90% of Sunset Valley lots gone after returning from vacation.
coconnor:
Just a thought, but do you have the saves or back-ups in the original save file for the base game? If so, you could try deleting (or moving) those. I assume the new saves are under the file directory for the expansion pack.
Death-Jester:
Quote from: coconnor on 2009 November 19, 20:42:45
Just a thought, but do you have the saves or back-ups in the original save file for the base game? If so, you could try deleting (or moving) those. I assume the new saves are under the file directory for the expansion pack.
I'm not sure what you mean. The old (pre WA) saves are in the same folder as the new (post WA) saves, Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves.
The only difference is the old format used to just be a single .sims3 file, whereas the new format seems to be a folder with the same naming as the old (ie savename.sims3), but inside the folder are 5 files (a .nat, .data, .nhd, and 2 .package files).
Slymenstra:
Okay this is what I did so far. I deleted ALL saves in my folder. Made a new Town (used Sunset Valley). Made 2 new sims and moved them into one of the newbie lots. They went on an adventure and came home. This entire time I did not save once. When they came home I did save as and quit the game. Loaded it again and everything looked intact. Did a few more save as and quit, played around in edit town, changed their appearance, decorated etc. Save as each time no backup folder created.
Then I decided to throw in a curve ball and I planted down a prebuilt house from the library (one I had made yesterday). I moved my Sims with the phone to this house. I did Save AS and quit. Came back and all blue lots. Those few lots that are for newbies are all that is left. And they had happened to have lived in one of those in the beginning.
So does the game autosave when you move, get married, move in, etc?
UGH...so save as is not working.
brownlustgirl:
Quote from: coconnor on 2009 November 19, 20:33:15
Quote from: Death-Jester on 2009 November 19, 20:28:11
coconnor - I checked those links. There is no mention of the new folders which the saves are no in, which leads me to believe the 'fix' is a dated one from before the patch.
Also, I have no .backup files at all, borked town or no.
But I'll give it a try and let you know if it fixes anything.
brownlustgirl mentions the folders in her posts in the second thread I linked. The game will not create proper back-ups in the new folders unless the original files are deleted or moved out of the directory.
From what I learned in the official forums and reading around several sites, the new patch shouldn't make backup folders. If you have back up folders, they should be deleted cause it confuses the save process. Slymenstra has stated making new "save as" folders is your best bet to continue playing a certain family. Rename the "save as" Your Town 1, Your Town 2, etc will save the one family you are playing. I wouldn't switch families right now cause it may cause the blue water lots. O.o
That is all I can report about things as they stand now. Tsk, tsk EA. Can't even write code to save games properly.
EDIT: I don't have WA installed, I am giving a patched base game prospective.
Slymenstra:
So this is frustrating but I will add what I just did so maybe someone can solve the problem.
I removed my Mods folder and the framework. I kept my sims content installed through the launcher. I followed the same steps as my above post and NO blue lots.
My sims look ridiculous but at least they kept their premade house.
So what the hell does that mean? I had followed the steps to placing the framework and mods folder in the new WA folder and everything was working and showing up. Something borked in the framework or the custom content or how the game saves this? Anyone using CC and Mods and NOT having this issue? Any word about needing updated framework or anything?
I am going to slowly add back CC and see if it is CC. I know when things go wrong it is usually the CC. I just love my pretties though.
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