Please help me - FIXED
caffeinated.joy:
Don't forget to back up your game if you don't want to lose all your characters! I've made that mistake more than once.
AxelVal:
OK, I have everything backed up and the dates on the "edited" were perfect! (I hope it worked)
I uninstalled and re-installed in order but now I can't move folders out of the "The Sims 2" folder or re-name them :/
It's not a big deal but I'd like to start my game without the downloads so it's a nice quick start.
ETA: OK, I moved files out from the "Downloads" folder, it just seems to be the "The Sims 2" one that's upset.
I'm starting the game now.
AxelVal:
It still doesn't work.
I was able to load a family with no custom content but once I put my CC back in it borked again.
Should I start searching for where all my CC has come from to re-download it?
general timeline:
Didn't work at all
worked with no CC
worked with each separate folder of CC (accessories, make-up, clothes, etc)
didn't work with ALL hacks installed
didn't work with SOME hacks installed
didn't work with NO hacks installed
Uninstalled and reinstalled in correct order
worked with no CC
didn't work with hacks
didn't work without hacks
Something HAS to be messed up here and it can't just be me. I had the thought of calling EAxis and asking WTF was going on and demanding someone help me straighten this out.
Please help me think of anything I haven't done yet.
rwills:
From what you describe, you have either incompatible with your particular EPs/SPs or else conflicting custom content (that includes hacks).
The time consuming, but tried and true, 50% method is the surest way to winnow down, find the culprit(s) and remove them from your game:
http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Finding_Problem_Custom_Content#The_50.25_Method
Additionally, if you want to find out before doing the above which hack(s) you have which MAY be conflicting, you can use the Hack Conflict Detection Utility. Note that it will list POSSIBLE conflicts, but not necessarily all of them and that it does not differentiate between benign and harmful conflicts:
http://208.109.175.73/Sims_2_HCDU.htm
AxelVal:
Ooh, I hope that does the trick. I have a four-day weekend coming up so I'll definitely be doing that.
Thanks, rwills, but I still wonder if it's simpler than that.
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