Simpocalypse - The Tale of Lost Saves
I am utterly devastated. Yesterday my trusty laptop decided to not be able to turn on, and I have had to factory reset the entire thing to get it to turn on again…. Meaning I have lost all of my Si...
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Do you no longer have your My Library in your Gallery? No, of course you wouldn't. Your saves and Tray are likely gone. :open_mouth: That's a blow. If the Sims you were playing are premades, then you should be able to just restart them. No, gameplay won't be the exact way it went before, but this allows for a sense of newness. A clean start, an ability to take a turn in the road, so to speak. Trust me, it can be fun again. Loosen up, change your original plot a little to encompass something new. Or, as suggested above restart your family from the aftermath of the Simpocalylpse. That, too, can make for a very interesting story to play out.
If that doesn't work out, then start over completely, from the beginning. I had to do this myself. My Rock Star lost his only sister and her husband at the Charity Event Erik was hosting. My very first Emotional Deaths. The brother-in-law died first, but his wife seemed oblivious, until suddenly, she was clutching at her heart, too. Devastation set in. I came to the boards and sought advice. Some said I should play it out and I tried. Erik had his two identical twin nephews to care for, while he juggled his music career, and his selfish, spoiled girlfriend who apparently hated children, let alone precocious Toddlers, turned out to be useless. Erik was drowning in his new responsibilities, haunted by the constant fear Social Workers would come take that kids from him. Me? I was a wreck. LOL
Perhaps, the search for the cc you were using will give you enough space to put your loss into perspective and allow you to reset. We can get so very invested in these pixelated people, I know. I can't let go myself.
I am the Queen of Restarts. The first time my favorite Sim died I was crushed. But, the good news is, when we create Sims in CAS and click on the check-mark, they immediately to into the My Library section of the Gallery. Mods you should be able to get from the site of the creator. CC can be difficult and time-consuming to track down. But, for me the 18th century stuff was more in abundance since the time when I had first gathered it. Found the little white linen cap the females wore in that time frame, yay! As well as more dress-styles for both men & women and a few for Child Sims, too. :)
A new save also is fresh, free of the corruption a long-save can end up accruing over time. Go into CAS and make your Sims again. There has been so much added to this game, such as likes and dislikes you may find yourself renewed, too.
The other piece of advice I will give, is for you to place your new save file (and Tray if you build) onto a flash drive. That way should you computer betray you again, you'll have a back up.
Hope this long-winded post helps you. Know that you aren't alone in your pain. I'd bet many of us have been where you are.
If that doesn't work out, then start over completely, from the beginning. I had to do this myself. My Rock Star lost his only sister and her husband at the Charity Event Erik was hosting. My very first Emotional Deaths. The brother-in-law died first, but his wife seemed oblivious, until suddenly, she was clutching at her heart, too. Devastation set in. I came to the boards and sought advice. Some said I should play it out and I tried. Erik had his two identical twin nephews to care for, while he juggled his music career, and his selfish, spoiled girlfriend who apparently hated children, let alone precocious Toddlers, turned out to be useless. Erik was drowning in his new responsibilities, haunted by the constant fear Social Workers would come take that kids from him. Me? I was a wreck. LOL
Perhaps, the search for the cc you were using will give you enough space to put your loss into perspective and allow you to reset. We can get so very invested in these pixelated people, I know. I can't let go myself.
I am the Queen of Restarts. The first time my favorite Sim died I was crushed. But, the good news is, when we create Sims in CAS and click on the check-mark, they immediately to into the My Library section of the Gallery. Mods you should be able to get from the site of the creator. CC can be difficult and time-consuming to track down. But, for me the 18th century stuff was more in abundance since the time when I had first gathered it. Found the little white linen cap the females wore in that time frame, yay! As well as more dress-styles for both men & women and a few for Child Sims, too. :)
A new save also is fresh, free of the corruption a long-save can end up accruing over time. Go into CAS and make your Sims again. There has been so much added to this game, such as likes and dislikes you may find yourself renewed, too.
The other piece of advice I will give, is for you to place your new save file (and Tray if you build) onto a flash drive. That way should you computer betray you again, you'll have a back up.
Hope this long-winded post helps you. Know that you aren't alone in your pain. I'd bet many of us have been where you are.
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