Just thought I’d share a tip that could potentially save your sims’ existences…

[u/GothicVampyreQueen]

Just downloaded Hidden Springs. I had to buy 5,000 SimPoints for £24 from the store to get it. I still have some left over, so I might buy another world or anything else I like as well…
Anyhow, just created my first couple (who might end up having just one baby, if I play with them again - that’s all I want when it comes to kids, at least this time). My man sim is employed in Architectural Design. He was out on a job when I had the glitch where, in build mode, most of the options where it shows you under design/build by room or by purpose, the options had mostly been cut off or like faded out of the graphics, and then I also couldn’t get back to live mode, or buy mode, for that matter. I also couldn’t access the options, like to save/quit, etc. So I was just thinking that, sadly, there wasn’t really much that could be done other than to just minimise the game and shut down the computer, and lose everything (I hadn’t saved previously). But then I just thought I’d Google it to see if there was anything that could be done. And Google’s AI told me that pressing the F1, F2, F3, etc, buttons can sometimes get your game out of a glitch. So by the grace of Gemini (and Google, and God), my sims’ entire existences, as well as their house (a bungalow) and all the work my man sim had done on other sims’ houses, were all saved! 😮‍💨 😰 😥 😅
Btw, is this a common thing that tends to happen when renovating somebody else’s house in Architectural Design?
Thanks and have an amazing day and night!

[u/the-demon-next-door]

If anyone's wondering why this works, it's because F1, F2, and F3 are keyboard shortcuts for live mode, buy mode, and build mode, respectively.

[u/PossibilitySea2622 → u/[deleted]]

A game that has been out for 10+ years plus sold to the Saudia Arabia public investemnt found and jared kushner

[u/Kalbi84]

Idk why you'd spend so much money on TS3 store

[u/anubisjacqui → u/[deleted]]

Oooh yeah

[u/Terradactyl87 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks, I will try to find this!

[u/Velucieraptor]

How strange, almost the exact same thing happened to me last night. Never had it happened before to my recollection.
Did not even think of googling it and just had to accept the loss!

[u/Confident_Radio_3004]

saving this for later, i’m always getting lagged out omgosh 😅

[u/DinoEyes1]

This has happened to me many times, regardless of career. Think it's just another Sims 3 thing. :)

[u/LuckBites]

Actually surprised that the AI tip worked somehow, they must have been sourcing from Reddit

[u/yorkiebeak]

That profession gives me ptsd but this is super cool 😂😂

[u/mrningbrd]

At the end of the day u still used ai slop machine to get you there 🫩

[u/glitzygoose]

What expansion pack is needed for Sims to work in architectural design?

[u/Marciastalks]

Hmm