Random Crashing.
Theraven:
If it's not a CC problem, it could be a memory problem - especially if you (like me) insist on having a lot of downloads (I had around 14 when it started, now almost 20GB), and use Vista.
Vista has a random crash problem if a 32 bit program (like Sims 2) tries to use more than 2 GB of memory. Here's an explanation on how you can enable the game to use 3GB (if you have 4 GB RAM installed).
It helped me when I had random crashes, and now it doesn't crash at all (except sometimes when I use snow, and I get a graphic memory issue, where snow and high poly objects starts flashing purple)
madkitty:
Thank you so much for the replies! I did try playing yesterday and no crashing. Huh.
@carl
I never thought of that! I'll try it before removing my DLs.
@ancienthighway
Meshes... I'm not sure about this one. I'll remove my DLs and see if that works.
@theraven
I don't currently have Vista installed, so that may not be the problem, but my computer is pretty low on memory.
I'll try your suggestions and let you know!
Theraven:
Not sure if Win 7 has the same memory problem as Vista, but XP didn't.
Could still be a memory problem if you have a lot of downloads.
On my XP laptop I had a limit on around 8-9 GB before it started using 1-2 hours on loading (or quitting). Was extremely slow anyways, but I sort of got used to that (only times I managed to be patient about something).
Turning off reflections and shadows helps a lot if you've got a slow game (on my laptop I couldn't have them turned on at all, unless I really needed it). Try that before anything else.
madkitty:
:eek: 8-9 GBs!
My EA Games folder only has 4.14 GBs!
0.97 GBs of Downloads...
Anyway, I have XP on my computer. This problem is extremely unpredicatable, so it's hard to figure out the issue :P
Nalia:
Most likely it's a custom content, since it started after putting fresh custom content in. It doesn't matter whether your game crashed immediately or two days later.
Test without any cc to be sure. Backup your "Neighborhoods" folder; cut/paste Downloads folder to your desktop; start the game. If you play fine for a couple of hours without problems then you know.
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