Maybe because if ALL my folders work fine on their own, and work fine in multiple different pairings, but crash altogether it's not actually an issue with the files. But an issue with space - except for the fact that I have plenty of space on my PC. Yet according to my actual game log I don't.
Suggesting the same MTS2 "crash steps" bs isn't exactly going to help when I'm telling people it's not an issue with the files that I've scanned, and tested about 20 different times now. (not to mention these weren't even direct downloads, but simply files I was moving from my USB back into my DL folder).

Maybe people should consider the fact that I've had these DL's work perfectly fine just two months ago, and all of sudden I replace two of my EP's and they start to have issues. Or just learn to actually read before suggesting the same generic BS that didn't work when it was first suggested and isn't going to work the other 10 times its suggested. But thanks anyways. 


you can lock this thread too btw. and do me a favor and ban this name, since I wont be back anyways. ^^
Bye!

too late XD lol I deleted all my DL's and uninstalled ;__;

oh wells..=( atleast I'll be able to focus on school work until I can find a fix haha ^^

eh Im not gonna worry about it anymore >.< I just wont play anymore 

thanks for trying to help me out though.  I appreciate it! 

yepp ^^

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I should add also that I have two of the 'newer' EP packs, you know "university life" and "fun with pets" they both have two stuff packs installed.
When I say my game worked perfectly fine with all the crap I had on it before; I didn't have those two EP packs, but I did have the stuff packs and EP seperate ...but my cousin lost them, and I ended up having to replace them with these newer combo packs.

Do you think maybe EA added something to the game..? because there is something called a download manager, and sims 2 store edition, although I don't install either..

I have been wondering if this is the difference, because theres no reason at all that my game should be acting so differently now unless these two newer combo packs have something different added to them. =O

Yepp I made sure to replace with the edited ones.  I was being super anal about it since I was so certain it would work ;_; lol

It crashes only when I click on a sub-category in the Buy or Build mode...actually only the sub-categories with CC in them (except when in neighborhood mode) - because obviously I don't have custom walls or decks, so those work fine...But every other sub-category in the buy/build mode with CC causes crashes.

Thats why its kinda confusing since my custom neighborhood objects can be accessed just fine :S


It doesn't matter which folder is last, it will crash with any folder being last really it's just them all together regardless of what goes in first or last...I really think it's a space issue because of that..but I have no way to fix that except to delete everything =(

I think I'm gonna try to seperate by creator name if I can, and then maybe I can just put sets in one at a time and check every thing to be sure....that's gonna take sooo long though ;_;

I am sure >.< it said after each SP or EP that the large..whatever (o.0) was enabled ...then I did the second step, it crashed, so I tried the next number and it still crashed. =(

I just uninstalled completely, and re-installed, and put my object folder back in...and it still crashes ;_;

:-(........................It certainly seems that way....lol

I've done 50/50 before actually I had made a thread on BPS and someone suggested that to me, both halves worked fine alone, but again; crashed when put together again. That is when I tried breaking the files down into pairs and paired up each to test them that way, which is less than 50% and they worked fine in their pairs, but crashed when all together..


Also I found my graphic card info..




And I guess this is why that 3GB enabler didn't work for me. I don't have 2, 3, or 4GB of ram, I have six. And used the second step for "4GB"...but there is no 6GB option there =( GRRRRRR.................

I just did that 3GB enabler thing, followed all the instructions, had no issue with it. And it still crashed, I tried both "3072” and “2900" and it crashed both times. So I guess it's not a memory issue. 

And there is no conflicting files, this is how I paired my files up to test each pairing to see if there was conflict. Every file was paired with another atleast once. There was no crashing when done like this. Only crashing when ALL the object files are together. 


Bathrooms - Bedrooms*
Bathrooms - Building*
Bathrooms - Ect.*
Bathrooms - Garden*
Bathrooms - Kitchen*
Bathrooms - Living*
Bathrooms - Walls*

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Bedrooms - Building*
Bedrooms - Ect.*
Bedrooms - Garden*
Bedrooms - Kitchen*
Bedrooms - Living*
Bedrooms - Walls*

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Building - Ect.*
Building - Garden*
Building - Kitchen*
Building - Living*
Building - Walls*

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Ect. - Garden*
Ect. - Kitchen*
Ect. Living*
Ect. - Walls*

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Garden - Kitchen*
Garden - Living*
Garden - Walls*

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Kitchen - Living*
Kitchen - Walls*

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Living - Walls*




Anyways thanks alot for helping me out guys! But there isn't anything else I can do I guess. There is no issue with the files, or it would have came up when I was testing every single file with the other files, theres no duplicates, and I have plenty of space on my PC. I don't even have my hacks or default replacements in. And it still crashes. So I give up ;_; I guess I just have a screwed up game or something. =_=

OHHHHH okay, I had just copy and pasted it from the MTS2 thread XD lol so it was spaced haha ^^

http://www.modthesims.info/showpost.php?p=2000628&postcount=12

I'm trying to stop my game from crashing, I've tried everything else. There are no duplicates or conflicting files, or anything wrong with my files.

I need help with doing this process on my game APP files. The problem I am having right now is, I copy the app file into the folder they say to copy into, rename it - and then click the "start me" batch in the folder. Yet the startme file claims I haven't put the right file in. I dont know what to do now; I don't have any exe files in the place they say to find them. I am thinking maybe I am putting the wrong file in.

Can someone help me out here? =)

I mean like...if I put one folder in at a time, it works okay...but as soon as they are all together it doesn't work. So yes it is most likely conflicting files. I have also tested two folders at a time, to see and it works fine...so I don't know...I have no way of telling what files are confliting if they all work fine alone, but only crash while together, and work fine in pairs aswell..you know what I mean?? I don't know if I am explaining clearly sorry >.< lol ..I will test out everything later though, my game loads too slowly right now for me to do that >_< lol

something I notice also is when it crashes the game doesn't generate a groups.cache, if that means anything

I'm gonna try the thumbnail thing now ^^

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Neither method worked. I deleted the thumbnails, added one folder at a time, checked out all the CC, deleted a few 'borked' ones (meaning those that were blue like I forgot a mesh, was only three). Still crashed.

I took out all the folder, paired them each in twos and made sure I had each folder paired with the others once. Still crashed.

I already knew it wasn't conflicting files if that makes a difference, I mean I have had these same exact files for two years now. And they've been tested and scanned since before the crashing started..

I don't know what to do now..all the borked files are gone now, and there are no duplicates. I guess the only positive is it took about half a second longer to crash on me this time yayyyy...


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No more suggestions..?? ;__;

Oh well....thanks for atleast trying to help me out guys

if its an object causing the crash howcome I am able to load each file into the game alone and it works fine, but altogether it causes crashes...? ;_;

I don't know what you mean ;_;

Load each of my object sub-folders one at a time, and click on each of the files then do it again? (they are package files, nothing happens when you click on them...?)



also I always delete my cache, even though my game and bodyshop loads fine with them there I just dont like looking at them lol..still crashes >.<

okay I will try that now..hope it works >.<


the game pointed out a few of the CEP objects..?

and two mods of mine, that anoneska whatever painting mod, and the towel mod.

I am not sure about the zCEP objects though. I will disable them all though and see what happens then..


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nope wasn't the mods, I removed the folder altogether and it still crashes. -_-