Forevever
5th Mar 2012, 07:38 PM
First, let me thank everyone for the amazing work they do in creating new objects. I'm very impressed and a downloadaholic :D
Now, little info first - I'm running the base game with only Family Fun Stuff add on. I have no other expansions with no plans to get them.
I realized early on in my downloading sprees that items made for and/or cloned from EPs would cause crashes, freezes, and general unpleasantness, so I'm very careful. I first make sure the download is marked "Base Game", then I load the game with just that, by itself, to make sure its showing up in my catalog. When its a specific item of interest, I go into a test neighborhood where I can place it and poke at it to make sure it functions properly.
I have had an ongoing issue with mirrors. I think I've downloaded at least a dozen new mesh mirrors, and several did not appear in my game at all. They didn't even cause me to crash - its like the game just ignored them. I did some googling and found no reason for this at all (something about sims, but nothing for sims2).
Since I just hit the 3 gig mark for CC, I delete nonworking items and assume I can't use it for whatever unknown reason I'm not smart enough to figure out.
Now this would've been all fine and good except I noticed the most peculiar thing with the Grand Trianon Vanity last night. After spending a good hour decorating it with an obscene amount of OMSP's, I saved the game and it vanished!!!!
I put it back.... saved.... vanished....
I deleted all the OMSP's and related content (and even used that little yellow "blow it up" thing to make sure there was nothing left on the square) - clicked save.... vanished...
I put it side by side with a GT counter, clicked save.... vanished again....
So.... I guess my question is "What is up with mirrors?". Why am I missing so many that I download that claim Base Game compatibility, and what do I have to do to keep my GT Vanity from disappearing?
I appreciate any help you can give me.
Now, little info first - I'm running the base game with only Family Fun Stuff add on. I have no other expansions with no plans to get them.
I realized early on in my downloading sprees that items made for and/or cloned from EPs would cause crashes, freezes, and general unpleasantness, so I'm very careful. I first make sure the download is marked "Base Game", then I load the game with just that, by itself, to make sure its showing up in my catalog. When its a specific item of interest, I go into a test neighborhood where I can place it and poke at it to make sure it functions properly.
I have had an ongoing issue with mirrors. I think I've downloaded at least a dozen new mesh mirrors, and several did not appear in my game at all. They didn't even cause me to crash - its like the game just ignored them. I did some googling and found no reason for this at all (something about sims, but nothing for sims2).
Since I just hit the 3 gig mark for CC, I delete nonworking items and assume I can't use it for whatever unknown reason I'm not smart enough to figure out.
Now this would've been all fine and good except I noticed the most peculiar thing with the Grand Trianon Vanity last night. After spending a good hour decorating it with an obscene amount of OMSP's, I saved the game and it vanished!!!!
I put it back.... saved.... vanished....
I deleted all the OMSP's and related content (and even used that little yellow "blow it up" thing to make sure there was nothing left on the square) - clicked save.... vanished...
I put it side by side with a GT counter, clicked save.... vanished again....
So.... I guess my question is "What is up with mirrors?". Why am I missing so many that I download that claim Base Game compatibility, and what do I have to do to keep my GT Vanity from disappearing?
I appreciate any help you can give me.