@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/use our mods. This has never been the case and never will be. We are aware, however, that our mods along with others are being hosted by third parties without our permission on sites that are serving up outdated versions and may well be putting price tags on them. Afraid there is nothing we can really do about that except suggest that you come to us for the downloads and free support on our own message boards. There isn't even any advertising on our site, although that may change in the future. The mods you would want to help solve this problem, should you wish to pursue this solution, are indeed NRaas Traveler together with Overwatch and ErrorTrap.
(Yes, we know that Wikispaces is shutting down soon but that won't affect us until October and we will have moved to our new site by then, so it's fine to dismiss the warnings to that effect.)
There are also many forms of malware and unnecessary pay for use applications that interfere with zipped files. We use zips because the ability to decompress those is native to both Windows and Mac OS users, usually with no fuss or third party apps required as all it takes is a right-click and Decompress once downloaded. If you are having trouble working with zips generally, perhaps that is something that should be looked at. It's the most common form of file compression out there because it is effective and everyone should have the ability to work with these kinds of files seamlessly.
