Problem with downloaded Objects
BeosBoxBoy:
Bijou - can you tell me what expansion packs you have installed? how much RAM? how much free space on your hard drive? What anti-virus programme you are using? and what "stuff packs" you have installed?
DannyRock:
If it's not loading with the files you most likely have something in your downloads folder that's not compatible with the EP's that you have... I just had that problem... Luckily I had made a copy of my downloads folder a few weeks ago so I was able to reinstall most of my CC and used my history to track down most of the stuff that I was missing...
Sometimes, depending on the amount of ram you have installed, the game might take some time to load... My Downloads folder is about 6GB so it takes quite a few minutes for my game to load...even with 2GB of ram. If I have a bad file, then the game will stop about halfway through "proscribing plebeian palates" which actually happens to a lot of people with GLS installed...
When I download CC now, especially rar files, I download the files to another folder and then copy them to the downloads folder so if there's an incompatible file, I can easily track it down and remove it...
bijou85:
I did the same exact thing, the game didn't work 'cause I didn't notice that some objects were not compatible..they required Pets.
So I took them out but then another strange thing happened: I downloaded some files that were claimed compatible with my ep and that were not dangerous but didn't load...so I took them out too and now it's working.
I think some object creates a sort of block with other objects from different sites.
Thanks for the attention! It has been a hard work!!:-))
BeosBoxBoy:
Bijou - what you describe sounds like a GUID conflict. This can happen for a variety of reasons, but it does happen. Some part within the file has a number that is identical to a part in another item and it wreaks havoc on the game.
I have had recolours of the expensive Maxis refrigerator that showed up as clothing, and hair recolours that showed up as coffee table recolours because of GUID conflicts.
This is all related to the catalogue function of the game that sorts the custom content of the downloads folder. Sometimes (not always) deleting the thumbnail packages will resolve this; other times deleting the Groups.cache and Accessory.cache (Accessory.cache only occurs if you have Pets EP or Seasons EP) will resolve the matter. In all, the game can just get unstable because you have too many things in the Downloads folder (this is especially true of the Mac version of the game).
I know that opinions differ on what is the best thing to do to keep the game in best working order; but I do recommend keeping all downloads isolated until you have scanned them with SimPE for GUID conflicts and package health, then once you have established the files are diseased in some way - then move then in groups of no more than 100 to the Downloads folder.
I also understand your frustration about creators not clearly indicating what is required for their items. It is a mind boggling matter even for creators because SimPE sometimes does things that are unintelligible - like including Pets EP bits even though you have set the preferences to NOT do that. Other times, creators simply don't know how to change the preferences to make items all-versions compatible, I was several months understanding the way it is done because one person would explain it leaving out step 4 and another would explain it leaving out steps 2 or 3.
I am not bitching about their help, nor am I defending creators for not explicitly informing us of the requirements for downloads. It is a dissatisfactory situation for everyone. Until SimPE or some other utility comes along that can test and inform us clearly that we need such-and-such EP for the item we downloaded, we will all face the sort of trouble you have encountered.
bijou85:
Thanks beosboxboy! Now the game is working and I think I won't put something else in my folder.
The game started to work when I took out stuff from the same creator.
I don't believe it was dangerous...but probably creates the conflict we said.
..However it's never happened to show up coffee tables in hair place!!Ahah!
What happens if I delete the groups.cache?
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