Screen goes black and Windows locks up
Since the last update my game routinely runs about four or five minutes and then the screen goes black and I have to restart Windows. This happens whether I have my Mods folder in or out of the game, whether I disable audio or not, I have checked my video card and I have the most up-to-date drivers installed.
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Wow! I can't believe all it took was replacing my graphics card and all my system problems went away. My game is playing flawlessly. I suspect my old Radeon card just died (or was on the way). When we took it out it was covered in a layer of dust, cat hair, ash and general grime from a decade of not being cleaned and the fan on it hadn't worked in years. That can't be good. Anyway, played the game for three years with no problems whatsoever. I wish I knew how to recover my saved files and families from my backup drive. I'm happy I can still create brand new families anyway so I guess I can live without my old families (most of whom I hadn't played in years anyway). Get to see all those default families young again. Well, thanks again for all your help and suggestions.
