AWESOMEMOD & SCRIPT HACKS: CRASH ISSUES THREAD

[Billmonaghan]

I've been running the latest (as of yesterday afternoon) version of Awesomemod with no problems.

Until, that is, I downloaded and installed Riverview. Each time I tried to load the game with Riverview in the Downloads folder, the game would get to the "Online interactions not rated" warning on the launch screen and then crash to the desktop. I tried pulling out the caches a few times and still got the same problem.

I also tried removing a bunch of these xcpt... files that seem to generate each time I start the game, but that didn't prevent the crash on startup I was having.

Finally, I realized Riverview was the only change since the game ran fine, so I dragged it outta the Downloads folder and the game started up just fine and has run fine since. I haven't tried restarting since then.

I've been using the same copy of framework since Thursday. I've heard mention of a new version. Is there one and do you think I need it?

Is this problem with Riverview and Awesomemod or do you think it's something I've done wrong? Any help or suggestions are appreciated.

[phyllis_p]

Did your run Riverview through the Recompressor?  I'm not sure what happens if you don't, but probably something unawesome.

[Billmonaghan]

Did your run Riverview through the Recompressor?  I'm not sure what happens if you don't, but probably something unawesome.

No I have not. I'll give that a shot. Thanks for that suggestion.
...
[several minutes and qwerty dents in forehead later]
...
Yes, that seems to have worked.

The trouble I was having was I initially was dragging the downloaded file from the Download folder over the recompresor.

I eventually tried installing the file from The Sims 3 launcher, then dragging the resulting .world file from the Installed Worlds folder into the compressor. A black command prompt box opened, which led me back online to try to find out what the heck to do. While I was searching this board, the box disappeared and I noticed that .world file was now slightly smaller. So I tried launching the game again and it opened fine, Riverview was available in the Start New Game menu and it opened fine. Have not tried to play yet but I'm pretty confident it'll be fine. Thanks again.

[Carokube]

Purely for information gathering purposes, I would like to add that I got mine not crash on load screen only after deleting all the *cache files and adding the enablescripterror package. I'm working on Vista 64-bit. I loaded many many times, not deleting and deleting *cache files and it always crashed on load screen, until I added the enablescripterror.package.

[Anonym]

Well, the AwesomeMod was awesome (outside of my not liking the nerf to Steel Bladder) for a lot of simming, but then the debugger it generated an error report, and I hit reset after it was logged, and that left a sim stuck unable to move, interact, be interacted with, etc..  It will cue those actions up, but never finish them.

Here's the text document (there are also two different formats as well):  I just want to un-stick the sim....

Code:

[Build info]
Application: Sims3
BuildTime:   2009-04-29-1826
BuildUser:   codebuilder
BuildHost:   SIMS-BUILD108
BuildConfig: Release
BuldVersion: 0.0.0.11195
Commandline: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe -ccinstall:"C:\Documents and Settings\KP\Local Settings\Temp\tmp2B8.tmp" -r:450x350 -w -nosound


[System info]
Computer name: PCSHARED
Computer DNS name: PCSHARED
User name: KP
EA_PLATFORM: Windows on X86
OS name: Windows XP
OS version number: 5.1.2600
OS service pack: Service Pack 3
Debugger present: no
CPU count: 2
Processor type: x86
Processor level: 6
Processor revision: 5894
Memory load: 28%
Total physical memory: 3071 Mb
Available physical memory: 2204 Mb
Total page file memory: 4957 Mb
Available page file memory: 4149 Mb
Total virtual memory: 2047 Mb
Free virtual memory: 1835 Mb

[Application info]
Language: C++
Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++ compiler, version 1400
App path: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe
App version: 0.0.0.11195

[Exception info]
date: 2009-06-07
time: 19.51.45
type: ACCESS_VIOLATION writing address 0x00000008
address: 0x004df1db "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe":0x0001:0x000de1db

[Call stack]
C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe
0x004df1db


[Stack data]
0475a5f0 |<70>4a 49 05 58 4f 49 05 70 4a 49 05 40 00 00 00 | pJI.XOI.pJI.@... |
0475a600 | 70 4a 49 05 88 4a 49 05 98 4a 49 05 0a f7 4d 00 | pJI..JI..JI...M. |
0475a610 | 70 4a 49 05 58 4f 49 05 0e 65 ad 0d 1c ad 75 04 | pJI.XOI..e....u. |
0475a620 | 10 02 00 00 58 4f 49 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ....XOI......... |
0475a630 | ca 01 4e 00 fc 01 00 00 40 00 00 00 08 79 ae 0d | ..N.....@....y.. |
0475a640 | fc 01 00 00 d9 47 ab 00 fc 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 | .....G.......... |
0475a650 | 08 79 ae 0d 10 64 ad 0d d9 0d ba 00 01 00 00 00 | .y...d.......... |
0475a660 | fc 01 00 00 fe 00 00 00 08 ad 75 04 00 00 00 00 | ..........u..... |
0475a670 | 7c 00 00 00 80 6c ad 0d 00 ea ad 0d e0 3a ae 0d | |....l.......:.. |
0475a680 | 16 80 ba 00 a0 83 a6 0d f0 11 a5 0d 00 21 ab 0d | .............!.. |
0475a690 | b0 28 82 0d 40 78 a6 0d d0 17 ad 0d e0 23 a5 0d | .(..@x.......#.. |
0475a6a0 | 98 20 90 07 28 5b ad 0d 73 33 2e 47 61 6d 65 70 | . ..([..s3.Gamep |
0475a6b0 | 6c 61 79 2e 43 6f 72 65 2e 43 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 | lay.Core.Command |
0475a6c0 | 73 2b 43 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 49 6e 66 6f 5d 29 00 | s+CommandInfo]). |
0475a6d0 | 16 80 ba 00 d0 17 ad 0d f0 35 80 0d 00 21 ab 0d | .........5...!.. |
0475a6e0 | a0 6d ad 0d 30 6a ad 0d 70 68 ad 0d 90 74 79 0d | .m..0j..ph...ty. |
0475a6f0 | 68 ec ad 0d 18 39 ae 0d 16 80 ba 00 d0 17 ad 0d | h....9.......... |
0475a700 | f0 35 80 0d 60 50 80 0d 70 69 ad 0d 20 68 ad 0d | .5..`P..pi.. h.. |
0475a710 | d0 66 ad 0d 56 9e b8 00 f5 01 00 02 f5 01 00 02 | .f..V........... |
0475a720 | f5 01 00 02 f0 1c 43 06 f5 01 00 00 2b a3 b8 00 | ......C.....+... |
0475a730 | 50 42 43 06 f5 01 00 02 44 a7 75 04 40 a7 75 04 | PBC.....D.u.@.u. |
0475a740 | 50 e4 9c 06 f5 01 00 02 8b 8e bc 00 88 ff f0 00 | P............... |
0475a750 | 59 1e bb 00 00 00 00 00 f0 1c 43 06 00 00 00 00 | Y.........C..... |
0475a760 | f5 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................ |
0475a770 | 63 20 14 78 20 ac 75 04 60 5c 76 04 00 00 00 00 | c .x .u.`\v..... |
0475a780 | 07 00 00 00 6b ba f0 05 15 a3 27 06 00 00 00 00 | ....k.....'..... |
0475a790 | f8 19 1c 78 56 9e b8 00 75 20 41 06 a3 d5 27 06 | ...xV...u A...'. |
0475a7a0 | 00 00 00 00 a3 d5 27 06 c1 36 bb 00 00 00 00 00 | ......'..6...... |
0475a7b0 | f5 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 a3 d5 27 06 f0 1c 43 06 | ..........'...C. |
0475a7c0 | f5 01 00 02 db 3a bb 00 f0 1c 43 06 f5 01 00 02 | .....:....C..... |
0475a7d0 | 00 00 00 00 d0 b3 3c 06 60 55 43 06 a3 d5 27 06 | ......<.`UC...'. |
0475a7e0 | 53 a2 27 06 50 e4 9c 06 63 20 14 78 dc 5c 75 04 | S.'.P...c .x.\u. |

[Instruction data]
004df15b => DasmX86Dll.dll not found. 

[Registers]
eip: 004df1db
eax: 0d8035e0
ebx: 0dac46a0
ecx: 00000000
edx: 00000030
esi: 0d803610
edi: 00000000
ebp: 06a85e80
efl: 00010246
esp: 0475a5f0

[Modules]
base 0x00400000 size 0x00b67000 entry 0x00c8c811 "TS3.exe"                                        "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe"
base 0x7c900000 size 0x000b2000 entry 0x7c912c48 "ntdll.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll"
base 0x7c800000 size 0x000f6000 entry 0x7c80b64e "kernel32.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll"
base 0x4fdd0000 size 0x001a6000 entry 0x4fe4f782 "d3d9.dll"                                       "C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d9.dll"
base 0x6d990000 size 0x00006000 entry 0x6d9914ac "d3d8thk.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll"
base 0x77f10000 size 0x00049000 entry 0x77f16587 "GDI32.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll"
base 0x7e410000 size 0x00091000 entry 0x7e41b217 "USER32.dll"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll"
base 0x77c10000 size 0x00058000 entry 0x77c1f2a1 "msvcrt.dll"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll"
base 0x77dd0000 size 0x0009b000 entry 0x77dd710b "ADVAPI32.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll"
base 0x77e70000 size 0x00092000 entry 0x77e7628f "RPCRT4.dll"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll"
base 0x77fe0000 size 0x00011000 entry 0x77fe2126 "Secur32.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll"
base 0x77c00000 size 0x00008000 entry 0x77c01135 "VERSION.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll"
base 0x76b40000 size 0x0002d000 entry 0x76b42b61 "WINMM.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll"
base 0x10000000 size 0x00016000 entry 0x10004040 "d3dx9_31.dll"                                   "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\d3dx9_31.dll"
base 0x73760000 size 0x0004b000 entry 0x73761431 "DDRAW.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\DDRAW.dll"
base 0x73bc0000 size 0x00006000 entry 0x73bc1089 "DCIMAN32.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\DCIMAN32.dll"
base 0x7c9c0000 size 0x00817000 entry 0x7c9e74e6 "SHELL32.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll"
base 0x77f60000 size 0x00076000 entry 0x77f651fb "SHLWAPI.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll"
base 0x774e0000 size 0x0013d000 entry 0x774fd0b9 "ole32.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll"
base 0x77120000 size 0x0008b000 entry 0x77121560 "OLEAUT32.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll"
base 0x78130000 size 0x0009b000 entry 0x7813232b "MSVCR80.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.3053_x-ww_b80fa8ca\MSVCR80.dll"
base 0x76390000 size 0x0001d000 entry 0x763912c0 "IMM32.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll"
base 0x74d90000 size 0x0006b000 entry 0x74dae409 "USP10.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\USP10.dll"
base 0x59a60000 size 0x000a1000 entry 0x59a907e4 "dbghelp.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\dbghelp.dll"
base 0x76bf0000 size 0x0000b000 entry 0x76bf10f1 "PSAPI.DLL"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL"
base 0x5b860000 size 0x00055000 entry 0x5b868b48 "NETAPI32.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\NETAPI32.dll"
base 0x71ab0000 size 0x00017000 entry 0x71ab1273 "WS2_32.dll"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll"
base 0x71aa0000 size 0x00008000 entry 0x71aa1638 "WS2HELP.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll"
base 0x51080000 size 0x00061000 entry 0x510d2a35 "DSOUND.dll"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\DSOUND.dll"
base 0x5cd70000 size 0x00007000 entry 0x5cd714d3 "serwvdrv.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\serwvdrv.dll"
base 0x5b0a0000 size 0x00007000 entry 0x5b0a1db0 "umdmxfrm.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\umdmxfrm.dll"
base 0x01460000 size 0x00267000 entry 0x0167af6c "d3dx9_31.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3dx9_31.dll"
base 0x773d0000 size 0x00103000 entry 0x773d4256 "comctl32.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.5512_x-ww_35d4ce83\comctl32.dll"
base 0x5d090000 size 0x0009a000 entry 0x5d0934ba "comctl32.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll"
base 0x01760000 size 0x00012000 entry 0x01766325 "xinput1_1.dll"                                  "C:\WINDOWS\system32\xinput1_1.dll"
base 0x77920000 size 0x000f3000 entry 0x7792159a "SETUPAPI.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.dll"
base 0x68b20000 size 0x00020000 entry 0x68b215d5 "glu32.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\glu32.dll"
base 0x5ed00000 size 0x000cc000 entry 0x5ed0a322 "OPENGL32.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\OPENGL32.dll"
base 0x74720000 size 0x0004c000 entry 0x747213a5 "MSCTF.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll"
base 0x76fd0000 size 0x0007f000 entry 0x76fd3048 "CLBCATQ.DLL"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL"
base 0x77050000 size 0x000c5000 entry 0x77051055 "COMRes.dll"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMRes.dll"
base 0x03300000 size 0x002c5000 entry 0x00000000 "xpsp2res.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp2res.dll"
base 0x6d910000 size 0x00071000 entry 0x6d92a779 "D3DIM.DLL"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\D3DIM.DLL"
base 0x76c30000 size 0x0002e000 entry 0x76c31529 "WINTRUST.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll"
base 0x77a80000 size 0x00095000 entry 0x77a81632 "CRYPT32.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll"
base 0x77b20000 size 0x00012000 entry 0x77b23399 "MSASN1.dll"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll"
base 0x76c90000 size 0x00028000 entry 0x76c9126d "IMAGEHLP.dll"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll"
base 0x755c0000 size 0x0002e000 entry 0x755d9fe1 "msctfime.ime"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\msctfime.ime"
base 0x68000000 size 0x00036000 entry 0x68014e88 "rsaenh.dll"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsaenh.dll"
base 0x73b30000 size 0x00015000 entry 0x73b32a80 "mscms.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\mscms.dll"
base 0x73000000 size 0x00026000 entry 0x730054a5 "WINSPOOL.DRV"                                   "C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV"
base 0x66e90000 size 0x00041000 entry 0x66e91345 "icm32.dll"                                      "C:\WINDOWS\system32\icm32.dll"
base 0x72d20000 size 0x00009000 entry 0x72d243cd "wdmaud.drv"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv"
base 0x72d10000 size 0x00008000 entry 0x72d12575 "msacm32.drv"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv"
base 0x77be0000 size 0x00015000 entry 0x77be1292 "MSACM32.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll"
base 0x77bd0000 size 0x00007000 entry 0x77bd33bd "midimap.dll"                                    "C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll"
base 0x5ef80000 size 0x00004000 entry 0x5ef81360 "KsUser.dll"                                     "C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll"

[Register memory]
eax 0d8035e0 |<00>00 00 00 31 00 00 00 10 24 a5 0d 80 5e a8 06 | ....1....$...^.. |
    0d8035f0 | 4f 00 6e 00 51 00 75 00 69 00 74 00 47 00 61 00 | O.n.Q.u.i.t.G.a. |
ebx 0dac46a0 |<b0>01 00 00 21 00 00 00 b8 4a 49 05 00 00 00 00 | ....!....JI..... |
    0dac46b0 | 2d 00 00 00 fc ff 1f 00 00 17 00 00 65 00 00 00 | -...........e... |
edx 00000030 |<??>?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? | ???????????????? |
    00000040 | ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? | ???????????????? |
esi 0d803610 |<65>00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 46 ac 0d 00 00 00 00 | e........F...... |
    0d803620 | 24 00 00 00 fc 1f 00 c3 0d 00 00 00 65 00 00 00 | $...........e... |
ebp 06a85e80 |<00>00 00 00 35 00 00 80 c8 4a 49 05 60 18 a5 0d | ....5....JI.`... |
    06a85e90 | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................ |

[Extra]
ScriptHeap: 4.68MB/5.14MB (6); 0.54MB

[Chain_Reaction]

Why do you noobs keep littering this thread with the exception files? They are of no help because windows generated them, not the game.

[JamesNine]

[Register memory]
edx 00000030 |<??>?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? | ? |
    00000040 | ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? | ? |

It obviously has something to do with all the smilies in your bug report. Those guys are just little confused demons waiting to cause a problem!

[Owlbear]

Hell.  I've used every version of the awesomemod, and they've all worked fine for me until this latest one.  Now I'm getting crashing to desktop during loading.  I took the awesomemod out and restarted the game, and the game worked fine without it.  I deleted the caches and put it back in, and TS3 crashed during loading again.  I know I have it installed correctly, because I've used the umpteen other ones with no problem.

I'll continue working on it, but I wanted to add my data point to the information pool.

[Bass Junkie]

[Instruction data]
004df15b => DasmX86Dll.dll not found.

Clue! Clue!

[moondance]

What I've had to do between each version is:
Remove old version.
Clear caches
Start up vanilla game, load family, and save.  Starting up the game and exiting without saving accomplishes nothing (for me.)  The save is crucial.
Exit game.
Put in new version of mod.
Play crash-free until next version of mod.

It won't work for everyone, but if it works for me, it's bound to work for someone, somewhere.

[Billmonaghan]

Did your run Riverview through the Recompressor?

Yes, that seems to have worked.
... I tried launching the game again and it opened fine, Riverview was available in the Start New Game menu and it opened fine. Have not tried to play yet but I'm pretty confident it'll be fine. Thanks again.

Well, it wasn't fine fine. I was able to play, then saved and quit, and the game crashed on the launch screen when I tried to restart it later.
I couldn't remember if I'd been deleting the script cache file everytime I started the game, so I removed it and CTDed on launch again. Next time I went in and took out all four cache files and those xcpt... files that the game generates now (have they always been there, or is that new since I installed riverview?) and the game started up fine.

I'm a computer user, so I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I think my problems with Riverview and Awesomemod (or my inept installation) are related to those xcpt... files. I don't remember even seeing them before I installed Riverview and I certianly didn't delete them during my past successful run with Awesomemod. Two such files get generated each time I launch -- or try to launch -- the game now, and they don't overwrite themselves as I had eight of them stacked up in there during my latest round of monkeying with things.

As always, I'd appreciate an suggestions, explanations or input. Thanks in advance.

[Ajarn]

I'm a computer user, so I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I think my problems with Riverview and Awesomemod (or my inept installation) are related to those xcpt... files. I don't remember even seeing them before I installed Riverview and I certianly didn't delete them during my past successful run with Awesomemod. Two such files get generated each time I launch -- or try to launch -- the game now, and they don't overwrite themselves as I had eight of them stacked up in there during my latest round of monkeying with things.

The xcpt files are just crash reports for debugging.

[midix]

For me awesomemod is more awesome than buggy  but still buggy.

The same issue with losing sound in CAS. It wroks the same way like I have used Alt-Tab to switch away  - the same fade out effect. But the sound never goes back when I exit CAS. Only restart helps. It seems , Sim 3 somhow thinks that I have made the game window inactive by alt-tabbing. So it frees DirectSound buffer to other applications or something like that...

Thanks for that hint about Cache.package files - if I do not delete them, I cannot start the game - crash while loading and bunch of crash dump files with "bad memory written" or smth. like that.

Curious - what about that d3dx9_31.dll file in the framework? Without it the game gets stuck at the very beginning. Why are you overriding Direct3D, is it some hack again? 

Anyway - great mod, thanks.

[Marluxia Kyoshu]

For people still having problems with Sims 3 crashing at the loading screens, or people who have to delete their cache before every play:

I have invented a 'solution', just go download the linked file. It is an application that will delete your cache files and start The Sims 3 (or the Launcher if you so choose). Works with Windows 95 through Windows 7.

I don't own a Mac so Idunno how they work. Besides, you can all burn if you use Macs  ;;P


This is if nothing else a temporary solution, but it's worked so far very well for me, hope you guys get some good use out of it.

[Marhis]

Besides, you can all burn if you use Macs  ;;P

Ahh, I love the smell of the good, ol' envy, in the morning. 

[Inge]

I think if it crashes after play has commenced, this is more likely an overheating or power problem (or possibly some other hardware issue), and not specifically associated with the mod.

No   I play for hours without the hack, and never once had a crash.

[Marhis]

For people still having problems with Sims 3 crashing at the loading screens, or people who have to delete their cache before every play:

I have invented a 'solution', just go download the linked file. It is an application that will delete your cache files and start The Sims 3 (or the Launcher if you so choose). Works with Windows 95 through Windows 7.

I don't own a Mac so Idunno how they work. Besides, you can all burn if you use Macs  ;;P


This is if nothing else a temporary solution, but it's worked so far very well for me, hope you guys get some good use out of it.

On a more serious/useful note, very good idea; I made a version for Macs - thanks for the idea .

App available in the attachment below or direct download from here.

[Billmonaghan]

The xcpt files are just crash reports for debugging.

Oh! OK. Thanks for that tip (and helping me level up a little). I just looked in the TS3 folder and there aren't any in there from my last round of playing.

That leaves me guessing I do need to remove all four cache files, not just the script on. That only bothers me because His Excellency's  instructions are that we only need removed the script cache file, which leads me to think I've done something wrong that will come back to haunt me later.  But that's nothing new. Ba haha ha haha!

Thanks agian.


[ADDED: I guess another concern is I previously only had to remove the script cache file with the initial installation of a vesion of Awesomemod, and lately I've had to do it each time I launch the game. Someone below has added a link to a file that will do that for me, which I may gratefully have to fall back on, but it still concerns me that something I've done wrong is forcing me to do this.]

[midix]

[Instruction data]
004df15b => DasmX86Dll.dll not found.

Clue! Clue!

Quoting someone from somewhere:

Dasmx86dll.dll Not Found error message
You probably won't find the dll on your computer, and that is okay because:
Game crashes > Throws error > looks for dsamx86 to run debugger > can't find it > writes report.
The problem isn't that the DLL isn't there, the problem is that the game is crashing and by some accident of left over code it tries to run a debugger, a tool used by developers to help identify problems, instead of giving you a nice, clear cut error message.

That was for Spore. And now the same for Sims 3. So no clue for the reason of crashes, sorry.

Obviously playing with CIL scripts is not safe so the problems are guaranteed.. for (awe)some time Reverse engineering, that's the name of the game. Why, oh, why EA could not give us some bits of open source to play with so we could create our community game Sims X-Generation (just dreaming).

[phyllis_p]

Did your run Riverview through the Recompressor?

Yes, that seems to have worked.
... I tried launching the game again and it opened fine, Riverview was available in the Start New Game menu and it opened fine. Have not tried to play yet but I'm pretty confident it'll be fine. Thanks again.

Well, it wasn't fine fine. I was able to play, then saved and quit, and the game crashed on the launch screen when I tried to restart it later.
I couldn't remember if I'd been deleting the script cache file everytime I started the game, so I removed it and CTDed on launch again. Next time I went in and took out all four cache files and those xcpt... files that the game generates now (have they always been there, or is that new since I installed riverview?) and the game started up fine.

I'm a computer user, so I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I think my problems with Riverview and Awesomemod (or my inept installation) are related to those xcpt... files. I don't remember even seeing them before I installed Riverview and I certianly didn't delete them during my past successful run with Awesomemod. Two such files get generated each time I launch -- or try to launch -- the game now, and they don't overwrite themselves as I had eight of them stacked up in there during my latest round of monkeying with things.

As always, I'd appreciate an suggestions, explanations or input. Thanks in advance.

I've found that you can actually delete everything but the folders in My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3.  All the stuff you need regenerates. 

[Marluxia Kyoshu]

For people still having problems with Sims 3 crashing at the loading screens, or people who have to delete their cache before every play:

I have invented a 'solution', just go download the linked file. It is an application that will delete your cache files and start The Sims 3 (or the Launcher if you so choose). Works with Windows 95 through Windows 7.

I don't own a Mac so Idunno how they work. Besides, you can all burn if you use Macs  ;;P


This is if nothing else a temporary solution, but it's worked so far very well for me, hope you guys get some good use out of it.

On a more serious/useful note, very good idea; I made a version for Macs - thanks for the idea .

App available in the attachment below or direct download from here.

Thanks~!

We should be a villian fighting superapplication writing team! The Mars ::3

[IAmTheRad]

Newest version crashes my game like crazy. Like a 10% chance it'll work.

Previous version did not crash my game after the 1st loading crash. Removed all cache files, still didn't run properly.

If EA coded their game properly it wouldn't crash. But still, newest version makes my game crash on loading. Many times.

[gynarchy]

Newest version crashes my game like crazy. Like a 10% chance it'll work.

Previous version did not crash my game after the 1st loading crash. Removed all cache files, still didn't run properly.

If EA coded their game properly it wouldn't crash. But still, newest version makes my game crash on loading. Many times.

Ditto. I haven't tried disabling anything new in the config file yet but with all but TS2 style aging and expert mode enabled, my game will not load with the newest (carpool) version.

[LilithFaire]

Newest version making my game crash as well.  Removed all cache files and still CTD at startup screen.  This is making me very sad because like a good sheeple I have not saved older awesomemods....  A pox on EA for their crummy coding!  

[wknplaya]

I can confirm that the latest version "build 6/11/09 11:16 AM", crashes the game at loading screen for me.