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3 years ago

Sims 3 keeps crashing when trying to play through EA App with mods

Since being forced to move over to the EA App I haven't been able to play The Sims 3 since February. I have tried to run it without mods and it seems to be working fine but I was able to play with my mods installed for at least a month before it stopped working. 

Originally I couldn't even get past the main launcher but worked out that some of the store content I needed for a mod to work had somehow uninstalled itself so I fixed that and thought everything was fine. 

I have since uninstalled all my mods and reinstalled them, I have been using mods on and off since I started to play back in 2015 and have also watched videos to double check they have been installed right and they have been, they load into the game just fine as well. I mainly use NRaas mods and mods from ModTheSims like extra afterschool activities. I have had these mods installed on my current PC since I got it back in 2020 and have had no problems till now. My graphics card is fine and I know its strong enough to run the game as I had it made specifically to play The Sims 3!

Every time I load the game now, it will let me load into a save file just fine and play for anywhere between 5 minuets and half an hour before it completely freezes, I can move the mouse but the scene stays still, the music changes as well since this is always happening in build/buy mode. It has also happened in map view, live mode and edit town but mainly build/buy.  I cant use the window key to come out and I cant use the rest of my computer either I have to either ctrl+alt+delete and force log out of i have to manually switch off my whole PC at the wall and then restart it like that.

I really don't want to have to uninstall my mods and I cant work out what is causing it either. I have tried to use a CC/Mod checker and it showed nothing. I have the correct setup for my mods folder and resource file too. I have even uninstalled and reinstalled my game as well as delete my mods folder and made a brand new one from scratch. I know my mods folder is also the one correctly linked to my game. 

I have tried everything I can that google has recommended and it still isn't working so if anyone knows why or can help that would be amazing!! I really want to be able to play the game again for longer than a few minuets!

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