i am using mac osx most current update. i have the most current update for the sims 3 as well. every time i try to send my sim back to the past(present) the loading screen appears and about half way through an error message pops up and i have to restart the application. this happens every single time. is this a common issue? is there a patch i didn't know about? Any ideas on how to fix this are appreciated. and yes ive tried turning my computer off and on again.
i'm not a mac player but will post in the helpers corner to see if our mac palyer/helper can assist
Hi goldsparkles,
What does it say in the error message that pops up?
What is your current patch level? If you are at 1.67 then that's the latest patch.
Do you manually reset your RAM while you are playing? Do you save frequently?
For general advice, information and tips on how to play TS3 on a Mac, read BluebellFlora's guide here:
http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/Links-to-Mac-help-threads-and-guides/m-p/749664#U749664
Caspin
the error message says
a serious error has occured while loading 'anna.sims3:Bridgeport_0x09ffe3d7'. It is strongly recommended that you restart the application.
my current patch level is 1.67
i save frequently
i did try reseting the ram after you suggested it but nothing changed
Hi
Go into Documents on your Mac and look inside the folder called "Electronic Arts", then the folder called "The Sims 3", then in "Saves". All your save game files are there. Do you see any that have .bad as the end of the file name? If so, you will need to delete these as they are corrupt. For the particular game you have having trouble with, if there is a backup version of the save file, you might want to try deleting the save and then taking the .backup of the file name of the backup, so that it will use that instead. See if it then works.
Also try loading a different save completely, or start a new game, and test that you don't ge tthe same error with that.
Caspin
