Awesomod discussion/questions/helpful tips thread

[quweenie]

A probably stupid problem:

I recently installed Sims 3 on my PC (only the base game, I have no expansions). Worked fine.
Then went on and installed the framework and the latest version of Awesomemod.

Now the game keeps endlessly loading at the loading screen (the green bar never even appears). I searched through older threads here and learned that loading screen annoyances are usually caused by framework problems. But I followed the instructions and from what I can tell everything is the way it's supposed to be.
As already mentioned, I only have the base game and no CC or other hacks besides awesome mod.
Help, please?

[Simius]

A probably stupid problem:

I recently installed Sims 3 on my PC (only the base game, I have no expansions). Worked fine.
Then went on and installed the framework and the latest version of Awesomemod.

Now the game keeps endlessly loading at the loading screen (the green bar never even appears). I searched through older threads here and learned that loading screen annoyances are usually caused by framework problems. But I followed the instructions and from what I can tell everything is the way it's supposed to be.
As already mentioned, I only have the base game and no CC or other hacks besides awesome mod.
Help, please?

Look at this thread:
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,18793.0.html

I have a sim who has won at least a dozen fights but he still hasn't gotten a fighting skill point.  I checked showconfig and it says that ShowFightSkills is true so it isn't just being hidden.  My question is: How many fights does he need to get into/win to gain that first skill point?

[J. M. Pescado]

This feature is not completed yet and therefore is not available to Peasants. Additionally, you won't get skillpoints in it, it works more like Collecting.

[quweenie]

A probably stupid problem:

I recently installed Sims 3 on my PC (only the base game, I have no expansions). Worked fine.
Then went on and installed the framework and the latest version of Awesomemod.

Now the game keeps endlessly loading at the loading screen (the green bar never even appears). I searched through older threads here and learned that loading screen annoyances are usually caused by framework problems. But I followed the instructions and from what I can tell everything is the way it's supposed to be.
As already mentioned, I only have the base game and no CC or other hacks besides awesome mod.
Help, please?

Look at this thread:
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,18793.0.html

That thread is pretty much useless, because as I said, I don't have any expansion packs. Nevertheless, I read through it and tried some things out, with the result, that game now loads properly, but awesome mod still doesn't work (I get an unknown command message when I type "showconfig" into the cheat console).

[Simius]

That thread is pretty much useless, because as I said, I don't have any expansion packs. Nevertheless, I read through it and tried some things out, with the result, that game now loads properly, but awesome mod still doesn't work (I get an unknown command message when I type "showconfig" into the cheat console).

You can't have mods in your game because you are too stupid to follow directions complete with pictures.  You could always try being dumb elsewhere, that might be helpful.

[Motoki]

That thread is pretty much useless, because as I said, I don't have any expansion packs.

Basegame + the latest patch = Ambitions fixes and structure - the new Ambitions content. ie if you have the latest patch (which you should and if you don't there's your problem right there) then no, that thread is not useless to you since any install of Sims 3 patched to current will utilize the new mod install structure introduced with Ambitions.

Nevertheless, I read through it and tried some things out, with the result, that game now loads properly, but awesome mod still doesn't work (I get an unknown command message when I type "showconfig" into the cheat console).

Then YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.

[vorpal]

In my current game I noticed that while in the past Ambitions job holders advanced while doing nothing, now they do not advance at all. Is this because of the new aweconfig settings which are set to 0 by default? How do these new configuration settings work? The rtfm said nothing about this.

[saltidor]

k i fucked up, i updated the game aand i didnt take the awesomemod thing before, now i installed the new awesome mod but my game crashes cz i didnt follow the steps, how do i solve this?

[jezzer]

k i fucked up, i updated the game aand i didnt take the awesomemod thing before, now i installed the new awesome mod but my game crashes cz i didnt follow the steps, how do i solve this?

First, learn basic spelling, grammar, and punctuation so your questions will no longer make people's EYES BLEED when they read them.

[saltidor]

GET A LIFE

and english is not my main language so fuck off

[J. M. Pescado]

In my current game I noticed that while in the past Ambitions job holders advanced while doing nothing, now they do not advance at all. Is this because of the new aweconfig settings which are set to 0 by default? How do these new configuration settings work? The rtfm said nothing about this.

Was an issue with the config generator not reading the sourcefile correctly. Updated config file generator, renamed old variable to avoid loading bad values from old configs, and fixed a bug.

[jezzer]

GET A LIFE

and english is not my main language so fuck off

English may not be your main language, but you obviously know it well enough to post coherently and follow basic grammar rules.

[Motoki]

GET A LIFE

and english is not my main language so fuck off

English may not be your main language, but you obviously know it well enough to post coherently and follow basic grammar rules.

Clearly. I've known ESLs with far less advanced written English that still know to capitalize and don't make up their own cutesy abbreviations.

Also, the actual content amounts to 'I didn't follow the instructions. How do I fix this?' both proving he is an idiot for not following the instructions in the first place and doubly so for not realizing his issues are probably solved by actually reading said instructions of which ignoring got him into the problem in the first place.

[easiest]

I have an Architect sim with 48/100 jobs completed on his Architects lifetime wish.  When I first load the saved game, he is the active sim.  I switched to other sims in the family to check on them and then back to him.  When I switched back to him, a new want appeared and his jobs completed is reset back to 0/100.  I've tried resetSim, cancelling his current action and even moving the family to a new game and still, as soon as a new want pops up, his jobs reset to 0/100.  Has anyone else encountered this problem?

I'm using only AM, no other mods.  The AM is dated 2010-Jul-25 and timestamped 18:51:55 from the downloads page.

[J. M. Pescado]

I have a vague idea what may cause this, and it's an EAxian issue. Send the save you have of BEFORE you lose your count and I will experiment on it.

[easiest]

I have a vague idea what may cause this, and it's an EAxian issue. Send the save you have of BEFORE you lose your count and I will experiment on it.

Thanks very much for having a look at the file.  I've sent you the link to the file download via PM.

[superherofae]

I don't want to be one of "those" people, but no matter what I do, I can't get this damn thing to work. I got a new computer and I've reinstalled Sims 3 + the high end loft stuff pack + world adventures. I have followed the instructions stickied at the top of this forum to the letter at least 10 times and still, it's not working for me. It's highly likely I'm doing something wrong somewhere because the instructions in the thread are stickied for a reason but I just can't figure out where it is I'm going wrong. Here's what I'm doing.

- As the thread says, I've grabbed the framework zip and copied the files from there into each game's directory (Sims 3, Loft Stuff and WA)
- Downloading and installing a new version of awesomemod and copying it into the sims 3 directory, then right clicking/install to sims 3
- copied the resource cfg file into the main Sims 3 directory.

I load up the launcher and it still whines about there not being a CD, which if AwesomeMod was working, it wouldn't do. So I moved the resource.cfg file to the WA directory along with AwesomeMod itself and still the same. I have no idea what it is I'm doing wrong. Perhaps the only possibility I can think of is that my game now has something like 6 resource.cfg files after doing it the way the thread tells you to (there's one in the mods/files directory in the framework as well as in the root directory) and that's messing things up somehow, OR I'm copying over the wrong file - the thread isn't exactly specific about which one you have to copy which is odd since the framework adds two. Seriously, I have no idea and something tells me it's just me being a doofus about some part of this process that's making it so difficult. I'd appreciate any help you guys can give me, and I'm sorry if this is a super retarded question. I know you must get it all the time.

EDIT: Holy shit, I really am retarded. I'd already installed the framework and I was trying to do the manual installation of it form the thread on top of that. Please disregard my stupidity >.>

[saltidor]

been looking for pages now and ant find anything that solves my problem

[delrio]

I had a fresh install, including World Adventures and Ambitions (first time I'd installed Ambitions).  Updated my game, grabbed the newest version of AM and was good to go.  The game loaded and I was able to play no problems.

Next day, I open my launcher and there was another update.  I checked the EA website for the date and saw it was before the latest AM update, and also checked the version number next to that listed on the AM download thread.  They matched so i ran the update and went to load the game.  It gets to the screen with the load bar and does nothing.  I have the spinning circle and the bar doesn't move atall.

It's definitely the AM causing the issue, as the game works if I remove it.

Now obviously I can reinstall and just not install the offending update (4.2.32), but I wanted to try here first to see if there was an alternative.

Posted here as it's not really a 'bug'.

As I say, I never managed to install Ambitions before a couple of days ago so don't know if this would have been an issue if I'd been updating as I went along.  Also making an assumption it's not an install error on my part regarding framework etc as it worked before the EA update.  And it all fails even on Vanilla.  No CC or anything.

[Freezerburn]

It gets to the screen with the load bar and does nothing.  I have the spinning circle and the bar doesn't move at all.

Looks like framework failure. The strange thing is, the game loaded fine before. I think maybe you accidentally deleted the framework files. You may run Delphy's Sims 3 Dashboard from MTS. It checks whether you installed framework properly or not.

[delrio]

It gets to the screen with the load bar and does nothing.  I have the spinning circle and the bar doesn't move at all.

Looks like framework failure. The strange thing is, the game loaded fine before. I think maybe you accidentally deleted the framework files. You may run Delphy's Sims 3 Dashboard from MTS. It checks whether you installed framework properly or not.

How strange, that's exactly what had happened, yet I have no idea how.  Literally all I did was install the update, it shouldn't have touched the framework files.

Unfortunately, the load bar is still not moving with AM in the folder.

[Motoki]

It gets to the screen with the load bar and does nothing.  I have the spinning circle and the bar doesn't move at all.

Looks like framework failure. The strange thing is, the game loaded fine before. I think maybe you accidentally deleted the framework files. You may run Delphy's Sims 3 Dashboard from MTS. It checks whether you installed framework properly or not.

How strange, that's exactly what had happened, yet I have no idea how.  Literally all I did was install the update, it shouldn't have touched the framework files.

Unfortunately, the load bar is still not moving with AM in the folder.

Assuming you have the latest version of Awesomemod (really old versions would have expired on you anyway) and have the game updated with the latest patch released after Ambitions it's either files missing, in incorrect locations or some other content causing the issue.

EA changed the process for installing package files with Ambitions so read up on that here at mod the sims

If you have any other mods or custom content verify that they are updated and will work correctly with Ambitions.

[Simius]

been looking for pages now and ant find anything that solves my problem

Thanks for the update.  I've figured out what your problem is from the extensive information you gave us earlier.  I'd tell you, but you're refusal to even attempt to write a coherent sentence tells me that you aren't interested.  

[delrio]

It gets to the screen with the load bar and does nothing.  I have the spinning circle and the bar doesn't move at all.

Looks like framework failure. The strange thing is, the game loaded fine before. I think maybe you accidentally deleted the framework files. You may run Delphy's Sims 3 Dashboard from MTS. It checks whether you installed framework properly or not.

How strange, that's exactly what had happened, yet I have no idea how.  Literally all I did was install the update, it shouldn't have touched the framework files.

Unfortunately, the load bar is still not moving with AM in the folder.

Assuming you have the latest version of Awesomemod (really old versions would have expired on you anyway) and have the game updated with the latest patch released after Ambitions it's either files missing, in incorrect locations or some other content causing the issue.

EA changed the process for installing package files with Ambitions so read up on that here at mod the sims

If you have any other mods or custom content verify that they are updated and will work correctly with Ambitions.

Thank you for the link, I will look into that.  However if you look a couple of posts back you'll see I stated this happens even when AM is the only mod/cc.  I also stated in that post that I made sure, before ever installing the update, that it matched the current release of the AM.

It also worked fine until the latest update, so unless that update deleted files when it installed I can't see why it's done this.

I will follow the steps in the link you gave and report back on whether this solves the issue.

Edit: Thank you very much.  Changing the place where the mod was held, as in the instructions, got my game loading again.  Phew, no more EAxian rules.

[Claeric]

Has anyone used this with awesomemod/anything else?

http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=354748

I am curious to know how well it works. There are a few mods I'd like to try but they are core mods and as a result I cannot use them with awesomemod, but supposedly this will combine them. I figure Awesomemod is probably a hell of a lot more complex than the mods I'm looking at, so it'd be best to ask here about it and how well AM handles being combined with other core mods.