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juicyred921
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2 months ago

Re: [Current Issue] Sims 3 "serious error" when loading save

I got a new computer and reinstalled the sims 3. I was so excited because i love the sims 3 and i got a new computer which i thought would run the sims better because it had a better graphics card. So when i launch sims 3 it goes to the main menu where i can start a new game (i have no saved games because ..new computer). As soon as I start new game...it goes to the loading screen for like 2 seconds before i get an error that says "A serious error has occurred while loading (world).sims3.

Now I've tried everything. i tried the lazy mod. I tried to get the game to recognize my new graphics card by editing graphicscard.sgr files....it's a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. I tried repairing game in ea's app. I turned off my firewall and OneDrive. It wont let me rename my sims 3 folder because then i have to download it again in the app. 

Please someone help! I have no idea what to do. I love sims 3! It would suck if i couldn't play it ever again. 

Here are my computer specs.. just incase someone can figure it out. i have integrated graphics and dedicated graphics. If that makes a difference

Operating System: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 22631) (22621.ni_release.220506-1250)
                 Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
      System Manufacturer: Acer
             System Model: Nitro ANV15-51
                     BIOS: V1.16 (type: UEFI)
                Processor: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13620H (16 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
                   Memory: 32768MB RAM
      Available OS Memory: 30424MB RAM
                Page File: 17564MB used, 17466MB available
              Windows Dir: C:\Windows
          DirectX Version: DirectX 12
      DX Setup Parameters: Not found
         User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
       System DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
          DWM DPI Scaling: UnKnown
                 Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Supported
 DirectX Database Version: 1.7.1

 Card name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
        Manufacturer: NVIDIA
           Chip type: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
            DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
         Device Type: Full Device
          Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_28A0&SUBSYS_171E1025&REV_A1
       Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER] 
 Device Problem Code: No Problem
 Driver Problem Code: Unknown
      Display Memory: 23183 MB
    Dedicated Memory: 7972 MB
       Shared Memory: 15211 MB

 

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