sim 3 save crashing while loading
I have been playing Sims 3 on my same PC for a number of years. I have multiple saves for different games and challenges. One of my saves will crash while loading, not freeze, actually crash. Whil...
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@puzzlezaddict thank you so much for all of the recommendations! I have tried each step. I don't have any cc items or any custom worlds, all I have is the Seasons expansion pack but if that never loading it wouldn't be a major loss. Each step came with no new results expect the step to rename the backup folder. Unfortunately the game still crashed but I got a pop-up error before I had to manually close out of it. The error said:
A serious error has occurred while loading 'SunsetValley.sims3'. It is strongly recommended that you restart the application.
The error came with an accept button, after clicking the button the screen froze and I had to force quit the game.
Do you have any other suggestions for me? Or is it a lost cause?
@htank66 It's best to keep Seasons active while you're trying to load this save; there's no need to challenge the game engine further. Also, just in case it's relevant: the "serious error" messages can be caused by loading a corrupt save, but also by having your game folder open when you launch TS3. So if you had the folder open, make sure to close it.
Your save might be beyond recovering, but there is one more thing you can try before giving up. Pull your existing game folder out of Documents (again) and launch the game to create a new one. Start a new save in the same town as your borked save, then save your progress and quit. (No need to play for more than a couple of minutes, just long enough to get things rolling.) Inside the new game folder, open Saves, and then the folder with the name of your new save. Pull out the .nhd file (it will be labeled with the name of the town you were playing in), and copy over the .nhd file from the borked save. Then clear your cache files in the new game folder and try to load.
If this doesn't work either, then unfortunately, there's nothing more you can do.
