I wasn't sure whether I should post this here in this thread or start a new thread elsewhere. I've just tried to continue with this challenge after taking a break of a week or so. I have two saved games, one I use for travel and the other one. Neither one would open. Also at the main menu, the household Sims don't show up. When I went to the Documents to check on whether I had somehow gotten a bad file, I was surprised to find 4 files under each name instead of the main file and the backup file that I had expected. The files for the main game are (in the order they appear) ConsignmentChallenge.sims3, ConsignmentChallenge.sims3(612).backup, ConsignmentChallenge.sims3.backup, and ConsignmentChallenge(611).sims3. The travel game files are ConsignmentTravel.sims3, ConsignmentTravel.sims3(614).backup, ConsignmentTravel.sims3.backup, and ConsignmentTravel(613).sims3.
None of my other saved games look like this and I don't know what to make of it. I've never seen game files with numbers like that. Does anyone know why this would have happened? Is there anything I can do to salvage my game?