Hi all,

So I was playing a save last night for several hours with no problems and I have a multitude of Nraas mods and CC installed, never had any issues with them whatsoever. This morning I try to load my save from last night and it gets stuck at the very end of the load bar and stays like that until I force quit it. I can hear some background noise but am stuck in the loading screen.

I have tried loading up a save from several weeks ago and the same thing happens. I deleted some of the most recent CC I downloaded in case it was corrupted and still nothing. Have already cleared cache and the DCBackup folder, nothing. Not sure what else to do, any suggestions?

Also posting this in as a separate response but here's the most recent script error file I have in my folder, in case it'll help in any way.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<NRaas.ErrorTrap>
<ModVersion value="100"/>
<BuildVersion value="0.2.0.209"/>
<Installed value="BaseGame, EP1, SP1, EP2, SP2, EP3, SP3, EP4, SP4, EP5, SP5, EP6, SP6, EP7, EP8, SP8, EP9, EP10, SP9"/>
<Enumerator value="2"/>
<Content>


-- Script Errors --


Object:

Name: Lucky
Type: Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Miscellaneous.ImaginaryDoll
Object id: 0x9e2400d3b7c5b320
Position: (-20000.0000, -20000.0000, -20000.0000)
Room id: 0
Level: 0
Flags: IsUsed, InInventory, DoesNotStack
Lot: Sims3.Gameplay.Core.WorldLot
Lot Name:
Lot Address:
IsValid: True
World: UserCreated
OnVacation: False
Season: Summer
Counter: 1
Sim-Time: Sat. at 12:46 AM
Start-Time: 01/05/2024 10:39:36
PreLoadup-Time: 01/05/2024 10:40:01
Log-Time: 01/05/2024 10:40:35

Sims3.SimIFace.SacsErrorException: This state machine does not have a valid C++ driver, which is usually caused by a call to StopAllAnimation(). It is likely that the host object was reset. Objects that host state machines should null out and re-acquire state machines on reset. They may also avoid calling the base DoReset on GameObject if they do not need its functionality. (actor = 'doll', state = 'Pose')
#0: 0x005cb throw in Sims3.SimIFace.Sims3.SimIFace.StateMachineClient:RequestState (bool,string,string,Sims3.SimIFace.SACS.DriverRequestFlags,int,Sims3.SimIFace.StateMachineClient,string,Sims3.SimIFace.BridgeOrigin) (815D1640 [0] [569EB750] [57C42DE0] [64] [60] [00000000] [00000000] [00000000] )
#1: 0x0001c call in Sims3.SimIFace.Sims3.SimIFace.StateMachineClient:RequestState (bool,string,string) (815D1640 [0] [569EB750] [57C42DE0] )
#2: 0x00054 callvirt in Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Miscellaneous.Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Miscellaneous.ImaginaryDoll:ChangePose (bool,bool) (5819DAF8 [0] [0] )
#3: 0x00006 call in Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Miscellaneous.Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Miscellaneous.ImaginaryDoll:StartPose (bool) (5819DAF8 [0] )
#4: 0x00037 callvirt in Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Miscellaneous.Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Miscellaneous.StuffedAnimal:OnStartup () ()
#5: 0x00001 call in Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Miscellaneous.Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Miscellaneous.ImaginaryDoll:OnStartup () ()
#6: 0x000b1 callvirt in Sims3.Gameplay.Abstracts.Sims3.Gameplay.Abstracts.GameObject:Init (bool) (5819DAF8 [1] )
#7: 0x0001b callvirt in ScriptCore.ScriptCore.ScriptProxy:PostLoad () ()



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AniNoFridgeShopping
ArsilNoCellPhones
Arsil_ToddlerSleepingMat
Buzz_DigSiteFixer
BuzzlerScribblingPadEdit
CCL343285367
CCL554971005
CCL695475838
CCL781064474
CCL872730764
CCL928322645
CCL995690695
FireplaceTSM
Functional Washboard
LazyDuchess.AutoLightsOverhaul
LazyDuchess.Common
LazyDuchess.SmoothPatch
LazyDuchess.SmoothPatch_MasterController
MummyProject
NRaasCareer: Version 87
NRaasDebugEnabler: Version 54
NRaasDecensor: Version 14
NRaasErrorTrap: Version 100
NRaasMasterController: Version 134
NRaasMasterControllerCheats: Version 134
NRaasOverwatch: Version 122
NRaasPortraitPanel: Version 33
NRaasRegister: Version 81
NRaasRetuner: Version 10
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NRaasStoryProgressionExtra: Version 266
NRaasStoryProgressionRelationship: Version 267
NRaasTraffic: Version 21
NRaasTraveler: Version 87
NRaasWoohooer: Version 129
NRaasWoohooerEiffelTower: Version 125
NRaasWoohooerKamaSimtra: Version 129
NRaasWoohooerSauna: Version 121
NRaasWoohooerToiletStall: Version 127
Nona_BreastfeedBaby
ResortTowerRug
Savanita.PickUpToddlerFix
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SimIFace
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Sims3GameplaySystems
Sims3Metadata
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StoreObjectsFixerCar
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StoreObjectsGalleryShopDoor
StoreObjectsHotTubGrottoGeo
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StoreObjectsMillWheel
StoreObjectsStaircaseLandingMansion
StoreObjectsStoreHarvestables
StoreObjectsTeaSet
StoreObjectsToyMachine
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System
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Twinsimming_Tooth_Fairy_Mod
UI
VanishingObject
icarusallsorts.EiffelTower
ijSims3Stairs_Snap
mscorlib
simbouquet.GetToKnowFix
spherefish_OneWithNature
</Content>
</NRaas.ErrorTrap>

Extra update: I loaded a save from approx. 4 months ago and it loaded fine but two saved from the last month aren't loading

I'll delete this post myself today but just in case anyone wants to read it the problem un-problemed itself!

I have no idea what I did differently but the game finally loaded my save and gave me a script error for an imaginary friend! So I'm gonna delete that bugger right this second and create a new save!!!

I guess one question that is somewhat unrelated to all of this but you've gotten this far, maybe you could answer it?
My save folder doesn't have any .backup folders, is there a reason for this? I save my game via Save As, would that prevent those folders from being created? Thanks

You would have to save twice under the exact same save name to generate a formal backup save folder. The Backup one is meant to be from not your last game session when that save name was used, but the one before that. And the backup files are unnecessary if you routinely change the name of the save using Save As, thus manually keeping more than two copies of each game in some kind of rotation.

If the Backup files were identical to the regular save folder, then they wouldn't serve any purpose. If one were to be corrupt or unable to load, then they would both be.

Here are some tips on solving the Imaginary Friend errors if you still need them. Usually this means there is a doll stuck in a mailbox somewhere in town that has never been retrieved and it is trying to animate, but it can't do that from inside a mailbox. But if the doll ever did animate, then you would have both the doll and the underlying sim to get rid of.

And yes although not related to the above, we strongly recommend to the point of not being able to provide support otherwise, getting rid of the Smoothness Patch MC component package file. It is broken.