Adalia and Adam, Adam and Adalia

Is there a way to make the game use some other names besides Adalia and Adam??? Actually, I have multiples of some other names as well, such as Abigail and Abraham, but I have over a dozen each of Adalia and Adam. I've googled it several times, but either it doesn't exist or I don't know the proper search terms to use.

I started my game without the noregen mods because I wanted some game-generated townies and dormies. I've added them now, but I'd say there's still an 85% chance any game-generated character is going be named either Adalia or Adam.

I looked at how to rename them and saw that I shouldn't use SimPE because it would break references. I used Sim Blender, one of the two suggested ways that wouldn't cause errors, but I think it still caused enough errors to corrupt my game. I had to go back to an earlier backup and things are running smoothly again, so I'm sure it was related to the renaming of too many characters. The batbox was the other suggested method, but now I'm a little afraid to try it.

If You haven't done so already I would remove the groups.cache file when changing out mods. It will regenerate when the game starts back up. It keeps track of custom content and sometimes get corrupted.

The only other thing that comes to mind is that the custom name mod your using wasn't made properly.

I myself have not used the Batbox for renaming sims, I have used it for other things and it works fine for me.

Finally the Sim Blender shouldn't corrupt the neighborhood. If by some strange reason it is, You always try my Sim manipulator here.

Thanks, Aaron.

I actually remove the groups.cache and accessories.cache every time I get out of the game because I used to have problems launching the game when I left them in.

I created the live file using a string file that was then imported into SimPe. I used the process described by Jordi at MTS in the comments section of this download: https://modthesims.info/d/110889/altered-default-npc-and-townie-names.html. I did notice, looking back at it, that someone in comment #77 describes a similar experience with the names being clustered around the A section of the alphabet. Nearly all my dupes are A names. I have 6 Abigails, 6 Abrahams, 4 Adaras, 12 Adalias, and 14 Adams. So the naming glitch is probably a function of the process by which I made the file. I also noticed tonight that I have a Prof. Anson Hanson! I will never change his name; it's awesome.  

I've never had a problem with the Batbox before, or with Sim Manipulator, which I do have. This is my first time using Sim Blender in my game, but I don't think it's the mod itself that caused the corruption that was kicking me out of my game. I've been playing this particular game for over a year and not had a problem after using any of those mods.

The corruption happened in a Uni lot I was playing, a lot I have played in more than one game with no problems. There are two things I did that I think may have caused the corruption, but I'm not sure. One was to use Sim Blender to change about a dozen names, and maybe it was too many changes at one time. Supposedly using Sim Blender changes the references associated with the name being changed while changing the names in SimPE does not. Would Sim Manipulator change the references as well?

The only other thing I did that I don't usually do was use MATY's College Timer and leave it on the lot. I usually only use it to sync schedules and then delete it, but this time I left it in the dorm while I sent my sims off to community lots.

Yes the Sim Manipulator updates name references as well.

I just thought of something else You may wish to try. As I am sure You're aware sometimes the random generator for the game is not so random. Usually it's only when You first boot the game up. It's mostly associated with the first born issue(later siblings look alike and have the same personality as the first born). The easiest way to see if that is the issue is to go into CAS and create a few random sims(the sims do not have to be kept). Just be aware this only affects newly created townies, NPC, and ETC.

Ooh, great idea on the random generator. I never thought of that. I only do it when I have a sim close to giving birth. I'll try that. It may be a while before I know if it works; it depends on how often my game generates new sims. Thanks again!

I was going to say you must have a custom name mod, because I don't think I've ever seen those names in my game before. I tend to get a lot of Amins and Alons in my neighborhood, especially in empty apartments. That fits with the abundance of A names.

I can't comment on corruption. I think at some point or another I have done all of the things you are not supposed to do. It's a miracle my game is functional.

Em, I have so many mods and hacks in my game I'm like you, amazed my game still works!