Malfunction

BlogpostPublished: Jul 11, 2007Views: 1156

Just a rant here...my game crashed (I think there was an overload of downloads, I was up to over 18,000!) four days ago and I'm having to start over with everything. :( I couldn't get to the neighborhood screen when loading no matter what I tried. (yes, I tried removing all downloads to no avail) This is especially disappointing because I have only backed up my own creations for preview shots, etc. and I had downloaded and played 2 custom neighborhoods. :(

Grrrr! If anyone's had to start over with their game, you know what I mean. It's incredibly disappointing. All the saved families, neighborhoods, lots, screen shots, stories/albums, mods... I just want to cry thinking about it!

So, it's back to square one, trying to re-download everything I once had and nabbing some newer things in the process. Which isn't all bad because there's been a ton of great stuff recently and I'm finding a lot of older stuff I hadn't seen before. Who knew there was so much??

I think I'm going to have to be pickier with future downloads and just take it easy. I've been a download freak in the past and I have to admit to going on a mad downloading spree immediately following re-installation. hehe

The plus side is I'm starting with a fresh pallet. I've had a lot of great friends recommend some fantastic creations and I'm getting a lot of sympathy for my game crashing woes.

Have a game crashing rant? Feel free to respond to mine, you'll definitely have a sympathetic ear!

I'd appreciate your recommendations too! Downloading some of your favorites should help take away my game crashing woes. Right now I'm looking for just about everything except lots. (I always save lots for last & I do love building!)

On a sidenote, just to let everyone know I've been on my creating sabbatical for about a week now and given the situation with my game, I'll definitely be taking the full 2 weeks. I have made a few sets out of general boredom (and there were some textures that were just too good to let go to waste!) so you'll see those very soon. :)

I hope you all are having a great time here on TSR and playing your games!

Take care!
Stace

JuneFlowers ∙ Jul 25, 2007

My problems started after I loaded Pets and then Seasons. My graphics card couldn't handle the demand and it would just crash. I turned down my settings and fixed some unknown problems but the damage was already done! I lost everything -- even my favorite sims! So I too am starting fresh and have curbed my downloading frenzy as well. LoL Good luck rebuilding and finding all your favorites! It's tough but I got just about all of them back. $\:D$

msslvr ∙ Jul 13, 2007

I've had this happen twice with Sims2 and once with the origional. I learned that I cannot download from any other site but TSR. Which makes it very frustrating because so many meshes are on other sites. Well since there isn't anything to be done about it, consider it an "act of nature" and enjoy starting over! "We" love your creations btw, my Sims friends say "thank you!", and so do I.

∙ Jul 12, 2007

My game crashed on me 3 times since January. The first time didn't really bother me so much because I didn't have much CC being as I hadn't become an active member in the TSR community yet. The next time, I did have to re-download the stuff I got here, and I was smart to burn a DVD full of the over 4 gigs of stuff... AND kept all the originals in a separate folder on my desktop... and re-installed only the ones I was actively using. After the last crash in May, I got so dang frustrated I nearly threw my PC across the room! Since then, I've been creating more than d/l'ing... so I hope that the next crash (and I know there will be) won't frustrate me as much... I'll have everything neatly stored where I can find it $\:\)$

Jen $\:\)$

EarthGoddess54 ∙ Jul 11, 2007

Oooh poor you! $\:\($ I know how you feel, that is just terrible. It's a great idea to put your downloads on a CD! I did this with Sims 1 because the files were much smaller. I didn't think of doing this with Sims 2 because I had over 5 GB of downloads! $\:o$ I did use the compressesorizer and that helped save some space but I digress. I think I will start putting my saved game files onto CD's, thanks for the idea dear Quengel! *hugs* Now I must go and read all of your many messages! LOL!