Bad News for the Norringtons
So, long story short, I may have to quit the Norrington Legacy for good
It's not what I want but I just can't get my game to work right. I spent all year rebuilding Guilford, even did four version of Downtown Simdon, and yet I'm still getting serious crashing and freezing issues.
I bought a new gaming computer with a graphics card that makes every shot look like a postcard, I culled my CC folder to within an inch of it's life, compressorized everything... doesn't matter. In the main hood I can only play a house for 10, 15 minutes tops before the game crashes or freezes for no specific reason. No freezing or crashing issues on an empty lot as of yet. Downtown doesn't work consistantly at all. Can't load, can't switch hoods... I thought I'd fixed it but alas. I can't even place that many lots in the hood because the game has a stroke.
I just don't know what else to do. I could try another rebuild but to what purpose? I can't narrow it down to any specific CC or conflict. Though it could possibly be one. I still haven't figured out why my apartment mailboxes aren't working despite ripping the DL folder apart to find the troublesome file. I've considered starting from scratch, emptying the DL folder and reintroducing files a little at a time but I just don't think I've got it in me anymore. I've spent months trying to fix my Victorian hood to no avail. That's all I seem to do. I thought the new computer would fix the problems I had with frequent freezing and crashing and being unable to use my downtown hoods but no.
I don't know if I've got enough love for the characters or the story and project I'd hoped to complete to go through anymore fixing. And the whole thing makes me depressed as hell. I really believed I'd figured it out... I've even considered getting rid of downtown entirely (it's not like you can keep the townies and downtownies seperate) and trying to build both Guilford and Simdon in the same main hood. It would require a complete restructoring of Guilford and who's to say I won't continue to have this problem when University time comes rolling along again?
So yeah, I'm sitting here a bit undecisive about making the final decision to axe the project. I don't want to start another historical legacy so either I make it work with the Norringtons or quit all together. But what a waste of several years devotion *sigh* Anywho, seriously in need of some cyber hugs right now. And this isn't some sort of attempt to get people to encourage me to keep going. Just an honest look at where things are for me. I have other sim projects I can work on so it's not like I'd be leaving the community. Oh but I just don't know if I can really say goodbye to Guilford after all these years.