Cannot connect to Origin/ error 12.[SOLVED]

I just got the Sims 3 Showtime- I have all the other updates, and they worked fine up till now.

1) I downloaded it (along with some custom content) and tried to play the game. But It said that I had an unofficial game (and that I might crash). I ignored it and pressed continue.

2) So while I was playing my game, I was trying to save, and it kept saying that there was an error 12 and I could not log in.

3) While trying to solve problem 1 and 2, I opened up The Sims Launcher... But it told me I couldn't connect to origin.

SO I tried to fix this problem. I downloaded the ULTIMATE FIX, and the MANUAL FIX, but neither of them got rid of the "Unable to connect to origin." The game loads and works, so is the problem solved? I started over my game (Sadly), but I STILL get error 12.... Please Help!

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Oh Yeah. About a minuite after the save error, my game crashes. So I lose the game I just started...

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I tried restarting again, but it had an error and told me to restart the application(something like that)

Yeah. It does have a .bad extension. How do I get rid of it?

Oh! It worked! I'm behind from where i left off, but it's generally good. So is the preblem gone now? And how do I fix the origin problem?

Awesome! Thanks!

Hello,

Is there anything else we could help you with at the moment?

Well no... not really. The biggest problem is with Error 12 right now.
(I have to save every other sim day or when big events happen [ie. birthdays] or I'll get error 12)

Just a quick question though:
- How long is saving supposed to take? (Mines takes around 6-8 mins, so I spend more time saving then playing)

- And is there any way to shorten the saving time?

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Oh! And this isn't really problem, but it's a question...

I downloaded the most current expansion(showtime), and cracked it and everything. But I just realized that I didn't download "Master Suite"... Should I download this like how I downloaded the Showtime extension, or do I do something else?

Just to be clear: I have the Base, Ambitions, World Adventures, Late night, High End Loft, Fast lane, Outdoor living, Generations, Town Life, Pets, and Showtime. Am I missing anything?

By moving to a new town, do you mean a DIFFERENT town, or a new version of the SAME town? The family that I care about the most lives in Union Cove (I guess that neighborhood is pretty big), but I really like that town, so is there a way to move the family in a new/ restarted version of that town? Oh and my computer is 2 GB. How long is saving supposed to take?

Imakitty wrote:By moving to a new town, do you mean a DIFFERENT town, or a new version of the SAME town? The family that I care about the most lives in Union Cove (I guess that neighborhood is pretty big), but I really like that town, so is there a way to move the family in a new/ restarted version of that town? Oh and my computer is 2 GB. How long is saving supposed to take?

I think that what Lady meant is a new version of the same town, if that is the world that you like the most. The larger the world, the longer that you have played it will have an influence on your saves time. Also note that every EP that you add you are also adding extra items to the world, so it will also add to the amount of saving time. Also, if your computer specs are at the minimum required to play, it will also add. However, there a workarounds that you may use to make your world play faster and longer. To move your active family or the whole population there is Movers a MOD from Twallan as well as an assortment of mods that can help you manage your World and game play. I am including the link to Twallan's mods so that you may read their descriptions and see which ones suit you most.
http://nraas.wikispaces.com/
I hope this helps and if you have any other doubts feel free to ask again

I was actually going to use Twallan's porter.... but when I try to port it, my house doesn't come along with it (and I spend alot of time on my house).

I thought that mover only removes the limit of 8 per household and requires adult on move...

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So I just tried Porter, but there's some strange things. I clicked on my house (I copied it from Bin from my old town). My family got moved to some random home halfway across the town, all the stuff in my house is gone, and I just got a bunch more money (did my stuff get sold)?

maybe I should've put all the important stuff in the family inventory or something, and then saved the household (or do those get sold too?)

So I copied my house onto bin,
and then I place my family onto a new town, and then porter my family?
Should I move my house with the household?

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I just portered my household and all looks well. But the friends that I moved are all put in random houses. This doesn't affect gameplay, right?

Okay. Thanks. So recently, I've been taking extended vacations or Egypt, and I noticed that saving takes ALOT less time. It only takes around a minute! I also get error 12 alot less (only once in the whole trip!). But I do get crashes every now and then. Why?

I tried removing the DEP, But I can't seem to do them all at once. I have to keep opening files (except to the S3 launcher and the S3 game)

Also- If I have all the expansions, do I have to do the DEP thing to all of the files, or only the latest one?

okay. So I added all the sims to the DEP, but now I get crashes even more! (I can't even play properly with all the crashes)... Did I do something wrong?

I live in New York, so the time difference would be a pain if I were to ask him.... (and I have school too)... Sorry for all the trouble... My computer isn't the newest...

Hello,

You should be able to find me on the Forum in the afternoon (your time), when it's night on my side.

Okay then. I'll try to find some time. Thanks =)