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#1 Old 14th Nov 2024 at 9:33 PM

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Default Sims 2 Freezes up when Lot is bulldozed
Hello Everyone,

I have this problem where when I want to bulldoze a lot for the first time in a new session of the game, the game completes it, but the second time I want to bulldoze a lot, the game stays at approximately 25%, and the game will still play the neighborhood music, and the Sims 2 Cursor will still function as normal, but the game will be frozen, and I have to sign out every time to close down the game.

This has just happened, and I had a crashing problem before, but it was when I would go into empty lots without visiting a pre-made lot, I fixed that problem by switching to a brand new pre-owned laptop.

This isn't a debilitating problem, but it's kinda scary to me, and I really want to find a fix. I thought it was my memory, but I have the Sims 2 Starter Pack, I did the Graphics Rules Maker, and I did the 4GB Patch numerous times. (Special thanks to PleasantSims https://pleasantsims.com/sims-2-windows-10/ )

Can someone please help me on my Delima.

Thanks,
Your Fellow Sims 2 Player and Part-Time Recolorer
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#2 Old 14th Nov 2024 at 9:56 PM
Quote: Originally posted by Pacifico1023
Hello Everyone,

I have this problem where when I want to bulldoze a lot for the first time in a new session of the game, the game completes it, but the second time I want to bulldoze a lot, the game stays at approximately 25%, and the game will still play the neighborhood music, and the Sims 2 Cursor will still function as normal, but the game will be frozen, and I have to sign out every time to close down the game.

This has just happened, and I had a crashing problem before, but it was when I would go into empty lots without visiting a pre-made lot, I fixed that problem by switching to a brand new pre-owned laptop.

This isn't a debilitating problem, but it's kinda scary to me, and I really want to find a fix. I thought it was my memory, but I have the Sims 2 Starter Pack, I did the Graphics Rules Maker, and I did the 4GB Patch numerous times. (Special thanks to PleasantSims https://pleasantsims.com/sims-2-windows-10/ )

Can someone please help me on my Delima.

Thanks,
Your Fellow Sims 2 Player and Part-Time Recolorer


With having a crashing problem before you may have broken this hood.
Don't know how old that pre-owned laptop is but it may not be good enough for sims 2.

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
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#3 Old 14th Nov 2024 at 10:02 PM
Quote: Originally posted by marka93
With having a crashing problem before you may have broken this hood.
Don't know how old that pre-owned laptop is but it may not be good enough for sims 2.

The laptop runs the sims 2 better than the previous, but I need help on how to keep the crashes from happening again.
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#4 Old 14th Nov 2024 at 11:32 PM Last edited by marka93 : Yesterday at 12:29 AM.
Quote: Originally posted by Pacifico1023
The laptop runs the sims 2 better than the previous, but I need help on how to keep the crashes from happening again.


You said it was crashing before and this could have broken this hood in some way.
Crashing on bulldozing a lot is not good.
You may need to revert back to a back up before the crashing started.

ADD: You could try and go into the lot and deconstruct it then try to bulldoze it.

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
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#5 Old Yesterday at 2:44 AM
Quote: Originally posted by marka93
You said it was crashing before and this could have broken this hood in some way.
Crashing on bulldozing a lot is not good.
You may need to revert back to a back up before the crashing started.

ADD: You could try and go into the lot and deconstruct it then try to bulldoze it.

ok, il try that
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#6 Old Today at 1:12 AM
what, now when i move lots into the bin, it freezes.
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#7 Old Today at 1:37 AM
Quote: Originally posted by Pacifico1023
what, now when i move lots into the bin, it freezes.


It sounds like your computer is not up to handle the Sims 2.
Either your running out of memory or hard drive space or something.

Do you have the 4Gb patch?

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
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#8 Old Today at 1:41 AM Last edited by simmer22 : Today at 2:30 AM.
Did you use CC on the lots? Could be you've got some stubborn CC items that causes the game to freeze up. Some items can work fine on the lots, but cause issues elsewhere.

Have you tried if the same happens with a CC-free lot? (for instance try to place a maxis-made lot, then bulldoze it again).

Does the size of the lot matter? As in, does it happen with both small and big lots, and both with low/no-CC and heavy-CC lots?

Are sims living on the lot? (If so, make sure to move them out first).
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#9 Old Today at 2:13 AM
ok, ill try that, but I have the 4GB patch installed, and is there a bulk deleter of lots for outside of the game?
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#10 Old Today at 6:19 AM
Quote: Originally posted by Pacifico1023
ok, ill try that, but I have the 4GB patch installed, and is there a bulk deleter of lots for outside of the game?


Inside the doc folder where you have your downloads at, it called LotCatalog and inside that is all your lots in the lot bin.

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
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