LOL Kristal ... shh, dear people are looking and pointing and winking in a knowing way. Flameangel. I am still unclear. Have tried the revised protocol suggested by Josh (and would also have been suggested by me if I hadn't been away from the keyboard). 1. Uninstall 2. Reinstall 3. Return saved Sims 2 folder and play game to check all working as before 4. FINALLY make new copy of Sims 2 folder in case mishap and ... 5. Install EP Installing the EP permanently alters the saved games' structures so my original instructions wouldn't have worked. I don't apologise because they did not harm either. If it appears that this Spawn problem is indeed a problem connected with the testingCheats cheat then there lays a salutary lesson for us all. Maxis themselves have stressed that it is unstable and may result in irreparable damage to the game. For the same reason I don't use any of the ingame hacks like Merola's painting and the InSimenator. I do use SimPE but like I said I shan't cry into my pillow when (not if) my hood's all go pearshaped. If, as it seems increasingly likely to be, your game is beyond repair please do not lose faith with your game, or with us; I am not egotistical enough to worry about your feeling concerning me, I only say that I was trying to help and refer you to my early statements concerning the need to read everything first and take note. The EP (which I didn't have at the time) has installation instructions (both in the manual and in an on screen warning during installation) that clearly warn that the games' saved files will be permanently and irreversibly changed and that going back is NOT an option, so make sure you have a back up if you think you may need to go back. If you did not ensure you had such a back up then you have my sympathy for a tough lesson in always reading the flippin' manual before rather than after. :(
Is there an alternative, because every time I uninstall somthing goes wrong it doesn't work then I gotta get my dad to do it. Then he gets mad because it takes SO long! He's very busy so it takes like a week till I get it properly done. Is their an alternative, to un-installing? P.S. I am not blaming all this fault trouble etc... on you Mirelly! I'm mad at me for downloading stupid stuff then screwing my game. Could it be because when I (after install TS2U 1ST TIME) delete all my hacks I didn't delete them in the seperate homes? Which caused spawn cause it would only be like half their?
I....have....decided.... There seems to be NO WAY to fix my problem. Iv'e decided I would be OK with completley reinstalling....not saving ANY of my families starting over completely from scratch. I will only do this if spawn etc... would then be gone FOR SURE! Would it be gone?
There's no guarentee. I'd still suggest backing up your game. One other alternative...if you have broadband, I could access your computer and run some diagnostics.
1. Ok I will also back up my game 2. What is a broad band 3. I don't think my dad would be happy if I had to some extent a complete stranger accesing my computer....no offence
Broadband includes, but not limited to cable, dsl, and faster connections. Dialup doesn't fall in this area And ur welcome to ask your dad about this...the program we use to fix computers remotely is www.realvnc.com Its an easy program to install/uninstall.
This has probably been addressed before but have you tried just moving the download folder to the desktop and loading the game? If you haven't tried this simple solution, you might be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Nothing worked. :(I ended up starting over from scratch. I kinda wanted to anyway...my town was getting overpopulated. I'm gonna make ALL my families Legacy families. I wanna thank everyone in this thread who tried to help me fix my problem. MANY THANX!!
From what I understand, spawn is something that happens when you've used the boolprop cheat. Unfortunately, it's going to be something that's saved in your families, not a hack which you can find in your downloads folder. So, what is happening that is making it important to remove "spawn". From what I understand, you can just ignore it and use it only when you want to. Could you explain in more detail. I somehow feel that what you are trying to explain is getting lost in translation.
I'm sorry, Flamey. I know that was hard. ((hugs)) But maybe that was for the best. How is it playing now?
It works perfectly. I started a new town (kleasmaria) I also made sim copies of all my friends. LoL. It works great now. It was hard to let go tho. Especially since I was sooo far in my Legacy Family.
I'm glad that you have managed to get your game running, Flamey. I am also sorry that you had to give up your legacy sims .... The lesson here, I suppose, for all of us. Back ups should be made regularly. And when using a back up to restore lost games don't actually use the back up! Make a copy of the back up and use that!
Also don't download anything unless you REALLY REALLY REALLY want it. Even then be carful about downloading it!
