This article details how to clear The Sims 3 cache. So far none of these things have worked, and i'm very frustrated about this. If your game doesn't uninstall cleanly from the control panel, and you need to reinstall the game, you can delete the necessary data yourself with this guide. lowered graphics & played in windowed mode new install again but with only base game and world adventures had my game create a new folder in my documents left only nraas mods (traveller, errortrap, overwatch) in my mods folder I downloaded the free town of Riverview as well from the same website. removed mods/cc, with all the variables listed above I recently installed the Sims 3 and several expansions on my 2nd computer through Origin, and used my points to purchase the world, Hidden Springs, from the Sims 3 official website. The Sims 3 Dubai by Nilxis Description: Replica of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the Sims 3. different variables (sim, household, destination, save file) I've played sims 3 many times before and never had this problem, though this was my first time playing it on windows 10. every time, the loading screen appears, the loading bar moves one little tick, then suddenly the game closes and goes to my desktop. So lately i've been playing sims 3 again, and yesterday i wanted to play world adventures specifically, only to find that my game ctds on the loading screen when i try to have my sim travel to a different world.