Sims 3 - Capricious lags, interminable saves, unable to travel. Frequent Error 12, and Error 15 - have been unable to correct problems. Specs: Dedicated Rig - just for gaming. Asus ROG PC; Windows ...
@MaeveRhea You have to be logged into Origin! When Windows and OS X no longer support the DRM of SecuROM and SafeDisc the new DRM became Origin (since 2012). All the packs and store items have been updated for Origin. Your game will continue to play until you reinstall or try to add new DLC. Your in the right forum and I explained before - Origin is the game's DRM and to add DLC (expansion packs) you need to redeem your game into Origin.
What am I doing (or not doing)wrong? I never had these problems when I first played the game in 2011-2014. I understand you cannot discuss Mods but can you point me in some direction for solutions. I know the game and EP's are buggy - I know that EA did a poor job of compiling, but there is really no excuse for these types of problems - I mean - the Read Me says "Sorry" when the game crashes?
Thank you any solutions you might have. (BTW-I found Sims 4 boring.) EA can do better.
MR
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The Read Me doc lists extensive technical information about the game, such as specs, compatibility, controls, etc. It doesn't say "sorry."
As for the problems you're experiencing, this has nothing to do with "EA doing a poor job of compiling." There's something on your system that for whatever reason is causing hiccups in the game. Error 12 is a memory issue. It means that your game keeps running out of memory when you save a world. Error 15 is a folder error. Here are posts that talk about these in more detail:
Off the top of my head, two things I would look at is if a program running in the background is draining your memory or if a program/system update is interfering with your game. Another thing you might consider doing is turning off DEP for TS3, which is known to cause issues:
Let me try again - I regret if I offended anyone, I will try to be more circumspect.
Dear Frowning Face, thank you for your suggestions, I had already investigated those posts from MTS, but I will consider them again, perhaps more carefully. Since the rig I use for my games is dedicated, I have other computers for work and the internet, there are no background processes running except for three essential Windows programs, which are taking up less than .7% of the total CPU.
Now, I admit I do not have a printed manual, but as I look at my screen, the read me text does show the word "sorry". I have solved Error 12, I will attempt - with your kind suggestions - to solve Error 15.
Now, I regret if this offends someone, but, my husband is one of the men who invented the PC. Almost fifty years ago. I remember my first PC - it had a flexible 8" disk, 16 K of memory, no graphics, only sound was a beep and a blip. I thought it wonderful. The first game I played was "Zork". So yes, I know when something is poorly compiled. But the problems with the Sims games were not created by either the hardware boys or the software developers. The problems were created by the pressures on the accountants who needed to get the product out the door and get the bottom line in order. Ergo: we have a wonderful game dynamic and structure that is absolutely amazing - while the objects and clothing items are somewhat gross and adolescent - but the glitches - for which there was no time to fix - render the game almost unplayable.
However, it is still the best thing out there, if a person should have the somewhat restrained tastes that I have. I do not write any of this to be insulting to any of the people who are on this site, I only write what I believe to be the truth. Again, thank you - all of you - for your interest and suggestions. MR
@MaeveRhea: I didn't post a frowning face. I posted a confused emoticon because I was confused by your claims that the Read Me only says "Sorry." It doesn't say that at all (below is a screenshot), so I didn't know what to make of what you said.
As for everything else you said, computing has come a long way in 50 years, especially in the world of gaming. It's not the same today as it was back then. Back then, everyone more or less had the same system with the same basic set of configurations. For example, back in 2000 (when the first Sims came out), everyone in the world more or less had Windows 98, X amount of memory (I think the standard was 512 MB), a single core machine and no graphics card. So when devs designed a game, it more or less worked on everyone's system the same way.
But today, there are probably well over 300 different configurations that developers have to design their games for, machines running the gamut of Windows Vista up through Windows 10 and Mac; single, dual, quad and eight core CPUs; varying amounts RAM; 32 bit vs 64 bit; embedded vs dedicated graphics; hundreds of different graphics cards and their drivers; multiple Direct X versions; overclocked vs non-overclocked; continuous vs dropped support for hardware. And, to make matters worse, are now switching to laptops for hardcore gaming, which is another monkey in the wrench, since most PC games weren't designed to be played on them.
So given all that, it's virtually impossible for game devs to create a game as robust as TS3 to be able to run without a hitch across the board for everyone perfectly, which is why it's always on the onus of the gamer, when a problem arises, to figure out what it is about their system that is causing a hiccup, whether it's the memory or the system configurations or the graphics cards or whatever. That's not just true of The Sims but of most memory intensive games/AAA titles.
This is the reality of what gaming and computing is today. If you're having trouble with a piece of software, it may feel satisfying to come up with myths and ideas about the nefarious behind the scenes machinations at corporations that is to blame, but it's not going to get you any closer to solving whatever issue you might be having.
dear Confused Face. I am not famillar with emoticons, please forgive my mistake. Yes, you are so right; the onus is on the player. Therefore, I thank you for your sincere remarks. And all your help.
My name is not Frowning Face, Confused Face or any other type of face. It's---> @thesims1depot.
Hopefully, the information provided in this thread will help you resolve these errors, as I understand how frustrating it is to want to play a game that doesn't want to play. If worse comes to worse and nothing still works, you can always come back and ask for more help so we can try to drill down what the problem is.
