Technical problems with THE HORROR: downloading, installing, and running it

[Simsample]

I have a horrible problem with The Sims 3. The trees are seem to be like images. I have taken some photos:

I think it's a bug because when I approaching the camera, one or two trees appear.

Also, I have a problem with my own sims. Their hair doesn't appear. It seems to be like a wig.

Can you help me, please? I have updated my drivers. My graphics card is ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450. Should I reinstall the game?

Thank you .

Look in your graphics card (ATI) options to see if you have adaptive antialiasing turned on; if so then try it turned off.

[Clampdairyola]

I have a horrible problem with The Sims 3. The trees are seem to be like images. I have taken some photos:

I think it's a bug because when I approaching the camera, one or two trees appear.

Also, I have a problem with my own sims. Their hair doesn't appear. It seems to be like a wig.

Can you help me, please? I have updated my drivers. My graphics card is ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450. Should I reinstall the game?

Thank you .

Look in your graphics card (ATI) options to see if you have adaptive antialiasing turned on; if so then try it turned off.

Same thing happened to me! I turned it off and everything is fine.

Thanks for the help everyone! So glad I can play my game now. I'm finding extremely fun.

[Indiasong]

Everything was working fine, and today I tried to install the nomosaic package instead of the old censor pack. So I deleted the shaders precomp in bin and replaced it by the old one, and now everything green, the neighborhood screen, the gardens, is either red, or black. Inside is fine. Cas is fine.
I reinstalled my game, reloaded patched razor patched, keeping my households, and it is the same, even entering Riverview for the first time.
I'd be grateful for any ideas.

[Aracelis]

All right, I've been trying to get the Razor version downloaded/extracted/working all day (not being that sophisticated, arr-wise), and now I can't seem to install. Couldn't find anyone else having this problem, but hopefully someone smarter than me can figure it out.
A minute or so after setup starts, I get this error:
"CRC Error: The file C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Caches\Sunset Valley.objectcache doesn't match the file in the setup's .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup may be corrupted; contact your software vendor."
While I commend grammar-challenged EA's attempt at a punctuation with that semicolon, there, I still have no clue what they're talking about.

Cyclic redundancy check. It's trying to verify that the file is correct. I had the same issue. I never fixed it, I just kept pressing retry until I finally just hit "ignore" on the error. It will finish the install. However, I believe that my hood file was corrupted because of that. I had crashing on certain lots and panning across the hood. That was with the reloaded version. I downloaded the Razor version and the new ISO did not have that problem. Replacing the Sunset Valley.objectcache in program files, after you get it installed that is, with another working one that someone supplies you would probably work without you having to re download all over again.

Don't know if this is the right place to post, but I'm also having problem with the installation. Only that my game is the official one: I got it yesterday. Tried to install it and it poped up a message of "cyclic redundancy check". I hited ignore button several times. It took hours but never installed. So I thought the problem was the disc. I went to the store today to change it. Tried again to install, but the same message oped up again. So any ideas of what may be causing this?

[morriganrant]

I think it's a bug because when I approaching the camera, one or two trees appear.
Also, I have a problem with my own sims. Their hair doesn't appear. It seems to be like a wig.
Thank you .

Look in your graphics card (ATI) options to see if you have adaptive antialiasing turned on; if so then try it turned off.

Antialiasing being off didn't help that issue for me. I had to adjust screen resolution size in game. Only two of the settings work without giving me mosaic tress. The hair issue was Adaptive Antialiasing being on. I adjusted antialiasing manualy and used the edge detect option. Hair is now fine.

Everything was working fine, and today I tried to install the nomosaic package instead of the old censor pack. So I deleted the shaders precomp in bin and replaced it by the old one, and now everything green, the neighborhood screen, the gardens, is either red, or black. Inside is fine. Cas is fine.
I reinstalled my game, reloaded patched razor patched, keeping my households, and it is the same, even entering Riverview for the first time.
I'd be grateful for any ideas.

I've seen someone with this issue already. It happened when they had a hack in the wrong folder. Specifically, they put AwesomeMod into the wrong folder.

Don't know if this is the right place to post, but I'm also having problem with the installation. Only that my game is the official one: I got it yesterday. Tried to install it and it poped up a message of "cyclic redundancy check". I hited ignore button several times. It took hours but never installed. So I thought the problem was the disc. I went to the store today to change it. Tried again to install, but the same message oped up again. So any ideas of what may be causing this?

I have no idea about what to do if it won't even finish the install. Have you tried a Manual install of the game?

[Aracelis]

Sorrym but what do you mean by manual install?

[morriganrant]

Sorrym but what do you mean by manual install?

It is pulling all of the files to your hard drive and then installing your game from there as opposed to letting the fines run from the disk. The link I'm giving is for The Sims 2, but it works for any game. Just ignore the steps for multiple disks, the original Sims 2 base game had 4 cds.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2003545_sims2-manual-install.html

[ZiggyDoodle]

The cycle redundancy problem is one of the hot technical topics at EAxis:  http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/947.page

[Indiasong]

No, I can't put the mod in the game or it won't load. And the others are in the Mod folder. nozzz nointro and nomosaic.

[morriganrant]

No, I can't put the mod in the game or it won't load. And the others are in the Mod folder. nozzz nointro and nomosaic.

So try removing them. When something goes wrong with the game, remove custom to ensure that it is not custom, thus narrowing down what exactly your problem could be.

[Indiasong]

Did that too.
Edit: it's the framework.
I'm cursed!

[Aracelis]

The cycle redundancy problem is one of the hot technical topics at EAxis:  http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/947.page

Thanks for the link. But when I try to access it it says I don't have enough priviledges to visualize it. I was not suppose to be out of bed today :rolleyes

[ZiggyDoodle]

Typical of EAxis - here's the first page of 12. 

If you are experiencing a cyclic redundancy check error, we'd like you to do the following so we can keep the number of threads on that issue to a minimum:

*Run the Windows Defragmenter software on your system. Fragmented hard disk space can cause this error.

*CRC errors may also be caused by a hard disk or DVD drive failing or being unable to write consistent data.

If you have run the Defragmenter software and are continuing to experience this error, please contact your system's manufacturer for further diagnostics.

Update:
It appears that in some cases, users that are using the EA download Manager version of The Sims 3 may experience this error if their download is paused. To resolve this issue, perform the following steps:

*Log in to the EADM.
*Click on the red x in the upper right part of the Sims 3 download to clear the EADM cache.
*Re-download The Sims 3; do not pause the download.

Update 2 (6/4/09):
There is a new FAQ addressing this issue:
https://easims.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/easims.cfg/php...user/std_adp.php?p_faqid=22234

We understand that this has become a very frustrating issue for many simmers that are eager to play the game, and as more information or solutions become available, we will post them here in the Support forum. Thank you all for your patience!
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I'll be installing TS3 Monday.  Am debating whether to first buy a bottle of aspirin or a bottle of booze.

[Aracelis]

Thank you, ZiggyDoodle! I don't think my DVD drive is causing this, because I've already tested it with another game and it installed just fine. Somebody at N99 told me this could be caused by an un compatibility between my DVD drive and dye on disc (dows this make any sense to you, because it's chinese to me, I'm far from being a computer wizard (lol). And that I should update the firmware of the drive. So now, my question is: where do I find the model of the DVD drive, since I have this PC for 4 years now, and can't remember?

[ZiggyDoodle]

Aracelis, I'm presuming you're running Windoze.   Go into your control panel, click "system," then "hardware," then "device manager."  You should see a listing for  DVD/CD-ROM drives  - open that icon and you'll see the brand(s) you have installed.

I don't know why you couldn't access the TS3 site - not sure if you have to register to read the babbling, but you might try that as there were 11 other pages on the issue you're having.

[Aracelis]

Aracelis, I'm presuming you're running Windoze.   Go into your control panel, click "system," then "hardware," then "device manager."  You should see a listing for  DVD/CD-ROM drives  - open that icon and you'll see the brand(s) you have installed.

Thanks, I did that, and found updates: http://tdb.rpc1.org/#GSA4163B

Can you tell me if it's safe to run? Tks.

[Chezzie]

Can someone help me please? I pretty new to the whole torrent thing.  
I downloaded the razor1911 version but there is no crack file, there is only a razor1911 folder that has the keygen in it but that's it.  
The .nfo says 1. install 2. run keygen 3. play  there is no mention of a crack file.  I thought I needed one, and if i do can someone tell me where to get it.  The game installed fine but i haven't tried to run it yet w/o the crack

I'm such noob  

[kiki]

Am debating whether to first buy a bottle of aspirin or a bottle of booze.

Double your fun Ziggy: buy both.

[morriganrant]

Can someone help me please? I pretty new to the whole torrent thing.  
I downloaded the razor1911 version but there is no crack file, there is only a razor1911 folder that has the keygen in it but that's it.  
The .nfo says 1. install 2. run keygen 3. play  there is no mention of a crack file.  I thought I needed one, and if i do can someone tell me where to get it.  The game installed fine but i haven't tried to run it yet w/o the crack

I'm such noob  

Try they link in my Sig. There is a no-cd crack and a keygen that I uploaded for someone.

[Budgie]

Does anyone else have a problem with the launcher saying the wrong game version? I have the razor version, which I patched up to 1.632, but whenever I want to install the downloads I got, the launcher tells me I have version 1.631, and to update my game. I ran the patch thing over again, and it tells me that the game is already updated. Is there any way to fix it?

[morriganrant]

Does anyone else have a problem with the launcher saying the wrong game version? I have the razor version, which I patched up to 1.632, but whenever I want to install the downloads I got, the launcher tells me I have version 1.631, and to update my game. I ran the patch thing over again, and it tells me that the game is already updated. Is there any way to fix it?

Yeah, don't let the thing dial out. Firewall it in.

[eaglezero]

My game only runs for 10 - 20 minutes before my computer shuts down. I thiiiink it might be an overheating problem but I have no idea how I would tell if that's actually the case, or fix it if it were. My computer has never done this before, so I'm a bit confused about it. The game runs perfectly fine up until the computer turns off. I have the Razor copy, patched, running from a no-cd crack, and my computer exceeds minimum specifications. It's died all five times I've tried playing since install (my poor sim has only managed to live one sim day so far). Any suggestions?

eta: Just tried it again and this time it lasted less than five minutes. Argh annoying.

[kennyinbmore]

My game only runs for 10 - 20 minutes before my computer shuts down. I thiiiink it might be an overheating problem but I have no idea how I would tell if that's actually the case, or fix it if it were. My computer has never done this before, so I'm a bit confused about it. The game runs perfectly fine up until the computer turns off. I have the Razor copy, patched, running from a no-cd crack, and my computer exceeds minimum specifications. It's died all five times I've tried playing since install (my poor sim has only managed to live one sim day so far). Any suggestions?

eta: Just tried it again and this time it lasted less than five minutes. Argh annoying.

If you're comfortable going inside your computer, open the case. Check and make sure your fans are running. If they are leave the cover off and see how long it runs. If it runs without shutting down then you most likey have a overheating problem and need to buy a case fan

[eaglezero]

If you're comfortable going inside your computer, open the case. Check and make sure your fans are running. If they are leave the cover off and see how long it runs. If it runs without shutting down then you most likey have a overheating problem and need to buy a case fan

I tried that before, but I tried it again (and had been REALLY cranking the air conditioner so the room was ~15F less than it had been before, in case that would make a difference), but it lasted around the same amount of time. I'm wondering if it's a power supply issue, but I don't understand why it would ONLY come up when I play TS3, not TS2 or when I'm video editing or any other supposedly intensive task.

[jeedai]

My game only runs for 10 - 20 minutes before my computer shuts down. I thiiiink it might be an overheating problem but I have no idea how I would tell if that's actually the case, or fix it if it were. My computer has never done this before, so I'm a bit confused about it. The game runs perfectly fine up until the computer turns off. I have the Razor copy, patched, running from a no-cd crack, and my computer exceeds minimum specifications. It's died all five times I've tried playing since install (my poor sim has only managed to live one sim day so far). Any suggestions?

eta: Just tried it again and this time it lasted less than five minutes. Argh annoying.

I'm having the same problem. I started off with Reloaded, and it would overheat after about an hour... applied the framerate limiter from this thread and overheating issues stopped. Upgraded to Razor and installed Store crap, and now my game goes less than five minutes before exploding.

CanYouRunIt says I'm way above min. specs and I was able to run Reloaded just fine, after dealing with FPS. I've tried running the FPS limiter again and pulling graphics down to their very lowest, but apparently it's not having any effect. I'm able to play games like Fallout 3 and Oblivion without my computer going nuts, so I really don't know what the deal is here. I don't have any mods, and I've tried deleting caches on the off chance that something would work, but nothing has. Would the retail copy act less stupid, do you think? I'd planned on buying it this week, but after the game started to act up I didn't want to waste $50 on something I wouldn't be able to play.