Who would have 'died' today. (Seriously, BACK UP YOUR PETZ!)
Nov 24, 2020 2:55:21 GMT -5
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Post by CatCreature on Nov 24, 2020 2:55:21 GMT -5
So, I'll try not to let this part drag on too long, but...when I was younger, I had a bunch of Petz who wound up being lost forever. Sometimes the Petz game corrupts files at random, completely breaking pet files in your game. To the point where you can't fix them...you can't even access their looks anymore to at least give them to another pet. No...once that random corruption happens, they are -gone-.
Because of this, I lost my first Petz ever. Everyone always seems to have a time where they like showing off their very firsts...and I can only wish mine were here so I could join in. I don't know why this specific corruption happens. But sometimes it does. The only thing anyone can do to "fix" it, is to back up their Petz before it happens. Then, you can put that backup copy in the game, and your pet is back!
I don't like to throw this info in the face of every newbie who ever comes around...but at the same time, I wish someone would have been there to do that for me, back in the day. So it isn't said as much as it should be...but this is a message to everyone. If you have a pet you feel like you just CAN'T be without...back them up. In more than one place, if it makes you feel better. Because this is the only way to assure their safety.
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On the upside, I noticed over the years, with better computers, that corruption problem happened a LOT less! I don't know if it's due to the computers or not. But when I was a kid, it was like every three days, a HUGE chunk of Petz would be corrupt. Eventually it ran me dry and I had to start over, with a very, VERY small few still hanging on. (Those ones, I do still have! 2003 is the earliest year back I have, despite having been playing for years before then!) But I've gone from losing half my crew every three days or so...to having a single pet corrupt once every blue moon. xD
Today, out of a clear blue sky, -two- of my Petz tried to corrupt on me, with the same error as the old days! But because I'd lost so many Petz, I was MORE than prepared with MANY backups. So when these two in my crew corrupted on me, I was able to replace them.
I treat these corruptions as 'death' in the Petz game, because that's what it feels like. If you're not careful, they're gone forever. So...as a half random showoff, and half "public service announcement" to back up your Petz...here's the two who almost 'died' today!
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Kimale (whose name I pronounce as Kee-Mall-Lay) is actually a recent pet I adopted from Jinxie ! He's an ADORABLE fluffball of an Alley, but with the sweet and kooky Chinchilla Persian personality! I love that rough, grumpy face with the soft, angelic "mew" of the Chinchilla Persian. xDD But I also LOVE the cream and black colors, and even the matching Alley spots down the back! Even though he's a male, he looks absurdly good in pink...or maybe that's just me. xD And everything he does is complete and utter cuteness!! I have a few Alleys with similar shapes to him, such as Giggles and Zilch who share the same smaller size, puffy body, skinny legs, and Chinchilla Persian personality...and I absolutely adore the look! xD
Anyway it really was odd. I was using Reflet's Neglect-Me-Not program...I had a rough day yesterday and while I did go on P3, I didn't open my P4 game...and my daily group of over 300+ Petz was simply too massive to go through one by one, so it was handy to cut any neglect back down. But that's what alerted me to a problem. It claimed Kimale couldn't be fixed because the file was "open in another program" which, I assure you, he was not. o.O I thought that was odd. But after running the program a second time, all was well. After I restarted my computer later and tried to open P4, he was suddenly corrupt!
I've not seen that happen before, so that was weird. I'm so glad I keep backups though. I'd be so sad to lose this fluffy ball of joy!!
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Soya, in my P3 game, given to me by Magica ! Some time ago, I sent one of my favorite P3 Catz, Java to Magica for a playdate. He fell in love (ahem, many times...) with some of her Catz. She kept some kittens, and sent a bunch home, and I've been particularly fond of my unique group from that time...and they're all constantly in my P3 game. As of making this thread, Soya hasn't actually gone corrupt as Kimale did. But I ran the Neglect-Me-Not again in P3 today (even though I didn't need to...a habit. If I do one game, I do both games. xD) and this time it said Soya couldn't be fixed, as she was open in another program. (Again, no she wasn't!) The same as what happened to Kimale. o.O
I don't know if she will go corrupt...if this is some kind of warning that something's not right...but I already have backups of her and made another, just in case. I love this beautiful girl, and definitely wouldn't want to lose her, so I'm very glad to know she's safe, even if there was some kind of weird blip going on! She was actually being very difficult to get pictures of...she's either unphotogenic, or was at least in an unphotogenic mood. xD I got the music box out for some good pictures, and as always, that helped! Typical P3 and the creepy 'big-headed' dance move at the bottom. LOL I'm not worried about her, as she's backed up in several spots, along with the rest of my crew, massive though it may be. But I thought to show her off too, since something tipped me off that she -could- have been in danger...and it would have been much smaller with just Kimale's graphic here. xDD
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So yeah. I'm not planning to lose my Petz this time around to that nasty corruption. Make sure you don't either! And thanks to Magica and Jinxie for these babies...I do adore them!!
Because of this, I lost my first Petz ever. Everyone always seems to have a time where they like showing off their very firsts...and I can only wish mine were here so I could join in. I don't know why this specific corruption happens. But sometimes it does. The only thing anyone can do to "fix" it, is to back up their Petz before it happens. Then, you can put that backup copy in the game, and your pet is back!
I don't like to throw this info in the face of every newbie who ever comes around...but at the same time, I wish someone would have been there to do that for me, back in the day. So it isn't said as much as it should be...but this is a message to everyone. If you have a pet you feel like you just CAN'T be without...back them up. In more than one place, if it makes you feel better. Because this is the only way to assure their safety.
---
On the upside, I noticed over the years, with better computers, that corruption problem happened a LOT less! I don't know if it's due to the computers or not. But when I was a kid, it was like every three days, a HUGE chunk of Petz would be corrupt. Eventually it ran me dry and I had to start over, with a very, VERY small few still hanging on. (Those ones, I do still have! 2003 is the earliest year back I have, despite having been playing for years before then!) But I've gone from losing half my crew every three days or so...to having a single pet corrupt once every blue moon. xD
Today, out of a clear blue sky, -two- of my Petz tried to corrupt on me, with the same error as the old days! But because I'd lost so many Petz, I was MORE than prepared with MANY backups. So when these two in my crew corrupted on me, I was able to replace them.
I treat these corruptions as 'death' in the Petz game, because that's what it feels like. If you're not careful, they're gone forever. So...as a half random showoff, and half "public service announcement" to back up your Petz...here's the two who almost 'died' today!
---
Kimale (whose name I pronounce as Kee-Mall-Lay) is actually a recent pet I adopted from Jinxie ! He's an ADORABLE fluffball of an Alley, but with the sweet and kooky Chinchilla Persian personality! I love that rough, grumpy face with the soft, angelic "mew" of the Chinchilla Persian. xDD But I also LOVE the cream and black colors, and even the matching Alley spots down the back! Even though he's a male, he looks absurdly good in pink...or maybe that's just me. xD And everything he does is complete and utter cuteness!! I have a few Alleys with similar shapes to him, such as Giggles and Zilch who share the same smaller size, puffy body, skinny legs, and Chinchilla Persian personality...and I absolutely adore the look! xD
Anyway it really was odd. I was using Reflet's Neglect-Me-Not program...I had a rough day yesterday and while I did go on P3, I didn't open my P4 game...and my daily group of over 300+ Petz was simply too massive to go through one by one, so it was handy to cut any neglect back down. But that's what alerted me to a problem. It claimed Kimale couldn't be fixed because the file was "open in another program" which, I assure you, he was not. o.O I thought that was odd. But after running the program a second time, all was well. After I restarted my computer later and tried to open P4, he was suddenly corrupt!
I've not seen that happen before, so that was weird. I'm so glad I keep backups though. I'd be so sad to lose this fluffy ball of joy!!
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Soya, in my P3 game, given to me by Magica ! Some time ago, I sent one of my favorite P3 Catz, Java to Magica for a playdate. He fell in love (ahem, many times...) with some of her Catz. She kept some kittens, and sent a bunch home, and I've been particularly fond of my unique group from that time...and they're all constantly in my P3 game. As of making this thread, Soya hasn't actually gone corrupt as Kimale did. But I ran the Neglect-Me-Not again in P3 today (even though I didn't need to...a habit. If I do one game, I do both games. xD) and this time it said Soya couldn't be fixed, as she was open in another program. (Again, no she wasn't!) The same as what happened to Kimale. o.O
I don't know if she will go corrupt...if this is some kind of warning that something's not right...but I already have backups of her and made another, just in case. I love this beautiful girl, and definitely wouldn't want to lose her, so I'm very glad to know she's safe, even if there was some kind of weird blip going on! She was actually being very difficult to get pictures of...she's either unphotogenic, or was at least in an unphotogenic mood. xD I got the music box out for some good pictures, and as always, that helped! Typical P3 and the creepy 'big-headed' dance move at the bottom. LOL I'm not worried about her, as she's backed up in several spots, along with the rest of my crew, massive though it may be. But I thought to show her off too, since something tipped me off that she -could- have been in danger...and it would have been much smaller with just Kimale's graphic here. xDD
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So yeah. I'm not planning to lose my Petz this time around to that nasty corruption. Make sure you don't either! And thanks to Magica and Jinxie for these babies...I do adore them!!