Forum Discussion

GabGGT17's avatar
GabGGT17
2 years ago
Solved

Problem in The Sims 3 save (Sims University)

So, i play The Sims 3 for such a long time, and honestly, i've never seen anything like that, and i don't know how to resolve. I was playing in the Sims University with my second generation of my fa...
pc
technical issues
  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    2 years ago

    @GabGGT17  When Overwatch started aging up sims, that meant that the game was already confused about the homeworld.  No sims should age while your sim is at University, or on any kind of "vacation," so the fact that they did means the game was no longer treating this like a vacation.  Overwatch was simply catching sims that should have already aged up, according to the usual game logic, not making them age in the first place.

    I think that all the problems you've described are due to the game treating University as a homeworld, with the possible exception of your sim not graduating.  And the problem here is that if you don't have a backup save, it can be difficult if not impossible to fix this issue.  However, what you can try is the Change Hometown process described here:

    https://www.nraas.net/community/Traveler-FAQ#Is-it-possible-to-switch-homeworlds-permanently

    Please make sure to follow the instructions exactly—missing a single step can corrupt the save.  Use "save as" to rename your save, so the current copy remains intact as a backup, before you do anything else.

    I'm not sure from your description whether you can pick a place for your sim to live in Isla Paradiso, but I believe you should be able to choose somewhere to stay even without being able to edit the town.  If that's not the case, let me know; there's a workaround for that too that may or may not help.

GabGGT17's avatar
GabGGT17
2 years ago

@puzzlezaddict it worked, I appreciate a lot your help! Now another problem that is occuring is that after minutes entering my save, more specifically when moving my sim to her old house, the game crashes almost instantly. I'll pay more attention to this problem in the morning, and if something happens i'll bring you the details (because here in Brazil is 23p.m.). Again, thanks a lot for the help!

puzzlezaddict's avatar
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
2 years ago

@GabGGT17  Glad to hear the original problem is fixed, at least.  The first thing I'd try for the new problem is an MC town reset.  If that doesn't work, are there any other sims living in that household?  If so, I'd try loading that household, and if you get yet another crash, separating the sims and testing them one by one, on a different lot.  The idea is to figure out what exactly is causing the crash: an individual sim, the lot itself, maybe something in the household inventory or maybe one of the sims' inventories.

  • GabGGT17's avatar
    GabGGT17
    2 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict i resetted the town, and it stopped crashing, that's great! I could manage to play the save for a couple of sim-days, and it's totally normal. Thanks so much for your help!

About The Sims 3 Technical Issues

Get help with issues in The Sims 3 from fellow Simmers.83,320 PostsLatest Activity: 35 minutes ago