CTD after 10 seconds of playing (Not on Loading screen)

[Arieth]

I've gone through quite a few pages and can't seem to find anyone with this problem.

This morning I got Sims 3 along with all expansions installed, I ran the launcher once to update the game, downloaded a 1 gig patch, once that was finished I came here and downloaded the AwesomeMod Auto Updater, it gave me FPSLimit, 3booter, the test version of 1.31 and framework, it installed, I ran the game, everything is looking smooth, I created my Sim, created my pet, picked the House I always pick in Sunset Valley, and everything is still looking smooth, pet my dog, go inside, and in exactly the same amount of time (roughly, give or take a few seconds) the game crashes to desktop, I can't get past this certain spot. I tried remaking my sim completely, making a new game completely but with my Pet, without a Pet, same issue happens.

I tried reinstalling AwesomeMod, I tried installing it the old way by putting the Mods folder in each directory of Sims 3 expansions. I even tried downloading a No cd crack to see if it works but that just crashes my game instantly so I deleted that garbage off my computer.

I couldn't find anything on a certain expansion not working with AwesomeMod except for something with Pets but that was last year but figured that issue will be fixed by now.

Any insight on this issue? Is it in fact an expansion I have installed that is causing this issue?

[Arieth]

Actually. The game just freezes and not CTDs but I'm forced to CTRL ALT DEL but once my task manger comes up then the game gets a message "Game is not responding" then it closes.

Should I just reinstall Sims 3 and update to patch 1.29 instead of 1.31? Is this the issue?

And for anyone wondering  my computer is pretty beefy. (I know my Processor is crap, I want to get a 2600k >.>)

Phenom 1090T 6 cores 4.0 ghz Water cooled
8 gigs of 1600 ram
EVGA Geforce 560 TI Overclocked to 950/1900/2149
Mushkin SSD 120 gig along with 4 other harddrives coming out to a total of 3 TB of space
Windows 7 64 Ultimate

[Turd Ferguson]

I'm having the exact same issue. I can spend all the time in the world in CAS, Build, Buy, even in Edit Town. But if I want to go into Live Mode and.. you know, play the game I paid for? We can't have that now can we? We're gonna have to crash your game and dump you back to the desktop.

[Arieth]

When I tried searching for "1.31" nothing came up but then I just searched for "patch 1.31" and something actually came up, it was exciting!

Apparently there are issues with 1.31 in general so I'm just gonna uninstall and reinstall everything.

Quick question, Is there a faster way of updating Sims 3 without manually downloading every minor patch increment until you reach what you want?

Or will I have to suffer ;_;

[Arieth]

Ignore my previous "Quick Question" apparently there are "Cumulative" patches. They didn't have these when I last played Sims 3, or if they did they were very well hidden because I tried searching for these before =(.

Anyways thanks for the no help! =P

I'll keep you guys updated on my situation after I reinstall everything.

[Arieth]

I uninstalled everything, reinstalled everything, updated to 1.29, installed AwesomeMod. Been playing for a little bit without any crashes! Woohoo!

Thanks brain! You're welcome, Arieth! =P

[Tamalain]

Wife has same issues.  She said screw it and moved out of Sunset valley and almost all the CTD issues went away.  It is the map that is at issue.

[Turd Ferguson]

Wife has same issues.  She said screw it and moved out of Sunset valley and almost all the CTD issues went away.  It is the map that is at issue.

Not quite friend. I only play in Twinbrook and it still crashes for me.

[mandababy]

I have been having this issue all weekend, different neighborhoods, different people. I just decided to give it up and wait for the actual ep to come out and hope everything is all updated and fixed by then.

[jezzer]

Arieth, have you tried taking a bath with a plugged-in toaster?  That might help with that nervous tic you have that keeps making you double-post.

[Arieth]

Jeromycraig, with how dead these forums seem to be nowadays I didn't think it mattered =P.

Might as well keep making new posts so people that viewed my thread before can see that it's updated instead of me editing the same post and they not know =).

Anyways, how I fixed this issue is I reinstalled my game and updated to 1.29.

Hope you guys can fix your problem!

[mandababy]

I re-installed twice, but it still crashes with the newest patch. I've seen others post about it as well, guess it is an issue with the 1.31 patch itself from what I've read.

[Demise]

If I might ask, are the people who are having issues with the game freezing/crashing using legitimate or arrrr'd versions of the game?

[jezzer]

Jeromycraig, with how dead these forums seem to be nowadays I didn't think it mattered =P.

Might as well keep making new posts so people that viewed my thread before can see that it's updated instead of me editing the same post and they not know =).

Anyways, how I fixed this issue is I reinstalled my game and updated to 1.29.

Hope you guys can fix your problem!

No, precious, you don't fucking double post, period, even if it is to make sure that everyone sees the all-too-important new information of "I'M FINE NOW, TEE HEE!"  There is a FAQ about posting.  Read it.

[Arieth]

*shrug* Anyway, It does seem to be an issue with 1.31 because my friend is also experiencing the same problem.

If you need a link to the 1.29 patch here it is for anyone that was looking for it. Just don't  update via the launcher after you reinstall or update in general via the launcher =P

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/sims3/patch.html

[kissing_toast]

*shrug* Anyway, It does seem to be an issue with 1.31 because my friend is also experiencing the same problem.

If you need a link to the 1.29 patch here it is for anyone that was looking for it. Just don't  update via the launcher after you reinstall or update in general via the launcher =P

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/sims3/patch.html

Isn't this the same tardly advice someone gave not too long ago about the last patch? :/

[jezzer]

Sort of.  Not too long ago, ItchyNTardly was telling people not to patch with 1.29.  Sparklypoo here is having problems with 1.31, from what I've gathered from how she has painstakingly kept us informed of every step of the process.  Since I just upgraded to 1.31 and played for a few hours without a hitch -- and I have a ton of cc, but I made sure it was patch-compatible -- I'm guessing the problem is tight pants.

[Aquifel]

I have same issue, about 10-20 seconds, if awesomemod is installed, game crashes, if awesomemod is removed, it keeps going as usual for hours and hours.  1.29 had no issue, it only started when i upgraded to 1.31 and updated awesomemod to test version.  I can sit in build/buy mode as long as i want without issue, it usually crashes right after a few new wishes show up upon starting a new household, no clue why on already established households.

Also, problem existed, in my version, in twinbrook, barnacle bay, lunar lakes, and hidden springs, have not tested others.

[J. M. Pescado]

Yes, this is why the 1.31 version is in the TEST folder and not released. I will examine what it is that crashes. Do you know what you were doing at the time that may have crashed?

[Turd Ferguson]

Yes, this is why the 1.31 version is in the TEST folder and not released. I will examine what it is that crashes. Do you know what you were doing at the time that may have crashed?

I haven't actually tested in other neighborhoods, but basically as long as you aren't in Live Mode, the game will go on for as long as you'd like. Once you're in Live Mode, it only takes seconds. My household was just one YA Sim and his dog, and they didn't do anything unusual. I can go back into the game and see if this rings true for other households/neighborhoods.

Also noting I'm playing a legitimate copy of the game, but all my store content is Arrr'd.

UPDATE: Tried using a pre-made family in Twinbrook. Took longer before it crashed, but same result. Switched over to Sunset Valley (wretch) and tried the Alvis. Crashed again. It seems like it affects every family and household in the game.

[J. M. Pescado]

I have a vague idea what may be causing the problem and will release an update as soon as I kill this OTHER annoying bug where it is now UNPAUSING my game when I start.

[Arieth]

Yes, this is why the 1.31 version is in the TEST folder and not released. I will examine what it is that crashes. Do you know what you were doing at the time that may have crashed?

I started a new sim, and I'd just let time go by hitting 2 or 3 and my sim would automate to reading a book, or sometimes I had him petting the dog and the game would crash, but it'll always be in the same amount of time, a max of maybe 10 seconds would pass by, didn't really matter what my sim was doing, it would always crash.

EDIT: Yes, as a previous poster said. Being in Build mode or creating a sim or just waiting around at a menu the game wouldn't crash. It'll start crashing as soon as you let a few seconds go by in Live Mode. I'm still getting some crashes on 1.29 but that's after a while of playing but i've always had to deal with those kind of crashes so it's no biggy, I just save on a regular basis and restart my game when it starts to seem like it's slowing down or stuttering when the time is fast forwarding.

[J. M. Pescado]

Verify that this continues to occur in the latest test update.

[Turd Ferguson]

So far, so good. It didn't immediately crash. This game always has little gremlins hiding somewhere though. I'll keep you posted.

UPDATE: After nearly a full afternoon of play I haven't run into any major game breaking bugs. Hats off to Pescado.

[Arieth]

Okay so the problem returned. In Sunset Valley, my game started to get really REALLY choppy when increasing speeds with 2-3 keys and it became unbearable and it would also crash a lot more often than usual. So I remade my sim on the town appaloosa plains to see if the problem was with Sunset Valley. Game started off normal, no issues. After an hour of play my game crashed and would keep crashing at the same spot just like the problem I was having with 1.31.

So I ended up turning off the AwesomeMod Story Progression with the AwesomeMod Config file generator on this website, replacing my old config and when I remade my Sim again on Appaloosa plains my game was running smoother and better than ever before. I played for about 5-7 hours straight without a single stutter, lag spike or crash.

Is there something I'm doing wrong when activating the AwesomeMod Story Progression? I left everything else default, I just turned off the story progression via the config file. Should I be turning off the Story Progression in-game in the options for the AwesomeMod Story Progression to work fine? I've seen nothing like that on these forums.

I don't have any other mods, just AwesomeMod and whatever else was given to me via the AwesomeMod Auto Updater, NoBuildSparkles, NoGreenHair, NoIntro, RuleOf6, StrayGnomeFix, 3booter, and FPS Limiter.

Should I remove everything except for AweConf and Awesome.package and try again?