Sims 3 unknown, really odd sound glitch
I have a horribly annoying glitch in my game I just can't seem to get rid of at all. Today I was playing with my sim and she just finished drinking a juice. Then she started to walk towards the trash...
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@ashleena123 I read your posts on the Sims forums, and I'm stumped too; I've never heard of a sound glitch that persisted in a clean folder. I have the same questions igazor does though—are you sure you don't have a second game folder somewhere? The easiest way to find out is to type "deviceconfig" (without quotes) into the search bar in a File Explorer window. Each game folder will have exactly one, and the modified date (right-click and select Properties) will match the last time the game folder was used. So you can easily figure out which one TS3 is reading.
If you find multiple folders, rename them all before launching the game again. Something simple, like game folder 1, game folder 2, etc. will work. The game won't be able to use a renamed folder, so it will create a new one. You'll know it's a new folder because none of your saves will be present, and when you load a new town, you'l be in the tutorial again, with limited options for what you can do. (It's easy to exit the tutorial: just go to Edit Town.)
If the trash compactor issue persists even in a completely clean folder, one that you're sure has no trace of your earlier data, then the only option might be to not use that compactor. I'll ask around if there's another solution, but I can't think of anything else.
Thank you for the reply.
I did find a "deviceconfig" file indeed however that's where I'm kind of stuck. There is only one of this file in my Documents/ Sims3 main folder. Upon opening, I see tons of details, which exactly do I need? Also, what do you mean by multiple folders (I mean where exactly)?
I'm sorry I'm not too good at these sort of things... But I'm willing to learn if could explain to me, I'd really appreciate it. 🙂
About the last part: I tried using different trash compactors but the result is the same. No matter which one I buy, the game links the sound with the sims instead of the compactor itself. Basically like sims were the trash compactors yet the devices remain silent...
@ashleena123 Your game folder should have exactly one deviceconfig. The idea is that if you have more than one game folder, each one will have its own deviceconfig, so searching for that file will show you where the other folder(s) might be. When you search in File Explorer, how many of the files do you see?
And you don't need to open the files. Just right-click on them, select Properties, and get the last modified dates. The date and time of the one the game is using will match the last time you opened TS3. Let me know which file that is, as in, where it is on your computer. It should be in Documents\Electronic Arts, but I'm asking about the part before that, where it might say C:\Users\[username], or something else.
I checked my "deviceconfig" file. It says it was made on 15th May, 9:11:12 PM. Modified date is 16th May, 1:38:57 AM.
The next I checked was my whole, main folder of Sims3 that contains saved sims etc and is located on my drive "C" / Documents folder. This one only lists the day is was created which is 15th May, 22:35:22 PM. (the whole main folder)
Upon opening File Explorer, I see only one deviceconfig.
So basically this file is located in c:\Users\(username)\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims3
Upon scrolling down I can find the file "deviceconfig".
Is this how it should look like? Or did I miss something else? I hope I got it right. Don't know what's next though.
