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ChloeDeCookie

There was a new update today and now it won't load, well, create a sim works because when u press new game, the CAS loads and lets u create the household but not load worlds or anything. I have mods but I have removed ones i thought would of caused the problem and ones i didnt want so there wasnt as many. im not sure what else to do because now i only enjoy ts4 with mods coz without the mods, u run out of things to do but mods r limitless. I dpnt want to re install my whole game either,

luthienrising

What is in this folder?
Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Saves

ChloeDeCookie

a folder called scratch and files that have names along the lines of Slot_0000000a.save

luthienrising

Okay, so you do have the saves themselves, which is great! You might only have a corrupted autosave.

Try these steps to clear out any other glitches and the autosave:

With the game fully exited, Origin > My Games > right-click The Sims 4 > Repair Game

Then:
1. Move (not copy) Saves, Tray, Mods, Screenshots, and Custom Music folders and the Options.ini file to your desktop. Delete the Scratch subfolder and the files that start Slot_00000001.save (that's the Autosave, the one numbered 1) from inside Saves.
2. Delete the rest of the The Sims 4 folder from your Documents > Electronic Arts folder.
3. Start the game, and exit the game. Now you have a fresh Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 folder.
4. Copy all the folders and the file back and start the game again.

rosemow

Hello
Launch the game. Go to the load button ( the one with the floppy disk image) in the main screen in the game, and see if you can load one of your game files, play the game and see if it is working okay.
If the load buton isn't there, try rolling back your save game file to an earlier version. This explains how to do that.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/783120/how-to-roll-back-your-save/p1

ChloeDeCookie

@luthienrising, my game files r verifyin now, can i just see if repair game works or do i still need to do whats needed for fresh documents?

rosemow

ChloeDeCookie wrote: »

@luthienrising, my game files r verifyin now, can i just see if repair game works or do i still need to do whats needed for fresh documents?

Hello.
Test after you have done the repair to see if the issue has been fixed.

ChloeDeCookie

i tested it and it still is not working

rosemow

The autosave file may be causing issues. Go to your save folder in Documents -Electronic Arts-Sims 4 folder and move the slot_00000001.save file. to your desktop. That is the autosave file Then launch the game. Go to the load button ( the one with the floppy disk image) in the main screen in the game, try loading your game file, play the game and see if it is working okay.

If the issue remains, try rolling back your save game file to an earlier version. This link explains how to do that.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/783120/how-to-roll-back-your-save/p1

ChloeDeCookie

i will try luthiens method first then ill try urs...i have been workin on this for about 5 hours and its rlly annoying

luthienrising

ChloeDeCookie wrote: »

i will try luthiens method first then ill try urs...i have been workin on this for about 5 hours and its rlly annoying

Mine and hers are nearly identical

rosemow

ChloeDeCookie wrote: »

i will try luthiens method first then ill try urs...i have been workin on this for about 5 hours and its rlly annoying

I am sorry that you are having this issue. In your saves folder, are there save files that are Slot_00000002.sav, Slot_00000003.sav etc? Or are they all Slot_00000001.sav and versions?

ChloeDeCookie

@luthienrising so by deletin the rest of the ts4 folder do u mean delete the actual folder titled ts4 or go inside ts4 and delete folders individually?

luthienrising

ChloeDeCookie wrote: »

@luthienrising so by deletin the rest of the ts4 folder do u mean delete the actual folder titled ts4 or go inside ts4 and delete folders individually?

You can delete the actual folder. Just make sure you've dragged the folders that need keeping out of it first, so you've got them to put back in the new one.

ChloeDeCookie

@rosemow, theres files labeled all different like slot_0000000a then theres ones like slot_000000003.ver3 and stuff

rosemow

ChloeDeCookie wrote: »

@rosemow, theres files labeled all different like slot_0000000a then theres ones like slot_000000003.ver3 and stuff

That is good It means that your save games are still there. Try doing what luthien has posted and see if that helps your issue. Then if the issue still remains, try rolling back your save game file to an earlier version like I posted in the above posts..

luthienrising

Chloe, the ones that end in "0001.save" are the Autosaves and you can delete those. The ones that end in other numbers than 1 are your "real" saves, and you can keep them and put them back. The ones that end in .var-something are earlier versions of save.

ChloeDeCookie

@luthienrising. what r a,b and c then?

luthienrising

ChloeDeCookie wrote: »

@luthienrising. what r a,b and c then?

Those are also your saves. You must play like me and have lots of them Most people don't get into the letters!

ChloeDeCookie

it goes a,b,c,1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9

luthienrising

Yep, that's just how Windows alphabetizes it. The Autosave is the "1". Delete that one, keep the rest.

ChloeDeCookie

ill try putting my game into an earlier version first coz that could be easier. at first i missinterpreted ur instructions and ended up moving my mods content somewhere else xD

rosemow

Some simmers have had issues with games loading when they have a lot of save game files in their saves folder. Perhaps make a back up copy of your saves folder and place it on another part of your computer. Then move some of your save game files to a folder on your desktop and see if your other save games will load.

ChloeDeCookie

is the options.ini folder just labeled options in the ts4 folder?

rosemow

ChloeDeCookie wrote: »

is the options.ini folder just labeled options in the ts4 folder?

Yes, it is the same thing as options.ini.

ChloeDeCookie

thanks, ill try this, i read the link u gave me rose and it looks so complicated O_O Teenae mind blown * insert explosion noise here *