Birth Crashes The Game - Page 4

Zirconia Wolf · 07-26-2007, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mikedelaney16

...I'd love to know how anything is missing at all.

My thoughts exactly! I've always been very greatfull for my glitch free (IMO) Sims 2 expiriance- as far as jump bugs & whatnot- but am dumbfounded as to why there are so many "missing" audio files...and why missing audio would cause a crash-out when in CAS is REALLY beyond me!

Miros1 · 07-26-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

*** REALLY STUPID QUESTION ALERT!!! ***

How the heck do you know if you are in DeBug mode & why (or why not) would you ever want to be?? (One of the options on the Lot DeBugger always seems to be to turn off DeBug Mode, which as far as I know I never turned on! I'm hoping it's just a symantics glitch...)

*** REALLY STUPID QUESTION IS OVER. PLEASE CONTINUE THREAD AS USUAL. ***

It's a cheat code which you can place in either userstartup.cheat or type in at the neighborhood screen...

boolProp testingCheatsEnabled true

BTW, with MikeD tightly holding my hand, I updated my nVidia drivers and fixed at least 2 of my three video glitches. But now I'm tempted to load even more crud into my game!

I gotta get the "randomize crud" utility working...

mikedelaney16 · 07-26-2007, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Miros1

BTW, with MikeD tightly holding my hand

My arm hasn't returned to normal yet, it's still over 2500 miles long

Greg · 07-26-2007, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Miros1

So the PGP is up to 44 now? Has Christine tried making a baby with someone else?

Christine hasn't, but Justine did. Justine had a baby by Bryce McNab, the owner of Xanadu Studios, and then she had one by Greg.

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Originally Posted by Miros1

Silly question... do you have an Error Log in the logs folder with a date close to one of those crashes?

Not a silly question at all! I didn't think of that!

I have gobs of error logs in here. I'll have to let the game crash to make sure I'm looking at one associated with the birth-crash problem.

There is one intriguing object error associated with InTeen:

Code:

Build: 1.5.0.121
at Jul 21 2006,05:28:10

Object id: 443
name: Controller - Pregnancy
Stack size: 3
Error: Undefined Transition.
Iterations: 34
  Frame 2:
    Stack Object id: 0
    Node: 2
    Tree: id 4144 name 'InTeenimater - Update Pregnancy State' version -32760
    from Controller_Pregnancy
    Prim state: 0
    Params:    Locals: 0 0 0
  Frame 1:
    Stack Object id: 443
    Stack Object name: Controller - Pregnancy
    Node: 7
    Tree: id 4102 name 'Wait for State' version -32758
    from Controller_Pregnancy
    Prim state: 0
    Params: 25    Locals:
  Frame 0:
    Stack Object id: 443
    Stack Object name: Controller - Pregnancy
    Node: 13
    Tree: id 4097 name 'Function - Main' version -32725
    from Controller_Pregnancy
    Prim state: 0
    Params:    Locals: 0

I have attached the full log in case it means something to someone. That one was a few days ago, and I'm not sure it's on the path to the crash.

Zirconia Wolf · 07-26-2007, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Miros1

BTW, with MikeD tightly holding my hand, I updated my nVidia drivers and fixed at least 2 of my three video glitches. But now I'm tempted to load even more crud into my game!

Hmm..

If updated video drivers can fix video errors, I'm wondering if an actual Sound Card (as opposed to this silly on-board chip thingy) might help do away with some of those sound errors???

I won't mind them so much except they are the reson I can't open CAS for any lenght of time!

Miros1 · 07-27-2007, 12:02 AM

I have a ton of sound errors, and I leave both BodyShop and CAS hanging for ages while I do something else, no problems.

Miros1 · 07-27-2007, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mikedelaney16

My arm hasn't returned to normal yet, it's still over 2500 miles long

Your elbow is still wet from dragging in the ocean too.

Zirconia Wolf · 07-27-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Miros1

I have a ton of sound errors, and I leave both BodyShop and CAS hanging for ages while I do something else, no problems.

Then it must be a problem unique to my computer!

Body shop works fine, but if I try to spend more that say 10 minutes in CAS, *poof* it's back to my desk top, all because some fricken audio file "failed to play". (Again, why that should lead to a chrashout is way beyond me!)

This has- obviously- put a serious damper on creating any (fun) Sims of my own. For now I'm at the mercey of the Maxis pre-mades (& offspring) & the various Townies/Downtownies & Dormies. (Thankfully, your Townie Replacement thread has made them alot easier to tolerate!)

It's also a real pain to design my own (the way I think they should look) dog breed templets. If I can work up the nerve, I'm going to see if I can at least get the "mini CAS" you get when you buy a dog from an actual store to last long enough to make some templets...but I'm rather gun-shy after my crashout problems!

Miros1 · 07-27-2007, 05:52 PM

That's weird.

Have you tried making your Sims in BodyShop and loading them into CAS? That way you only have to dress them and set their aspirations and relationships.

mikedelaney16 · 07-27-2007, 06:11 PM

Are you, by any chance, using a custom CAS?

I'm also wondering if all or any of
\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Accessory.cache
\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\cigen.package or
\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Groups.cache
could have become corrupt.

Zirconia Wolf · 07-27-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Miros1

Have you tried making your Sims in BodyShop and loading them into CAS? That way you only have to dress them and set their aspirations and relationships.

Actually I haven't tried that yet, mainly because I'm not exactly sure how to find a "Body Shop" Sim in CAS...because- of course- I haven't tried it yet....

Might be worth a shot! (It's too bad you can't use Body Shop to create pets!)

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Originally Posted by mikedelaney16

Are you, by any chance, using a custom CAS?

Nope, I've stayed away from those!

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Originally Posted by mikedelaney16

I'm also wondering if all or any of
\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Accessory.cache
\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\cigen.package or
\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Groups.cache
could have become corrupt.

Hmmm...interesting. I remember reading something about object files getting corrupted (over on InSim) & that you had to get clean copies of the CD's but I don't recall seeing anything about corrupted cigen or Accessory files...

How can I replace/fix them? I know I can delete the Groups cache & the game will just re-make it...is it the same for the cigen/accessory files?

Miros1 · 07-27-2007, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

Actually I haven't tried that yet, mainly because I'm not exactly sure how to find a "Body Shop" Sim in CAS...because- of course- I haven't tried it yet....

I'm so glad I'm not the only person who couldn't figure that out! In CAS, you hit the +Sim button on the left, change the sex on the right, and just above that, there's an icon that looks like 6 little Sims standing together. Click that, and you can pick from the Sims you made in Body Shop!

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

Might be worth a shot! (It's too bad you can't use Body Shop to create pets!)

I read somewhere that you should make your pets as a separate family from the humanoid Sims and combine them at the 'hood screen.

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

Nope, I've stayed away from those!

Might not hurt to pop Warlokk's CAS in...

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

Hmmm...interesting. I remember reading something about object files getting corrupted (over on InSim) & that you had to get clean copies of the CD's but I don't recall seeing anything about corrupted cigen or Accessory files...

How can I replace/fix them? I know I can delete the Groups cache & the game will just re-make it...is it the same for the cigen/accessory files?

Yep, I delete all cache and package files all the time with no bad effects, just a slightly longer load time next time while they regenerate.

mikedelaney16 · 07-27-2007, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Miros1

Might not hurt to pop Warlokk's CAS in...

Warlokk has a CAS?

I must look for that.

Miros1 · 07-27-2007, 10:57 PM

Yep, very cool and medieval looking... Warlokk's Tower!

mikedelaney16 · 07-27-2007, 11:01 PM

I can see you want to make me make you tell me where it is

Greg · 07-28-2007, 02:14 AM

The last time I tried installing a custom CAS lot, I messed up somewhere. Is there a trick to doing a custom CAS lot with Nighlight + Open for Bidness that I don't know about?

Miros1 · 07-28-2007, 03:01 AM

Used to be, you zipped up the !CAS lot somewhere in your Program Files/etc. directory, then dragged in the same named file from the zip file.

Now they're saying you can just drop one into Downloads and it will work fine. Check the CAS Lot download forum on InSim.

Yes, Mike, that's where the Warlokk's Tower lot is...

Zirconia Wolf · 07-28-2007, 04:02 AM

Warlock's CAS sounds nicer than the Maxis one, so I may have to give it a try just for fun.

Good grief! Thanks for the instructions for the "Body Shop Into CAS" thing! There is no way I would ever have figured that out on my own!

I'm planning on doing some- gulp- CAS testing tomorrow, to see if I can narrow down my crashout problem. (I've even gone so far as to set only 1 music option for the CAS screen, under the Audio Options tab...)

EDITED TO ADD:

Erm...if I want to use Warlocks CAS screen, to I have to install all his ridiculously huge (IMHO) female "enhancements"? (It almosted sounds like I do in his description.) Not being a guy, I'm not gaa-gaa over that stuff...

Miros1 · 07-28-2007, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

Warlock's CAS sounds nicer than the Maxis one, so I may have to give it a try just for fun.

I like it, and it doesn't require any extra bits like Rogue's, et all.

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

Good grief! Thanks for the instructions for the "Body Shop Into CAS" thing! There is no way I would ever have figured that out on my own!

Lol, I had to ask Greg...

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

I'm planning on doing some- gulp- CAS testing tomorrow, to see if I can narrow down my crashout problem. (I've even gone so far as to set only 1 music option for the CAS screen, under the Audio Options tab...)

Good luck! Hope you figure it out.

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

EDITED TO ADD:

Erm...if I want to use Warlocks CAS screen, to I have to install all his ridiculously huge (IMHO) female "enhancements"? (It almosted sounds like I do in his description.) Not being a guy, I'm not gaa-gaa over that stuff...

Nope. Only if you wanna make Sims who are "big in the business." I don't have most of the bigger ones installed either.

Zirconia Wolf · 07-28-2007, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Miros1

Nope. Only if you wanna make Sims who are "big in the business." I don't have most of the bigger ones installed either.

That's a relief! (The instructions in hs discription almost made it sound like I had to have all that...."stuff" first!)

I actually do like some of the (less exagerated) meshes, but I'm worried about them fitting into anything!

07-27-2007, 06:11 PM	#70
mikedelaney16 Solar Max Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 201	Are you, by any chance, using a custom CAS? I'm also wondering if all or any of \My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Accessory.cache \My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\cigen.package or \My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Groups.cache could have become corrupt. Last edited by mikedelaney16 : 07-27-2007 at 06:17 PM.

07-28-2007, 02:14 AM	#76
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	The last time I tried installing a custom CAS lot, I messed up somewhere. Is there a trick to doing a custom CAS lot with Nighlight + Open for Bidness that I don't know about? __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

07-28-2007, 04:02 AM	#78
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	Warlock's CAS sounds nicer than the Maxis one, so I may have to give it a try just for fun. Good grief! Thanks for the instructions for the "Body Shop Into CAS" thing! There is no way I would ever have figured that out on my own! I'm planning on doing some- gulp- CAS testing tomorrow, to see if I can narrow down my crashout problem. (I've even gone so far as to set only 1 music option for the CAS screen, under the Audio Options tab...) EDITED TO ADD: Erm...if I want to use Warlocks CAS screen, to I have to install all his ridiculously huge (IMHO) female "enhancements"? (It almosted sounds like I do in his description.) Not being a guy, I'm not gaa-gaa over that stuff... __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution! Last edited by Zirconia Wolf : 07-28-2007 at 04:33 AM. Reason: added CAS question

07-27-2007, 12:02 AM	#66
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	I have a ton of sound errors, and I leave both BodyShop and CAS hanging for ages while I do something else, no problems.

07-27-2007, 05:52 PM	#69
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	That's weird. Have you tried making your Sims in BodyShop and loading them into CAS? That way you only have to dress them and set their aspirations and relationships.

07-27-2007, 10:57 PM	#74
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Yep, very cool and medieval looking... Warlokk's Tower!

07-27-2007, 11:01 PM	#75
mikedelaney16 Solar Max Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 201	I can see you want to make me make you tell me where it is

07-28-2007, 03:01 AM	#77
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Used to be, you zipped up the !CAS lot somewhere in your Program Files/etc. directory, then dragged in the same named file from the zip file. Now they're saying you can just drop one into Downloads and it will work fine. Check the CAS Lot download forum on InSim. Yes, Mike, that's where the Warlokk's Tower lot is...