So the new test AM stays in WA Mods\Packages?
But the framework files get copied - not cut - into HELS Game\Bin?

In this case I'm getting "no disc found"
I'm even getting this after uninstalling HELS and just using a WA AM as before.

Playing this game gets more obscure by the day...

Okay thanks, it says the problem is Game\Bin\Resource.cfg
I don't even know if thats supposed to be in there, but it stops the update whether its in or not.

Bah, neither patch will work.
I've tried removing and replacing all the usual suspect files with no joy.
The failed update moves too fast - I can't see which file is the culprit, I even tried recording this bit with fraps, but it won't record anything unless an application is running.
How else can I find which one is the problem file?

1 seed and 0 leechers...this will be fun.
EDIT: It works

Thank you.

Wheres this 1gb version? My arr is more down-low than download  

How can an SP be 4.4 gb? I don't get it....

I've only  got 2gb of RAM and on 32 bit Vista but I'm trying this CFF Explorer method anyway. Will report back.

EDIT: ...and it crashed twice in 30 minutes. It may not be connected to that, but I'll revert to the normal method until I have over 2gb RAM.

I'm pretty sure thats a 1.7 feature.

Yes because the merged packaged files are now doing what the launcher was doing all along: large single files with multiple stuff inside them.
Your sims3packs were already done the "right way".

Okay, thanks Anach.
All my stuff was in .package anyway, the only thing in my .dbc is a Riverview with text string errors everywhere, so I didn't bother with that.
But as you said, loading, framerate, menus, they are probably about 25% better now. I thought the game was incapable of this, but its breezing it.
The merged package sizes are larger than I thought they would be, but the trade off is undoubtably worth it.

Tried it and it works lovely.
Are there any advantages to 'reject' rather than 'replace'?
And the 'compress' option: have you lot been using that?
Nice one.

No, didn't work. He's not technically missing, he's still walking around.

This is rather good. Would be nice for a vacation hood particularly.
I'll keep an eye on this. Although the crater texture would look better than the honeycomb one.

I've got the same problem. I've got an earlier save where the sim 'head bust' does indeed show while in the hood (Egypt), but when I try to return home via the phone, the loading bar appears, only to load Egypt again.
I tried to edit town in the home hood and change the active family, but its greyed out because they are not currently in the home hood.
How can I get this sim home again?

Whats up with that then? Run the same patch twice, or two different ones? 

An interesting point mentioned:

> Improved extended game session stability

Long suspected, but never actually proven. Hurrah.

With an average six month gaps inbetween each EP, I would give a full-blooded YES to that.
If they have the dimwittedness to give us pets before businesses, then new levels of corporate blindness have been reached.

Dunno if anyones seen this but heres a list of all error meanings. Although it can be vague.
Notice how error 16 didn't exist when the article was written.

http://press-f1.co.uk/2009/06/13/the-sims-3-crashing-and-corrupt-save-files/

Thats quite clearly february old dude. Going senile perchance?

Someone from customsims3forums got a dutch EA reply. Thats the translation.
Can't find the original post but its there somewhere.

The question is surely would they have the audacity to release a 'loft pack' without spiral stairs and ladders?
Common sense says no, but past experience says yes.

Update: This error 12 was quite different from the others. Easy to detect, and easy to save afterwards.
By simply bulldozing one of the 34x42 lots next to the main temple in china, and replacing with the lot below, the game threw an error 12 every time out of like 7 tries. By bulldozing the suspected lot, saving was possible.
An older version of the lot worked no problem. Strange.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/lnoc8i

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Update: This is apparently a translation of the official word of what error 12 is:

Code 12
This device can not find enough free resources that it can use. If you're using them, you must disable one of the other devices on this system.

(Code 12)

Cause

This error can occur when two devices that are installed on your computer the same I / O ports, the same break, or the same Direct Memory Access channel (either by the BIOS, operating system, or both) have been allocated. This error message can also appear if the BIOS is not enough resources allocated to the device.

Recommended solution

You can Troubleshooting Wizard in Device Manager to determine where the conflict is, and then disable the conflicting device.

Disable the conflicting device

1. In the Properties dialog on the General tab.
2. Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooting wizard. The wizard asks you some simple questions and provides a solution to your problem based on the answers you give.
3. Follow the steps through the wizard offered to the problem 

Just got an error 12 while attempting to save in China.
Just installed awesomemod beta, maybe that triggered it somehow...

Yes I meant you will have to limit yourself in terms of CC cause the EP and CC do not appear to mix.
Although over at MTS there has been suggestion that .package files are the problem, and that having the Launcher install the CC to \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\DCCache seems to not slow the EP down much at all.
I dont have much laucher-installed stuff, perhaps you could check that out for us claudiasharon?

Basically, it would appear that a cap of about 300 mb of cc is called for with this EP, perhaps less.
Its an absolute pain the ass in that regard, but the scenery, the interactive objects, and the ability to have 4 hoods in one savegame means that in the end, I suppose, it is worth it.