Re: [FIXED] [PC/MAC] Save Error 0 (Patch 1.86.166)

Random question to all:

Those having the persistent code 0 errors, how many of you regularly check neighborhood stories at the mailbox?

@EvilPenguin618I was checking it every day when the error notice stated appearing. I haven’t played for about a week now.

I almost never check the neighborhood stories at the mailbox.

Be careful, I started doing this and then it very quickly started saying it was saving but not preserving the data. Please double check after every save! This stopped working for me after a few hours, and now my only solution for a workable save is to force quit the game from the Xbox home menu.

BluMangoCat, Try "Save As" and rename your game when you go that way, that should work for a while, depending on how heavy your game is. If the house is large and complicated, like most of mine are, and/or your Sim(s) have more than 10 maxed skills, you'll probably have to do Save As using another name for the file often. I use the name of my Sim(s) plus a number, then just up the number when I get Save Error Code:0. You have to type in the name you've decided to use plus a new number when it's time to make a new file after getting Save Error Code:0.

It's all a real pain, wish they'd fix it.

Hardly at all honestly, but just before I started having the issue I was constantly checking the mailbox to see if I could figure out how one of my sims died (ended up being old age). I’ll be honest here, I used MCCC to cheat her back so there is a part of me that thinks that maybe cheating her back to life caused the issue but others are going through the same thing so it’s probably not the cause.

As of yesterday, “save as” is the only way I can save. It really is a pain, but I guess it works. How long do y’all keep your save files having to only use “save as”? I’m so nervous to delete any but I don’t want my computer filling up with old saves.

@BluMangoCatLuckily I have a huge amount of disc space, so I'm just leaving them for now. All the ones that have been hit are good examples for EA_Cade, should he want any more.
Right now I'm trying to keep my Save folder clear of tmp files, that seems to give me a few more saves before the BIG 0 hits. LOL

@EvilPenguin618 I check it regularly now. I have MCCC installed and get a lot of errors something to do with neighbourhood stories - it looks like they may occur when friendship statuses change. I'm wondering if it's connected somehow to this save issue?  I'm no expert so I'm only thinking out loud.  I have found that if I check on the letterbox regularly I get less exceptions but they are still happening.

Well this sucks.  I found an old save, then spent 3 days saving all my lots and households to put in the new 'good' save.  I've been playing fine for a few days, and now I'm back to my game not saving.  No error, just doesn't save anything I do.  Unplayable.  So, so frustrated.

Lots of mods and cc so I can't send a file.  

Holly

@EvilPenguin618 oh ok thanks, so it's something that can be ignored?

I avoided the save error up until now. I had just exited CAS, and went to save my game and exit. I got the error, then my game shut down and didn't save the last 3 hours of progress. What's weird is I didn't get a last crash report. Anyway, will be using 'save as' from now on. 😪

Hello everyone,

I am trying to find a way to avoid the Error code: 0 in may current saves.

At the moment the the best way I found is to replace the Saves Folder with a new one where I pasted only my .SAVE type files. I did not add the .TMP and .VER

Now the error no longer appears. I do not know how long this solution will work; I will continue testing.

I hope this tip can be useful <3

I never check my neighborhood stories. I have also been getting this error code since Saturday night. I can save the game for the first few game hours and then it won't work. I have tried restarting my device, repairing files, uninstalling and reinstalling the game on Steam, running in compatibility mode, saving as a different file, etc. Saving as a different file seemed to work the longest but realistically I can only play for a half an hour real time. I feel like there is something wrong with the game.

@EvilPenguin618 I check it every 2-3 in-game days. Will check it daily and report back if that changes anything.

This just started to happen to me today, save error code 0. But I can't submit my save file either since I also use mods. The game has been particularly frustrating to play lately and is almost unplayable for me without the mods I use. It did save under the "save as" option so far, but I'm afraid to keep trying to play since I do NOT want to lose my saves!