[FAQ] Save Errors (Error 12, 13, 15, 16)
Problem While saving I get the error message: Error 12 (or 13 or 15 or 16). Please see Read-Me for more information. Meaning of the Errors Error 12: World file save failure. Mostly Memory related ...
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How do I find these? Are they in the xcpt <computername> file? if so.. I have no idea how to find out so here you go...
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[Build info]
Application: Sims3
BuildTime: 2012-07-30-1733
BuildUser: slcbuilder
BuildHost: SLC1-BUILD123
BuildConfig: Release
BuldVersion: 0.2.0.165
Commandline: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe
[System info]
Computer name: CONSTAPELS-PC
Computer DNS name: constapels-PC
User name: constapels
EA_PLATFORM: Windows on X86
OS name: Windows Vista
OS version number: 6.0.6000
OS service pack:
Debugger present: no
CPU count: 2
Processor type: x86
Processor level: 15
Processor revision: 17155
Memory load: 72%
Total physical memory: 2814 Mb
Available physical memory: 782 Mb
Total page file memory: 5822 Mb
Available page file memory: 2898 Mb
Total virtual memory: 2047 Mb
Free virtual memory: 68 Mb
[Application info]
Language: C++
Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++ compiler, version 1400
App path: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe
App version: 0.2.0.165
[Exception info]
date: 2012-09-23
time: 16.29.22
type: ACCESS_VIOLATION writing address 0x00000000
address: 0x73875464 "C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCR80.dll":0x0001:0x00014464
[Call stack]
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCR80.dll
0x73875464
C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe
0x0040ab15
[Stack data]
0feaa3a0 |<4c>a9 ea 0f df 70 23 00 12 00 00 00 15 ab 40 00 | L....p#.......@. |
0feaa3b0 | 00 00 00 00 d0 c0 a0 12 12 00 00 00 c0 e1 46 00 | ..............F. |
0feaa3c0 | cc 2a f1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 78 d6 ea 00 | .*..........x... |
0feaa3d0 | e7 00 00 00 a4 fb 51 7d d5 70 23 00 de 70 23 00 | ......Q}.p#..p#. |
0feaa3e0 | 4c a9 ea 0f fd bc 40 00 df 70 23 00 4c a9 ea 0f | L.....@..p#.L... |
0feaa3f0 | e2 c0 a0 12 00 00 00 00 de 70 23 00 24 c8 40 00 | .........p#.$.@. |
0feaa400 | 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4c a9 ea 0f 8c a4 ea 0f | ........L....... |
0feaa410 | 4f 02 7b 00 de 70 23 00 4c a9 ea 0f a0 fb 51 7d | O.{..p#.L.....Q} |
0feaa420 | de 70 23 00 c2 3e a5 00 4c a9 ea 0f 60 68 91 02 | .p#..>..L...`h.. |
0feaa430 | 48 00 aa 18 f4 a9 ea 0f 00 00 00 00 d0 01 01 04 | H............... |
0feaa440 | 53 33 00 00 80 54 c0 57 58 55 c0 57 8e 55 c0 57 | S3...T.WXU.W.U.W |
0feaa450 | cc 2a f1 00 40 1a 2a 40 4c 1a 2a 40 4e 1a 2a 40 | .*..@.*@L.*@N.*@ |
0feaa460 | cc 2a f1 00 80 cf 35 6c 66 d0 35 6c 68 d0 35 6c | .*....5lf.5lh.5l |
0feaa470 | cc 2a f1 00 a0 fb 51 7d a4 fb 51 7d b0 c5 47 42 | .*....Q}..Q}..GB |
0feaa480 | d6 c5 47 42 d8 c5 47 42 cc 2a f1 00 a0 fb 51 7d | ..GB..GB.*....Q} |
0feaa490 | 20 23 8b 16 48 23 8b 16 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 | #..H#.......... |
0feaa4a0 | 01 00 b9 18 a0 24 4b 18 af 24 4b 18 b1 24 4b 18 | .....$K..$K..$K. |
0feaa4b0 | cc 2a f1 00 30 fd b5 34 5a fd b5 34 5c fd b5 34 | .*..0..4Z..4\..4 |
0feaa4c0 | cc 2a f1 00 04 00 00 00 2c 55 e3 91 a6 85 a4 ef | .*......,U...... |
0feaa4d0 | 54 8c 0c 01 54 8c 0c 01 56 8c 0c 01 cc 2a f1 00 | T...T...V....*.. |
0feaa4e0 | 2d 31 39 36 31 36 39 30 37 34 37 30 33 39 38 39 | -196169074703989 |
0feaa4f0 | 33 37 36 00 a8 39 a5 00 20 3b f5 52 98 d9 7f 24 | 376..9.. ;.R...$ |
0feaa500 | 48 00 aa 18 6c aa ea 0f 60 68 91 02 00 00 00 01 | H...l...`h...... |
0feaa510 | d4 a5 ea 0f 00 00 00 00 70 51 c1 01 d4 a5 ea 0f | ........pQ...... |
0feaa520 | 43 00 3a 00 5c 00 55 00 73 00 65 00 72 00 73 00 | C.:.\.U.s.e.r.s. |
0feaa530 | 5c 00 63 00 6f 00 6e 00 73 00 74 00 61 00 70 00 | \.c.o.n.s.t.a.p. |
0feaa540 | 65 00 6c 00 73 00 5c 00 44 00 6f 00 63 00 75 00 | e.l.s.\.D.o.c.u. |
0feaa550 | 6d 00 65 00 6e 00 74 00 73 00 5c 00 45 00 6c 00 | m.e.n.t.s.\.E.l. |
0feaa560 | 65 00 63 00 74 00 72 00 6f 00 6e 00 69 00 63 00 | e.c.t.r.o.n.i.c. |
0feaa570 | 20 00 41 00 72 00 74 00 73 00 5c 00 54 00 68 00 | .A.r.t.s.\.T.h. |
0feaa580 | 65 00 20 00 53 00 69 00 6d 00 73 00 20 00 33 00 | e. .S.i.m.s. .3. |
0feaa590 | 5c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | \............... |
[Instruction data]
738753e4 => DasmX86Dll.dll not found.
[Registers]
eip: 73875464
eax: 006f004e
ebx: 00000000
ecx: 00000004
edx: 00000002
esi: 12a0c0d0
edi: 00000000
ebp: 0feaa3a8
efl: 00010297
esp: 0feaa3a0
[Modules]
base 0x00400000 size 0x00d50000 entry 0x00e95f91 "TS3W.exe" "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe"
base 0x77ad0000 size 0x0011e000 entry 0x00000000 "ntdll.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\ntdll.dll"
base 0x76380000 size 0x000d8000 entry 0x763cb6ec "kernel32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll"
base 0x6e050000 size 0x001ba000 entry 0x6e06441d "d3d9.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll"
base 0x77c40000 size 0x000aa000 entry 0x77c4a66d "msvcrt.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\msvcrt.dll"
base 0x76460000 size 0x0009e000 entry 0x76474205 "USER32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll"
base 0x76670000 size 0x0004b000 entry 0x76679339 "GDI32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\GDI32.dll"
base 0x76f40000 size 0x000bf000 entry 0x76f873b4 "ADVAPI32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll"
base 0x765a0000 size 0x000c3000 entry 0x765eab44 "RPCRT4.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll"
base 0x75a80000 size 0x00008000 entry 0x75a8122f "VERSION.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll"
base 0x6ea40000 size 0x00006000 entry 0x6ea41210 "d3d8thk.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\d3d8thk.dll"
base 0x6ea50000 size 0x0000c000 entry 0x6ea51b10 "dwmapi.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll"
base 0x014d0000 size 0x00267000 entry 0x016eaf6c "d3dx9_31.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\d3dx9_31.dll"
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base 0x74b50000 size 0x00006000 entry 0x74b51260 "DCIMAN32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\DCIMAN32.dll"
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base 0x76720000 size 0x0008c000 entry 0x76724307 "OLEAUT32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\OLEAUT32.dll"
base 0x76ab0000 size 0x00144000 entry 0x76b07ec1 "ole32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\ole32.dll"
base 0x75cd0000 size 0x00019000 entry 0x75cd94e5 "iphlpapi.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\iphlpapi.dll"
base 0x75c90000 size 0x00035000 entry 0x75c9154d "dhcpcsvc.DLL" "C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc.DLL"
base 0x76180000 size 0x0002b000 entry 0x76183e89 "DNSAPI.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\DNSAPI.dll"
base 0x77bf0000 size 0x0002d000 entry 0x77bf142c "WS2_32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\WS2_32.dll"
base 0x76860000 size 0x00006000 entry 0x768615f2 "NSI.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\NSI.dll"
base 0x76210000 size 0x00014000 entry 0x76211245 "Secur32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\Secur32.dll"
base 0x75c80000 size 0x00007000 entry 0x75c82c55 "WINNSI.DLL" "C:\Windows\system32\WINNSI.DLL"
base 0x75c60000 size 0x00020000 entry 0x75c61502 "dhcpcsvc6.DLL" "C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc6.DLL"
base 0x76e60000 size 0x000d1000 entry 0x76e61784 "WININET.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\WININET.dll"
base 0x766c0000 size 0x00055000 entry 0x766d8c95 "SHLWAPI.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\SHLWAPI.dll"
base 0x77c30000 size 0x00003000 entry 0x00000000 "Normaliz.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\Normaliz.dll"
base 0x76550000 size 0x00045000 entry 0x7655132d "iertutil.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\iertutil.dll"
base 0x77000000 size 0x00ace000 entry 0x77070a7c "SHELL32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\SHELL32.dll"
base 0x72640000 size 0x00087000 entry 0x72670dce "MSVCP80.dll" "C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCP80.dll"
base 0x73860000 size 0x0009b000 entry 0x7386232b "MSVCR80.dll" "C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCR80.dll"
base 0x77cf0000 size 0x0001e000 entry 0x77cf134d "IMM32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\IMM32.dll"
base 0x76d90000 size 0x000c7000 entry 0x76d916b9 "MSCTF.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\MSCTF.dll"
base 0x767b0000 size 0x0007d000 entry 0x767c76ee "USP10.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\USP10.dll"
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base 0x76370000 size 0x00007000 entry 0x7637154b "PSAPI.DLL" "C:\Windows\system32\PSAPI.DLL"
base 0x75ed0000 size 0x0006a000 entry 0x75ed42dd "NETAPI32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\NETAPI32.dll"
base 0x6d480000 size 0x00071000 entry 0x6d48156e "DSOUND.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\DSOUND.dll"
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base 0x74760000 size 0x00038000 entry 0x74761c6d "OLEACC.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\OLEACC.dll"
base 0x75700000 size 0x0001a000 entry 0x7570224a "POWRPROF.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\POWRPROF.dll"
base 0x6d230000 size 0x0001e000 entry 0x6d237c74 "ShimEng.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\ShimEng.dll"
base 0x761b0000 size 0x0002c000 entry 0x761b1275 "apphelp.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll"
base 0x6d110000 size 0x00087000 entry 0x6d113503 "AcLayers.DLL" "C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcLayers.DLL"
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base 0x72b90000 size 0x00041000 entry 0x72bb3912 "WINSPOOL.DRV" "C:\Windows\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV"
base 0x75e70000 size 0x00014000 entry 0x75e71297 "MPR.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\MPR.dll"
base 0x77c20000 size 0x00009000 entry 0x77c21303 "LPK.DLL" "C:\Windows\system32\LPK.DLL"
base 0x75120000 size 0x00194000 entry 0x751863d1 "comctl32.dll" "C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.6000.16386_none_5d07289e07e1d100\comctl32.dll"
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base 0x74f60000 size 0x00023000 entry 0x74f6b70c "glu32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\glu32.dll"
base 0x74c80000 size 0x000cb000 entry 0x74d1c12d "OPENGL32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\OPENGL32.dll"
base 0x750b0000 size 0x0003f000 entry 0x750bd9f1 "uxtheme.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll"
base 0x6dd50000 size 0x002f9000 entry 0x6dd51050 "atiumdag.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\atiumdag.dll"
base 0x6ab00000 size 0x004d2000 entry 0x6ab01000 "atiumdva.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\atiumdva.dll"
base 0x10000000 size 0x00017000 entry 0x1000b563 "MsnChatHook.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\MsnChatHook.dll"
base 0x00250000 size 0x00022000 entry 0x00270980 "ShowErrMsg.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\ShowErrMsg.dll"
base 0x01b60000 size 0x0004a000 entry 0x01b7b99e "sysenv.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\sysenv.dll"
base 0x76a30000 size 0x00074000 entry 0x76a31ada "comdlg32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\comdlg32.dll"
base 0x745a0000 size 0x00086000 entry 0x745a4c03 "COMCTL32.dll" "C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.6000.16386_none_87e0cb09378714f1\COMCTL32.dll"
base 0x002d0000 size 0x00015000 entry 0x002e2250 "BatchCrypto.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\BatchCrypto.dll"
base 0x026c0000 size 0x00064000 entry 0x026feb7a "CryptoAPI.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\CryptoAPI.dll"
base 0x02570000 size 0x0003c000 entry 0x025944ea "keyManager.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\keyManager.dll"
base 0x6d250000 size 0x0010f000 entry 0x6d315722 "MFC80U.DLL" "C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.mfc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_cbf5e994470a1a8f\MFC80U.DLL"
base 0x6d220000 size 0x0000e000 entry 0x00000000 "MFC80ENU.DLL" "C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.mfcloc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_03ce2c72205943d3\MFC80ENU.DLL"
base 0x76870000 size 0x00084000 entry 0x76872469 "CLBCatQ.DLL" "C:\Windows\system32\CLBCatQ.DLL"
base 0x757a0000 size 0x00038000 entry 0x757a1d45 "rsaenh.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\rsaenh.dll"
base 0x75860000 size 0x000d7000 entry 0x75861242 "winbrand.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\winbrand.dll"
base 0x75480000 size 0x0002d000 entry 0x75481681 "WINTRUST.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\WINTRUST.dll"
base 0x75d70000 size 0x000f1000 entry 0x75d716a1 "CRYPT32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\CRYPT32.dll"
base 0x75eb0000 size 0x00012000 entry 0x75eb35a2 "MSASN1.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\MSASN1.dll"
base 0x76830000 size 0x00029000 entry 0x768312c0 "imagehlp.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\imagehlp.dll"
base 0x75a10000 size 0x0003b000 entry 0x75a11414 "mswsock.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\mswsock.dll"
base 0x756e0000 size 0x00006000 entry 0x756e1564 "wshtcpip.dll" "C:\Windows\System32\wshtcpip.dll"
base 0x74a20000 size 0x00047000 entry 0x74a2244d "rasapi32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\rasapi32.dll"
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base 0x747e0000 size 0x00031000 entry 0x747e142a "TAPI32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\TAPI32.dll"
base 0x749f0000 size 0x0000c000 entry 0x749f1ba5 "rtutils.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\rtutils.dll"
base 0x67910000 size 0x00062000 entry 0x67911412 "mscms.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\mscms.dll"
base 0x67630000 size 0x00038000 entry 0x67632969 "icm32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\icm32.dll"
base 0x6e580000 size 0x00006000 entry 0x6e581240 "sensapi.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\sensapi.dll"
base 0x75b90000 size 0x00007000 entry 0x75b92e3b "credssp.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\credssp.dll"
base 0x75810000 size 0x00045000 entry 0x758116d9 "schannel.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\schannel.dll"
base 0x75610000 size 0x0000f000 entry 0x75618039 "NLAapi.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\NLAapi.dll"
base 0x6f1b0000 size 0x00006000 entry 0x6f1b150a "rasadhlp.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\rasadhlp.dll"
base 0x76900000 size 0x00128000 entry 0x76901a31 "urlmon.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\urlmon.dll"
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base 0x6eed0000 size 0x00008000 entry 0x6eed13ea "winrnr.dll" "C:\Windows\System32\winrnr.dll"
base 0x76500000 size 0x00049000 entry 0x765011fc "WLDAP32.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\WLDAP32.dll"
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base 0x75460000 size 0x00014000 entry 0x754614fa "Cabinet.dll" "C:\Windows\system32\Cabinet.dll"
[Register memory]
eax 006f0040 | <ff>ff | .. |
006f0050 | 8b 44 24 0c 8b 4c 24 08 50 51 8b ce e8 af eb fe | .D$..L$.PQ...... |
006f0060 | ff 8b 96 b0 01 00 00 0b 96 b4 01 00 00 c7 | .............. |
esi 12a0c0d0 |<4e>00 6f 00 74 00 4c 00 6f 00 61 00 64 00 65 00 | N.o.t.L.o.a.d.e. |
12a0c0e0 | 64 00 00 00 31 00 00 00 b0 d1 67 42 70 34 08 2e | d...1.....gBp4.. |
ebp 0feaa3a0 | <12>00 00 00 15 ab 40 00 | ......@. |
0feaa3b0 | 00 00 00 00 d0 c0 a0 12 12 00 00 00 c0 e1 46 00 | ..............F. |
0feaa3c0 | cc 2a f1 00 00 00 00 00 | .*...... |
[Extra]
ScriptHeap: 163.96MB/235.69MB (78); 35.62MB
this hunkofjunk is four years old, I think it's 32 bit but I don't know. ._.
Sorry for double post, but I have to say I have quite a lot of cc but I'm pretty sure it's all up to date. ._.
Can't read your crash logs but it seems you have a 32 bit system and 3 GB of RAM. Error 12 is common on those systems.
Well, it just happened yesterday, and I just wanted to know what it was.
This is some info I just dug up, even though it might be obvious
My Sims 3 base game is a year old, I don't know about my EPs and SP
My computer is a 2007 Acer computer with Windows Vista and all the latest updates.
Additonal info is, even though it won't affect my game in any way... and I feel like adding it
The monitor is a million-year-old Sceptre box monitor, my speakers are a thousand year old Labtec set.
I'm not suprised it's 32 bit *facepalm*
...and we recently had to restore the computer due to full disc space and 6257 (my antivirus program even told me!) trojan viruses.
That was long.
I know it has been a long time since someone has posted on here but has anyone actualy got the base game and expantion packs all working or is it just me that been trying for a week to get this stupid game working and still no look. I get errors 12 and 16 and what it actually does is replaces my previous save games with a bad carupted file. My memery is fine and the computor plays the sims fine and checked everything and done everything people have said but still no look. I dont have to play the sims for a very long time for one of these errors to pop up or the sims to compleatly crach. Again I have even taken this to people who repair computors and still cant play on it so it is a curupted file EA games has released within the game no my computor before anyone starts. again it replaces my normaly good saved games with a currpted bad save game. Please fix this as tryed patches and everything.
The suggestions, guides with what to do or not to do in order to avoid error 12 are all good and nice and I personally want to thank to all the guys who took the time to write such guides, I know from experience it's not easy to troubleshoot, to identify the problems, to find solutions and to put them all together in a guide for others to learn as well... so kudos for those guys
my frustration goes to EA and in particular the Sims 3 series developers
error 12 it's a fault in the game itself, they know it and I assume there is little they can do about it, but they encourage the rumors is because of the lack or resources, to point the fault to our computers, to our hardware in other words to state something like "it's not us or our game, is your computer, you better get a new one"
yet, players - like myself - with very powerful gaming computers have the same issue with error 12
I've installed first Sims 3 on a relatively decent desktop computer, a Dell with Intel quad core processor, with 4 G RAM, with Vista Ultimate on it, updated to the latest service pack, with plenty (over 350 GB) of available room on my hard driver, with a nVidia GForce 1 MB dedicated video card, still I had error 12
I said, hmm, maybe it's my computer, even tho' I was playing GTA IV and V with no problems on it
I've installed them on a last model laptop, with Windows 10, Intel duo core processor, 4 GB RAM, plenty (over 400 GB) of available room on my hard drive, AMD 1 MB video card, I still have the same error 12... hmm...
lately, I've got me an Alienware Area 51, I won't post the specs here because I don't want to look like I am bragging, but one thing is for sure, I still have error 12 when saving Sims 3 and the game is crashing... hehe... so three decent, acceptable computers, same error 12 on all of them...
I mean, come on EA..??.. really..??.. and they - EA guys - expect us to keep spending real money on expansion packs and on premium content for in-game items and such things... all that while error 12 and multiple crashes are a common occurrence and no one in EA development team can fix it or seems to care... really EA..??..
in the what not to do guide, someone said we should save often, not play long games, for long time, and so many other good otherwise advice...
but it boils down to on fact not playing the game at all so we won't get error 12... well, I got the game to play it, for hours if I choose to, and I don't want to save it every 10-15 minutes, I don't want or need this frustration...
I also play GTA series... I never had a problem with them and those games are resources intensive, and CPU and graphics and RAM intensive... yet Sims 3, is giving us error 12, is crashing on us often and EA is doing nothing about it, other than letting us in the dark, or to help each other as much as we can, considering we can't find professional help - aka from EA - about this issue...
I personally lost respect for EA ever since error 12 appeared and since they closed down the NFSW - Need for Speed World - after players, like me too, pumped real money in that game platform (NFSW) and then they shut it down with just a big "sorry guys, but we'll close it"
I for one, I won't buy anymore any EA product, at least not until they fix error 12 on Sims 3...
they want us to move to Sims 4... hehe... really....
in my humble opinion, Sims 2 was and will always be the best - if they (EA guys) would have focused their funds and development resources to improve and develop Sims 2 since back then when they initially launched, would be maybe a bigger phenomenon than GTA or Second Life...
but, no, they "upgraded" to Sims 3 that has a lot of issues - see error 12, frequent crashes and more - and now Sim 4 and they want us to keep spending real money to get that, more errors just with different game concept and more expensive version of Sims...
I never played Sims 4, not even the free trial version and I won't, as I've read in the forums what others are saying about Sims 4...
but, I'll stop ranting...
@ EA
please take responsibility for error 12 in Sims 3 and please do something about it... many of us we are not teens anymore, we are quite capable adults (at least some of us are)...
and by the way EA, please come out with a Mature rated version of Sims, as again many of us we are not kids anymore
thank you for reading...
- Saving without spaces worked for error 12 🌞🙃
