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Post by Pixx on Apr 25, 2011 17:54:17 GMT -5
I guess I'm not supposed to play TS3, because now all of a sudden my game keeps crashing!!!
Like, I'll be in the middle of playing and all of a sudden the entire screen will go black, then the game will blink back in, then it'll go black again and I'll have to go to the task manager to get out of the game.
BTW this started happening after I customized a rug.
HELP PIXX!!!She's desperate to play!
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Post by joandsarah on Apr 25, 2011 18:28:23 GMT -5
Have you got all your patches Pixx? Maybe take out any CC? I know mine can't handle much at all.
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Post by holleyberry on Apr 25, 2011 19:47:51 GMT -5
I was going to ask about patches because I know there was a bad EADM that was causing peoples games to crash. Jill and karima know more about this stuff. Hopefully one of them will see this soon  |
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Post by nygirl on Apr 25, 2011 20:45:10 GMT -5
As long as you have the latest version of EADM you should be okay. Have you installed any new CC lately before it started to crash? Most of the time crashes are due to bad or incompatible CC.
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Post by Pixx on Apr 25, 2011 21:39:18 GMT -5
I haven't installed any CC as yet. And I have the latest version of EADM, maybe I hav 2 install a patch...I'll post tomorrow some time, after I download the patch. Hopefully it works
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Post by nygirl on Apr 26, 2011 0:59:58 GMT -5
If CC isn't the problem then i would definitely patch your game!
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Post by valpre1983 on Apr 26, 2011 5:31:33 GMT -5
And your PC specs? Do you have enough memory/ram to be running the game? at what resolution are you running it? Your graphics card drivers are they up to date? I used to get the black screen because I was running the game on full resolution, everything on max but not enough memory, and DH added more ram, and I've been fine since, no shutdowns, no black screens, and I have tons of CC  |
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Post by Aussie Karima on Apr 26, 2011 6:14:35 GMT -5
 Also the game is best played in 64 bit formate,because even if you have the required 4gig of Ram the game requires,if you are playing it in a 32bit formate only 2gig of the 4gig of Ram will be working!And the game needs at least 3gig of Ram to run smoothly! ~ the new EADM is orange and black,the old one was green! ~ make sure your game is patched up to date,as a lot of glitches were fixed with the patches! ~ I know that my problem at the moment is a dying video card,that was not properly fixed when it went in for repair! anouther expense for my PC!
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Post by jillyson on Apr 26, 2011 8:10:28 GMT -5
Also, if you downloaded anything from the exchange, you may have gotten the evil doll. Check your installed content from your launcher and look for "girl doll dressed". If you have her, uninstall from the launcher, then look in the tuturial here to remove the rest of her file from the game.
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Post by Pixx on Apr 26, 2011 11:44:15 GMT -5
Its a brand new computer so the memory isn't the problem but I couldn't find the graphic info on this computer. My computer does have 64 color bits but I'm still not sure if the computer meets the graphic requirements.
I noticed that this problem started after I customized a rug, I deleted the rug and the problem remained. After I installed the game it updated itself.
I uninstalled it, I'm gonna reinstall it and see what happens, then I'll try installing patches again.
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Post by nygirl on Apr 26, 2011 11:59:20 GMT -5
Do you have a dedicated graphics card?
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Post by Pixx on Apr 26, 2011 12:21:59 GMT -5
...LOL Ny, I don't even know what that is *blush*
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Post by nygirl on Apr 26, 2011 13:46:28 GMT -5
Its a video card that you buy separately and place into the computer...it is usually needed to play games such as the sims...if you don't have one then it is possible that is why your game keeps crashing. I just got a new computer myself...it runs my sims game okay...it is a little slow but playable but I am going to have to buy a card to be able to play long term. My game doesn't crash because i have a decent integrated video card...but if you have a standard integrated card (one that is already installed with the computer) you need to go and buy one. That could be the issue for you if you are all patched and no cc and still having trouble.
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Post by Pixx on Apr 26, 2011 15:15:48 GMT -5
Ugh. Well there's nowhere to by one where I am and my mom isn't gonna let me use her credit card. I think i'm just gonna give up on the sims.
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Post by jillyson on Apr 26, 2011 18:50:39 GMT -5
Fight for your sims, Pixxy! My craptop has the video card built right into the motherboard, so I can't upgrade that one. I bought the nVidia card that plugged the Sims 3 right on the package for my pc. I still see plenty of other pics much cleaner than mine, but I'm happy.
Can you go into game options and scale back your resolution/reflections/shadows/etc to require less from your graphics card, or does it crash before you get there?
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