Nothing Like Getting Kicked Back to the Bugs
I'll explain. After the big August patch, I had to do some very serious weeding out of my save. This save has been ongoing since last summer, which I started while awaiting the transfer to the new forums. Yeah, it's on the old side, I admit. But I do a Save As . . . at the start of every gaming session, without fail, so I can do a save recovery, if need be, or just roll back before some kind of bug made it wonky.
Yes, I do use mods. Yes, so far, they all checked out, including the cc. Rock Star needs clothes, you know.
I finally managed to address the Sim drags the baby and/or toddler between their legs as they walk. Or baby is just clinging to the Sims' side, not really being held. Other little niggling things were resolved, too. I was on top of the world, for a nanosecond. Started to play my game, picking up where I'd left off prior to the patch, and was able to write up a nice update.
Suddenly, the Home page of the game displaying the last family you'd played, showed one of my Sims in duplicate. A sure sign of save corruption. Again, for a nanosecond I was able to remove the doppelgänger, only for it to come springing right back. I followed steps to right the ship, so to speak, and it worked for a moment and a half.
OOFFDDAA
I have created a game folder refresh, started a new save . . .
Then I purchased Adventure Awaits, and I was required to update again. Why? I was fully up-to-date, or so I thought. In the course of the gameplay, I discovered that my Global Superstar no longer had his Fame Point perks. They were all grayed out or X-ed out, can't fully recall at the moment, but the point being is they're gone.
I did some research to see how on earth these could be restored, and the PC cheat didn't work, so I decided to scroll through the prior saves to find at which moment in time, he still had them. And I searched and I searched, and I searched. Yeah, I was on save #120. My Sims, three of them had just celebrated their birthdays, and Christmas, too. One of my teen Sims who is almost a Global Superstar is beginning to have serious doubts as to if he even wishes to continue this career. Exciting stuff about which to write.
How far back did I have to scroll? The last time he still had his Fame Perks was in save #43. The year in my game 2284 is winding down, which means my Rock Star just completed his Second Clean Sweep. (In the more contemporary save, he's heading into 2287, having completed his Fourth Clean Sweep. Yeah.)
I know I said I wouldn't restart this family again. But, if I go with the uncorrupted save I found, it's not totally starting over, it's just stepping through a time-portal . . .) Three of the kids are born, the twins and Melodie. Oh, help me please.
