After patching and installing pets/showtime expansions, my game wont load!

[Reiko69]

After installing Custom Content and the Showtime Expansion pack, my game won't load anymore. It doesn't crash, and there is NO black screen like I have been reading about. Instead, the screen is the typical "Sims 3 Showtime Expansion Pack" image with the loading bar which is grey, issue is that the loading bar never fills up with the green, it's just empty. The mouse/cursor is a rotating blue swirlygig that just keeps rotating and spinning like it's trying to load.

Upon starting the game, I get the "custom content may cause errors or crashes because some may be out of date," or whatever, but I had that before I installed showtime/pets and everything worked wonderfully... Do these expansions render all custom content useless? Is there a way to fix this? I just want it to load and I don't mind "risking the bugs and crashes" but it just sits there.

Been staring at the screen over an hour with no movement on the loading bar.


Please help me!! ~ :) Thank you so much :lovestruc


Sys Specs are:

Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.111118-2330)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: BIOSTAR Group
System Model: TH67+
BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/22/10 11:09:53 Ver: 04.06.04
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8174MB RAM
Page File: 5582MB used, 10762MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 560 Ti
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1200&SUBSYS_15613842&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4065 MB
Dedicated Memory: 993 MB
Shared Memory: 3071 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

river File Version: 8.17.0012.9573 (English)
Driver Version: 8.17.12.9573
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/10/2012 00:13:00, 17642816 bytes

Free Space: 4024.7 GB
Total Space: 4430.7 GB

ALSO - wanted to add I am getting the "Unofficial Modification Error" however I have updated versions of all mods that I use, I deleted the cache files for old mods, I tried reinstalling the base game and patching it before installing the new expansions I got - I also am playing WITH a disc and so reading your FAQ I think the game is just being stupid for no reason and deciding not to load, so just wondering what I can do to get it to load up :(

[ellacharmed]

Sims 3 - Game Problems
Please go through this FAQ and follow the instructions, doing each step in order and not skipping anything:

Game Help:Sims 3 Game Problem
Most issues with the game can be resolved by following those steps.


Sims 3 - Installing / Patching / Uninstalling
Whether you are Installing for the first time or Reinstalling, be sure to read the Game Help:Install FAQ.
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This Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall link has the step-by-step instructions to guide you through uninstalling The Sims 3,
and its (EP/SP) packs. As well as removing any leftovers after uninstalling.
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The Game_Help:TS3_Patching Guide provides information on:
Tips Before You Begin
Patching Common Errors
Manual Patch Downloads
Invalid File Errors and more



Did you do all the steps in that Game Problems FAQ, then? And still get the "Unofficial Modification Error"?

If on vanilla settings, the loading green bar stalls and never progresses, that means the Showtime install is corrupt/incomplete/whatever. You'd need to uninstall Showtime and reinstall. If that didn't work either, then uninstall both Showtime and the base game. And then patch the base game as in Q&A for "Issues with 1.3x Superpatcher" wiki FAQ, before reinstalling Showtime.

[Reiko69]

Thanks so much for your help! I just ended up deleting my original Sims 1 copy and reinstalling it, used the Superpatcher, ( I left my other EPs installed.) After that, the game would launch but get stuck on the Neighborhood loading screen so I uninstalled reinstalled Showtime, and for whatever reason it happened to fix the issue altogether. :D

[ellacharmed]

Glad to hear it. Thanks for coming back and confirm.

Happy Simming!