Funnily enough I've had no problems whatsoever with custom lights. It's only Maxis ceiling lights that I have an issue with. I haven't seen any correlation between windows and sims being in the rooms. I Have the same issue in all rooms concerning lights turning on.

Am I using smarter lights when I just download and install your stuff here? I thought smarter lights required downloading from MTS2? 

Also, I don't know if it's a conicidence, but some lights don't light up Ikea furniture when night comes. Also, at dusk/dawn no lights light up at all, and I was wondering if that's supposed to happen?

So far as I can tell, it's only ceiling lights that there are any problems with.

I might have the same issue as vittek, I'm not sure.

Certain rooms/lights doesn't light up when it changes to dawn/dusk - they just get dark. I have to manually turn the rooms on, or move the lights to get lights at all. I's okay the first couple of times, but I've got alot of lights, and it's getting tedious fast. Is there anything that is possible to fix?

It's a great mod otherwise! 

Thanks for the tip. I'll check my download folder with clean installer to see if there's an old doublet somewhere. Yes, that's probably it. If not, I'm definitely seeing things. 

The weird thing is I remember it being fixed. I got the bug after installing IKEA, then I downloaded your update, and no more bug. Then suddenly it has appeared again. I'll clean out my hack folder and re-download again. But you're probably right that it's a doublet. Gah, that should teach me to use clean installer every time I download a lot. It never occurred to me that could be it, because I almost never download lots. Doh!

I need an OMGUS stamp on my forehead. 

I re-downloaded the director's cut, deleted cache, and loaded my game. Jump bug still occurs. I only have the awesomeware. I don't get it.

Care to take a look at another object error?


EDIT: sorry for double post.

Yes, I will download the Director's cut again. Lets hope it works this time 
Thanks.

/Crash

I have the same problem kiki, except I haven't tried phoning the headmaster.

I made a search, and besides re downloading the dc I will delete the cache file, and replace the phones. I am confused because the problem was fixed in a previous version. Unfortunately I can't remember if it was before or after I patched my game.

I'll advice you to try the same. I'll let you know how it goes.

/Crash


EDIT: it didn't work. I have problems with the jump again. I remember distinctly that it was fixed - the time before last I played it worked perfectly. And suddenly it doesn't. I have no idea why.

Someone with influence should ask Pescado for a punishment hack. 

Guys, you've helped me alot!

Folder removal technique PART 2:

I took Zazazu's advice and redid the whole folder removal technique - I removed all folders with any connection to the sim: defaults, skintones, eyes, hair, clothes etc. Including saved sims and a weird folder I had named 'Unknown' 

After that, the game worked, so then I added back one folder at a time - and cleared cache in between every time- until the game crashed again. It turns out there was some skintones and such placed in a folder where it shouldn't be, that's why I couldn't find it before. Apparently I had put some files from sims I had downloaded and installed in there. 

After I removed most of the files in that folder, I got the game to work. I have now aged two sims to elder! Yay!

I am hoping I won't run into any trouble again soon...this was energy draining. But thanks to you guys I don't have to reinstall my game. Thanks.

yeah, I guess. I am just confused.

What's the definition of 'working' in this case?

When I removed the entire downloads folder the aging did work. But how would some random sofa object I downloaded interfere with the aging? Would custom eyes interfere? What kinds of CC are we talking about? I thought only Cc that are connected with the sim or the sim that I age 'with' my sim would be interfering? Like skintone, custom eyes, hair and clothes?

And how is it possible that I get different results with the same folder content?

But yeah, I guess I have to do a reinstall, but I still would like to know how this works - because if it is indeed some CC causing this, what will stop it from causing the same error when I reinstall?

I cleared cache, and even removed the skintone folder aswell, but the game keeps crashing.

I'm not sure what you mean by conflicting content.

It's possible that I have more than one faulty item, but how can I know what causes it?

I load the game twice with the same folders, and I get different results? I don't get it.

The only question left for me is - what CC is safe. Because right now it seems every single item in my downloads folder is making the game crash when I age to elder. Have anyone else with FT and CC tried aging a sim to elder?

Also, if you have managed to age a sim, I'd like to know what kind of CC you have - what creators - so I know where to get stuff.

There's something seriously wrong.

Finally - is it possible that a reinstall of the game would help?

Thanks for answering.

Update:

I removed the downloads folder and saved sims folder. Game does not crash when I try to age the sim. So far so good.

But then I added the entire downloads folder again and removed one folder at a time and tried aging the sim - hairs, skintones, defaults - game still crashes.

I then removed the Clothes Elder folder, and the game suddenly works! Yay, I thought I might have found something.

In the next step I added back folders in case some of them might work after all. Added back hairs - the game crashes. removed hair, then added back skintones - game works! Added back defaults - game still crashes. Remove defaults.

Now the game folders that had worked so far was with skintones, so logically it should have worked to age the sim now - but again the game crashes!

I doesn't make any sense. It seems random what effects the game and what doesn't. How could the skintone folder not crash the game, then suddenly crash it?

There's something more going on here, but I have no clue what it is.

Hmm, you might be right that it's some kind of cc.

However I don't think I am using 'dress as top', because I don't even recognize the phrase. I don't use random stuff either - most of my hairs are nouks, and skins and outfits are all from mts2.

But I guess I should start removing stuff and see what happens.

Update:

I followed Angie's instructions and changed the skintone, then tried to age the sim - game still crashed.
I reloaded and forced an error on the sim that won't age. Error log attached.


I tried aging another sim on another lot that I haven't had any problems with whatsoever.
- At first I thought that I worked, because the sim did age (before the crashes always occur right before the aging animation), but then,
when I got to choose 'who to age with me' - the game crashed as soon as I clicked continue on that dialogue. Could that age dialogue feature be the issue with the elders? I am just reaching for straws here, but I am getting desperate.

I am thinking it can't be the skintone though, because the last sim I tried to age did age, and with the correct skintone, the game just crashed anyway...




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Yeah, I usually download and install the latest simpe, even though I never use it (almost never), and when I do use it, I always strictly follow instructions (I've used it like once), and I always back up my game.

I have no idea how to change the skintone though - I don't dare try it out on my own.

Thanks guys,
but I don't have any custom careers or custom career outfits.

The sim has a custom skin though - not sure about the no-x-lifestage thingy for that skin - but how could that crash my game?

Ok, thanks Pescado - since I have played with the same CC for some time now without encountering any errors, it is probable that file damage is the issue here then. But I'm still working on getting confirmation if or if not the same thing happens for other sims  - when aging to elder.

Since I have played another lot for quite some time without encountering any crashes, I think it's possible that some data damage were done to either that particular lot or sim.

I do have noted a certain lag at certain points in the game (vehicles entering or leaving the lot for example) that seems a bit more prolonged since I installed FT.

Questions:
1. would lag, crashes occur because I install a new EP over 'old' files, so to speak? Or is that just due to incompatibility of CC? Would file damage occur due to simply installing a new ep?
2. What can one do to prevent file damage? If there is anything?

I attached the config file if you want to know more about my specifications - anyways it's Visa, dual core 2.13ghz, 2gb ram (of which the games uses 50%).

I haven't aged another elder in FT.

And I'd rather not reinstall, but if I have to I will.


I will force an error as someone suggested. Maybe  previous forced error can help though.  I'll attach those too later.

EDIT: It happens only with this one sim, at the exact moment when the aging is supposed to happen. I've been wanting to check if it's the same thing with other sims too.  I'll get back to you. I don't use simpe.

I get the "application crashed..." message when my sim is about to grow from adult to elder. With or without cake, or letting him grow up on his own - it's the same result. Game crashes. Simply using the 'grow up' option, at one time set the sims age meter back 6 days left of being an adult.

I have all the EP's including FT, and I only have the DC. I have been playing FT fine for days before any of this happened - with the same config. I only got one weird crash when another sim of mine was on his community lot.

Anyway, I tried getting a log, and turned on testingcheat - but I didn't get any error message(I get nothing, it just crashes).

I attached a file, and I'm hoping it's the right one. It's the latest text file in the log folder, as the FAQ says it should be. You guys think I should force an error?