@3_rolyat_3 Why not try moving the resource file to see if it works? Just make sure to clear the cache files (again).
@3_rolyat_3 There are a few things to cover here. The first is that the transitions in TS3 are delicate and can go wrong in a number of ways. By the time you arrive at the destination and your sims aren't there, the game is already borked and should be quit without saving. Hopefully, you have a backup save of two that you can use, or at the very least the automatic backup that you can find in your saves folder. Now would also be a good time to make copies of your existing save(s). Preventing this kind of error going forward is certainly doable, although it's hit or miss without mods.
It takes extra resources, expecially RAM, to load a second world in addition to the one that's been active. So the usual steps to reduce the load on the game are to only travel right after you load your save (when RAM use is lowest), and to put all of your graphics settings on low until your sims arrive. (Then you can change them back.) Other steps that can help are emptying out your sims' personal and family inventories as much as possible.
As far as mods go, I'm not sure where you were looking, but you shouldn't have to pay for anything. The mods that reliably fix the travel transition are NRaas Traveler, accompanied by ErrorTrap and Overwatch. (Nraas also hosts a mod called MasterController, which is very useful but does not directly influence travel.) They are free, and your computer should already have the software necessary to unzip them.
Hi there. I am from NRaas and am appalled to think that anyone is being asked to pay to obtain or unzip our mods. This has never been the case and the compressed packages (zips) we provide can always be decompressed using the tools that come natively with both Windows and the Mac OS (usually by right-click once downloaded). We are, however, aware that our mods along with others are and have been hosted by third parties without our permission who may be serving up outdated versions and putting some kind of price tag on them. And there are many forms of malware and unnecessary pay for use software out there that can intercept a computer's ability to work with zipped files. That's unfortunate, but if you have issues working with zips generally perhaps this is something that should be looked at? It's a very common, I would say the most common, form of file compression out there since everyone on any system should be able to work with it without undue fuss or third party tools.
But yes, this is the place to obtain NRaas mods and the support we provide for them is also free. A Wikispaces account and NRaas membership, two steps, are required to post at NRaas and ask for assistance, but there is no charge for any of that either. There isn't even any form of advertising on our site, although unfortunately that may have to change in the future. Yes, we know that Wikispaces is shutting down but that won't affect us until October and we will have moved to our new site by then so any warnings to that effect can be dismissed.
And yes, the mods you really want should you wish to pursue this solution are NRaas Traveler, together with Overwatch and ErrorTrap.
