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Forced to reinstall The Sims 3

Okey so at midnight I had to do what I've been avoiding to do. Reinstall The Sims 3.

I got Error 16 for the first time. I started to try and fix it by readin about it in the Readme file like the game told me to do only to find out that error 16 doesn't exist in the readme file.

After that I hit the forums. I found two different solutions.

Choose "Save as" instead of "Save". Still got error 16 with a bad save as a result. So that didn't work.

Then I found an answer from EA with a solution. It was something about replacing the bad files with the legacy save, the only problem was that I didn't have any legacy files in my saves folder. Just the ones that EA said was corrupted. The thing I got really really pissed off about was that EA said in their answer that if you install patchxxx the problem will be fixed. For me, that was bullshit as that patch has been installed like forever but I still got error 16.

As I understood Error 16 messages is a problem that came with WA which I think is weird because I've had WA since the release day and haven't had any problems with any error messages until now. I feel like it should've appeard earlier or something.

Because I couldn't find any more solutions to my problems with the saving I removed all of The Sims 3 and then installed it again. When it was finished it was one o'clock in the morning so I didn't get the chance to try it out. But I will do now.

I don't even want to think about all the CC I lost. I always delete everything from the downloads folder after installing it so now I couldn't find it to back it up.

Hope no one else had the same issues as me last night.

SIMposium - Sims available to download

As some of you know, I was lucky enough to attend the SIMposium in October 2009. In order to test the World Adventures Expansion Pack, I had to create a couple of sims to do the exploring for me. These sims appeared in my screenshots for Egypt & China & are now available to download at thesims3.com. They are: 

<img src="http://llnw.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/thumb/000/022/694/18/headshot_large.jpg" border="0" alt="Pat Flynn - My Egyptian Explorer" width="225" height="218" />

Pat Flynn - my egyptian explorer

Shaz Wolf - my explorer in China

So if you'd like a copy of either of them in your game, please head over to my page at thesims3.com

http://www.thesims3.com/userExchange.html?selectedAsstType=all&persona=wolfsim68

The Charming Family

Claire Charming and her dog, Luna, lived a peaceful life in Old Town.  Sadly, she became lonely when all the friends she made started drifting away as they got married and started new jobs.  Though she had never intended to get married herself, seeing how happy her friends were encouraged her to go out and meet new people.  As a Medical Technician, she met very few people, but now she put out the effort to make friends outside of her profession.  She wasn't leaving the profession, by any means:  her goal was to become the Chief of Hospital Staff at Old Town Memorial Hospital.  Barring that--and all her colleagues told her it was a thankless job--she would settle for becoming a Medical Researcher instead.

Then she met Justin Charmer who was exactly what he was...a charmer.  It took only a few weeks for her to fall madly in love with him, and vice versa.  Shortly thereafter, they married and he moved in with her and Luna.  Luna was, for her part, not quite sure what to make of Justin, but he charmed her much the way he charmed Claire, and now they get along famously.  Justin, though, was finding it difficult to get work.  He had long held a desire to make a difference in the world and felt that politics was the way to go.  Unfortunately, there being no elections coming up, it was hard to get a job as a Campaign Worker.  However, when a fellow Old Town resident decided to step down from her seat as a Senator, it opened the door for Justin to begin working in politics, albeit working on someone else's campaign.

Around this time Claire's younger brother, Mark, returned from college and needed a place to crash until he figured out where to go and what to do.  Mark, who loves his older sister dearly, was very suspicious of Justin--his last name said it all--and put the poor fellow through all sorts of tests to make sure that Justin wasn't playing around with his sister's affections.  Finally satisfied that Justin was sincere, Mark let him off the hook and began focusing on his career:  Music.  Gifted with a lot of creativity and charisma, he quickly rose to become a Rock Star.  The late hours not withstanding, he's happy with his life right now.  To celebrate, and because Luna was becoming more and more miserable since she no longer had Claire to herself, Mark went into Old Town and came back with a lively, expressive dog whom he named Sol (Luna being moon, Sol being sun, it made sense to him).  Now Sol and Luna entertain each other and play with each other, keeping themselves happy and socialized even when their humans aren't free to play with them.

Needing a place to stay, Justin's younger sister Lori dropped in for a visit...and ended up falling deeply in love with Mark, who reciprocated.  Now it was Claire's turn to be suspicious.  However, with Justin running interference, it didn't take long for Mark and Lori to get married.  Lori, who was possessed of immense creativity, almost excessive charisma, and a body to die for, entered into the Fashion industry with every intention of becoming a designer of the highest quality and status.  She will, however, settle for talking about it all as a Fashion Columnist.

Part of Justin's running interference for his sister included getting Claire pregnant.  Shortly after Mark and Lori's marriage, Claire and Justin welcomed their daughter Rebecca into the world.  She was followed by Mark and Lori's daughter, Sherri.  The two girls room together and have taken over the responsibility of bathing the two dogs.

With money now coming in more steadily, the Charming family hopes to improve their home and their lot, making it a little more impressive.  Although she denies it, Claire really envies her friends whose homes are much more impressive--spell it "rich"--and luxurious.  Justin, however, happy with the minor renovations that were needed to house their growing family, is unwilling to invest too much more in home improvements.  While he won't object to some gardening and landscaping, he likes the coziness of their home.  Mark and Lori, similarly satisfied, are siding against Claire, but they do want to get a hot tub, something for them to relax in after a long evening at work.  They're willing to settle for a pool, though.  The girls just want a little more fun things around the house--painting, music, checkers, computers, television, reading...they've done it to death and want more variety.  Luna and Sol just want a bit of peace and quiet now and again...it's hard always jumping up to greet their humans when they've just settled themselves for a nap.

more on the way

thanks to all who have downloaded my Sims 2 residential and community lots.  thanks also to those who downloaded my first Sims 3 residential lot.  I would really appreciate it if you would leave some comments , fill in my poll or even let me know if you've got problems with my creations.

Woops!

Hi everyone!

I started up my old computer (I'm using my new laptop for everything else now :D ) and somehow, I don't know when, my "Sims 3 Stuff" folder has disappeared. I don't know how though, that's what's annoying me. So I am just in the process of taking some screenshots for my Simples set (yup, I'm finnaly uploading it) after that I'll get the gtable online :D

Cya! (Off to take some pics)  

HELP ME!!!

Hi All,

Today I woke up at 8, had breakfast (which was a poptart and some orange juice) and then I had a shower, got changed and then I helped my big sister get ready for her annual 'spring sale' when she gives away her unwanted clothes to us. At 12 we had lunch and then at 12:45 we went to our tennis lesson at our school. Today, tomorrow and Wednesday my sisters and I will be having tennis lessons from 1:00 to 2:30. It was really fun and we played lots of games and we practised lots of things too (DUH!). Anyway, when I got home I tried to make CC hair - but it was incredibly hard and I didn't understand anything of the tutorial (Basic Hair Meshing - by Ulker) and then I got stuck at step 2 when I finally understood step one so please of you know a good website or tutorial that explains in detail with pictures how to create hair with the TSRW then please please please please please tell me!!

Peace   -xx-   FantasyPearl

HELP!

Can anyone tell me why my some of my download and installed content isn't showing up in my game?

My new story - Prologue now posted!!

Hi all!

I am pleased to be able to post that the Prologue for The Merindylen Chronicles has been published at http://illandrya.blogspot.com/.

This first instalment is titled Prologue: A Tale of Two Children and introduces most of the main characters.

As the story progresses (and I eventually finish off the castle) I will be adding any shots that aren't published to my "Merindylen Castle" gallery.

Enjoy!!

~Illandrya

King Reosin and Queen Esobel of Merindylen

Input received & acted on!

I suggested that TSR add "House Hubby" and "Disabled" to their "Jobs" part of the profile - and they did! It was kinda weird having "Housewife" on my profile, with me having "dangly bits" and all.... It's nice to see my suggestion put into action so quickly.

When the worst happens

It’s the worst thing ever, when you have been working on a sim’s family you have downloaded items you really like to complete the Sims and the home. Then the next thing you know something goes wrong with the computer and you have to uninstall, reformat, kick and cuss.

You lose everything you have done and worked on.

Now you have to start all over, create, make, download, etc…. the anguish!!

I had just started creating my own projects, gone. The tutorials I downloaded, meshes, you name it gone!!

UGH!

Lock down the computer from the kids from now on!