sims 3 crashes after few minutes since the update 2025
Hi, my game randomly crashes when i play a few minutes. It really bugs me, because i played a week before the update came and everything was fine. But since then, it became unplayable for me. I have no cc or mods in game and i play over the ea app. I am really out of ideas of what to do. I repaired the game twice and cleared my cache but nothing works... :(216Views4likes3CommentsA "serious error" has occurred [TS3]
Hey there I just had a fresh install of Sims 3 + Island Paradise expansion with no other expansions, no other packs and no custom content downloaded; Following that I am unable to load Sunset Valley or Island Paradise worlds, receiving "A Serious Error" has occured and requires application restart; I have tried uninstalling-reinstalling multiple times, repairing with the EA app; tried running it through steam; and none have seem to give a fix. Furthermore, I have looked around for other solutions around the web and found no solution, no downloads of the worlds, When checking the folder in \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\InstalledWorlds - the folder is empty. Unsure what else to do; If there are downloads for the worlds available that I may try please let me know!Sims 3 Worlds Won't Load
I recently downloaded all my Sims games, including the Sims 3. It previously worked with no issues but now every time I try and load a world it loads super quick, which never would happen, and it says "A serious error has occurred while loading 'worldname'. It is strongly recommended that you restart the application. Ive "repaired" it and restarted the game and it still doesn't work. I don't have any mods or cc downloaded but yet its not working at all. All my other Sims games work but not the Sims 3. I should mention I was playing yesterday and it worked perfectly fine.Solved119Views2likes3CommentsTired of losing co-workers to other "jobs"?
I have been frustrated playing sims who are forever losing co-workers to showtime careers. After looking all over the web and finding no real solution other than major tweaking with one NRaas mod that still didn't guarantee no co-worker loss, I tried a simple solution. I created a household of eight NPCs with random traits and gave three of them the LTWs that would ensure they would want to be a singer, magician, or acrobat. This worked for me as I saw the random sims around town doing "acts" and my sims were able to progress all the way to top in both their careers without losing a (young) adult co-worker. One sim in the sports career lost one co-worker once, but I think that was an elder sim. Any way, sometimes there are simple fixes we don't think. I know other sims have looked for a solution barring uninstalling Showtime, so I thought I'd share this idea. Happy simming.17Views1like0CommentsStore content won't show up in game
Ever since I switched from origin to the EA app I haven't been able to use my store content. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game, downloading the content inside the game. I've tried just about everything I can. It shows that my content has downloaded but doesn't show up in the game. I've since stopped playing the game because I can't access the stuff I paid for.Sims 3 no longer launch.
Hello, When I launch sims 3 via the launcher, a black page appears, as well as the white frame of a window before simply crashing the game. My game worked fine before the recent update, but now I can't even launch it... I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game, I've fixed it, nothing works, I even went into Options.ini to change the fullscreen part to 0 instead of 1 to see if that wasn't the problem, but nope. What can I do?69Views1like3CommentsSims 3 Never works
Hello, I have a Mac Book Pro 2020, 1.7 GHz Quad-Core intel core i7, intel iris plus graphics 645 1536 MB, 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 i have uninstalled and re-installed, I have repaired 100s of times. I have deleted the files told to on multiple forums, I have updated my computer, restarted, changed all the graphics to low, tried it on stream. NOTHING WORKS. this is my favorite game and I have looked everywhere. Can someone please please help me. ***I do not use mods ***332Views1like20CommentsThe Sims 3 Won't open.
I just bought the Sims 3 and downloaded it but it doesn't open. I tried using the "Repair" option under manage in the EA app, I tried reinstalling the game, and I tried Clean-Uninstalling the game. Nothing works. I start up the game, I don't even get into the game itself, only the launcher. It just immediately brings up this error, doesn't let me even do anything.Solved64Views1like2CommentsUnable to Save a Game Since 2025 Update
Ever since installing the update last month, I have been unable to successfully play Sims 3 because I simply can't save a game. I'm getting Error Code 16, which I understand to mean that my save file is exceeding 4GB, however, I only currently have 5 households saved and never had this problem prior to the update. I have checked that I have plenty of free storage on my C drive and plenty of storage space in OneDrive where all my files are back up. I've tried pausing my OneDrive syncing. I've deleted all saves in-game and deleted my Saves folder. I've tried saving my household under a different name. Following a live chat session with EA support, these are all the things that were covered during our discussions. In the end, I was told that there was nothing more they could do and that I should throw myself at the mercy of the forums. I'm afraid I expected more, but it is what it is so here I am. 🤷♀️123Views1like5Comments