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Romisto
2 years ago

Re: Continuous Crashing during household loading

@luthienrising Thanks for responding... And yes, I tried that and so much more...

What I have tried so far:

- repair the game using the EA app
- rename my entire Sims folder and copy it somewhere else to generate a new folder after starting the game
- created a new save file in the game
- vanilla test (my 3-4 mods were never the problem, - without CC, but with mods in, everything worked)
- batch fixes through Sims 4 Studio
- tests with the mod: Better Exceptions (no problems with mods, a few CC duplicates (I solved them) and a single defective package file from Cicada ("Hout-Huis Master Bedroom Mattress Solids") which I deleted
- test with the mod: Lumpinou Milestone Fixes (FixForCCObjects & LoadOnPlayedButNotActiveSim) where I could not find any changes
- 50/50 method for mods and CC, but this is extremely detailed and has already cost me over 30 hours (my 3-4 mods worked without any problems, I was able to exclude many of my over 3000 CC files, but I haven't been able to conclusively find the errors yet)
- I checked the lists of Broken CC here in the forum, but found no matches

The error, if it is the CC, is probably in files from these creators/downloads: [novvvas] and "PC-TS4-BowedLiving"
Despite many hours of using the 50/50 method, I haven't been able to find the specific problematic files here.
And I haven't read anywhere about other simmers having problems with these creators/downloads. I've tried downloading the files again, but the problems are still there.

I really don't know what to do next.

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    luthienrising
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    2 years ago

    @Romisto Redo these steps in this order, please:

    1. Drag your whole Sims 4 folder from Document > Electronic Arts to your desktop.
    2. Run a Game Repair
    3. Launch Sims 4 and reset your Options.
    4. Start with New to test if your issue recurs in a new game. Please let me know if "New" was your only option and if this works, including for loading Build mode.

    If that works, start putting old content back:

    1. Exit and copy files out of your old Saves folder into the new Saves folder. Important: Don't just copy the old folder! You want to use the newly created folders. Don't copy anything else back
    2. Launch Sims 4 and use Load to select an older save to test. Let me know if that works now, for build mode and for live mode. Please test in both households you've played and ones you never played.
    3. As another test, please move a household to a new house that you never loaded before and then see if you can load them.
  • Romisto's avatar
    Romisto
    2 years ago
    @luthienrising Okay, I did all these steps you said.

    "New" was the only option after I did the first steps from your list above.

    Now I copied my old saves files back to the new folder and the game worked with that in live and build mode. Number 4 of your second list was also fine.

    Should I now go on with putting my old files into the new folders?
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    luthienrising
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    2 years ago

    @Romisto Yep! Add mods back in in batches. Check them as you go for updates and installation instructions. If your Mods folder has an overcomplicated organization system, this is a good time to fix it. I find that a single folder per creator is good for finding duplicates.

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    Romisto
    2 years ago
    @luthienrising Okay, thanks... But should/can I put other old files back in the new one from my old Sims folder like "Tray" and the Options.ini-file or not?

    I think my mods won't be a problem, because I just have 2-3 in use and I checked updates for them today, but my CC stuff are on a different level :/ I have over 3000 files. But okay, I will reorganize the folders now by creator and bring them back one after one...
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    luthienrising
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    2 years ago

    @Romisto You can put Tray files back. There's no known current issue with having the Library files accessible in-game. Same with Screenshots and Videos.

    Don't put Options.ini back. Reset Game Options instead.

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    luthienrising
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    2 years ago

    @Romisto For the CC, there's a chance your issue is something not compatible with DX11. You can switch to DX9 in Game Options to test that out. Sims 4 Studio has a batch fix.

  • Romisto's avatar
    Romisto
    2 years ago
    @luthienrising Yes, I thought about that too. That's why I added "-dx11" to the "Advanced startup settings" in the EA app.
  • Romisto's avatar
    Romisto
    2 years ago
    @luthienrising The problem still exists. Unfortunately, I'm back at the point I was in the last few weeks.

    So far, I've been able to test my CC files like this: 2,465 work without any problems with all 18 households/houses that I play.

    Then I have three folders where individual files don't seem to work. Among them are 740 package files from [novvvas] alone, but I don't know which specific files are broken. In addition, files from "Cicada - HoutHuis-Part1(MasterBedroom)(Seperate)" and "PC-TS4-BowedLiving" are also causing problems.

    Do you - or anyone else - have any idea how I can better find and replace the faulty files?

    There are currently hundreds of items missing in some of my houses, so I'd be reluctant to continue playing. And I'm starting to feel like I need to test every single remaining file - but that would take days/weeks/months, since I always have to test all 18 households played.
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    luthienrising
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    2 years ago

    @Romisto You can try running a Sims 4 Studio batchfix for DX11 on your Mods folder. (Remove any default replacement CC temporarily first.)

    If that doesn't solve the problem, you can check with the creators for more recent files. I know Peacemaker updated some files for DX11.

  • Romisto's avatar
    Romisto
    2 years ago
    @luthienrising Thank you for your time and help! The batch fix seems to have solved a large part of the problem. I was now able to use most of my CC files to get back into all 18 of the houses I played. 3-67 files (mostly chairs) are still being deleted and/or replaced by the game, but that's not a big deal. I hope I can now slowly start playing the game properly again. Thank you very much again!

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