The Sims 3 has stopped working - Windows or computer problem?
pepsihamster:
Quote from: Valid_Enough on 2012 March 01, 01:43:10
You can try using the crash log analyzer from modthesims. I had a similar problem and it turned out that all of my saves were corrupted and sims 3 kept saving corrupted files. I solved my problem by saving in a separate name, saving twice under that name, and then restoring the back-up of my latest save. If corrupt saves are not your problem, the analyzer might tell you what is the problem.
The CLA is here: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=416883
If you want to try the method I described it is found in a detailed version here: http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Restoring_Backup_Saves
Valid_Enough, thank you, thank you, thank you. You litteraly saved my game. :-* I have had nothing but trouble with CTD, en masse. I have been about to give up playing, this has been so frustrating, as I have tried a lot of things to try and fix these crashes. I did exactly what you suggested and now my game is back on track. No more CTD or stuttering. Crossing my fingers that this will continue! Now, I make sure to save every 20 minutes as a new "Save As", this seems to do the trick. YAY!!! :D I had no idea that all my save games were corrupt, as they didn't say "bad" in the file name - which I have encountered a couple of times. Thank YOU.
Silverin:
I have the exact same problem as Incognito.
Before using awesome mod I had lags/freezes/crashes very often. I would kiss JM on the butt if he wanted for he's resetworld command line. It has totally removed the lags/freezes. But I still have the crash. CLA analyzed the error log as a graphical problem. My graphic card wouldnt be good enough or instable :
I run with W7 64bits. The graphic card is an ATI HD 6900 series 2048 GDDR5 edition if I recall well. No OC and never did it on this one. Drivers up to date - non beta version. Same as the framework. Also have the 4.0 frame update as mentioned upper. I have 8gb ddr3-sdram and an i7 960. Performance wise I shouldnt have any limitation on TS3, expect of it's own programming.
Did LAA on ts3.exe just in case. I have the "ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x00000084 address: 0x67c30ff4 "C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll":0x0001:0x0005fff4" : If I'm not wrong it's not related to DEP. Did a brand new game so it's not corrupted saves.
Expect from the LAA and backup, I didnt modify the bin. No cracks, no old method mods, nothing.
I am also using ~3gb of custom content, all under .package format plus all EPs and SPs. Dashboard did detect some very few conflicts, but from what I've researched it's normal. No corruption.
Icognito (or any one who crashes like us) do you have similar hardware ? Are you running on ATI or nvidia ?
I would tend to say it's windows problem, but it only crashes with TS3. Any other "heavely"* modded games are running without any problem. Would it be windows/driver problem, wouldnt I have issues on games like Skyrim wich I "heavily"* modified ?
* I'm not finding the correct word in english, sorry. What I mean is that I added alot of content and mods making the game get several gigabytes bigger.
angelic:
I have the exact same problem. What helps for me is putting it in compatibility mode with Windows XP Service Pack 3, although which one to pick might differ for you. It could be something to look into as it allow me 6 hrs playtime before I'm in danger of a crash.
vecki:
Interesting. I haven't been paying much attention to sim stuff lately (stupid meatspace life), but I have been getting a lot of CTD since.... some time after getting Pets. Maybe after patching? I forget.
ANYWAY, I started a new neighbourhood yesterday and spent a good hour or so plopping LN, Pets, and Ambitions lots down (these are the only EPs I have at the moment, and if I can't play, then I'm unlikely to want to get any more - YOU HEAR THAT, EAXIS?). I spent a bit less than a sim day in the new neighbourhood today, and got a CTD.
CLA tells me the problem is a corrupt save. Really? On a brand new neighbourhood? Most of the crashes seem to have this listed as a culprit, but really? On a neighbourhood about two RL hours old?
There is a warning from a previous CTD log (oddly, though, not from this crash) that I may not have enough RAM (a miserable 2GB, whereas the PetsBox insists 1.5GB should be enough). Will have to get the spousal unit to assist with acquiring more RAM.
Bajka:
I've had the same problem since I installed Pets. My game is fully patched and I'm using only awesomemod. It crushes to desktop, Windows says: "Sims 3 stopped working" or something like that. I tried every tip given in this thread (and also here), but none of them worked. CLA says "insufficient graphics capability", but when I'm playing WITHOUT awesomemod, everything works great. I can play for hours and nothing happens. Why? Is it possible that awesomemod causes the crashes?
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