DO NOT Be Like Me And Forget To Back Up Your Game For A Few Months, Especially When You Happen To Be

DO NOT be like me and forget to back up your game for a few months, especially when you happen to be putting in serious work to creating your own save file. GET YOUR EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE AND SAVE IT ALL.

I couldn’t tell you if it was the For Rent updates because that time frame sure did screw with a lot of my game not loading and crashing and the app saying it was having unexpected problems. Maybe it was the hoards of CC I download to fulfill the dopamine rush of not paying for real clothing and furniture. Maybe, more than likely, it was not updating or incorrectly updating the magical mysterious ways Reddit has taught me to no longer waste money on bad packs while still owning them.

Either which way, I spent days trying to get the game to load and not crash within the first few minutes. That ALONE was literally a several day project.

Now I’m on project try to recover as many sims, lots, and mods that I can from all the old backups. Even with designated, very helpful apps, oh my god it is INSANE how time consuming it can be sorting.

In the beginning I tried to stay positive and look at it as a fun little chance to start over again while still trying to include my absolute favorites.

It’s no longer fun. I am burnt out. San Myshuno was a couple of lots and a few tweaks away from being complete. Now- gone. I’ve always loved Windenburg but it was one of the best versions I’ve ever seen or created or put together. The storylines, connections, the details. And PLEASE do not ask me about Cooperdale. The only world where I fully was committed to building every lot from scratch instead of downloading lots and sims I like and tweaking them to be more my style. Months spent on Copperdale- the backstory to each character and each family was so in depth and intertwined. They had years and years of stories and experiences.

All of that, yet not since the beginning of October did I last back my game up. Those backstories, lots, characters, relationships, all of it grew and all of it now only remains in my head and some word documents or brief note app comments.

Back your game up. Not just mods. Saves files and tray files. Do it often.

Meanwhile I’ll be over here trying to find any source of fire to keep me going, to try again, to do as great and better. Or I won’t. Or that’s that, maybe be back in a few months.

I hate this stupid game and how stupidly I’ve always loved it.

Jordan's room was my favorite one to put together, made some wall decals and custom art so he could truly be a space cadet

i tried to make Ruthie's space fun and cozy. mission accomplished, i think.

i wanted to do something a bit more modern using the industrial loft kit and ended up with this mostly monochrome apartment for two roommates who definitely know how to throw a party. playtested as usual, so have fun & enjoy!

702 zenview in san myshuno NO CC apartment 79,749 § 2 bed 2 bath

DOWNLOAD tray files: simfileshare | google drive gallery id: catwort

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