TS3 - Did this happen to anyone?

[Sylphide]

OK, so I am feeling better now that the antibiotics are over and I started playing TS3 as I had it installed on my new laptop just in case I would want to play, which I did not feel like until a couple of days ago.
I already had all the EPs and SP and on one of my first going out since the accident, I went to buy some DVDs and they had "Generations" and I bought it. So I have everything installed.

I created a family (a couple) in Riverview. Everything was going well and I was starting to even like it, when my 2 young adults turned to adults. And what do you know, I lost everything they had in their personal inventory. He had traveled and had artifacts, all gone (luckily I had just sold the precious stones). She has a garden and I kept whatever she got from the garden in her inventory when I had enough in the fridge. All gone. They had a stroller, gone and now they have the wish to buy a stroller! Not funny.

So I thought, this might be because I did not install the new patch (I usually wait until the next EP comes out). So I installed the patch and now when I go to the view of the town, even though I have selected to see identification of ALL the buildings, I have none. No other choice will work either (only houses, or only shops etc.)

Did someone have this problem? What do you suggest?

[Lyran]

I wish I could help, but I am still so new to TS3 I don't know much...

[Kiri]

Did they lose it when they transitioned? Hmmmm have you checked the family inventory?

Also try deleting your cache files in your Sims 3 folder. That may have some leftover nastiness.

1st up - are you using any hacks at all? or vanilla? If you aren't using any hacks - then I strongly suggest going to Twallaan's site and downloading Master Controller, Overwatch and Story Progression. My guess is they should fix your problem.

If you are using hacks - make sure the ones you are using are up to date with generations and patch. A mismatch between versions will cause this sort of problem.

Also - were you taking back-ups of your game? If so, go back to a previous version and check their inventory. If the inventory is good - take a copy of the backup, and put it out of the game - then put in the Master Controller and Overwatch and Story Progression and run it through the transition again to see if that fixes it.

If it doesn't you've still got a copy of the backup to add back into the game to try something else on it.

[Sylphide]

Thank you for your reply Kiri (and Lyran I am sure you won't be long with knowing everything there is to know about it...)

I opened up my game to check into the family's inventory (in buy mode) and it wasn't there. However what I had put in there before was still in.

I am sure I lost it with the transition from young adult to adult.

I am playing sooooo vanilla you wouldn't believe it! I don't have any hacks and I don't even have any downloads (except for Riverview from the EA site). I wouldn't even know how to install downloads!

When you say to empty the cache... I went to have a look and I found

DCCache in which there is
dcdb0.ebc
missingdeps.idx

Then there is IGACache which is empty

and then

SigsCache which contains 2 files with the icon of my DVD reader?
igs
platform

They are Media files of 1 Ko each and can't be played!

and finally

WorldCaches which contains 2 files

Riverview_objects.package
Riverview_sims.package

which I think I should not remove??? What do you suggest? I have absolutely no idea what I am dealing with here!

I have just started playing, so I had no backups. Not even one!

I will go and download the hacks you suggested. If I have any problem installing, I will come back here.

Thanks again

Margot

Coming back from downloading
I found the files and downloaded them. However with Story Progression it says it is not updated to work with Generations, so I think I might keep that one for later. I tried reading the post about what the hacks do, but it looked like a lot of gliberish (is that the word?) to me and I didn't understand it. The more I read the more confused I got, but at least I understood that I had to backup because it could go bad!!!
So I made a backup of my whole TS3 folder; then I emptied only the DCCache and now I will try installing the Master Controller and the Overwatch.

Second coming back!
I created a folder "Hacks" in My Documents - EA - TS3, I hope that's ok and I installed the 2 mods there. Now I am going to start my game

Third coming back
I started ST3 and was shocked when I realized that I had completly lost my game in Riverview. I had started another game in Bridgeport, it is still there and working well (but they are still young adults... and I am very cautious not to leave anything in their personal inventory, also they won't travel until they are full adults!)
I went back to the Game Launcher and saw that Riverview was still in the downloads, but it wasn't installed anymore.
Are there know issues with Riverview as a neighborhood? I like it a lot but if it corrups easily I will do without it.

Thanks

[Sylphide]

Now this is weird... I decided I could try and reinstall Riverview since I love that neighborhood and I have a backup of my game.

I worked well but when I click on "Start a new game" and try to select a neighborhood, Riverview is there... twice!

I think my game is all mixed up!

[Kiri]

Folder: \My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\

Cache Files are: CASPartCache.package, compositorCache.package, scriptCache.package, simCompositorCache.package

These are the ones that you need to delete. All the others you should not delete.


I'm surprised that SP is not updated for Generations... hmmm.

To use Custom Content in Sims:

1.Create folder: \My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods
2. Create folder: \My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages\

In the Mods folder - include a
resource.cfg file.(Download it by right-clicking and choosing 'saving file as')

In the Packages folder -

Move your hacks folder here.

[Lyran]

SP is updated for generations, here is a link www.the-isz.com/nraas/index.php?/topic/863-the-storyprogression-phase-nine-version-196-updated-2011-jun-19/ However I find the program very difficult to set up

[Sylphide]

Kiri, what would I do without you?...

Thank you for your patience with me. Here, have some hot coco!

[Jessica]

EA released a pack these past few days that fixed a lot of issues, including some inventory-related ones. Try installing that without CC in the game folders, maybe it will prevent further issues!

Also, check in your My documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\InstalledWorlds and in C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\GameData\Shared\NonPackaged\Worlds for the duplicate Riverview file! It will have something similar to "{2}" at the end of its name.