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LeoSalinas73's avatar
6 years ago

Sim3 Crash from time to time, With no error Message on Screen

Sims 3 Crash for unknown Reasons

I have all sims 3 original Expansions and all Stuff 

Installed the game and updated with ORIGIN Online installation (New one, fully updated and review and repair it with ORIGIN)

Before the game been used.

Yes i do have CC all of them previously Inspected by TSR before download

Game Crash with ot without CC (So the CC is not the problem)

I Have a custom made personal computer (Gaming PC)

DXDIAG report attached, Fully updated Drivers , included from Intel , NVIDIA and Motherboard Manufacturer (ASUS)

Etc,etc, etc

Attached DXDIAG NEW REPORT

Attached Last Crash Report from Report.wer, File copied to a TXT to be able to upload it here

Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions

Update information for your knowledge 

I'm running the game right now since more than 30 minutes ago without any crash

Things i change before this post and before running the game

I read in another post, to close the Windows Cloud Service, i close it before start the game

I start the game and change the next parameters in Task Manager (Windows 10)

Task Manager Sims 3 Details, Set Priority : From normal to Real time 

Virtualization UAC:  From Disabled to Enabled

Until now the game is running fine, Im worried since , most probably the crash are from the old memory problem

when game starts was under 2gb now is almost 3gb

I change the log where the memory is configured, from 2Gb to 8gb

I'm not sure if that will work, also i have to manually configure the deteccion of my Graphic Card since the GTX 1080 is not in the list

I change also the information about Graphics card so the game can detect it.

Forget to mention im running also 2 Mods 

NRaas Error Trap 

NRaas Overwatch 

They do their job removing cars, helping sims that are stuck somewhere, and a lot of other things that make the game very hard to play without them

13 Replies

  • LeoSalinas73's avatar
    LeoSalinas73
    6 years ago

    @puzzlezaddictWell after several hours of play the game at last crash, i was monitoring carefully the USE of RAm, it go Boom when it reach 3.5GB, also i found the game make the error 12 when you try to save when you have the RAM USE over 3GB when it goes under 3GB the error 12 dont show up, you can save the game without problem, Seems like is the memory use.

    I Change long ago the sims3.ini to use 8GB, but seems like it doesn't matter if we change it there, every time the game runs more than 3.2- 3.3 or 3.4GB it goes BOOM.

    Any suggestion?

    [ResourceSystem]
    MemoryUsageLimit = 80000000

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    6 years ago

    @LeoSalinas73  That memory usage limit setting won't have any effect.  Sims 3 is a 32-bit app, so it can only ever use 4 GB RAM before it crashes.  The real limit is more like 3.7 GB, and if it hits that for even a second, it will crash or throw an error.  Saving takes more memory than regular gameplay, so your attempt to save can fail if you're anywhere near the RAM limit.  An Error 12 means the game is out of resources, usually memory but sometimes VRAM.

    The only solution is to try to keep Sims 3's memory use as low as possible.  There are ways to manage RAM use, but if you see it approaching 3.5 GB, all you can do is save, quit (without saving, as a separate step), and reload.  Other things that will help:

    • Turn off memories in game options—they're a huge resource hog.
    • Disable the hidden object interactive loading screens and the in-game shopping experience.
    • Play offline, as in, turn off wifi and/or disconnect the ethernet cable.  You can sign into Origin first and put it in offline mode.
    • If you want to build or use Create a Sim, do it at the beginning of a play session, save your progress, then quit and restart.  Both CAS and Build/Buy use more resources than live play.
    • Even better, you can build or play with CAS in a new save, and then save your work to the in-game bin.  Then you can quit to desktop, relaunch, and place the sims or lots in your existing game.
    • Don't place too many objects on your sims' home lot.  If the house takes too many resources to render, you'll have less RAM left over.
    • Keep your sims' inventories relatively empty as well.  Having a few objects is fine, but hundreds can drive up memory use too.
    • Some player-made worlds use too much memory right at the beginning, and it's impossible to play them for very long before you run out of RAM.  When you start a new save, it shouldn't use much more than 2 GB RAM, even if you have all packs installed.  If it does, then that world is probably too large or too detailed to play properly.

    You don't need to do all of this; just pick the options that you can live with and see how it goes.  Managing RAM use can be annoying, but once you get used to it, it's not too difficult.

    Other than the suggestions above, certain NRaas mods can help.  ErrorTrap and Overwatch are great, but since you have all packs, you may want to add Traffic, which limits the spawning of vehicles in real time (Overwatch just cleans them up every night).  Register also helps with managing role sims.  And if your sims travel, it's a good idea to add Traveler as well; it makes the travel transition much more reliable, and it cleans up other vacation-related errors as well.

  • LeoSalinas73's avatar
    LeoSalinas73
    6 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict ok I think My lot is the big one, and yeah i have tons of things in it, in fact when it happen the crash i was inside the house and trying to save, i will keep an eye of the memory and do the things you say,i will keep you posted

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