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simsvieplays
2 years ago
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Sims 3 crashing to desktop 2024

I hope someone can help! My sims 3 game has been crashing to my desktop after about 30 minutes of gameplay with no error message. I have done absolutely everything including. - downloaded directX9 ...
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    puzzlezaddict
    2 years ago

    @simsvieplays  Please play with no custom content and no mods except those from NRaas.  It's important to find out whether the mods and cc are contributing to the problem.  One bad cc item can easily cause these seemingly-random crashes: if it's assigned to a particular sim and outfit, it wouldn't be a problem until that sim changed into that outfit.

    I would also suggest running an NRaas MasterController town reset.  Click on City Hall and select:

    NRaas > MasterController > Town Options > Reset Everything

    This can take a few minutes to run, depending on the speed of your computer, and it'll let you know when it's done.  Once the reset is finished, use "save as" to rename the save (so your original remains intact as a backup), quit to desktop, delete the cache files, reload the save, and see how it runs, still with no cc or non-NRaas mods.

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simsvieplays
2 years ago

The game crashed during my normal gameplay with my mods folder and the crash log analyser is now saying its due to custom content. After testing some more, the game ended up crashing with my mods folder completely out of my game.

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puzzlezaddict
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2 years ago

@simsvieplays  Custom content installed through the launcher would still be present even after you removed your Mods folder.  And it's not always obvious when cc is installed through the launcher as part of a bundle that includes the item you actually wanted to download.  So please check the launcher's Installed Content tab for anything that you didn't intend to install.

There's also a "run without cc" check box in the launcher, which, while not completely reliable, may be enough to remove the effects of launcher-installed cc.

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