Hello,

I have ALL of the Sims 2 EPs and SPs. I use CC and Mods, I have a lot from over the last 17 years that I have played this game. My game keeps crashing...

I have tried it without any CC, it runs find just being vanilla.

I tried testing it with one subfolder of CC at a time and everything works fine, but once I get it all in together I have nothing but issues. It crashes almost immediately when I click on various objects. Even when I click on Maxis objects like a bed or a mirror in the buy mode catalog.

The logs give me something about an access violation. I really need help figuring this out, I have pictures of my computer and graphics card specifications I can show if you need that info. I use Graphics Rule Maker and I have the 4GB patch applied. PLEASE HELP!

Sounds like you have some mod conflicts going on. Have you tried all the usual problem solving tips and tricks?

https://modthesims.info/wiki.php?ti..._Custom_Content
HCDU+: https://www.picknmixmods.com/Sims2/...s/HcduPlus.html (expanded version of the HCDU)

WCT: https://www.picknmixmods.com/Sims2/...CausedThis.html
(This one reads error logs - if you turn on the TestingCheats cheat and let the game generate errors whenever something causes a problem in your game, this one can often tell you where the conflicts are from that particular error).

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If you need to do a 50/50, there are ways to speeed it up, or to make it simpler.

The one-by-one folder method is a bit iffy, if you don't quite know what you're testing. If you have one or more mod conflicts, you'll want to get other items out of the way fast, or check if anything got mixed in with them.

Try testing first with CAS items. If you have no issues, put those files to the side. If there are issues, re-test with 50/50 later.
Then test plain CC objects (build/buy). If those work, put those files to the side. If there are issues, re-test with 50/50 later.
Then test mods alone, see if those are causing issues on their own.

If you have a lot of CC (now much is too much usually depends on the setup you have - 10 GB and over can potentially be a problem for some, while others don't get issues until they reach 20-30 GB or more), it's possible you're experiencing memory crashes, despite using the 4GB patch or other things to help with memory - you'll want to make sure the patch is correctly applied, because sometimes it isn't. There's also speculation that a certain count of OBJDs/GUIDs can cause problems with crashing, and the more objects and mods you have that go under that umbrella, the more likely it will cause crashes (but again, it depends on how much CC you have. The issues would start at around 10.000 GUIDs/OBJDs, and it's mostly counting in buy objects and certain mods, not recolors/CAS/etc.). Removing some objects or certain OBJD mods down below the limit tends to temporarily fix this issue. It's not a common problem, though (I've had around 20-30 GB of CC and never experienced this issue, but it would of course depend which items you had - mine were probably 50/50 CAS and everything else).

If you recently changed to one of the newer operating systems, make sure you have the game configured properly to use them, as the environment is very different from what the game was designed for and you'll have to jump through some hoops to optimize conditions. My own game was crashing like a sumbitch until I doublechecked my belief that I'd applied the 4G patch, and found that I hadn't, or it hadn't taken.

If you haven't recently upgraded, it's possible that your computer is reaching the end of its lifespan, and manifesting first in your most demanding program, i.e. the game we all love and tear our hair out over.

I have a Windows 10 gaming laptop that is just over a year old and I do have a lot of CC, but majority of the time the game runs smoothly and I don't have problems...

I do have the 4GB patch applied, I have checked multiple times. Graphics Rules Maker is set up too.

However I think I solved the issue. I had a lot of files in my SavedSims folder and I found out that it can cause the kind of random crashes I was experiencing. I deleted all of those and I was able to run the game with no issues and I had most of my CC and Mods in together. So I think it's fixed...fingers crossed 🤞 I will be running the game later this week to see if it still behaves