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classicacosta
5 years ago
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My sims 3 64 bit stuck on the loading screen

Hi! So I'm having so many problems with my sims 3 64 bit that I have to make so many different question threads. The problem today is that now my sims 3 is stuck on the loading screen to get into sun...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    5 years ago

    @classicacosta  Okay, at this point you know one or more mods are the issue, and you just need to sort through them to find out which ones.  Since even a new save won't load with all your mods present, you have an easy test.  You can try your mods in batches, or if you have a lot of them, use the 50/50 method:

    https://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Finding_Problem_Custom_Content#The_50.25_Method

    Be sure to delete the five cache files in your Sims 3 user folder any time you add or remove a .package file.  Technically, scriptCache.package is the only one that matters for mods, but if your mods list also includes custom content, the other files matter too:

    • CASPartCache.package
    • compositorCache.package
    • scriptCache.package
    • simCompositorCache.package
    • socialCache.package

    Once you've sorted through your Mods folder, you can try to load your existing save again.  Let me know how it goes.

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classicacosta
5 years ago

Hi, so now I can't even get into my saved game I have. It's just a black screen when I enter the loading screen of the saved game. 

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classicacosta
5 years ago

Update: I was able to get into another saved game of mine that I have had problems with. With the current saved game I'm trying to enter I'm still stuck on the loading screen, it's not turning completely back anymore but it's still stuck on the loading screen.

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    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    5 years ago

    @classicacosta  Is this with mods and custom content removed, or still present?  You can also try loading the game's automatic backup save, which you'll see in ... The Sims 3 > Saves.  The folder with your save name plus a .backup extension is the backup; rename it and delete the .backup part (e.g. MySaveName1.sims3), and it will be available to load from the Main Menu.

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      classicacosta
      5 years ago

      So I still have mods and custom content in my game, I'll try the backup save method and get back to you! Thank you so much!

    • classicacosta's avatar
      classicacosta
      5 years ago
      @puzzlezaddict hey so this still didn't work, it still got stuck on the loading screen! Any other suggestions??
      • puzzlezaddict's avatar
        puzzlezaddict
        Hero+
        5 years ago

        @classicacosta  Please start with a clean user folder, with no mods or custom content.  I know you want to keep your mods and cc, but it's easier to go piecemeal at this point.  Move your entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, open the launcher to spawn a clean folder, and try loading a new save, just to make sure it still works.  Do not add any mods or cc yet.

        If the new save loads, copy the backup version of your problem save to the new folder and see whether it loads.  Don't add any other content unless this "SV updated" takes place in a different version of Sunset Valley, in which case install only that world, nothing else*.  Let me know whether this works, and we can go from there.

        If you happen to use AwesomeMod, you'd need to install it too, because saves that have been played with it may not work if it's removed without the proper procedure.  But please try at least once without any other content.

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