I've Had It!-Game Running Ridiculously Slow

[winnow]

So I can delete them? To two things in there are dcdb0, and missingdeps.

I'd rename the folder (e.g., to DCCachebackup) but I don't think you should have any problems deleting them. [Edit: you can delete the backup folder after a new folder gets generated and you've played for a day, a week, or however long until you're comfortable with the new files that have been generated in DCCache. I've deleted those files a few times and never had any problems for what it's worth.]

The files TGBlank specified were compositiorCache.package, simcompositorCache.package, CASPartCache.package, and scriptcache.package. I delete those 4 files at least once a week (assuming I've played more than once during that time). As Jancy said, you can rename (which is the same as deleting to your OS) the entire Sims 3 folder in My Documents/Electronic Arts, which is where the DCCache folder is as well as those 4 files. I always rename the Sims 3 folder to Sims3backup when I install a new EP because not doing so causes problems for many people. The game reads that the same way it would have if I'd deleted it so it generates a whole new Sims3 folder. But that way I have all my saved games, my saved sims, my screenshots, etc.  I can move them over to the new Sims3 folder after the game is working reasonably well.

[Asleep]

I deleted everything you said, winnow, but as soon as I loaded my saved game, I got a message saying:
Missing Object Warning
Some objects could not be loaded and were replaced.
What do I do?

[winnow]

I deleted everything you said, winnow, but as soon as I loaded my saved game, I got a message saying:
Missing Object Warning
Some objects could not be loaded and were replaced.
What do I do?

I've never had that message but it sounds like everything is ok. It sounds like the objects have been regenerated which is what you want. It's kind of like the message that some objects have been moved to family inventory.

How does the game play? Are you noticing any new problems? How are the old problems?

[TGBlank]

Actually, no. That message appears when you are loading a lot/world that haves an object that you don't have installed, be it an expansion/stuff item, store item, or mod item.
By how this thread went, my guess is that you deleted the contents of DCCache. Momentarily disabling your store items.

When one installs store Items (and mods in Sim3pack format) are first loaded by the launcher and copied to the Downloads folder. Then, they are opened, and the .package files inside are copied to DCBackup, afterward, all files inside DCBackup are glued together into the .dbc files you saw on DCCache.
The game completely ignores (or at least, should) the contents of both the download and the DCBackup folders while playing, opting instead for loading the merged .dbc files in DCCache.

Assuming you didn't deleted your downloads folder, you should be able to recover them by opening the launcher and disabling/enabling a store item (or reinstalling them.. it's been ages since I last toyed with that).

[Asleep]

One of the children in my household had a skirt from the store in her everydaywear. When I sent her to get dressed, she was wearing her normal shirt, but instead of the skirt, she was wearing underwear. Also, her bed has the FantaR pattern, which I colored purple, on the blanket, and now her blanker is pitch black. Another one of the children had a desk, chair, mirror, and bedside table from the Animals Abound from the Sims Store, and those had been replaced with random junk from the same category. My conclusion, one of those files held all my Downloadable Content, like TGBlank said, and I want to put it back. So, can you tell me where those files used to be?

[TGBlank]

As I said, unless you blew up the downloads folder, just open the launcher and disable/enable your store stuff, and the game will rebuild the dbc files.

[winnow]

Simstar,

What files did you delete/rename? It's not clear from your replies what you've been doing. Did you rename your whole Sims 3 folder or some of the files/folders? For what it's worth, I'd try to get the game running reasonably well before enabling CC (even official CC) or installing mods but that's me.

If you renamed the Sims 3 folder, you'll need to move the downloads folder from the Sims3backup folder to the Sims 3 folder. Otherwise, the folder should still be there and you can readd the stuff back into your game via the launcher as TGBlank said.

[Asleep]

As i said, unless you blew up the downloads folder, just open the launcher and disable/enable your store stuff, and the game will rebuild the dbc files.

Um... I have to use a mod to disable the game launcher so I can play the sims. I can probably ask my dad to temporarily disable it though.

Simstar,

What files did you delete/rename? It's not clear from your replies what you've been doing. Did you rename your whole Sims 3 folder or some of the files/folders? For what it's worth, I'd try to get the game running reasonably well before enabling CC (even official CC) or installing mods but that's me.

If you renamed the Sims 3 folder, you'll need to move the downloads folder from the Sims3backup folder to the Sims 3 folder. Otherwise, the folder should still be there and you can readd the stuff back into your game via the launcher as TGBlank said.

I moved compositiorCache.package, simcompositorCache.package, CASPartCache.package, and scriptcache.package to my trash.

[winnow]

Um... I have to use a mod to disable the game launcher so I can play the sims. I can probably ask my dad to temporarily disable it though.
I moved compositiorCache.package, simcompositorCache.package, CASPartCache.package, and scriptcache.package to my trash.

Did you rename the DCCache folder or delete dcdb0 and missingdeps?

And besides the missing objects, how is your game playing? Do you still have the same problems as before?

[TGBlank]

Um... I have to use a mod to disable the game launcher so I can play the sims. I can probably ask my dad to temporarily disable it though.

Doesn't matter, the launcher (any of the launchers) still *should* work, just not for playing the sims from it. All you need it for is to install the store stuff back with it.

Alternatively, if you did backups of the contents of DCCache (the .dbc files), put them back.

[Pam]

Simstar,

What exactly is the root problem?  Why do you have the launcher disabled?  Why aren't you running the game in the normal fashion without a mod?  Have you wiped the game from your computer and reinstalled it?  At this point, I don't know why you haven't just wiped everything clean and started fresh from the beginning with a clean install, giving up your saved games, and reinstalling your store content from the Sims 3 site.  You're trying all these different things with the files and such, but I wonder if you're just messing with something that can't be fixed without just starting everything over.

[Asleep]

Simstar,

What exactly is the root problem?  Why do you have the launcher disabled?  Why aren't you running the game in the normal fashion without a mod?  Have you wiped the game from your computer and reinstalled it?  At this point, I don't know why you haven't just wiped everything clean and started fresh from the beginning with a clean install, giving up your saved games, and reinstalling your store content from the Sims 3 site.  You're trying all these different things with the files and such, but I wonder if you're just messing with something that can't be fixed without just starting everything over.

The launcher is disabled, because it sees through the no LN disk mod. I use that mod in the first place, because my computer will not mount the disk. I really don't want to delete all my saved games, they're really important to me. Besides, my game has gotten a lot better now.

[wildredchild]

Just an FYI, you do not have to lose all of your saved games if you do a wipe and re-install.  Just save your saved games file to a secondary location like your desktop and then put it back into your Sims 3 file when you are done doing the re-installation.

[Pam]

Just an FYI, you do not have to lose all of your saved games if you do a wipe and re-install.  Just save your saved games file to a secondary location like your desktop and then put it back into your Sims 3 file when you are done doing the re-installation.

That's true, but there have also been times when my save file was the problem and I just had to let it go

[Joria]

Simstar, to replace items when  you get that message, go into the opening page of the launcher where it has "Welcome", "Downloads", "Uploads" "Installed Content".  To make it easy simply go into the downloads part.  Use select all.  Then hit reinstall.  It will reinstall and replace in the game, everything that got removed.    Since I did not know WHICH cache files to remove initially, I removed them all and got that same Missing Items message.  So I tried what I just said to you and voila!