Problem
The save game starts to disintegrate itself. Lots start to get deleted, causing endless loading, loading into empty lots or Error Codes 800/801.
The problem usually starts in Willow Creek and then goes on to other lots.
There are several symptoms of this issue as outlined in these AHQ threads
- Default Lots Showing in Surrounding World
- [NEEDS SAVES] Orange/Green Exclamation signs over lots / Houses disappear
- [FR] Corrupted lot/Houses disappear
- Map doesn't update changes to lots/ Can't change lot type
- Lots randomly revert back to defaults
- Llama pictures on lots (possibly also incomplete installation - repair your game first)
Troubleshooting
The issue is really hard to pinpoint but there are a few things that can accelerated the issue.
- This issue is not mod caused but it can be influenced by mods and cheats, especially if you create lots of Residential Rental units in your save game.
- Save Game Size. The issue usually typically happens on save games > 200 MB. There are a few factors that contribute to save game size that you can keep an eye on
- Lots of huge houses with lots of objects: Try to keep those down. Consider using empty houses for set decoration if you don't play certain lots but want houses to make it look nicer
- Photos Sims take ingame. Try to only keep the photos you really like and that contribute to your gameplay. Delete everything else. Photos take up a lot of space in the save.
- Lots of Sims. The game creates Sims at abundance. Delete the ones you don't use from time to time.
- Usually there's nothing you can do once it starts happening.
