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Re: Sims 3 crashing in map view

@puzzlezaddict I changed my max frame rate to 165 and vertical sync and triple buffering were already on so I kept it like that, and I checked it in game and it never exceeded the fps limit which was good. I tried going into map view and it crashed. I changed my screen to the native resolution, before I had it at a different resolution because the icons are text are really small. I would love help changing the DPI setting! I tested it in a clean user file and it didn't crash. So I moved just the save I was playing in before and downloaded the Saffron Bay sims 3 pack which is the custom world I'm playing in into the clean user file, and it crashed again in map view. So it seems like it might be the save itself. The save file is 686 MB, I'm on the 2nd generation and I've never moved worlds. I've traveled to all 3 of the destination worlds.

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
2 years ago
@bff611 That is a very large save, but the .nhd files look fine; the only real problem is the TravelDB.package. Did Regul Save Cleaner make any difference? I don't actually know whether it affects TravelDB, or whether you have a choice about it. Here are a couple other guides to cleaning saves, in case you want to try to cut down the TravelDB's size:

https://www.nraas.net/community/Deleting-SNAP-resources-FAQ

https://www.nraas.net/community/How-to-use-S3PE-to-clean-up-your-save-game

But before spending time on that, I'd suggest trying a new save in Saffron Bay to make sure the world is still running properly. And see whether an NRaas MasterController town reset helps. The command is NRaas > MC > Town Options > Reset Everything, and it can be run from an in-game computer. I would suggest putting back ErrorTrap and Overwatch as well, or adding them if you haven't before.

If that doesn't help, what season is it in-game, and what's the weather like? Changing the weather, for example from rain or snow to a sunny say, might help. To do so, open the cheats console and enter testingcheatsenabled true , then shift-click the ground somewhere to see various options. Changing the season on the fly will have unintended consequences, so I'd only suggest it as an experiment, not a solution; changing the weather itself should be fine.
bff611
2 years ago
@puzzlezaddict Regul save cleaner did make a big difference, before it was 878 MB and it brought it down to 686 MB. Using the guides you sent me I brought my save file down to 211 MB! I opened map view and it didn't crash! So it looks like it was the save file size. Thank you so much, I didn't realize my save file was so large and changing my fps limit to165 will probably make a big difference as well. Oh and I tried a new save and the actual world is running fine.