Tag: Sims 4 Bugs

New Bugs, Including Game Crashing & Distorted Sims Since Feb 27, 2024 Game Update & Crystal Creations (Sims 4)

Link to my video: https://youtu.be/pj4hZ_v8w1c

Links Referred to in my Video:

Crinrict Tweets:

More New Bugs: https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1763908704720621693

Steps to Take Before Reporting Bugs: https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1763909480092168287

Make Backups: https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1763527336002015493

Stacking Bug: https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1763564340681089246

Updated Blog Post re Stacking Issue: https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1763941202657775852

Crinrict Blog Posts:

How to do backups: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/backups/

Re issues with stacking: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2024/03/stacked-inventory-items-crash-the-game/

EA AHQ Bug Reports (from More Bugs & Stacking Bug Tweets):

Game Crash from Stacking Items: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/WORKAROUND-Stacked-items-in-inventory-household-inventory-cause/td-p/13520953

Distorted Sims (Crystal Creations): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-CCSP-Sims-Distorted-after-Using-Selfmade-Jewelry/td-p/13530516

Crystal Creations items returned to inventory when leaving your retail lot: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/CCSP-GTW-For-Sale-jewelry-is-returned-to-Sims-inventory-on/td-p/13529097

For Rent profile doesn’t open after learning secret: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/FR-Profile-doesn-t-open-for-Sims-with-secrets-revealed-Sounds/td-p/13524962

Dialog picker issue for many food interaction: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Dialog-Picker-for-several-give-food-interactions-doesn-t/td-p/13525645

Can’t give gifts with certain items in your inventory: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/S-Can-t-give-gifts-to-other-sims-with-certain-items-in-the/td-p/13530579/highlight/false

Incorrect woohoo interests learned: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Incorrect-WooHoo-interests-learned/m-p/13531364/highlight/false#M272373

Contact Me:

If you have any questions or want to share your own Sims game play with other Simmers head over to my Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/maplesimmersimssanctuary or my discord, https://discord.gg/aJaX7Pca8A

New Bugs – For Rent & Post Dec 5, 2023 Game Update (Sims 4)

Video Link

Follow up Video with more For Rent Bugs

Links Referred to in my Videos:

Crinrict’s Tweet re steps to take to protect saves & builds (covered in my second video): https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1736428017222557737

EA Answers Head Quarters (‘AHQ’) Reports Base Game/Other Packs Bugs:

Get Famous Bug – No NPC Staff on Community Lots: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/WORKAROUND-GF-Customer-Service-NPCs-Don-t-Spawn-on-Community/td-p/13282016

Gardening issues: weeding stuck in loop: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVES-Weeding-animation-loops-and-weeds-aren-t-removed/td-p/11061955 Edited to add now has mod fix by Thunder.

Also can’t tend out of season plants: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-S-Cannot-tend-to-plants-that-are-out-of-season-despite/td-p/13284426

Game freezes when try to merge households through live mode (workaround is to do it through manage worlds): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Merging-households-through-dialog-doesn-t-proceed/td-p/13278599

Eco Dew Collector Throws LE (this has a mod fix, see below): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-ECO-Dew-Collector-causes-LE-and-does-not-provide-water/m-p/13305618#M264071

EA AHQ For Rent Bugs:

Mentioned in First Bug Video:

Property Ownership not recognized: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-FR-Property-ownership-not-recognized-in-owned-rental-tab/td-p/13290834

Tenants won’t pay rent: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-FR-Tenants-wont-pay-rent/td-p/13289161

Rental Protest Unsolvable: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/FR-Rental-Protest-unsolveable/td-p/13289022

Maintenance Event Doesn’t Tick Off: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-FR-Maintenance-event-doesn-t-tick-off/m-p/13288539#M262661

Justly Evicting and Still Being Fined: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-FR-Justly-evicting-and-still-being-fined/td-p/13289586

Owners Can’t edit Residential Rental Lot: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-FR-Residential-Rentals-Unable-to-Build-Edit-lot/td-p/13288592

Residential Lot Name Keeps Reverting to Default: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-FR-Residential-Rental-Lot-Name-Keeps-Reverting-to-Default/m-p/13295405#M263185

Tenant can’t pay bills: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-FR-Can-t-Pay-Bills-Tenant/td-p/13291544

Can’t sent Plopsy or Trendi items on Residential Rental lots: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-FR-HSY-NKSP-Tenants-can-t-send-items-on-Plopsy-Trendi/td-p/13291453

Constant Dirty Surrounding moodlet from pressure cooker and/or kettle (this has a mod fix): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-FR-Constantly-dirty-surroundings-moodlet-from-Pressure/td-p/13290531

Mentioned in Second Bug Video:

Can’t change residential rental lot type to something else: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVES-FR-Stuck-on-Residential-Rental-Lot-type/td-p/13291850

Error 102/122: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Error-code-102-122-a0adad34/td-p/13293911

Exclamation Marks over Lots & Lots Gone/Can’t be accessed: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Orange-Exclamation-signs-over-lots-Houses-disappear/td-p/10533991

Mod Fixes Mentioned in the Video:

Thunder Dew Collector Fix: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bugfix-eco-dew-94597719 (Thunder has other bug fix mods, check out their Patreon for the free fixes).

Nate the L0ser spoiled appliance Fix: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tiny-mod-no-no-94494116?l=fr

Not shown, but mentioned, LittleMsSam gardening work around fix: https://www.curseforge.com/sims4/mods/rbf-gardening-workaround-fix (note that the latest release of this mod was on Dec 7, 2023).

Updated to add Thunder released a Bug Fix mod for the issue with weeding while gardening after I released my video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bugfix-tend-fix-94711697
Note this bug fix requires Lot 51 Core Library which is also linked on their bug fix post and Thunder states that it is compatible with LittleMsSam’s gardening workaround fix.

Other Links:

Crinrict’s EA AHQ on how to how the bug forum works & how to fill out bug reports (referred to in my second bug video): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/INFORMATION-How-does-this-forum-work/m-p/7368632#M181733

Note that the links that follow are just a handful that I saw that seemed ‘popular’, here’s a link to EA AHQ to see what other bugs are reported and if you don’t see your bug, and have tested in a mod and cc free game (which means nothing in your mods folder but the resource file which the game automatically generates), then do a bug report making sure to fill out the template. https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/bd-p/The-Sims-4-Bugs

SimsDirect Get Famous Workaround Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheSimsDirect/status/1734331011817783629

Contact Me:

If you have any questions or want to share your own Sims game play with other Simmers head over to my Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/maplesimmersimssanctuary or my discord, https://discord.gg/aJaX7Pca8A

New Bugs Since the Oct 31/23 Update & Workarounds/Mod Fixes (Sims 4 News)

Video Link

EA Answer Head Quarters (AHQ) Links:

Base Game Bug: Reward store doesn’t show purchased reward traits (I.e. there are no longer greyed out once your sim has purchased them).
EA AHQ link: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Reward-Trait-still-available-after-purchase/td-p/13150000

Eco Lifestyle Bug: Juice Fizzing machine blocks after you pick up juice, seems to be caused by reloading the lot.
EA AHQ report: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-ECO-Fizzing-Station-blocks-after-picking-up-juice/m-p/13154736#M260622

Seasons Bug: Holidays only show for three sims in the household. The initial bug report said it was the three oldest sims, but it is just three random sims.
EA AHQ link: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-S-Holidays-Only-Appearing-for-Three-Sims-in-Household/m-p/13153150

Common Game Fixing Mods:
EA AHQ link: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/INFORMATION-Common-Game-Fixing-Mods-Hero-Approved/m-p/9836185#M224478

Bug Fixing Mod Links as of Nov 19, 2023:

Thunder Juice Fizzing Machine Fix: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bugfix-eco-juice-92358983

J.M. Pescado Holiday Fix: note my video linked above gives shows how this mod needs to be installed as it won’t work if it’s not installed properly. http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,23250.0.html

There is also this as guidance from the EA AHQ link above for the Holiday Fix mod:

Carl Sim’s Guide for Satisfaction Points Cheat

https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/how-to/cheat-satisfaction-points.php

Contact Me:

If you have any questions or want to share your own Sims game play with other Simmers head over to my Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/maplesimmersimssanctuary or my discord, https://discord.gg/aJaX7Pca8A