• Error,  Launcher

    Black Screen, long loading times and TMP files in DCCache

    June 22, 2013 /

    Problem After the installation of Patch 1.55, my game doesn’t load. All I get is a black screen. My Launcher takes forever to load now. Cause The causes for those issues aren’t solved completely yet and everything written here is a mere assumption. It might be completely not true. To discuss the tmp files, please post here: TMP Files in DCCache Make sure you remove all your mods to be certain that the black screen issue isn’t cause by an incompatible mod. Best is to do a complete Factory Reset. Downloadedsims.index in SavedSims seems also to be a source of issues. Delete…

  • Tutorial

    Resetting the game to factory settings without reinstalling

    June 2, 2011 /

    Many problems can be pinpointed on cc or corruption in your user data. There’s an easy way to reset your game to factory settings without going through the ordeal of reinstalling the whole thing. Path can be different depending on your OS: Make a backup of  theSims3 folder in Documents\ElectronicArts to an external drive. Rename your theSims3 folder in Documents\ElectronicArts to Sims3_Backup Start the game or the launcher (All your save games will be gone, your options will be reset to factory settings and all your store cc will be gone. Not to worry, it’s all still there in that…