystone. Then they are to return to China. H...
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I forget; do you use mods? Specifically, NRaas ErrorTrap, Overwatch, and Traveler would be very useful here.
If not, the best thing to do is to reduce the stress of the travel transition as much as possible before sending your sims back. Use "save as" to rename the save (so you have a backup), empty out your sims' personal inventories as much as you're willing (WA chests come in handy here), and turn down all the graphics options down to the minimum. (Memories are also a drag on performance, for future reference, but disabling them probably won't do much good at this point.) Turn off the in-game shopping experience and the hidden object loading screens as well. Then quit to desktop and clear your cache files.
When you're reloading, don't sign in at either the launcher or Main Menu. Send your sims right after loading, and then if they arrive safely, "save as" again and quit to desktop. Then you can change your graphics settings back to normal. But without mods, you might end up with your sims stranded in China and unable to get back. Sooner or later, the fragile travel transition will probably break again unless you take steps to protect your game.
If not, the best thing to do is to reduce the stress of the travel transition as much as possible before sending your sims back. Use "save as" to rename the save (so you have a backup), empty out your sims' personal inventories as much as you're willing (WA chests come in handy here), and turn down all the graphics options down to the minimum. (Memories are also a drag on performance, for future reference, but disabling them probably won't do much good at this point.) Turn off the in-game shopping experience and the hidden object loading screens as well. Then quit to desktop and clear your cache files.
When you're reloading, don't sign in at either the launcher or Main Menu. Send your sims right after loading, and then if they arrive safely, "save as" again and quit to desktop. Then you can change your graphics settings back to normal. But without mods, you might end up with your sims stranded in China and unable to get back. Sooner or later, the fragile travel transition will probably break again unless you take steps to protect your game.
