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ToMira9192
12 years ago
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Sound issues in Sims 3

In Sims 3, for some reason, I can't hear any sounds while playing. I recently bought and installed Seasons expansion pack, and I'm not using mods. I'm playing in a family of two in Riverview.

Basically what happens, is that when I load the saved game, I hear no sounds from the game at all, or I can hear some basic talking and clicking sounds, but after a few seconds the sound stops. This is the first time something like this happens, and I've had my Sims 3 for over a year now and I've bought many expansion and stuff packs. These issues started after I moved into a new house some Sim days earlier.

I deleted Options.ini file and DeviceConfig.txt files from the Sims 3 folder in my documents in order to try to fix the issue (I saw the tip in an other website), however it didn't fix the issue.

I have the latest patches and drivers are up to date.

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    12 years ago

    Go to documents\ea\thesims3 and delete these files

    • CASPartCache.package
    • compositorCache.package
    • scriptCache.package
    • simCompositorCache.package
    • socialCache.package

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  • laniibabez's avatar
    laniibabez
    5 years ago

    Hey, 

    so I’ve done this and I have to constantly do this I’ve rand over again. Is that something that’s normal or is something else wrong? Everything is up to date. 

    i have this problem where I can hear the sounds for a little bit but as soon as I go to the world map and travel that’s when the sound goes out. Or when I have the game on pause for too long. 

    got any advice? 

  • AlakAlcyone's avatar
    AlakAlcyone
    2 years ago

    Hello,

    When I delete thoses files, the game recreate them when I launch it, how can I fix that ?

    Thanks

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    @AlakAlcyone The cache files are supposed to be recreated when you launch Sims 3.  The idea is not to remove them permanently but to force the game to generate fresh copies.

    If you're having a particular issue with the game, please create your own thread.  Since this thread is very old, I'll lock it here.

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