Sims 3 crashes on save. How do I fix it?
I wanna start by saying that if it can't be fixed with duct tape, then I probably don't know how to fix it. Please give me your answer in the simplest terms your super programming brains can muster.
With that said...
The Problem:
Whenever I try to save my Sims 3 game, (Sims 3 with Ambitions expansion) it crashes, and the save does not take place. With a game like the Sims, there really is no point in playing if you cannot save. The problem first arose on Tuesday, after I built a large addition on my Sims' house and hit "Save and Quit." The game began to save like normal, but then I got a windows error message that said that the Sims had crashed and I would have to exit the application. The save did not take place, and my Sims lost their awesome basement... and also two of their kids (who had been born in the time that I played before being unable to save).
Point is, I can't save my Sims game, and I dunno why or how I can fix it.
Tl;Dr:
Sims 3 (w/ Ambitions expansion) crashes on save and saves do not take place. How do I fix it?
My Sims are all backed up on a flash drive, and I tried un-installing and re-installing the game (and the expansion.) it didn't work.