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Post by Gravey on Sept 14, 2007 6:20:20 GMT -5
So anyone who has BV. your game is buggered. thats right! even if you dont think so, it is! There is a problem with the character files in BV, your Tour Guides and Unsavoury Charlatans will respawn themselves untill your game dies! Thankfully there is a fix Many thanks to the awesome guys at moreawesomthanyou.com here it is! www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=e55e83657f19b208dfb8fbc75f368107&topic=9607.0You do need this. untill the patch comes out, this is the only thing stopping your game from dying a horrible death. If you would like to check how many of these 2 sims you have you can do so by using the sims2pack installer from modthesims2.com Choose your neighbourhoods folder, than any neighbourhood you have played BV in, and then the character folder, it will bring up a list of all the sims in your neighbourhood. Scroll down untill you find your Tour Guides and Unsavoury Charlatans. I had only played once, and had 11 Tour Guides, and 4 Unsavoury Charlatans. This is extremely Important! you need this hack to play the game.
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Post by Kim on Sept 14, 2007 7:03:36 GMT -5
Thank you Gravey! karma
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Post by Tinker Bell on Sept 14, 2007 11:12:42 GMT -5
Wow Thanks for that Gravey! I havent installed BV yet and now I think I wont until the patch releases. I cant risk losing my Royal kingdom LOL ;D Karma for the info! ;D
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Post by enanoj1111 on Oct 3, 2007 18:09:22 GMT -5
Really?!Mine hasn't done anything the only thing is that with my refections on my game runs a tiny-winne bit.
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Post by Seera on Oct 3, 2007 20:19:37 GMT -5
It's not an instant thing. The only people are having problems are the people with a TON of character files. I believe the casual Simmer isn't going to run into the problem caused by the spawning of unnecessary NPC's.
In my recreated legacy neighborhood I have: 504 character files. this includes pets, NPC's, townies, and playables (both alive and dead).
Before NL, the number of character files you could have before major lag was around 800. If I was playing anything prior to NL and had this problem, I could have some problems. But I don't, I have everything.
NL (and I think all future EP's) bumped this number up a LOT. But no one knows to what number. And I believe it is over 1,000. So for the casual player, you can probably get away until the patch comes out. But, if you play a very big neighborhood or one you want to become very big (legacy, prosperity, etc), you probably want to grab that hack until the patch comes out.
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Post by Nancy01905 on Oct 3, 2007 21:14:57 GMT -5
i don't have that problem at all
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Post by Gravey on Oct 3, 2007 21:18:31 GMT -5
Seera is right on this. It only becomes a massive problem if you play large neighbourhoods, or if you play a lot. This is the same problem that was introduced with Night Life, and it is the same hack that was the fix, only updated for BV. The biggest problem is that if you play a lot, or for hours at a time, you will end up with hundreds of these sims. And every single sims that met them will remember them, so even if you delete them, the memory of them is still there. this is where all the problems come in. But just so we all know, Maxis have given a tentative release date for today in the states for the first emergency patch. Not sure if its out yet, will have to go have a look.
EDIT just went and had a look, and its not released yet, but i know it is in testing.
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Post by Skyline on Oct 4, 2007 13:28:39 GMT -5
*puts a karma in graveys pocket* Good Job Gravey Many Thanks
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Post by joset on Oct 6, 2007 17:03:24 GMT -5
Wow, Thanks for the heads up Gravey. I haven't had a problem but my hoods are small. So, maybe thats why. *tosses Gravey a a shiney Karma*
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