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by Guest Sun 15 Jul 2012, 17:07

hi, i have a question regarding error code 12, will everybody eventually get this error? i have just upgraded my RAM cause i dont to get this error anymore, but will i get it in future?

by **invalidusername** Sun 15 Jul 2012, 18:26

It can happen no matter how much RAM you have, but it's less likely to happen if you have more than what the game requires.

by Guest Sun 15 Jul 2012, 18:45

which is how much?

by **invalidusername** Mon 16 Jul 2012, 05:22

That depends on what expansions you have, but I think the max required so far is 4GB. 8GB is therefore plenty of RAM.

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Mon 16 Jul 2012, 08:05

Hello,

The Sims 3 is a 32-bit application. Therefore, it can never use more than a maximum of 3,7GB ram.
This has been criticized a lot because yes, eventually everyone has the potential to develop error code 12. That's not to say that you will develop the error, it depends on your RAM, the size of your save game and sheer luck.
I've only experienced error 12 once since 2009, with only 1GB RAM and back then I had all expansions (up to Pets I believe).
There are some tips to at least delay the occurrence of error 12 here.

by Guest Mon 16 Jul 2012, 08:49

i think i want to use the porter thing, what does it do? how to use it?
i cant save my family, everytime i tried saving my household with or without house it force close :'( why is that

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Mon 16 Jul 2012, 09:56

Hello,

With Porter, you can pack up multiple sims in a neighbourhood and they will be saved as 1 household. You can then transfer them to a new game, if it's the same world, you don't have to worry about duplicate sims, and all relationships will be preserved.
http://nraas.wikispaces.com/Porter+FAQ

by Guest Mon 16 Jul 2012, 10:04

hi, i downloaded it and place the package file in the mods folder, but then i cant see any "pack" interaction, when i click on my house tag also porter is my only hope to move my family to a new town cause whenever i save my family sims 3 stopped working

EDIT: i got the package working but then when its processing, it crashes :'(

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Mon 16 Jul 2012, 20:41

Hello,

How many families are you trying to move?

by Guest Mon 16 Jul 2012, 20:43

just one, 6 sims and 3 pets (not including the dead ones)
ive been trying lots of time, it crashes, i've even rename "the sims 3" folder so that a new folder could be created( in case its the cc fault) still not working, the mods i have are no build sparks, no intro, errortrap, porter that is all

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Mon 16 Jul 2012, 21:16

Hello,

Ok, you can try it with the backup save, you'll loose a little progress though. To do that, go to your saves folder and drag yoursavegame.sims3 out of that folder and on to the desktop.
Now rename yoursavegame.sims3.backup, remove the .backup part, start the game and load your save.
It's possible that your save game has already become too corrupted to do this.

by Guest Tue 17 Jul 2012, 09:22

ive tried that, still not working :'( it crashes

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Tue 17 Jul 2012, 10:15

Hello,

Ok lets see. Do you have errortrap? If you don't, try it, it may just be enough to at least save your family to the bin.

by Guest Tue 17 Jul 2012, 10:21

yes, i already have errortrap mod Smile

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Tue 17 Jul 2012, 10:25

Hello,

And what if you turn of all unneeded processes in the background before starting the game? It may make a difference when saving your family to the bin or using porter on them.

by Guest Tue 17 Jul 2012, 12:57

meaning turn close google chrome and etc?

EDit: if thats what u mean, then not working either Sad

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Tue 17 Jul 2012, 20:20

Hello,

I'm starting to go out of ideas to be honest. But to make sure we've covered all possible causes, do you have mods or cc (not store content) at all? Aside from Porter, errortrap.

by Guest Tue 17 Jul 2012, 20:42

I dont think i have cc cause ive created a new sims 3 folder , as for mods just the no intro, no build sparkles, errortrap and porter

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Wed 18 Jul 2012, 08:10

Hello,

Ok, that shouldn't be a problem then.
I really don't know what else to try, besides having someone else try to recover the family. It's worth a shot but there's no guarantee that it will actually work.

by Guest Wed 18 Jul 2012, 08:25

how to do that? how do someone else recover the family?

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Wed 18 Jul 2012, 08:40

Hello,

You can ask a friend to test it in their game, if you put yoursavegame.sims3 and yoursavegame.sims3.backup on a usb stick or something like that, or rar it and send it through mediafire.
I'd be happy to try it out myself, though I'd have to tell you that I don't favor the odds much with my pc.

by Guest Wed 18 Jul 2012, 09:09

maybe u can try if its not much of a problem to u? do i have to have a mediafire account? what files do i upload?

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Wed 18 Jul 2012, 10:18

Hello,

Put copies of the folders yoursavegame.sims3 and yoursavegame.sims3.backup into a folder on your desktop or some other place. Richt clik to make it into a rar, you won't be able to upload a folder.
I think you can upload a file to mediafire without having an account.

by Guest Wed 18 Jul 2012, 10:35

ok, i right click and chose add to "sims.rar" is that right? i think i have to sign up though , ill give u the link when im done Smile

by **☠ ~ Aɳɳ ~ ☠** Wed 18 Jul 2012, 10:37

Hello,

Yes, that's how you make the rar. I'll keep my eye on the board for the link.

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