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 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.
@puzzlezaddict ok so after a few sim minutes my CPU usage was at 90% and my memory was at 28% (I tried the value thing and it didn't change from percentages).
And after about 20 mins of gameplay CPU was at 100% and memory was at 28% still. My guess is something to do with CPU usage being maxed out...? How would I go about fixing that, do you know ?
@riahbearrr Is that Sims 3's usage or your computer overall? Are you still getting Error 12s? And does this happen with no mods or custom content present?
Please also run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/
CPU usage doesn't have anything to do with Error 12, but both can happen if the game engine is tripping all over itself trying to resolve a problem in-game.
