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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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.
@ashleena123 Alright, if that's the only deviceconfig you can find, then your game folder situation is as it should be. (You wouldn't believe the places that folder can land sometimes.) So just move the entire TS3 folder to your desktop, not parts of it, but the whole thing. Then launch the game again, start a new save, and experiment with a trash compactor. Let me know how it goes.
If you still get errors, please run a dxdiag and attach it here. There aren't many system errors that would cause an issue like this (or maybe none), but it doesn't hurt to look.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/
I followed your instructions, whole folder moved to desktop. Glitch is still present. Not surprised.
Next thing I did was launching dxdiag. Followed every step, now attaching results.
I'm really, really clueless. This is just simply weird and makes no sense at all. My computer is hardly 2 years old, completly only used for gaming.
