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o32eba059otc
2 years ago
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Stuck on saved screen

Hello! I recently had one problem pertaining to continuous loading solved, but now have another. Whenever I try to save to the game, it goes to the save screen, then just loads forever. I've tried re...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    2 years ago

    @o32eba059otc  The file path looks fine.  How large is the save file?  When you were playing the other households within this save, were you testing with or without mods and custom content?  It would be unusual for other households within that save to initially be fine but corrupt later—usually they either load or they don't.

    You can also try moving your main household to a different lot in the same save.  This can help when the original problem is an object somewhere on the current lot, and if it doesn't help, that points to a problem with one or more sims.

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o32eba059otc
2 years ago
@o32eba059otc Update, I did as you said and removed the Sims 4 folder from the EA folder onto my desktop, then ran the game. It worked fine, so I slowly started adding things back in using a 50/50 kind of method until I added everything back in, both mod and tray files. Then I made a new household to make sure everything ran smoothly. After I played for about an hour, saving multiple times throughout, I tried to add the initial save file back in. It did not want to save. Then, I removed all mods completely and tried to play the household, and it would not work. I'm almost 100% sure that the problem is completely dependent on this file, spreading from one household.
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puzzlezaddict
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2 years ago

@o32eba059otc  Can you save if you load a different household within the same affected save?  When you're testing a different save, do you quit Sims 4 and restart your computer in between?  It would be odd for one save's problems to affect others, although there are a few possible reasons that might be true.  Restarting your computer could help with some of them.

Just for good measure, please also list the full file path to the user folder as the game itself sees it.  Here's how to find it:

https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/

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    o32eba059otc
    2 years ago

    Hello, sorry for such delay. To my confusion, the problem seems to be resolved. I wish I could say what exactly did it. I think it must have had something to do with restarting my computer, which I hadn't been doing between each stage before. The first two times the issue was persistent, but after the fourth or fifth time, it started to run a little smoother, and then save regularly. I didn't want to say it was fixed too soon, because the last time I did it started messing up again, but it seems fine, or at least workable now. I do notice that around every fourth save per session, it still gets stuck, but honestly even that feels like a breath of fresh air after what I've been working with. Sorry for making a fuss over something that could've been solved with basic computer knowledge.

    I'll still put my path here, just in case there's something that can be done to stop the game from freezing every third or fourth save, but if not, I'm glad it's at least going a bit easier. Thank you!

    C:\Users\lenovo\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves\Slot_00000002.save

    Edit: to answer the other question, at first I could save other households in the same load file, then after a few days I couldn't save others either, which is still the case.

    • puzzlezaddict's avatar
      puzzlezaddict
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      2 years ago

      @o32eba059otc  The file path looks fine.  How large is the save file?  When you were playing the other households within this save, were you testing with or without mods and custom content?  It would be unusual for other households within that save to initially be fine but corrupt later—usually they either load or they don't.

      You can also try moving your main household to a different lot in the same save.  This can help when the original problem is an object somewhere on the current lot, and if it doesn't help, that points to a problem with one or more sims.

      • o32eba059otc's avatar
        o32eba059otc
        2 years ago
        @puzzlezaddict I ended up moving them to a new lot and have not had any more problems since then. The game loads normally and doesn't get stuck while saving! Thank you

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