sims 3 crashes after multiple genrations
I have a sims 3 save file that keeps crashing when I try to take a sim to University. I have a family who's been through 10 generations and I'm worried that this is causing my game to crash so much. ...
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Thank you so much for your suggestions! I reset everything in my town, but that didn't seem to help. When I load up the game it takes about 2.06 GB of memory from what I remember. It ranges from about 2.5 to 1.98 GB. My computer (mac) has 12 GB of RAM. I am playing on a Mac desktop with a disc. I have 9 expansion packs installed, which might also be slowing things down. What do you think? Also, what happens if I uninstall one? If objects from that pack are in my household, will they disappear?
I'm considering moving all of my sims to a new save file and just trying again. I'd rather not, but I agree with you that my save file is overloaded. Do you know if large family trees affect the game? Also, do you know if the amount of time you play a save file affects how well that save file works?
@tlobliviate I didn't realize you were playing the Mac version. (It's been a long few months.) And if you're using a disc, then you have the old version, the one that's limited to using 2 GB RAM. There does seem to be a bit of wiggle room around that number, as in, the game won't automatically crash if you go over. But it'll be unstable, saving will be difficult, the save can lose data, and corruption can creep in even if there's nothing else wrong with the save itself.
What model Mac do you have? There's not much overlap between Macs that can still use Sims 3 discs and those that can run the 64-bit version, but it's worth checking anyway. Please list your computer's specs, including operating system, as described here:
If you can in fact run the 64-bit version, that would help a lot, but if you can't, then playing becomes a question of trying to keep memory use down as much as possible.
And to answer your question, if you remove an expansion pack that your save has been using, it will likely either corrupt the save completely or prevent the save from loading at all. It's not just about missing items; other sim data is dependent on installed packs as well. For example, a sim with a lifetime wish from a pack might not be playable once that pack is removed.
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