Patch 1.9/2.4 Issues (now with Fix)!
cherylflamm:
Hi. I have Windows 7, 64 bit laptop, with WA, and awesomemod, and lots of cool cc, updated to 2.4 with EA and now can't create a sim and it seems like some of my saves are gone. Takes absolutely forever to load what I have. Should I start all over, and not get any of EA's patches, or what? My game too takes AN EON to do anything! Please, some advice? Thank you. Cuz so far, I have been very impressed with this sight, everything I have downloaded has worked properly, and if I could just get the game to run good, I would be a very happy camper thanks to you, you guys helped me get my sims looking real. Thank you!
ChilltownNJ:
cherylflamm, I have read quite a few posts that state whenever you are installing a patch, your best bet is to backup and remove anything of importance: Mods folder, Save games and the like. At this point, no one knows if a patch will fugg something up or change the way the game deals with certain files. Some may say they know a patch "WILL" cause those problems. LOL
Try moving your mods to a safe directory to see if they are breaking the way the game plays. If your game plays fine or better without the mods, it probably means EA changed something and now the Mod maker has to compensate for the changes in order for it to run properly.
Thanks to this board, I now have a habit of testing the game bare, or at least with minimal mods, after a patch or EP installs.
cherylflamm:
Quote from: ChilltownNJ on 2010 February 04, 05:16:57
cherylflamm, I have read quite a few posts that state whenever you are installing a patch, your best bet is to backup and remove anything of importance: Mods folder, Save games and the like. At this point, no one knows if a patch will fugg something up or change the way the game deals with certain files. Some may say they know a patch "WILL" cause those problems. LOL
Try moving your mods to a safe directory to see if they are breaking the way the game plays. If your game plays fine or better without the mods, it probably means EA changed something and now the Mod maker has to compensate for the changes in order for it to run properly.
Thanks to this board, I now have a habit of testing the game bare, or at least with minimal mods, after a patch or EP installs.
Oh Chilltown NJ, I really flubbered up, it was because I had automatic updates checked on my download manager, I believe, and I guess, I just let it happen. Well, now I gotta fix it. Do I reinstall from the beginning, and should I completely avoid EA, or is there away I can update to 2.3 only? Thanks for any and all help! And yes, I will read up, once again, on how to remove that stuff(Mods folder, Saved games) beforehand if I do decide to do the udate thing again. thanks chilltownnj
ChilltownNJ:
I'm no expert but I will help you as best as I can. I could be wrong but I think each update fixes specific issues, meaning you have to update in succession. I don't think a recent patch will install without the prior patch. To reinstall or not to reinstall, that is the question, best answered by your skills and time. If you want to just get back to playing the game as it was prior to the update, then back up your savegames and mods and then reinstall. Patch up to 1.8.25.003002 or the WA equivalent. Test the game out a bit first and then put back the mods and savegames, making sure to also put back the framework for the mods. This will save you some time and possibly prevent a headache or two. Your problem could simply be the new update choked on a mod or two, but, weeding out which mod it was is the problem. I have no clue what mods you use and if you use a ton, it would make troubleshooting much harder. I believe Awesome mod has an update for the new patch, just to rule that out as the possible culprit try it out and see if things clear up, b4 you attempt other things. That's if you use Awesome mod of course.
cherylflamm:
yes i do use awesomemod, and i love modthesims slider hacks, which i have quite a few of. also quite a bit of custom content. can i really update up to a certain version? EA won't immediately try to give me 2.4?
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