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Teliel
Seasoned Newcomer
11 months ago

Bridgeport gets stuck on loading screen. Every other town works fine.

My game gets stuck on 3/4 loading screen when trying to load Bridgeport, it happens with old save and trying to start a new one. I literally tried everything I could find on internet to solve this problem. Every other game based/store town loads, no problem. Yes, I deleted and then installed newest CC++, version 64x and 86x, even the old ones (meaning 2005 and 2008, bc sims 3 works on these C++). I reinstalled all game, reinstalled only Late Night. Yes, I have DirectX 9, newer and the newest version. Yes, I deleted cache files, I run EAApp as administrator, I used "repair game" in EA App, I even reinstalled EA App and used option "repair". No matter what, Bridgeport gets stuck, then after 30 minutes game crashes. Please, help, anybody.

GPU: GTX 1660Ti

CPU: Intel Core i7-9750HF CPU @ 2.60 Ghz

16 GB RAM

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  • @Teliel  Try using this mod, which prevents the auto-placement of community lots in new saves:

    https://simsasylum.com/tfm/index.php?/topic/497-no-auto-placement-of-community-lots-in-ea-worlds-requires-at-least-one-of-these-eps-ambitions-showtime-supernatural-or-seasons/&_fromLogin=1

    You'd need to create an account on the site and sign in to download the mod.  The reason I suggest it is that the loading screen is freezing around the time that the game tries to place these lots, so it might be hanging on that process.  I realize that doesn't explain why an existing save wouldn't load, but the new save not loading is a bigger surprise here.

    If this doesn't help, please try playing with your computer offline.  You can sign into the EA App and put it in offline mode, then disable wifi and/or disconnect the ethernet cable before pressing Play.  This tests a few potential issues at once.

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    Teliel
    Seasoned Newcomer
    11 months ago

    @puzzlezaddictBtw, I have version 1.69. Do you think updating to 1.70 would help?

    edit: Ah nvm, its only for mac xD

  • @Teliel  Try playing in a new admin Windows account.  Make it local, as in, don't link it to your Microsoft account or any email address.  You'll be able to launch Sims 3 without reinstalling anything, but your saves and other user content won't be available.  That's fine for now and can be fixed later.

    You can try without the mod first, then with it if you run into the same issue.  And please try loading a new save in at least one other EP world (not Sunset Valley or a Store or custom world) while in this new account as well, to confirm that the issue is still limited to Bridgeport.