@classicacosta As a test, please try loading a new save in Sunset Valley and let me know whether it works. Please also let me know whether you use mods or custom content. It's fine if you do, but that means troubleshooting might be a bit more complicated. For example, I'd like to know whether you've placed any cc items in the new version of SV.
Ok, so I eventually was able to get into the Sunset Valley Updated save that I made. But I still encountered some problems and that is that my screen started glitching, I've added photos! I do have custom content and mods in my game. I don't have any cc items in SV Updated like cc buildings and stuff like that. But I do have cc in my game in general but just cars from freshprincecreations all my mods are nrass mods.
I'm honestly not sure what to do. But thank you so much puzzle addict!
@classicacosta The graphics glitch in the screenshot you did attach is likely caused by custom content. The issue could be a default skin or a clothing item; try taking your sim into CAS and changing only the clothing and hair (all items in the everyday outfit), or only the skin (both swatch and slider position). In either case, use only EA-made items. You can "save as" and rename the save for your tests: the original will remain intact under its current name, and you can experiment on the new copy.
If this sim doesn't have any custom content, not even a default replacement skin you're using, it's also theoretically possible that the game engine isn't rendering the skin color correctly. In other situations, the screen can flash red for no apparent reason, or certain houses can appear solid red, although all the reports I've seen are for buildings and not sims.
Since you're getting flashing too, please describe it in more detail, or take a video if you can. Here's how to do it with built-in tools:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721
Please also attach your deviceconfig.log to a post; it's in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3. (You'll need to manually open the folders; the file won't show up in a search.) You can delete your user and computer names, about 25 lines down, but there's nothing else in that file that can identify you.
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.
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.
@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.
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 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.
Hey so i did that! loaded a new world however on the loading screen my screen started glitching. So I'm guessing there's something wrong with the game itself or maybe my computer isn't compatible with it?
All mods and all CCS were removed!
@classicacosta Did you change any of the graphics settings? If you did, please delete options.ini from Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 and try again, this time leaving the options at their defaults. If that doesn't help, or you didn't change the settings, try switching to windowed mode at the Main Menu before trying to load a new save.
If that doesn't help either, please attach your deviceconfig.log to a post; it's in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3. (You'll need to manually open the folders; the file won't show up in a search.) You can delete your user and computer names, about 25 lines down, but there's nothing else in that file that can identify you.
And a screenshot or video of the issue would be helpful.
Ok I'll try these! I've already been playing in windowed mode however, but I deleted options ini so I'll how that works and let you know! Once again thank YOU SO much!!
Ok, so I attempted to open a new save in a new world that I had not updated and the loading screen went completely black in this case I still have my older folder with mods in the game. I attempted to do the same thing except i took out the mods this time and i was still stuck on the loading screen. In this step I did remove options.ini like asked! So I will now be doing the following steps after.
here's my device log:
Ok, so I actually I just tried to do this again with a clean folder and the new save did load! And then I added my problematic save to this new, clean sims 3 folder and I was stuck on the loading screen. I tried to load my other problematic save (SV Updated) and I was able to get past the loading screen!
@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:
Once you've sorted through your Mods folder, you can try to load your existing save again. Let me know how it goes.
@classicacosta It would be odd for those mods to cause the issue, unless you have other mods that conflict. It should also be noted that you would need the StoryProgression base mod for the Money and Relationship add-ons to work. If you'd like to troubleshoot further, I'd be interested to know which mods you currently have. But if you're satisfied, you don't need to spend any more time on this issue.
@classicacosta Personally, I would add NRaas ErrorTrap and Overwatch for general maintenance, in fact I'd never play a save I cared about without them. As far as your current mods go, none of them should conflict with any of the others or with the ones you removed. It's possible that something went wrong temporarily with the features of one of the mods and that removing it removes the problem, letting your save load properly. It's also possible that you have an outdated version of one of the SP add-ons, which would be an issue.
In your position, I'd go in steps, using "save as" to rename the save, and quitting to desktop, deleting the cache files, and reloading to test after each one. That way, if you add something to your save and it stops working again, you can easily revert to the next newest save without losing much progress. This is how I'd approach things:
It's important to play forward and save (using "save as") so that all traces of the mods you removed are gone by the time you add them back. While none of these mods should cause the issues you've seen, it's always possible that something weird happens. Now that you can in fact load your save under certain conditions, there's not much harm in experimenting as long as you don't save over the working copy.
@puzzlezaddict Thanks so much for all the help! I'm definitely gonna try these tips! Can't thank u enough!
