Sims 3 info on how lose any corrupted cc in your game (please read)

I only read this irregularly ATM. Busy with Late Night Madness. Please be patient.

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There seems a new problem around. Nighttime daytime everyday shoes and the Vampire Shirt now seems to come with the Sim Package file (like Skins do). You will need to uninstall the Sim it came with. Make sure you check your GAME after every Sim you install. Custard won't help with this issue. I'll be researching and updating as soon as I can

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Since patch 1.17/etc. there is a new problem with windows around. If you suffer from crashes and have strange looking windows or borked lots, remove all your cc windows and go look for updates. I'm NOT going to make a list on broken windows.

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Due to popular demand I decided to translate my blog entry about Monster Sims and strange graphic issues into English and post it on here. I will try to keep this uptodate but if you got a problem and you don't find the DL in this list, check out my blog first. It's in German but it does have pictures.

What's the problem ?
There are a lot of CC out there, some in Sims3Packs, some are Packages. Quite a few of those are faulty. Some cause Blue lots, some slow your game down and some can even crash it. For this, Delphy wrote the Dashboard for packages and Clean Installer (aka Custard) for Sims3Packs (with custard you have to check every single sims3pack before you install). Since those errors are mostly seen in packages and only a few that got converted into sims3packs, I think this part is covered.

There is another type of bad CC: Cloths and Accessory that are categorized for the wrong gender or age. This will result in stretched babies and sims, invisible babies, guys with breasts, floating hats or cut-off feet. Since most of those are Sims3Packs which get distributed with houses and sims, it's really hard to check beforehand and you will only realize that you do have something faulty, when you get the error in your game. Since the game chooses randomly which outfit to select for your sims, you could have a bad download in your game for weeks without even realizing.

What can I do to avoid the problem ?
Check ALL your sims3Packs that are houses, sims, cloth or accessory with Custard and see what the cloth and accessory are categorized for. You will see a some letters in brackes. b = baby, p = toddler, c = child, t = teen, y = young adult, a = adult, e = elder, f = female, m = male. No download should ever be categorized for babies. Cloth should only be this combinations (or any subset): p, c, t, yae. Some cloth should only be for females (especially tops) others only for male. I did find some that are categorized for both and seemed fine. Accessory is a little different. Some works fine for toddlers, others have some strange effects. There does not seem to be a rule of thumbs for those. Keep them in mind. Custard is still in Alpha Stage so I advise against changing anything with it. Makeup, etc is ok if it's categorized for toddlers (not sure about babies).

What can I do if you have the problem
Go through my list to see if you have any of those. They are mostly Sims3Packs, so you find them in your Launcher. Uninstall (it's not gone if you just delete the Download) and then delete the download.

If it's not on the list, take the faulty Sim into CAS (use MasterController if is a baby) and see if it's one that you remember downloading. If it's a baby and you see the Accessory Icon showing up, it's an accessory (babies usually don't have the symbol). If it's a package, take a picture in CAS and delete the file. If not, take a picture and see if you can find it in your launcher. Again take a picture. Post both pictures in this thread for me to add to my list. If you don't find it, post the CAS picture and I see if I can find it somewhere.

What are those numbers in your list ?
When you install a Sims3Packs the package file which it contains is unpacked into your DCBackup folder. When you uninstall your stuff, the file in this folder is not automatically deleted. Do that manually by deleting the files reference in the list.

I can't uninstall in my Launcher, cause it sucks
Yeah. No idea here. You could empty your whole DCCache folder but then all is gone.

I found one that's not on the list while checking my downloads
Provide me with the link to the DL (even if it's a house or a sim). I will check it and add it to my list.

I looked at a download with Custard and it said Naked there. Will it make my sim naked ?
No. If a cloth is categorized for Naked this just means it can be worn while taking a shower. It has nothing to do with the NKD cloth floating around that make your sim walk around naked. Those are normal cloth that show everything.

I got a new skin tone in my game. Where did that come from ?
Non-default skin tones are always package files and unfortunately the come with Sims. They don't show in Custard and the only way to get rid of them is finding the Sim that has them and uninstall those.

Also those files could be fixed by now but since most of them are Sims3Packs they are still unfixed ones are still floating around in houses and Sims.

Wrongly categorized stuff
Packages

- Accessoire hat from RoseSim (Accessory, page 10, 2).
Filename: rose_sims3_Acceearing43_pfpm.package.
Your game will be flickering if you zoom out.


Sims3Packs
See this List: Categorized for Childern/Toddlers/Babies - List

Cateogrized for Naked
See this List: Categorized for Naked - List

Causes freezing since AMB - Some might already been fixed.
Generally everything that was cloned from the tissue box seems to be a problem.

- Bathroom Clutter in Rose
- Useless Objects
- Getting messy
- Decorative guitars from The Land of Woe

Crahes the game since AMB
- Fridge from this set (Vita Sims)
- Parts of Dolormite Kitchen --> fixed

Blue lot files floating around as Sims3Packs:

- Plants by Lemoncandy
- Jefferson-Living-Set by VitaSims
- Stuff by Stylist Sims

- StylistSims Bedroom o1 Plant
- StylistSims Bedroom o3 Vase
- StylistSims Bedroom o2 Plant
- StylistSims Bedroom 01 rug (0x790811b23f6c5bb1422bb063f8c1af37.package)

- Ceiling Halogen Spot (0xcd000424876c7a4e7444159eabeb3c45.package)
- SimPossible Plant
- Wood Gothic Bedroom --> the Pentacle inside

Identified by Dashboard as Bad CC

- Newsea Rabbit Ear accessory
- noxeen_ladygaga-origami-suit.sims3pack
- TSR keram25s Long &Straight (fixed, might still be around in the bad version)

Tight arms
TSR JuttaPonath

- JP17 Silk Nightie
- JP52 Satin Nightie
- JP53 Satin Nightie
- JP65 Satin Dress
- JP66 Satin Dress

TSR Sims2sisters

- S2S Sports Wear

TSR Simromi

- Simromi_tf_asymmetrical_one_piece_bikini
- Simromi_tf_symmetrical_one_piece_bikini

More TSR
- KatelyS FS30 RetroSpective set
- Hasel Nike Sportsware
- Collection Blondes
- S2S Disco Dress

More
- Japanese Kimono von Fortuna

Problems with mapping and Alpha-Channel stuff:

- Guess Jeans for Men by LianaSims3
- Shoes001 by RoseSim --> fixed. Get new version
- Flower Sandels by LianaSims3
- noxeen_valentino-highheelrosesandals (Shoes by TurkSims3)

Plain and simple badly done stuff

- Donation Bedroom Set by Peggy --> Actions look strange
- "]Probably anything by Ireveles18 --> cut ankles, lines or completely separated joints


To get rid of a certain DL you have to uninstall it from the Launcher (not just delete the download) and also delete the corresponding Package-File in the DCBackup folder (numbers provided as far as I know them). To help you find them in the Launcher check the picutres and the mames on my list. If it's a pacakge file, delete the file and your Cache-Files as well as described at MTS.

There are a few problems around:
- The Doll --> Check this thread for that: SERIOUS HIDDEN AND CORRUPT CC in your Game. Not answering any doll questions. Please ask in the linked thread.
- Monster Sims/ Deformed Toddlers/ cut ankles and stick Babies: Those are talked about in FuryRed's thread and are shown in the List linked above. Usually it's adult cloth that is categorized for babies, toddlers and children or female stuff that is also categorized for male.
- Sims taking showers in cloth: Those are cloth that are categorized for the 'naked' state. See list above. There are a few tattoos that were made this way. I won't list those.
- Crashing/ Freezing: Hard to tell. Have to be tried out one by one. Some are on my crazytown list
- Blue Lotting, bad CC, conflicts, duplicates and Sims 2 content: Can be found with Delphys Dashboard or Custard. Since those are mainly package files which don't get packed with houses, I will not put them on my list. Use the tools available. I do have some that I know got converted to Sims3packs on my list.
- Tight Arms: This is caused by an error TSR Workshop had. Some are on my list.
- Mapping Errors: Parts of shoes show on cloth or sim is all blue or green. Some are on my list.
- Messed up hair: Not documenting those (yet).

If you do find anything that is not on my list yet, please provide a CAS picture (especially that blue chooser window on the left hand side) and one where an adult sim is wearing it so one can see it clearly. Upload your faulty Sim to the exchange or provide a link to a Sim that has the stuff. Put the link in this thread here. Please write in your description on the exchange that it has bad CC in it and was just uploaded for testing purposes. Delete after I tell you I downloaded the Sim.

If you do know where it's from please also provide a link to it and inform the creator about the problem (I don't have the time to let every creator know myself and I'm not a member everywhere).

You can use Custard to check Sims3packs before you install them. Use Glitzys instruction for using Custard. Check this thread on what to look out for: HELP - monster toddler, page 2, post #11 (by me)

For Mac users and those who can't download from MTS, use the method described in this thread: The Exchange isn't SAFE, page 5, post 3 (by me)

Corrupt CC can crash your game, slow it down and maybe cause your launcher not to work properly.

Here are a few naked things:
- A yellow T-Shirt with a face on it


Package-File Name: 0x274423db626d680e6b50f98d81fe6030.package

- Blue Jeans with a black belt. Have some kind of structure on it.

Package-File Name: 0xd16022f46065c87bb6dc725563463621.package

- Dress from PeggySims: peggyzone-sims3-f-Fclo0008-090812.package. It's a package file, you won't find it in your launcher.

And more (categorized for naked)


0x8e5e493de48279462324250ee09296ae.package


0xe20922902a8a0ac3c354b86e71692549.package


0x7388cb7a78f38b52eed95d8ffea87b1d.package


0xa01cd751d06c16a70a9ac6f3ae69bd00.package


0xf27da9bdea6242e6257a54b7fed6c78c.package


0xfb749abbbc1dba710353015fbb78707e.package

[b]Please note that this thread will be updated by the staff if new bad cc is found that is unknown

By crinrict


http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/234888.page

http://crinrict.blogspot.com/search/label/Bad%20CC[/b]