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5 years ago

Multitab 6000

Hello,

I have the object from the Sims 3 store called the multitab 6000 downloaded. I never realised you could multitask on it by listening to a tabcast, anyhow, even though I now know that is an option- it doesn’t work! No sim can listen to a tabcast, the moodlet never shows. Any idea how to fix this?

Thanks if you can help me

4 Replies

  • For a first step, try uninstalling the item from the Launcher, downloading it again, and re-installing it.

    If that's no better, do any of your TS3 store premium content items work assuming you have others besides the Multitab?
  • @igazor I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it, and it still doesn’t work. I have a lot of store content, but as far as I can tell they work fine. Also, every other function works on the multitab apart from tabcasts.
  • That's odd. Probably a silly question, but are you certain that the sims you are trying to use this function aren't already maxed out on the skills you wanted them to learn by tabcast? Might you have any mods that could be interfering?

    Where you said that your other store content is working, note that I was specifically talking about premium store content...but then I neglected to define what that means. That would be other content that has some useful newly defined functions, as opposed to say a piece of furniture, CAS parts, or even a regular appliance, plumbing fixture, or electronic that has just been restyled. That still leaves quite a long list, but examples would include basketball hoops, soccer courts, pizza/bakery ovens, baby dragons, zen massage tables, spell books, ice cream makers, etc.

    Anyway, one thing that can cause premium store content to malfunction is a damaged ccmerged file. This is a small file that lives in the DCBackup Folder. It is possible to rebuild it by reinstalling ALL of one's premium content, but it's usually much easier to replace it with one that is known to work. This sounds like "cheating," but it isn't really as the content won't work at all if it hasn't been purchased for use by the account playing the game and ccmerged does not change that.
    https://nonasims.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/dcbackup-ccmerged-package-and-your-premium-content-items/
  • @igazor
    I uninstalled it again earlier, played for a while and then reinstalled it just now (when the EA’s servers were finally back up) and now it works. I’m pretty sure it was because I accidentally deleted the cc.merg file when deleting the dcbackups, but I’ve gotten the original one back out from the recycle bin. If so, I’m not sure why it didn’t work when I reinstalled it the first time. However - now the cash register from the pet swap shop is missing and been replaced with a microwave! The Sims 3 seems to be laughing at me.

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