AWESOMEMOD & SCRIPT HACKS: CRASH ISSUES THREAD

[J. M. Pescado]

One question though: why is the d3dx9_31.dll only 73.5 kb when the same dll in my windows\system32 is 2.30 mb?  Is there a chance that there is a conflict?

No, this is deliberate.

New wild-assed theory: Try nuking the contents of \Windows\Prefetch.

[Solowren]

I'm so sorry for all my confusion, I'm very technologically challenged. When I click on Computer-->The Sims 3, it brings me to the files that are on my disc. Are you saying I need to burn the files to the disc? When I try pasting the files there that's the only option I get.

No no no, you want C:/Program Files/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Mods/Packages.

If you do not see Mods/Packages, you do not have framework, which you need. It is also in the main download thread.

[WerewolfOfTheWater]

I got a couple script errors. They seemed to happen completely at random and had no real negative effect, but I figured I'd attach them so you could take a gander. One of these happened simply by trying to have a toddler crawl around (on a neighbor's lot) one of them happened while the sim was at work, I think.

[Marhis]

I apparently have an installation that doesn't crash; I wonder if, being on a Mac, the windows configuration really matters in this issue. The content of the game's windows folder is minimal and standardized for the porting in Wine, so it could probably be useful if I post its content.

Code:

cd windows/

drwxrwxr-x   8 xxxxx  xxxxx     272  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 ./
drwxrwxr-x   5 xxxxx  xxxxx     170  7 Giu 21:39:25 2009 ../
drwxrwxr-x   2 xxxxx  xxxxx      68  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 Desktop/
drwxrwxr-x   2 xxxxx  xxxxx      68  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 Fonts/
drwxrwxr-x   3 xxxxx  xxxxx     102  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 Start Menu/
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx  263139  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 regapi.exe*
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx     245  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 system.ini
drwxrwxr-x  32 xxxxx  xxxxx    1088  5 Giu 21:22:46 2009 system32/


cd system32/

drwxrwxr-x  32 xxxxx  xxxxx     1088  5 Giu 21:22:46 2009 ./
drwxrwxr-x   8 xxxxx  xxxxx      272  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 ../
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx  2449408  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 cg.dll*
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   978944  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 cgD3D9.dll*
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx        0  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 d3d8.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx        0  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 d3d9.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx        0  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 d3drm.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx        0  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 ddraw.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx        0  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 dinput.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx        0  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 dinput8.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx        0  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 dmusic.dll
drwxrwxr-x   2 xxxxx  xxxxx       68  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 drivers/
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   995383  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 mfc42.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx  1302528  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 mfc71.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx    77878  5 Giu 20:32:16 2009 msvcirt.dll
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   684032  5 Giu 20:32:17 2009 msvcp70.dll*
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   696320  5 Giu 20:32:17 2009 msvcp71.dll*
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   720896 25 Mag 23:30:14 2009 msvcp80.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   720896 25 Mag 23:30:14 2009 msvcp90.dll
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   303104  5 Giu 20:32:17 2009 msvcr70.dll*
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   303104  5 Giu 20:32:17 2009 msvcr71.dll*
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   405504 25 Mag 23:30:14 2009 msvcr80.dll*
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   405504 25 Mag 23:30:14 2009 msvcr90.dll*
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx   290869  5 Giu 20:32:18 2009 msvcrt.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx        0  5 Giu 20:32:18 2009 opengl32.dll
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx        0  5 Giu 20:32:18 2009 psapi.dll
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx     1367  5 Giu 20:32:18 2009 regsvr32*
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx    18536  5 Giu 20:32:18 2009 regsvr32.so*
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx    31232  5 Giu 20:32:18 2009 squish.dll
-rwxrwxr-x   1 xxxxx  xxxxx    53248  5 Giu 20:32:18 2009 squish_nosse.dll*
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx    17920  5 Giu 20:32:18 2009 stdole2.tlb
-rw-rw-r--   1 xxxxx  xxxxx     7168  5 Giu 20:32:18 2009 stdole32.tlb

The Start Menu folder contains only a Programs folder, which also contains another Startup folder, empty.
The drivers folder is empty.

[hugaloaf]

Thanks for all the help, it's now working but the game is crashing at 1am (as I see others have reported). So as someone suggested I downloaded the modified configuration to prevent this. Just wondering, do I need to still keep in the awesome.package file? Or just the aweconf.package?

[LauraW]

Mine finally crashed at 1 am again, even with the modified config file. I am going to try adding the scripterror file again and see if that helps.

[J. M. Pescado]

There's however a weird issue about the pathfinding, I guess. Apparently, with SmarterChairFinder enabled, the pathfinding seems worse. I tested it in a family of 8 sims: 4 adults going to work at 8 and 9 am, 1 teen and 1 child going to school at 8 as well. They are barely able to not missing the carpool/bus; one of the adults, which is also workaholic, pops a negative moodlet about missing work, before being able to run for the carpool.
They stand idling behind their beds for no apparent reason for an hour and more, with their action icon already active about going to work. I assume they're desperately calculating the path, and they clash together; they have very long pauses every time they have to choose a path (e.g. when they reach the bottom of the stairs, and they should find the door).
Reconfiguring with the SmarterChairFinder disabled solved the issue.

I don't really think these are related issues. The game itself seems to display enough wiggyness on its own, and the chairfinder has no actual effect on pathfinding.

None of the options people are toggling on or off at random crash on their own, the crashes appear to simply be random things that happen only to other people, and they vanish or appear apparently at random. There is a bug that is being tracked down in the next version, which may or may not be related.

[J. M. Pescado]

New randomass theory on crashing: another random thing which I have linked to crashing is the FILE PERMISSIONS. Check to make sure that the file permissions on your install, including your mods and userdirectory, are not set to weird shit, under properties -> security -> advanced.

[Ultraboy]

New randomass theory on crashing: another random thing which I have linked to crashing is the FILE PERMISSIONS. Check to make sure that the file permissions on your install, including your mods and userdirectory, are not set to weird shit, under properties -> security -> advanced.

No strange settings found there, also prefetch clearing had no effect that I can see.

I'm having some luck getting past 1:00am by saving and loading just after midnight, whereas if I play through several hours it will die every time (at 1:00am).

On the up-side, no more loading-screen crashes with the latest version.

[J. M. Pescado]

Attempting to isolate mystery 0100 crash, although it may not exist in the just-uploaded version.

[Hallie]

Ok.

I reinstalled the game. Redownloaded some things including the houses previously downloaded.

Tried taking things out putting them in again and the adding things etc. This does not have appeared to have worked it is now 3am, where I am anyway, so am thinking I will try reinstalling with no mods no custom content etc and see if it still crashes, if it does then it is more than likely my graphics card that is buggered! lol. Will let you know what has happened.

I am just wondering if this could be related to having downloaded houses? As I remember you got all kinds of crap when you downloaded house and used the standard installer with TS2. Could a similar thing be happening here? I have no idea how things get installed with this thing you see, so is that possible maybe?

[Xuriel]

I am just wondering if this could be related to having downloaded houses? As I remember you got all kinds of crap when you downloaded house and used the standard installer with TS2. Could a similar thing be happening here? I have no idea how things get installed with this thing you see, so is that possible maybe?

I doubt it. I have downloaded houses, textures and Sims from different sites and I still have not experienced ANY crashes with the Awesomeware in place.

Could this be Vista related? My computer runs on XP and apparently Marhis has no problems with a Mac.

[BattyCoda]

Attempting to isolate mystery 0100 crash, although it may not exist in the just-uploaded version.

Sorry, but yes it does. Actually, mine got to about 1:14 AM or so before it diskappeared.
Also, wanted to ask if the xcpt<MACHINENAME> bla bla.txt files would be of any use; it seems to contain a lot of info.

o I have the enablescripterror.package in.
o Deleted all caches.
o File permissions look fine.
o CAS made sim in Riverview.

[lethe]

I apparently have an installation that doesn't crash; I wonder if, being on a Mac, the windows configuration really matters in this issue.

Though, I'm not sure if that helps in pin-pointing anything, I am also on a Mac and having no awesome-related issues.


Well, other than hallucinating a lusted fix, listed amidst the awesomeness, for the unanimously & vehemently loathed disappearance of wishes/progress when switching households. (-_-)
It turns out that sleep deprivation somewhat hinders reading comprehension.

[Chaavik]

Just noticed the game crash contributed to one factor: 1 AM.

I downloaded the most recent version and installed it. I loaded up the game with no problems and went into my family's household. Watched the Sim do some things until the clock turned to 1 AM. Then the game crashed.

This version does seem to have the same crash issue.

So the issue I had in another thread was more or less related to what I saw here. I didn't realize that it was -this- 1 AM issue because the crashes were consistent with the fact the game approached 1 AM without fail. And consistent with the current version as well.

[brownlustgirl]

I have Vista with no crash issues. I just played with Awesome mod in my game for 9hrs and just for checks, started and restarted the game 7 times with no crashes. IDK. *shrugs shoulders*

Now I am lusting a mod that enable garden plants to be put in the household inventory. I hate moving a family, leaving the hard work put into a garden for some other sim to enjoy.

EDIT: Forgot to add, I do have the no intro, no Zzzs, faster homework, numerous patterns and HP's skin replacement. Store stuff from here and downloaded Riverview from TS3 site.

[MasterDinadan]

New version crashes frequently for me.  No version before today did.  I am using the config package and I've tried mixing and matching all of the crap you've suggested.  Nothing seems to help.

Not sure if any of this is relevant, but I'm playing the digital download version from EADM, using nointro.package, a ton of patterns, and skin replacements.  Windoze Vista.  Tried everything that's been suggested and more.

I had two crashes that were blue screens and rebooted my entire computer, but I don't think they are related to the hack.  These seem to be some issue with my Riverview, probably some corrupted data somewhere.

[Zazazu]

1 AM crash. Newest version of files. Simple one second it's there, next second it's not crash.
Other cc: basically all the texture files from MTS2, no censor hack
System: XP, SP 3. 4 GB RAM, ATI Sapphire Radeon x1950Pro, 3.00Ghz Pentium D


Crash is inconsistent. I played through five days with no crash, then had a crash at 1 AM Thursday. Have XP, used the awesomemod tool to enable all options. Did, however, have storymode toggled on for current neighborhood (from game options).

[wendylady]

yepp I am having the same 1 am issues also.

I took out the Hack and moved them past 1 am and will see what happens when i put it back in.

[Chaavik]

Heh!

Someone mentioned playing Riverview when the crash happened, and an idea struck me. I decided to create a new Sim and play her in Sunset Valley. Watched her do Sim stuff until the game approached 1 AM. The game did crash to the desktop.

So, the neighborhoods had nothing to do with the game crashes at 1 AM.

[Dragon Slave]

Turning aging and story progression off stopped the 1 am CTD for me.  I haven't tried it with one or the other on, to know which, if either, was causing the crash.  Could be coincidental.

[J. M. Pescado]

The 0100 crash is unrelated to this thread, that is a different issue, so don't post about that here. However, there is a new version that should stop that.

[KaytiCat]

So purge the caches every time.

If your programs require things to be purged write code to auto purge so it works seamlessly. Requiring end users to fiddle every time you want to play is annoying.

Then don't use the hack.

[Hallie]

My embarrassing update now is that i seem to have blown part of my graphics card I can still play world of warcraft, but not Age of Conan which has a similar spec as Sims 3. So I am going to replace it on my way.

Discovered this after just installing Sims 3 again and then realising about a couple of minutes of game play it still shut down. Oh well. Live and learn.


Thanks to the people who set my mind at ease about downloading houses etc! LOL. But TS2 made me paranoid about that!

[Cheencheela]

The 0100 crash is unrelated to this thread, that is a different issue, so don't post about that here. However, there is a new version that should stop that.

Is it possible to switch to the newer version, and if everything fucks up. I can switch back to the older version I'm using at the moment? If yes, then where are those nasty .caches.
(Or is it the ~950 MB file named Sunset Valley.objectCache?)