I’m Back…
I have been back and forth. Like I said in my last update post it’s always a cycle with ts3. However, now I can finally, permanently say that I’m back with ts3. My issues have been fixed thanks to the moderators at NRaas. I just hate that it took so many years of trial and error.
Too many mods can cause error code 12!
Some of you probably already know this, but it took years for me to learn my lesson and have it actually sink in. My mom and aunt who also play ts3 kept telling me I had too many mods. However, since I know a lot about the sims and taught them plenty, I believed they didn't really know what they were talking about. Especially because whenever I went online many people in the community kept saying the number of mods doesn't matter. They would go on to share their years of experience with ts3, "As long as you have a computer with great specs/powerful gaming pc you can do whatever you want" or "All of my settings are maxed, and I have a lot of mods. My game has never crashed".
If I tell them I have a custom built gaming pc with way more than enough specs for ts3 they would say, "Maybe you have conflicts or corrupted mods/cc". I always read descriptions before I download anything and I keep track of my mods, so I know that can't be the problem (I thought). I even share my script error logs to the forums at NRaas for the moderators to check. I have been dealing with a constant error code 12 issue ever since 2019 (I had a laptop back then, but it had pretty good specs). I have been everywhere on the internet, testing my game, testing mods, doing the 50/50 method, and I get the same result.
A few months ago, I took out a mod I thought was the cause since it seemed like the cause before, nope. Then, I took more mods out, put them back in, cleared cache, rinse and repeat. I swear, no matter what mods I took out or put back in the game it still gave me error code 12. Earlier this month, I made a post on the NRaas website on my last straw. If nobody was able to help me find the solution I probably would not be playing ts3 anymore because it was unplayable at this point and has been for so long.
I was willing to give them every bit of information about my game. They definitely came through for me this time. Low and behold! I realized there is so much misinformation in the sims community and to only listen to a select few. You think what you're doing isn't causing harm to your game, but it is.
I was told if you have too many mods it can be a big factor, and it doesn't have to be a particular mod causing problems. No matter how powerful your computer is ts3 still has its limits. It was a more lengthy and detailed discussion, but I don't want to overwhelm you guys with too much reading. THANK GOD! I am so relieved knowing that I can go back to playing like I did back in my early sims 3 days.
Those days gave me no problems. I love mods, but I will have to compromise. Get rid of the ones I can live without and enjoy the rest. Don't overdo it guys! I know it's tempting. Mods come out and the community gets really excited which, same. Since the possibility of conflicts or performance issues aren't always communicated by the creator you think everything is fine until some times passes by and you start seeing posts of people complaining.
If you have read this far into my post, here’s a treat. I’ve decided to create my own world again! If you have been following me for a while then you know I was working on a previous world, but I deleted the project because of issues I was having with the game. Though, this time the world won’t be so huge, it will be medium sized. It’s still going to be packed with a lot of things to do, explore, and detail, so I hope you’re excited.
I also still have mods to release. I’ll post them here and on mod the sims.
