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ruthmoses's avatar
3 years ago

why is the sims 3 buymode taking so long to load

I was decorating my teen sim's bedroom, when I was about to screenshot it I realized that I forgotten so I went back to buy mode. But then I discovered that it didn't load property. Then I tried going back to live mode but it wouldn't let me. The cursor just spined. My game is currently frozen the only thing moving was the cursor. How do I get out of buymode and unfreeze my game without exiting out the game.

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  • @ruthmoses  Try clicking F1 to go back to live mode.  (F2 and F3 open Buy and Build modes, respectively.)

    Sometimes Buy mode does bounce when loading, unfortunately.  This typically happens when the game is out of resources, or close to it, as can happen when you've spent a lot of time in Buy or Build modes and especially when you've been recoloring objects.  The game can only use a limited amount of resources, and sometimes it runs out.  The only real workaround is to save frequently when building or decorating and quit and reload at the first sign of trouble.

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    ruthmoses
    3 years ago

    I tried all 3 of them and it's not doing anything. My game is frozen.