Union Cove Technical Issues

[Chuckles_82]

Union Cove requires all EPs up to Seasons at this point. You will have to check with the other creators to see whether you are missing some requirements for their worlds. You should check to see that you have enough RAM to run sims, and if it's using enough RAM. If not, LAA (long address adware) may help.

[Seabody]

You should check to see that you have enough RAM to run sims, and if it's using enough RAM. If not, LAA (long address adware) may help.

Just to expand on Chuckles' point -- any amount of RAM will run Sims (I use an abysmally small amount, only 2GB). Higher amounts of RAM will not (usually) run it any better on it's own, but a few minor changes will cause it to work. I'm fairly sure that Carl is using 16GB of RAM for Sims.

Oh, and just for clarity's sake, it's Large Address Aware. I'm not a humongous fan of adware.

[skipsmooth]

I finally got around to downloading Union Cove.  I only have expansions Late Night, World Adventures, and Seasons.  So I clicked on the link and saved the version for when you don't have all the expansions.  The problem??  I don't know what to do next.  I'm assuming that I double-click the saved file which I now have in the EA Save folder.  But even after reading what to do next, I'm still not sure if I could lose what I have in the games that I have through Seasons.  Should I just go ahead and double click on the UC zip folder and see what happens?  Or should delay and do something else before unzipping?

[mallory419]

Hey there!
I just got Union Cove for the first time, the installation process was fine, but playing the world is giving me trouble. I can select Union Cove as a World to use, but when it's loading the game (you know, when it has all the tips and tricks things?) it loads about half-way and then crashes. My computer makes me close the program after waiting a few minutes.
Here are a few Details:
Windows 8
No Expansion Packs (I installed the newer one, I got the save file as well and saved to the Save folder in Sims 3)
Game Not Registered (It's a used game, the code is used, not by me)
Please help, I wanna play this game 
Love,
Mallory

[Trip]

Did you actually open the world from the save file?

[mallory419]

Did you actually open the world from the save file?

Yes, and it'll load about halfway on the loading screen (The one with tips & tricks, your household & home) and then crash saying something like "The Sims 3 has stopped working, would you like to wait for it to respond, or close the program?" and I'll wait for about 30 minutes, but it never works.

[GalvanicFantasy]

Are there any other options for downloading Union Cove aside from the site that's linked on the page?

I've been trying to download Union Cove for a couple days.  Unfortunately, when I click the "Click Here to Download" link on the page, it takes me to this site http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/unioncove/, which downloads between 2 and 10 mb of the file, steadily throttling down until it reaches 0 bps and stops.  I've even tried different browsers, but no dice. 

Would love to check it out, if only I could get it to download.

[EllaTheTaco]

For me it downloads. It takes me to that site, but it still downloads

[GalvanicFantasy]

It must have been an intermittent issue - today I was able to download it quick and in a hurry.  Thanks for your help!  I'm off to check out Union Cove.

[Ifoozle]

Hi all,  really appreciate your help in advance.

I have installed union Cove v3 and the save game.

The only expansion pack I do not have is WA.

So my problem is,  when I load the save game.  It loads about 80% and then sits there and doesn't move.  I've left it for hours.  Even overnight but it never loads.

Any help is much appreciated.

[bubbles]

Union Cove is a huge file. The problem might be your computer isn't powerful enough. Try uninstalling it and then reinstalling it. I have no idea whether that will work or not, but I suppose it's worth a shot. It's a lovely world, it's just a shame how laggy it is.

Edit: Welcome to the forum!

[SimAd]

I'm doing a test game in UC (Seasons edition). The first thing I have to say that routing is excellent, there are really not much problems with this world. As such, it is of way better quality than many others, including the standard EA worlds.

However, I DID find a few minor problems, and I'm looking for a place to report them for evaluation by the team. What would be the best place to do so?

[sunshine_2406]

This thread is probably the best place to report your problems for the world.

[Trip]

Sunshine found the right thread. I'm going to merge this thread with that.

No guarantees on any fixes, though. Anushka took care of the CAW-work, and she hasn't been active since last year.

[SimAd]

Ah, great. Well, I can fix it myself (got the world into CAW) but perhaps for future revisions:

- The intersection at Carl's Castle is not connected properly
- The intersection at the Union Fire Services is not connected properly

These are CAW issues but they're really easy to fix, if you so much as touch the road it will connect.

The Hitching Posts at The Grange are placed using MoveObjects apparently, but they "stick out" of the lot and this tends to trap Sims. The same goes for the City Planter Boxes at the Graveyard. It is a shame really as this looks VERY good, but it does throw off the routing for Sims making use of the sidewalk.

Very oddly, the Bistro doesn't have the "Bistro Rabbithole" sounds but apparently those of the School. It looks like just re-placing the Bistro on the lot fixes that, either in a savegame file or in the CAW/Edit In Game stage.

I'll report more if I come across problem areas but so far it's actually remarkably smooth.