Hi there! You are currently browsing as a guest. Why not create an account? Then you get less ads, can thank creators, post feedback, keep a list of your favourites, and more!
Replies: 12 (Who?), Viewed: 2417 times.
Quick Reply
Search this Thread
mixa97sr
Top Secret Researcher
Original Poster
#1 Old 22nd Jul 2015 at 4:13 PM
Default Corrupted family
I've been working on my city project, and recently one of my families (alien family, precizely), has somehow gotten corrupted. Whenever I try to load it, the game ends in a eternal loading loop. Is there any solution to this, or is the only solution to delete the family?
Advertisement
marka93
Mad Poster
#2 Old 22nd Jul 2015 at 4:46 PM
Ok the first thing to try is can you move them out from the hood view? If so then move them onto a lot that is empty and see if they can be open to play.
All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
Mr_Valentine90
Forum Resident
#3 Old 22nd Jul 2015 at 6:57 PM
I had this exact problem a couple of months ago.

I did as marka says and evicted them, and moved them into an empty lot. They were playable again. I was then able to move them back into their old home and everything has worked fine since, for the time being at least.
mixa97sr
Top Secret Researcher
Original Poster
#4 Old 28th Jul 2015 at 7:15 PM
I have tried that, and apparently, it does not work for me. I have even tried moving them onto a new lot, and it still does not work. It's stuck on loading screen forever.
joandsarah77
Needs Coffee
retired moderator
#5 Old 29th Jul 2015 at 9:08 AM
Have you tried moving them out one sim at a time, it may be only one is corrupt. Also have you looked at them in simpe?
"I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." - Unknown
~Call me Jo~
esmeiolanthe
Theorist
#6 Old 29th Jul 2015 at 11:25 AM
Jo, the OP might not be able to move them out one at a time, since they can't load the house at all. Would the teleporter cat be of any help? (I don't use the teleporter cat, so I don't know exactly how it works or how it might be utilized.)

OP, do you have a backup that you can revert to?
esmeiolanthe's Live Journal and Tumblr
Most recent story update: Fuchs That! on 2/21/15
mixa97sr
Top Secret Researcher
Original Poster
#7 Old 29th Jul 2015 at 11:34 AM
I think I do... I meddled with some relationships in SimPE, but I have never touched that family. I'ts good that I have made backup, but then I'll lose some progress I have made since then. Is it possible to restore the old family using the backup neighborhood files, without corrupting something, and if it is... how?
joandsarah77
Needs Coffee
retired moderator
#8 Old 29th Jul 2015 at 11:59 AM
Lol, yeah that was a smart suggestion I made, not! Well instead of loading the lot-since you can't. I would try it with a sim on a blank lot and a teleporter. Teleport one sim onto the lot see how they seem there. If they seem fine see if you can load that lot again. Rinse and repeat with each sim.
"I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." - Unknown
~Call me Jo~
marka93
Mad Poster
#9 Old 29th Jul 2015 at 2:45 PM
Quote: Originally posted by mixa97sr
I think I do... I meddled with some relationships in SimPE, but I have never touched that family. I'ts good that I have made backup, but then I'll lose some progress I have made since then. Is it possible to restore the old family using the backup neighborhood files, without corrupting something, and if it is... how?



You can not swap files, you must delete the complete hood folder and put in a copy of the backup.
All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
mixa97sr
Top Secret Researcher
Original Poster
#10 Old 29th Jul 2015 at 2:49 PM
Well, then. the only way to do it is to save the lots and the families that I've made, swap the hood with the backup and then restore the progress. That's a lot of work to be done.
marka93
Mad Poster
#11 Old 29th Jul 2015 at 2:53 PM
No that not want you want to do for that will cause corruption. The hood is toast and you can not put the families for this hood to your backup or you will cause even more corruption.
All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
mixa97sr
Top Secret Researcher
Original Poster
#12 Old 29th Jul 2015 at 4:42 PM
Well, I have almost settled the issue, using the teleporter, as some of you reccomended... but I f****d that up too. The issue was invisible Pollination Technician, that has found it's way into the family (no wonder, it was a family of a great alien lineage). I so regret it... I'm onto lot saving and family making after restoring the hood.

Also... that teleporter is the most usefull thing I've ever used in TS2.
joandsarah77
Needs Coffee
retired moderator
#13 Old 30th Jul 2015 at 1:13 AM
Yikes, if you somehow had the universal PT in your lot your game installation could be toast. I really hope your installation files are set to read only.
"I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." - Unknown
~Call me Jo~
Back to top