My game, it is cursed

[fanofaband]

First of all, I'd like to say hi everyone!  Joined a few days ago but haven't had the courage to post anything until now, when Sims 3 decided to be cursed.  Again.

Every time I try to do Metro's Immortal Challenge, something happens.  The first time, when I traveled to China, one of my Sims glitched and wouldn't return home.  No matter what.  Had to delete that one and start again, though I was only in the second generation, so it wasn't horrible.  This time, try number two, everything was going well, had just started generation number three, and saved for the night.  This morning, opened it up... and... it was cursed.  The menu bar was gone, couldn't do anything, couldn't move up or down in the house, I could only affect time control with the keyboard.  So I looked around online and tried everything everyone suggested.  I tried Tab, F-10, Esc, I even deleted the last save and switched to the backup, but nothing.

...third time's the charm?  So here's where I ask:  Is anyone else cursed?

[Ricalynn]

If you keep backup saves, you wouldn't have had to delete the first try.   I always keep multiple saves and a lot of them I keep separate of each other.   My Dynasty file saves go something like this LL_Artie_1, LL_Artie_2, and so on and so forth.   When I have a file with traveling, I always make a separate save right before I make the call/use the computer and rename it with france/china/egypt at the end.  I save again once they are in the country.  This way if anything goes wrong I can always go back to the save before they traveled and either try again or just not go at all.


What you consider being cursed is just part of the game and some of it's bugs.  There are a lot of solutions to some of the more common ones available on this board and if you can't find an answer, don't hesitate to ask a question.  The people on this forum are really great and always willing to help.


Oh and Welcome to the forum!

[fanofaband]

I'm definitely going to start with backups, especially with challenges.  I just think it's fun to say it's cursed, it sounds better than glitched, yeah?

[Shirin]

Just wait until you get a Mummy's curse.

[fanofaband]

Oh please don't jinx it.  I've managed to avoid that so far.

[KrispyNickyB]

Fanofaband...your game must talk to mine!

In all seriousness, watch your custom content. That can help bring out the bugs in a nasty way. I will agree with Rica and backup backup backup. I try to avoid traveling on my legacy and dynasty game. Each time I think that bug is fixed I get issues.

[fanofaband]

It's a conspiracy, I knew it!

I actually don't have any custom content, that I remember at least.  I have the little download packs EA gives you whenever you register an expansion, but other than that, nothing.

Watch, I'll start playing again soon and realize I have a ton of stuff, that's always how it goes, aha.

[Coocoo girl]

Sometimes my game doesseem cursed.  I will never forget the time my sim was invisable and I couldn't get it back.  I was doing a legacy!