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Garage_Queen
4 years ago
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[ Spoiler ] I really need help. I had a lot of experience with sims but this time I feel like I can not get my head round what is happening. Common problem - black loading screen... So I have ...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    4 years ago

    @Garage_Queen  I think the best approach at this point is to download a fresh copy of the Mods Framework and all your NRaas mods, add those, and then start downloading new copies of your other mods and adding them.  I understand that some may be hard to find, but many aren't, for example Buzzler, icarus_allsorts, velocitygrass, and several others host their mods at Mod the Sims.  The reason I keep suggesting that you download new copies of the mods is that you can make sure you have the latest versions of all of them rather than having to compare version numbers or dates.

    If a fresh download of a given mod causes problems in the clean folder, with nothing else in it except for other freshly downloaded mods, please let me know which mod or mods aren't working properly.

    With an Origin install, you wouldn't have received any updates to Sims 3 itself, and an Origin update wouldn't affect how mods work.

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
4 years ago

@Garage_Queen  As a test, please confirm again that the game loads with only NRaas mods, then download a fresh copy of velocitygrass's no automatic memories mod and add it to the Packages folder.  Delete scriptCache.package again and see whether the game loads.

If the new copy of the no automatic memories mod doesn't work, I think it's time to rebuild your content in a clean user folder.  Move the entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, open the launcher to spawn a clean folder, add the Mods Framework and NRaas mods to the new folder, and test.  If everything works, add a freshly download copy of the velocitygrass mod again and test.

If you run into more trouble, please let me know what kind of install this is: Origin, disc, Steam, or something else.

DCCache and DCBackup do not contain any mods or files related to mods.  DCBackup does contain one file for each item you've installed through the launcher, but that only includes store and custom content, not mods, and the files there should have no effect on the mods themselves.  However, you can delete everything in DCBackup except for ccmerged.package if you want.  The other files are only relevant if you upload content to the Exchange and you want your cc to stick to the uploads.  The ccmerged file is necessary for premium store content to work, so leave that alone.

There's no specific update for Island Paradise; by the time that pack was released, all patches were incorporated into the base game.  There's a fixed version of IP available, but installing that (or not) has no effect on your mods.

Garage_Queen's avatar
Garage_Queen
4 years ago

I have an update...

I have renamed the whole sims 3 folder and moved mod folder to the new sims 3 folder to test mods out and it wouldn't load.

The problem is in my mod folder unless my launcher has updated somehow and that's what caused it not to run. I will keep looking through the mod folder for now until I find a solution. ☹️

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    @Garage_Queen  I think the best approach at this point is to download a fresh copy of the Mods Framework and all your NRaas mods, add those, and then start downloading new copies of your other mods and adding them.  I understand that some may be hard to find, but many aren't, for example Buzzler, icarus_allsorts, velocitygrass, and several others host their mods at Mod the Sims.  The reason I keep suggesting that you download new copies of the mods is that you can make sure you have the latest versions of all of them rather than having to compare version numbers or dates.

    If a fresh download of a given mod causes problems in the clean folder, with nothing else in it except for other freshly downloaded mods, please let me know which mod or mods aren't working properly.

    With an Origin install, you wouldn't have received any updates to Sims 3 itself, and an Origin update wouldn't affect how mods work.

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