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@Mrsimalot So at present, the sound isn't working properly in-game even right after you load the save? If that's the case, try removing options.ini, in the Sims 3 user folder. This will reset all your in-game options, so if it doesn't help, you can put the original back instead of redoing all your settings from scratch.
If that doesn't make a difference, try reverting to a backup copy of the save. Even if you've never made one, the game keeps the files from the second-to-last time you saved. Go into Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 > Saves, and you'll see a folder with the save name and another with the same name plus a .backup extension (for example IslaParadiso.sims3.backup). Rename the save and delete the .backup extension (e.g. IslaParadiso1.sims3), and it'll be available to load at the Main Menu.
And if that doesn't help either, please start a new save and see whether the sound works there, just for comparison's sake.
Hello again.
Sorry for the late reply but I simply forgot...
When the sound went missing and the game crashed I did not bother to troubleshoot but the day after I did try the game again. And yes, I did have sound. I do not know if the problem did fix itself or if it's still there but now when the computer had been turned off for some hours it worked. I did play one sim day in the Isla Paradiso world and everything worked fine. Then I did change into the Sunset Valley world and did play for another day (I did not want to use all of the day on this test, that's way I did not play more). Now this world was not in any way "optimized" or anything and the family I have there is quite large, (2 adults, 1 young adult and 3 pets, one of them a horse). The world is full of wild animal, sims and traffic so the game had something to do. Everything did run quite smooth though.
- puzzlezaddict3 years agoHero+
@Mrsimalot I'm glad to hear the game is working again, and I hope it's fixed for good. If you need more help, you know where to find me.
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