Game Help:TS3 Load Issues - Revision history

Ellacharmed at 15:09, 30 December 2013

2013-12-30T15:09:06Z

2013-12-30T15:08:03Z

‎Long loading times

2012-12-30T14:28:01Z

2012-10-27T07:24:25Z

2012-09-20T15:07:59Z

Categories, sortkey

2012-09-07T13:40:02Z

2012-08-06T12:57:16Z

‎added error

2012-03-04T08:36:38Z

2012-02-23T16:10:10Z

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 #* if an EA default world, do the [[Game Help:Sims 3 Game Problem]] FAQ's step#3 to test if it is your user files
 #* if a custom world, do the [[Game Help:Sims 3 Game Problem]] FAQ's step#3, and reinstall just the world by itself to test if it is your user files
 === Crashing ===

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	If you get lags during gameplay with things getting frozen while animation or music plays, that's a different type of lag and is covered in the [[Game Help:Intermittent Freezes]] FAQ.		If you get lags during gameplay with things getting frozen while animation or music plays, that's a different type of lag and is covered in the [[Game Help:Intermittent Freezes]] FAQ.

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		+	If the green loading bar stalls, either
		+	# at the start of game load (before Saves or New game option)
		+	#* Then, it points to a patch failure or pack install failure. You need to reinstall the last pack or patch that you install before starting this game session. If just a reinstall of the pack didn't help, you may need to do an [[Game Help:TS3 Uninstall\|uninstallation first]].
		+	#* If it is just a patch, get the [[Game Help:TS3 Patching:Patch_Download\|Superpatcher and update manually]], or if you have downloaded it before and just re-running the executable still doesn't solve the stalling, redownload it again. And then run it again.
		+	# at the load after selecting a Save game. Get ErrorTrap from NRaas. Your Save may be corrupted.
		+	# at the load of a New game.
		+	#* if an EA default world, do the [[Game Help:Sims 3 Game Problem]] FAQ's step#3 to test if it is your user files
		+	#* if a custom world, do the [[Game Help:Sims 3 Game Problem]] FAQ's step#3, and reinstall just the world by itself to test if it is your user files

	=== Crashing ===		=== Crashing ===

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 Lag lag lag, due to incompatible/outdated/broken content (not just mods), things like Sims 2 stuff in Sims 3. Test with [[Game Help:Sims 3 Game Problem]] to confirm and then see following FAQs for further instructions.
-# [[Game Help:Package File Lag]]
+# [[Game Help:Package File Lag]] (click this for the '''Process Monitor''' guide)
 # [[Game Help:GCCTSU3 VerifyCompatibility]]

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	=== There was an error during startup error ===		=== There was an error during startup error ===
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		+	You're still using Launcher to start the game? Does that mean [[Game Help:TS3 Bypassing the Launcher\|bypassing the Launcher]] does not help?

	Any other issues not solved by the above may mean Launcher is not able to communicate with Origins. Most likely cause is outdated Origins (aka EADM), see [[Game Help:TS3 EADM Issues]].		Any other issues not solved by the above may mean Launcher is not able to communicate with Origins. Most likely cause is outdated Origins (aka EADM), see [[Game Help:TS3 EADM Issues]].

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−	[[Category:Game Help]]	+	[[Category:Sims 3 Game Help\|Load]]
−	[[Category:Sims 3]]	+	[[Category:Sims 3 Technical Game Help\|Load]]

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 #* [[Game Help:Sims 3 Delete Cache Files]], exception logs, version.tag, etc that would be regenerated on each game load.
 #* Load the game to test with the "Serious Error" or "BuggedSaveGame.sims3" save.
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 * Launcher showing version 0.0.0.0 after patching
 * Launcher crashing when you click the Play button, but game loads anyway.
-* You get the following error messages when starting Launcher:
+* You get the following error messages when starting Launcher or game:
 *# "Base Game not compatible with current Expansion Pack."
 *# "The version of the game you are running is incompatible with the data. Please update your game."
 *# "Sims3Launcher has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
 *# "There was an error during startup. See the Log for more details."
 * You get the following error messages after choosing a Save game:
 *# "A Serious error has occurred while loading <savename>.world. It is strongly recommended that you restart the Application."
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 * completes but is corrupt, then,
 you need to [[Game Help:TS3 Uninstall]] and this time patch manually (it is safer and has higher success rate) [[Game Help:TS3 Patching]].

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 * Crashing at loading screen, with or without black screen flashes.
 * Crashing when entering Live Mode.
 * Crashing at any other time.
 * Lagging during loading - at initial load screen or after choosing a Save game.
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 === Crashing ===
-Work through the [[Game_Help:Sims_3_Crashing_Checklist|Crashing Checklist]].
+# [[File:Has stopped working.png|thumb]]You get this "The Sims 3 has stopped working" dialog error. Even after doing DEP tweaks. Like the DEP FAQ states - you need to do a system restart. If you had done any tweaking with DEP - removing, or adding - the TS3'''W''' executable file. You need to do them separately and reboot between each change or the tweaks won't be applied.
+# Work through the [[Game_Help:Sims_3_Crashing_Checklist|Crashing Checklist]].
 === A Serious Error has occurred error ===
 [[File:Serious Err1.png|thumb]][[File:Serious Err2.png|thumb]]  Getting the "A Serious Error has occurred" error message.
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 #* Load the game to test with the "Serious Error" or "BuggedSaveGame.sims3" save.
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 === The Sims 3 Base Game is incompatible error ===

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 === Crashing ===
-# Immediately on loading screen: incompatible/outdated core mods. Sometimes accompanied with "There was an error during startup. See the Log for more details." error.
+Work through the [[Game_Help:Sims_3_Crashing_Checklist|Crashing Checklist]].
-#* Test with [[Game Help:Sims 3 Game Problem]] to confirm and then read [[Game Help:GCCTSU3 VerifyCompatibility]] for further instructions.
-# With black screen: update drivers.
-#* See [[Game Help:Graphics Cards]].
-# OK in CAS/Buy/Build mode but crash in Live mode, sometimes accompanied by the error "Sims3Launcher has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
-#* Do DEP, see [[Game Help:Crash workarounds]] -> DEP -> Change DEP settings.
-# If using Launcher to start game
-#* [[Game Help:TS3 Bypassing the Launcher]]
-# At any other time: test with new user files
-#* Test with [[Game Help:Sims 3 Game Problem]] to confirm
-# If it only affects one Save file, but not others, and especially if no crashing on new, vanilla games
-#* Get ErrorTrap from Twallan @[[Fansite:NraasIndustries‎|NRaas Industries]].
-# You have just patched to 1.29
-#* Turn off the in-game Shop Mode from Options (F5) or turn it off manually by editing Options.ini, set the following line to '''0''' to turn it off.
-−
- enableingamestore = 0