Re: Sims 3 crash when Sim gives birth

I tried the giving birth at home and it worked. I was still able to choose the baby's traits which were good. Thanks for helping me

Im having the same problem but it didn't fix when I tried giving birth at home.

@malanbtlr  Do you happen to have the infinite birth glitch?  If so, the only reliable way to fix it is with a mod.

If this isn't your issue, please describe what happens when your sim tries to give birth.  Please also let me know what world you're playing in.

@malanbtlr  Try deleting the five cache files in your Sims 3 folder in Documents > Electronic Arts.  These should be deleted regularly anyway, and certainly any time you're troubleshooting.  For reference, they are:

• CASPartCache.package
• compositorCachel.package
• scriptCache.package
• simCompositorCache,package
• socialCache.package

If that doesn't help, try playing on the minimum graphics settings, in windowed mode, just to see whether it makes a difference.  Load the game to the Main Menu, change the settings, quit to desktop, and only then load the save and see how the birth goes.

If that doesn't help either, let me know whether you have any custom content installed, and whether you've added mods recently.  I remember you said you didn't have any before, but it's worth confirming.

@malanbtlr  That absolutely could be the problem.  If you have custom content that's miscategorized as valid for babies, the game could crash trying to assign or render the cc.

Please move your entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop.  Open the launcher to spawn a clean folder.  Copy over only your Saves folder, nothing else.  Then try to play through the birth and see what happens.

If you do exactly that and you still see custom content in the launcher, let me know; it's likely an issue with iCloud drive syncing.

@Axs701Sxa5519  I don't do video guides, sorry.  What part is confusing?

@Axs701Sxa5519  Are you having the original issue: that your game crashes when a sim gives birth?  This is most often caused by bad custom content, although that's not the only cause.  The clean folder addresses potential bad cc and corrupt mods, which is why it's the place to start.

If you're able to load your current save after moving the Sims 3 folder but without doing anything else, then something went wrong in the process.  Please rename the Sims 3 folder on your desktop, if you have one there; something like Sims 3 backup is fine.  Then move the Sims 3 folder that's currently in Documents\Electronic Arts onto your desktop instead.  Launch the game, load to the Main Menu, make sure there are no saves available to load.  If there are, stop here and let me know.

If there are no saves, quit the game.  Go into the Saves folder inside each of the Sims 3 folders on your desktop and look for a folder with your save name.  Right-click on the folder and select Copy, then open Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves, right-click in the blank space, and select Paste.  This save should be available to load at the Main Menu, but the rest of your content won't be present.

Let me know whether you still get a crash.

I’m having a simillar issue but ive determed its a piece of downloaded content .sims3pack its just alot to go though. any tips

@MaepIays  Here's how to remove bad custom content in .Sims3Pack form:

https://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2011/01/tutorial-how-to-get-rid-of-unwanted-custom-content.html

You might find that the entire .dbc file is corrupt and needs to be removed, and in that case, the other cc installed into that file will also disappear.  But at least the rest will be preserved.