Playing on windows and the graphics setting in game were low. When I changed them to high (changed it at main menu then saved and quit) and relaunched the game I cannot enter a world I get this error “A serious error has occurred while loading ‘sunset valley.world’. It is strongly recommended that you restart the application”. This happens with every world I have, it’s definitely related to changing the graphics setting in game because when I regenerate a new ‘The Sims 3’ file it can load but the graphics return to the lowest setting. I know my computer is capable of running high graphics but I’m at a loss for what to do. I thought maybe it wasn’t recognising my graphics card? But I’m unsure about that, I checked device config and it says for my graphics card found 0 matched 1, i dont know what that means. I have no mods or cc just a few ep’s. Any help would be appreciated!
edited title for visibility. -puzzlezaddict
I just downloaded Sims 3, and when I open the game, my previous save does not show up and it prompts me to start a new game as if there is no data there. When I try to start a new game, it gives the error message that "A serious error has occurred while loading 'Bridgeport.world'. It is strongly recommended that you restart the application." I have checked to make sure that all of the expansions and stuff are checked when I open the game, and I am able to locate my save file and backup file on my File Explorer for my previous save in The Sims. What is going wrong with this and is there any way of getting back my previous game data??
@mxpringle57 I've merged your post with a longer thread about this error. If OneDrive is running on this computer, please see post 12. Otherwise, let me know what antivirus you use.
For your missing save, this guide may help:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/PC/CURRENT-ISSUE-Sims-4-saves-user-content-disappearing-PC/m-p/12475370
It's written for Sims 4 but mostly applies equally well to Sims 3. The major difference is that when searching for saves, look for the name of your save, not Slot_ etc.
