Error code 12 and crashing
Ok first time I've posted hopefully I get a good solution. This is driving me crazy ! So, as the title says I keep getting the error code 12 upon saving or sometimes the game will just crash randomly...
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@riahbearrr A stuck imaginary friend can wreak havoc on a save, whether the IF is already in a sim's inventory or still in the mailbox. If evicting the family and placing them back in their house didn't help, you'll need to get rid of the IF. Here's how:
The first option is for one IF at a time; the third is for all the ones in town, and it may or may not be necessary. If you install ErrorTrap and are seeing errors for other IFs, that would strongly suggest it's time to flush them all.
The first option can also work for an IF stuck in a mailbox or in a sim's inventory. In that case, click on the ground of the lot and select NRaas > MC > Object Stats > Inventory, then find the IF and flush it. This only applies to objects on the current lot, including in inventories, so other IFs in town would be unaffected.
@puzzlezaddict well I dont think the imaginary friend is an issue anymore after I evicted them. I don't get the error for it anymore and I'm playing in the same world as before just different house/Sims. It def could've caused the long load time when I was playing with that family but I'm not having that same issue anymore.
I just need to figure out why my game keep crashing and why I can't save
@riahbearrr Okay, then let's go back to the beginning. How much RAM does your save use once it's loaded and the game clock first starts running, and how much RAM does it use after about 20 real-time minutes? Are you still getting crashes?
@puzzlezaddict I have no idea. How do I check that ?
@riahbearrr Open Sims 3, load your save, and let the game clock run for a few sim-minutes. Pause it, and put the game into windowed mode, but don't minimize it. Open the Task Manager and you should see the RAM usage for Sims 3. If it's listed as a percentage, right-click the Memory header to switch to absolute values.
Write down this number, then go back to your game (fullscreen or windowed, it doesn't matter) and play for about 20 minutes. Then check RAM use again in the same way.
