Sims 3 won't load past launcher
Please help, I've followed all of EA's and these directions up until this point, I just can't get it past the Sims 3 Launcher. Every time I press play, it crashes and relaunches EA Desktop immediatel...
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@franberryjuice02 I've split your post into its own thread since your issue is different than the one covered in the thread where you originally posted.
Please go into Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 > CurrentGame and delete everything inside. This folder should always be empty unless you're running the game, but its contents don't always get deleted after a crash. While you're there, delete the five cache files in the Sims 3 folder as well. For reference:
- CASPartCache.package
- compositorCache.package
- scriptCache.package
- simCompositorCache.package
- socialCache.package
If that doesn't help, please move the entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop. When you open the launcher, a clean folder will spawn with no content. (Your saves and other content will be intact in the folder you've moved but temporarily not read by the game.) Don't add anything to the new folder yet; just let me know whether you can get far enough to start a new save.
I’m having this same issue, step 1 didn’t work for me but your step 2 did!
What comes after you start a new save?
@Najjabailey Copy an old save to the new folder and see whether it loads. If it does, you can move over your other saves.
If you use mods or custom content, you'll need to test those files rather than adding them back. Some mods can cause a crash immediately after launch, for example NRaas Cupcake will do so if the Sims 3 Store bakery set is not also installed.
For more information about rebuilding your user folder, especially if Store content is involved (but even if it's not), please see this:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Store-Issues/Read-First-Sims-3-Store-guide/m-p/13479974#M1296
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I ended up making a new folder like you said, I tested to see what cc or mod was crashing my game (using the sims dashboard) and I found a sims 4 file package in my mods folder. Thank you so much for the step by step advice, I definitely will be saving this for later!
