Load game error
- See also: Save game error
- See also: Glitches
Load game errors are errors which can occur in The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval. It can also happen on other games of The Sims.
Cuase
This occurs if The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval is unable to load the saved game or a town. This usually occurs if the file is corrupted. In fullscreen, there is a black background with the message and a gray background (If running on Windowed mode). When this occurs, the message is displayed upon loading the game
A serious error has occurred while loading 'town'. It is strongly recommended that you restart the application
Note: Town refers to the game The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval is trying to load such as Sunset Valley.sims3 and Kingdom.tsm
This can also occur when starting a new game in The Sims 3 and if The Sims 3 is unable to load the town, the same message will also appear.
Recovery
It is possible to recover from this. Windows and Mac OS X has a backup feature and if the current file is corrupted, the last save file (.sims3.backup & .tsm.backup) can be used.
Another way to recover this is to use a backup file that the user has copied and use that backup to load the game.
For .world files, it is suggested to reinstall The Sims 3 games[TS3][TS3A][TS3LN] or reinstall Riverview, Barnacle Bay or any town made in Create a world.
Screenshots
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Load game error in The Sims 3 Late Night
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Load game error in The Sims Medieval
In other games
In The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories, a load game error can also cause the game to crash.
In consoles, load game errors will occur if any of the following are true
- There is no save file
- The file is corrupted
- No memory card is inserted (PS2, GameCube and PSP)
- Card is not recognized by game and/or system (PS2, GameCube and PSP)
- File is stored on a Memory Stick but the system does not recognize it (Usually this is caused by using a different file system such as NTFS)