Tag: Sims 4 DLC

Adventure Awaits Rags to Riches Legacy Challenge: Fairy Edition (Sims 4)

#EAPartner #EACreatorNetwork

Many thanks to the EA Creator Network for the early access codes for the #AdventureAwaits and #EnchantedbyNature Expansion Packs.

Here are the goals and rules for my Sims 4 Adventure Awaits Rags to Riches Legacy Challenge: Fairy Edition, which uses the youngest heir (Zoe Ito-FitzMoon) from my Rags to Property Owners LP, who was born in the prelude to my Life & Death Rags to Riches Legacy challenge. She is still the fifth generation in this legacy.

Playlist link (TBA)

Meet our Sims:

I am starting with five sims, our teen Zoe Ito-FitzMoon is the main sim and is who will be having an heir for the next generation.

Her cousin Annie Pruett-Meyers, who Zoe’s Aunt Poppy adopted and who is currently a child, is joining Zoe. Also joining Zoe are siblings from my Fairy Pauper’s LP, twins Rowan & Glenn Reaves, teens, and their infant sibling Cassie.

Zoe & Glenn are spellcasters. Rowan & Cassie are fairies & Annie will become a fairy when she ages up to a teen. Zoe has the ancient bloodline trait and Glenn has a weak bloodline trait.

Past Related Let’s Plays:

If you’d like to see the prequel to my Life & Death Rags to Riches Legacy Challenge where Zoe was born and her parents completed their Soul’s Journey and pass down their aspiration traits to her aunts, here is the playlist for that.

Here is the playlist for Zoe’s parents For Rent rags to riches journey & the playlist for Zoe’s aunt and brothers Life & Death rags to riches journey.

Here is the playlist for my Fairy Pauper Let’s Play where Rowan & Glenn were raised from toddlers to teens & where their infant sister Cassie was born.

The back story as to why Glenn is a spellcaster and Rowan is a fairy is that their mother hid that she was a spellcaster from her husband, who is a fairy due to the negative relationship fairies and spellcasters have. It came out when the twins were born and Glenn was a spellcaster and at that point it appeared that she abandoned her family. It later turned out that she had gone to give up her magic and when that happened it caused her to lose her memory (this can’t happen in the game, but we’re using poetic license here!). A family friend knew who she was so she was reunited with her orphaned younger brother. Unfortunately she had kept her marriage and pregnancy from her family (due to the aforementioned negative relationship between fairies and spellcasters) so no one knew to look for her husband and children. It wasn’t until Cody, her husband and the twins’ father, accidentally found her again after joining a new career that her memory came back and the family was reunited.

Pack Goals:

  1. Complete the new aspirations that come with both Adventure Awaits (Critter Hunter & childhood aspiration Cool Kid on the Block) & Enchanted by Nature (Elixir Enthusiast, Nature Nomad & Fairy Stories plus one of the two aspirations that unlock when you complete that aspiration) with at least one sim in our household.
  2. Complete some childhood formative challenges.
  3. Have at least one child in the household have an imaginary friend that we turn into a real sim when the child becomes a teen.
  4. Max the new skills from both packs (Adventure Awaits: Papercraft, Diving & Entomology and for Enchanted by Nature: Apothecary & Natural Living).
  5. Between the sims in the household have them max the careers from both packs.
  6. Complete as many Adventure Awaits Quests & Enchanted by Nature Fables as we can.
  7. Try to catch all the butterflies (Adventure Awaits).
  8. Possibly look at the competitive trait with one of our sims.
  9. Optional: possibly look at getaways if I can fit it in with everything else.

Other Goals:

  1. Complete the fortune aspiration with all sims.
  2. All children/teen who age up to young adult must have at least four positive character values, hopefully all five.
  3. Any toddlers must max all toddler skills, children need to complete all childhood aspirations (base game & Growing Together) & teens need to complete the Goal Oriented & Admired Icon teen aspirations.
  4. Young adults will have to complete their Soul’s Journey.
  5. Work on completing the Making Money Scenario.

Rules

  1. Start with no money on an lot with no home (we are starting on the 64×64 lot in Innisgreen that has a large pond and landscaping). We will move to Gibbi’s Point when our family has enough funds to do so.
  2. Starting sims need to complete their soul’s journey before they can leave the household.
  3. Any sims joining the household can’t bring any money or any significant assets (sell furniture before moving them in if they live on their own).
  4. Money can be made from anything that game allows including any new money making opportunities that come with either pack. when using Trendi, the mark up is limited to 10x (which is still quite high) and will mainly be used for the Admired Icon aspiration (the goal to list and if needed to get Social Bunny follower count up).
  5. Here are the general rags to riches rules for rags to riches I tend to follow in my rags to riches tutorial video, and my blog post.

Guides for Appeasing Gnomes:

New guide/screenshot from reddit post for appeasing gnomes:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Sims4/comments/1m0idxa/i_made_a_cheatsheet_for_appeasing_the_gnomes/

EA Help guide for appeasing gnomes:

https://help.ea.com/ca/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/sims-4-appease-the-gnomes/

Contact Me:

If you would like to help with playtesting this challenge, or 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.

The Fairy Paupers (Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature)

#EAPartner #EACreatorNetwork

Many thanks to the EA Creator Network for the early access code for the #EnchantedbyNature Expansion Pack.

Playlist link

Background

Cody’s wife kept her spellcaster magic a secret from him & disappeared shortly before the twins aged up to toddlers. Glenn got her eyes & her magic while his twin Rowan got their father’s fairy gene! Cody’s teen sister Kenzie is there to help him raise his twins after his wife disappeared. Family helps family, after all that’s what Cody did for her when their parents died in a car accident. #EnchantedbyNature #Fairies #Spellcaster

Cody Reaves is a young adult with the Plant Lover, Mystical & Genius traits. He has the Quick Learner aspiration trait from choosing the Elixir Enthusiast Aspiration. His teen sister Kenzie has the Mystical & Loves the Outdoors traits, with the Collector aspiration trait from choosing the Nature Nomad aspiration. Toddler Rowan is independent and his twin Glenn is inquisitive.

The family is starting with no money on a partially furnished lot in the Coast of Adhmor neighbourhood. Their lot is on 1 Mari Shores Road (I bulldozed the lot and placed their home there; this is a 30 x 20 lot).

Goals:

  1. Raise the toddler twins to teens. *See goals that need to be met before they can age up to children & then to teens.
  2. Kenzie will have the goals of completing scouts, the Goal Oriented Aspiration & Admired Icon aspiration and having at least four of five character values in a positive range before she ages up.
  3. Work on all three new aspirations (Fairy Stories, Elixir Enthusiast & Nature Nomad), get at least the first tier of each aspiration completed with Cody and/or Kenzie.
  4. Cody will join the Apothecary career and see how high he can go (not sure if the bug with sims not getting promoted will impact on this).
  5. Complete as many fables as we can.
  6. Try to make one of each apothecary item.
  7. For the ‘rags to riches’ gameplay element, we need to get to the third tier of the fortune aspiration at a minimum (i.e. complete tiers 1 and 2 of the aspiration).

*Goals for the Twins:

  1. Max all toddler skills & get as many milestones as possible.
  2. As children, complete all eight aspirations (4 base game, 4 Growing Together).
  3. Join scouts and earn as many badges as possible. They will stay in scouts the entire time in this save.
  4. Have at least conflict resolution in a positive range before aging up to teens.

My plan is to hopefully eventually move this family to my Expansion Legacy save and have the twins will join my legacy family as teens in my upcoming Expansion Pack Legacy: Enchanted by Nature Generation Let’s Play. At the time I’m writing this (July 12, 2025) I’m currently holding off on going into that save until the pregnancy bug is fixed.

Guides for Appeasing Gnomes:

Reddit post for appeasing gnomes:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Sims4/comments/1m0idxa/i_made_a_cheatsheet_for_appeasing_the_gnomes/

EA Help guide for appeasing gnomes:

https://help.ea.com/ca/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/sims-4-appease-the-gnomes/

Rules

  1. Note that this is following a very ‘loose’ rags to riches format in that they are starting with a home, albeit very sparsely furnished, but with no money.
  2. They can make money using any options the game allows, though we will try to make money from pack features too.
  3. As mentioned above, I will be having Kenzie doing the Admired Icon teen aspiration so she will list her five Trendi outfits required for that aspiration at a 10x markup, however I won’t go overboard using Trendi to make money.
  4. Here are the general rags to riches rules for rags to riches I tend to follow in my rags to riches tutorial video, and my blog post.

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 July 1, 2025 Game Update (Sims 4)

Video link

My video provides a brief overview of the July 1, 2025 game update, including what was new, what was fixed and what the impact on mods was, however, main focus was on new bugs since the July 1, 2025 game update, and a few that are recent that started after the June 17, 2025 game update.

Post updated July 7 to add a new video covering upcoming hot fix patch & a few new issues. I’ve also added links to a few new bugs covered in this video & some more bug fix mods.

New Bugs:

This is split into two sections, new bugs since the July 1 update and three new bugs that preceded the July 1 update but were still fairly new as they happened after the June 17 update.

Note that two of the three bugs that started after June 17 update affected console, and I’ve done a video on that here. The third one affects affects all platforms and since I have seen a lot of questions/comments re one that one I have included it here.

New Bugs Since the July 1 Game Update:

Can’t drag for many objects (originally referred to not being able to drag to sink or trashcan): https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/drag-to-trash-and-sink-are-no-longer-working/12296987 (EA Cade has acknowledged this bug and it’s being investigated and that they hope to have a fix for this soon) Update on July 7, 2025: Sims Direct has said this issue with dragging for cleaning will be fixed in an update on July 10, 2025.

Businesses & Hobbies: Sharing is Caring Whiteboard is missing and gets removed if you already had one: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/hobby-whiteboard-is-vanished-and-can%E2%80%98t-placed-/12296985 (EA Cade has acknowledged this bug and it’s being investigated), it does have a bug fix mod by Natabear: https://www.patreon.com/posts/133216402 ) Update on July 7, 2025: Sims Direct has said that this is expected to be fixed in an update on Thursday, July 10, 2025.

Pregnancy Test not Available to Take: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/no-pregnancy-test-to-take/12297157 (This is still at the troubleshooting stage at the time I’m adding this bug here, however, it does have a bug fix by Lumpinou, this bug fix was updated after it was initially released, so make sure you have the most recent version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/133139914 ).

The ‘only one teen gets HSY’ tasks seems to be back since the fix to the HSY task UI: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/hsy-school-tasks-not-appearing-for-all-teens/12298188 (still at the new stage at the time I’m adding this bug here).

Gnomes ‘dancing’ / moving on the spot, possibly a bug? There’s a bug report for it and it’s ‘under investigation’ at the time I’m linking this: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/gnomes-glitch-dancing-jumping-around/12297690

Random milestone moodlets (i.e. for milestones sims haven’t had): https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/random-milestone-moodlets/12297864 (at the ‘reviewed’ stage when at the time I’m linking this). Konansock has created a bug fix mod for this, it’s on their bug fix page, though it only works for in game moodlets, not custom moodlets. https://konansock.itch.io/soooooome-small-fixes

Sims not getting promoted after choosing branch (getting raises but not promotions): https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/no-promotion-after-choosing-a-path/12298910

New Bug Report Links Added to the Post on July 7, 2025:

Missing ceilings: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/disappearing-ceilings-build-mode/12299093

Sims having sudden career jumps: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/sudden-career-jump/12306359

Sims with tattoos using the in game custom paint option turning black (existing bug, more common since the July 1, 2025 update): https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/sims-turn-completely-black-after-customization/11972065?topicRepliesSort=postTimeDesc

Pets/horses that use the in game custom paint option turning black (another existing bug that is more common since the July 1, 2025 update): https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/cd-hr-petshorses-are-black/12143277

New Bugs Since the Jun 17 Update:

Affecting all players: Sims return home from work or school if you travel or reload the lot in any way (to into CAS/save and quit while sims at school/work / go to an active career): https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/gtw-sims-leave-jobschool-after-another-sim-travels/12283651 and https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/adultsteenschildren-at-workschool-on-reload-trying-to-skip-workschool/12300531 (this second link added when updating this post on July 7, 2025).

Console players (I also covered this in a video):

Re console crashing after update 2.13: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/xbps-console-crashing-after-update-2-13/12266037

Re user settings resetting: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/psxb-game-preferences-resetting/12264369

Patch Notes:

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/update-7-1-2025

This was a large update, 3.4 GB for Windows players through the EA app, 3.7 GB for Mac players and as usual, even larger for console players.

New game versions after the July 1, 2025 game update:

Mod Tracking Lists & Crinrict User File Reset Guide:

Note this was a big update and broke many mods. I recommend you check out either of the two lists to check on your mods. At the time I’m writing this, not all mods have been updated.

Luth’s List on the Sims Forums

Scarlet’s List

Crinrict’s User File Reset Guide

My Tutorial Videos:

How to prepare for a Sims 4 game update

How to temporarily avoid a game update through the EA app

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

Rags to Small Business? (Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies)

#EAPartner #EACreatorNetwork

Many thanks to the EA Creator Network for the early access code for the #BusinessesandHobbies Expansion Pack.

Playlist TBA

Meet our sims, Audrey (Creative, Animal Enthusiast who Loves the Outdoors with a Collector bonus trait) & Rhett Sheridan (Genius, Rancher & Idealist with a Quick Learner bonus trait), a young married couple and their independent, toddler daughter Sofia. Will they be able to start a small business they can pass down to a child, either their daughter or any others that may come along?

They are on the gallery if you’d like to play with them.

Goals:

  1. Complete both new aspirations* with at least one sim.
  2. Complete the fortune aspiration.
  3. Pass down the business to one of their children.
  4. Live in both neighbourhoods.

* the pack has two new aspirations, Master Mentor (Knowledge Aspiration) and Esteemed Entrepreneur (Popularity Aspiration).

Optional Goals:

  1. Complete the new collection.
  2. Unlock as many hobby perks as possible and pass them down when our starting couple becomes elders.
  3. Complete the Making Money scenario.
  4. Have any children born age up with at least four positive character values & have them complete all 8 child aspirations (4 base game/4 Growing Together)

Rules:

  1. Start with no money on an empty lot.
  2. Any sims joining the household can’t bring any money or any significant assets (sell furniture before moving them in if they live on their own).
  3. Use general rags to riches rules per video, which also links to my blog post.

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

Life & Death Rags to Riches Legacy Challenge (Sims 4)

Here are the goals and rules for my Sims 4 Life & Death Rags to Riches Legacy Challenge, which uses the heirs from my Rags to Property Owners LP & is the fifth generation in this legacy.

Playlist link

Meet our Sims:

I am starting with five sims, the youngest three are the heirs from the previous generation. Twins Roman and Phillip, and infant Zoe Ito-FitzMoon.

Their aunt Poppy and great aunt Elizabeth, both teens, will be joining them.

They are all spellcasters. Four are born in game and have spellcaster bloodline traits. Our heirs have an ancient bloodline trait, their aunt has a weak bloodline trait and their great aunt has no bloodline trait.

If you’d like to see the prequel to this LP, where their parents complete their Soul’s Journey and pass down their aspiration traits to the teens, here is the playlist for that.

Here is the playlist for their parent’s For Rent rags to riches journey. As indicated above, this is the 5th generation of this family that have done a rags to riches journey of an expansion pack.

Goals:

  1. Complete the Soul’s Journey with the five starting sims & any spouses/partners. *see rule 2
  2. Complete the fortune aspiration with all five starting sims (either need 200k before can switch to the aspiration).
  3. Max all three Life & Death careers (with any household sims).
  4. Complete the Alice’s Sorrow quest with at least one sim.
  5. Complete the historian aspiration with at least one sim.
  6. Complete the tarot deck collection with at least one sim.
  7. Have a baby (or two) with the grim reaper (Zoe, who is our youngest, who is starting as an infant, will do this when she becomes a young adult). This baby (or babies) will be the heirs for the next generation.
  8. Live in all three Ravenwood neighbourhoods.

Optional Goals:

  1. Have all sims age up with at least four positive character values, preferably five.
  2. Have one sim try to befriend Edith.
  3. Complete the Making Money scenario.
  4. Have one sim complete the Market Magnate aspiration (that the heirs’ father Phillip was never able to do).
  5. Have one sim complete the ghost portion of the soul’s journey.
  6. Have one sim be reborn???

Rules:

  1. Start with no money on an empty lot.
  2. Starting sims need to complete goal 1 (complete soul’s journey) before they can leave the household.
  3. Any sims joining the household can’t bring any money or any significant assets (sell furniture before moving them in if they live on their own).
  4. Use general rags to riches rules per video, which also links to my blog post.

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

Life and Death Gameplay Trailer & SimGuru Follow Up Tweets (Sims 4)

I discuss my thoughts on what was covered in the Life & Death Gameplay trailer & some additional information revealed from SimGuru tweets. What was your favourite thing from the trailer? 😊🍁 #Sims4 #LifeandDeath #Speculation

My video overview

Link to Gameplay Trailer:

Sims’ Life and Death Blog Post:

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/life-and-death-expansion-pack

Sims’ Life and Death Purchase Page:

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/store/addons/the-sims-4-life-and-death-expansion-pack

Tweets:

The Sims Tweet re the gameplay trailer:

SimGuruBat voice actor for Grim:

SimGuruNova on cross pack with Paranormal Stuff ‘more on that soon’:

SimGuruNova ‘not just game over’:

SimGuruBat tweet thread re hair texture on mohawk that Nervous Subject has:

SimGuruMorgan re Grim Reaper Presets:

SimGuruMorgan on Soul’s Journey and Bucket List:

jackofgames tweet re their understanding of Soul’s Journey:

SimGuruNova on cross pack bucket list options:

SimGuruMorgan re Death Causes Sim Facts:

SimGuruNinja tweet re some surprises left:

TheSimsDirect Tweet Thread on Update Being Next Week:

Time Zone converter for when 10 am Pacific, Oct 22, 2024 is in your own time zone:

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Expected+Timing+of+Base+Game+Update&iso=20241022T10&p1=224

My video on the announcement re the update being Oct 22 vs Oct 29.

My prior video on the Grimtern video & previous Sim Guru Tweets.

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

The Sims’ Grimtern’s Video & Other SimGuru Information (Sims 4 Life and Death)

There’s a new Life and Death video by The Sims, this time on ‘Grimterns’! I discuss my thoughts on it and some recent SimGuru tweets about the pack & upcoming base game update, including some speculation on what the new ‘big’ feature coming to base game might be. What do you think it could be? 😊🍁 #Sims4 #LifeandDeath #Speculation #BaseGameUpdate

Links referred to in my video :

The Sims Grimtern video:

Twitter/X:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSims/videos/567117745988647  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DA85NKkSL25/

SimGuruNinja Tweet re Mermaid Gravestones/Urns

(and follow SimGuru responses):

SimGuruMorgan re choosing type of urn:

https://twitter.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1844160927719133653

SimGuruMorgan responding to SimGuruNinja: https://x.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1844389118807347399

SimGuruMorgan re the urn being on the ground outside:

https://twitter.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1844398213551521863

SimGuruMorgan Tweet/Replies:

Re zodiac signs:

Re swimsuits:

Re the gravestones/urns ‘small compared to ‘that’’:

https://twitter.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1844167396011213097

Possible original tweet with the ‘that’:

Iron Seagull spec resp: https://x.com/Iron_Cgull/status/1844168366896054443

SimGuruMorgan re BG feature being CAS related:

SimGuruMorgan re mermaid bassinets: https://x.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1844508532282097724

EA AHQ re no mermaid bassinet: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-IL-Mermaid-Bassinet-Missing-Inconsistent-With-Other-Occults/m-p/14155636#M298764

Tweet Thread re Nervous Subject Name:

Follow up:

https://twitter.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1844498938059211067

Developer Livestream Prep Chaos:

Miscellaneous The Sims Tweet:

Re the Whispering Wren including it’s description & that it is ‘heirloom eligible’:

https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1842275622674219268

My Life and Death Announcement Trailer/Blog Post Overview Video:

Life and Death Links from My Previous Video:

Trailer:

Sale Post: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/store/addons/the-sims-4-life-and-death-expansion-pack

Blog Post: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/life-and-death-expansion-pack

YouTube Short with summary of new features over clips from trailer:

Time Zone Converter for when the EP will release in your time zone:

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Worldwide+Release+of+Sims+4+Life+and+Death&iso=20241031T10&p1=224

Meeting planner for four time zones of pack release:

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2024&month=10&day=31&hour=17&min=0&sec=0&p1=224&p2=179&p3=136&p4=240

Tweets:

The Sims thread re trailer, sales & blog posts:

SimGuruMorgan re cover art:

SimGuruMorgan re hand on shoulder:

https://twitter.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1841897016382918834

SimGuruMorgan re hairstyle:

SimsGuruConor re world:

SimGuruNinja crypt woohoo response:

Sims Wiki re Possible Sims on Life and Death Cover:

Nervous Subject: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Nervous_Subject

Olive Specter: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Olive_Specter

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

Lovestruck Sequel to Sims Checklist Mashup Challenge (Sims 4)

Playlist link TBA

Our Sims:

Continuing on from my Crystal Creations Sims Checklis Challenge Mashup, spellcaster siblings Cleo and Archer Pace, Cleo’s (currently) infant twins, Crystal and Jade & their cat Fabbo.

Cleo (Creative, Geek & Maker):

Archer (Genius, Geek & Rancher, self discovery trait not shown here is Active):

Challenge Goals

While Cleo did get the checklist challenge done, they have some lot challenges still to remove. Here’s a summary of all the goals they completed in their original challenge (playlist link here), which also shows what goals they still have left to do.

Close up of the lot challenges completed:

Goals to remove the three remaining lot challenges:

  1. To remove the Reduce & Recycle lot challenge we will max fabrication skill and successfully make 5 items with the fabricator.
  2. To remove the Volcanic Activity lot challenge we will complete the Beach Life aspiration (but not until after one of our sims hopefully does the 7 Wild Dates ‘challenge’)
  3. To remove the Wild Prairie Grass aspirations we will complete the Nectar aspiration.

Both sims have been working on goals 1 and 3 in the previous LP. We’ve done very little for the Beach Life aspiration.

In addition to those goals I also plan on checking out some Lovestruck features:

  1. Do the 7 Wild Dates Challenge
  2. Max the romance skill with both Cleo and Archer
  3. Complete both new love aspirations (Paragon Partner and Romantic Explorer).
  4. Unlock the mystery of the bear and their ring
  5. Collect some Axolotls
  6. Raise our infants to teens and see if they can learn the Romantic Sage trait.

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.

Another Patch! (Sims 4 News)

Thursday’s update had more bug fixes than expected, I discuss what was fixed and what of the more recent bugs wasn’t fixed. Have you updated your game? 😊 🍁 #Sims4 #Error123 #Sims4Bugs #LovestruckBugs Video link

Various Links:

SimsDirect Tweet: https://x.com/TheSimsDirect/status/1821599688497250515

Patch Notes: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/update-8-8-2024

Crinrict Blog Post re update: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2024/08/patch-1-108-349-1-97-2/

 Luth’s Mod Tracking list (still using Jul 23/24 list): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Mods-CC-Issues/Broken-Obsolete-and-Updated-Sims-4-Mods-1-108-July-23-2024-Game/td-p/13891143

Scarlet’s Mini Patch Post: https://scarletsrealm.com/new-game-update-patch-1-108-349-mini-fix-patch/  

July 9, Laundry List: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/laundry-list-july-9-2024

EA AHQ Links for Bugs Referred to in Video:

New bug report for remaining 123 error: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Error-Code-123-ff93df2/td-p/13951247

Bug fix mods for remaining 123 errors:
LMS: https://www.patreon.com/posts/109379076
Veiled Woman bug fix mod for placemats at restaurant error: https://modthesims.info/d/676806/no-more-placemats-no-more-broken-restaurants.html

Note original EA AHQ bug report re 123 error for restaurants: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/DO-Restaurant-123-20ece5dd-bee5c638/m-p/12300270

(Previous bug report, now  closed: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/FIXED-Game-Failed-to-Load-Error-Code-123/td-p/13898427 )

Still no Gallery Sims on Cupid’s Corner: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Still-no-Gallery-Sims-in-Cupid-s-Corner-NOT-FIXED/td-p/13952094

Teens not getting third trait on age up: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVES-Teenage-Sims-grow-up-to-young-adults-and-do-not-get/td-p/11749122

Links Shared in my previous bug video:

Non Lovestruck Bugs

HSY daily tasks only appearing for one teen: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-HSY-School-daily-tasks-not-appearing-for-all-teens/td-p/13906035

PC/MAC Save Error 0 (Patch 1.86.166): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-PC-MAC-Save-Error-0-Patch-1-86-166/td-p/11414169
Note that this is an old bug, but has had more activity on it since the update.

Nifty Knitting can’t resume knitting: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-NKSP-Action-won-t-queue-for-Resume-Knitting/td-p/13896316

Can’t split from household and move in live mode: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVES-Can-t-use-split-from-household-and-move/td-p/10005812 (This is an existing bug with more activity since the July 23/24 game update).

Can’t select traits in CAS: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Unable-to-select-traits-in-CAS/td-p/13898994 Note that while this can happen in a vanilla game, it can also be caused by mods, so you need to test with your mods folder out and make sure there are no mod settings folders/files in your saves folder.

Outdoor lighting on inside room ceilings: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Outdoor-lighting-for-inside-rooms-on-ceilings/td-p/13894405

Animals stuck in inventory after Finchwick Fair: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/CoL-Animals-stuck-in-inventory-after-fair-Patch-1-108-318/m-p/13897763#M286250

Can’t fish in Sulani: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-IL-Signed-Fishing-Spots-Not-Working/m-p/13900555#M283535

Lovestruck Bugs:

‘Missing’ objects from Build/Buy: (workaround is to filter and then use magnifying glass OR use bb.showhiddenobjects and then filter and type debug into the search) https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-Several-B-B-Assets-aren-t-tagged-anywhere-or-under-all/m-p/13903013#M283876

Gallery Sims from Cupids Corner have high pitched voices: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-Gallery-Sims-from-Cupid-s-Corner-have-high-pitched-voices/m-p/13905016#M284263

Romantic Relationships Decay too Quickly: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Romantic-Relationships-decay-become-negative-fast-with-no/td-p/13909651

No cross pack compatibility with Discover University and the new career (either branch): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-DU-Romance-Consultant-Career-No-Benefits-from-any-Degree/m-p/13902697#M283806

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.

More Bugs – Post Lovestruck Base Game Update (Sims 4)

I discuss some more information on the error 123 issue, some workarounds and mod fixes, as well as many other common bugs, and possible workarounds when available, since the Jul 23 update and a few Lovestruck bugs. 😊 🍁 Video link

Links referred to in video, including EA AHQ links:

Note that what I covered in my video, and also link below is what I’m seeing as popular issues since the July 23, 2024 updates and the later hot fix/e-patch updates that I noticed when looking through the Sims 4 bug section of EA AHQ.

That said, a good place to look for a summary of reported Sims 4 is Crinrict’s compiled list of reported errors which is one of a few posts pinned in the Sims 4 bug section of EA AHQ: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/READ-FIRST-Compiled-list-of-reported-Issues/m-p/3445209#M223825

Crinrict’s compiled list also shows Popular Now – Top 10 and Current Issues (screenshot as of August 4, 2024):

Error 123 Bug:

EA AHQ Link: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/UNDER-INVESTIGATION-Game-Failed-to-Load-Error-Code-123/td-p/13898427

Link to original video on the issue: https://youtu.be/OYnUjR4lXY8

Updated information:

Crinrict Tweet: https://x.com/crinrict/status/1820119628942565753

Crinrict Blog Posts:

Re Events: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/crin-error/faulty-events-error-code123-misc-numbers/

Bug fix mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/thesims4/mods/2634

Issue with bartenders: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/crin-error/error-code-123ff93df2/

Bug fix mod: https://www.patreon.com/posts/temporary-fix-109378702

Old issue with restaurants and incomplete placements: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/crin-error/restaurants-error-code-12320ece5dd/

Bug fix mod: https://modthesims.info/d/676806/no-more-placemats-no-more-broken-restaurants.html

Note original EA AHQ bug report re 123 error for restaurants: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/DO-Restaurant-123-20ece5dd-bee5c638/m-p/12300270

Other Non Lovestruck Bugs:

Note these are mostly new bugs, but in some instances they were existing bugs that have seen a lot of activity since the July 23, 2024 game update:

No option to pay bills: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-No-option-to-pay-bills/td-p/13899527

HSY daily tasks only appearing for one teen: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-HSY-School-daily-tasks-not-appearing-for-all-teens/td-p/13906035

PC/MAC Save Error 0 (Patch 1.86.166): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-PC-MAC-Save-Error-0-Patch-1-86-166/td-p/11414169
Note that this is an old bug, but has had more activity on it since the update.

Nifty Knitting can’t resume knitting: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-NKSP-Action-won-t-queue-for-Resume-Knitting/td-p/13896316

Can’t split from household: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVES-Can-t-use-split-from-household-and-move/td-p/10005812
Note this is not a new bug, but report has seen a fair amount of activity since the update.

Spellcaster can’t learn spells from tomes: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-ROM-Spellcasters-Cannot-Study-Magical-Tomes-to-Learn-Spells/m-p/13901387#M283615

Distorted eye glass frames: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Glasses-frame-distorted/td-p/13895290

Can’t select traits in CAS: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Unable-to-select-traits-in-CAS/td-p/13898994 Note that while this can happen in a vanilla game, it can also be caused by mods, so you need to test with your mods folder out and make sure there are no mod settings folders/files in your saves folder.

Outdoor lighting on inside room ceilings: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Outdoor-lighting-for-inside-rooms-on-ceilings/td-p/13894405

Can’t split from household and move in live mode: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVES-Can-t-use-split-from-household-and-move/td-p/10005812 (This is an existing bug with more activity since the July 23/24 game update).

Animals stuck in inventory after Finchwick Fair: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/CoL-Animals-stuck-in-inventory-after-fair-Patch-1-108-318/m-p/13897763#M286250

Can’t fish in Sulani: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-IL-Signed-Fishing-Spots-Not-Working/m-p/13900555#M283535

Lovestruck Bugs:

Social options missing on date event: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-LS-Social-options-missing-on-date-event/m-p/13909470#M285082

No Gallery Sims on Cupid’s Corner: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-LS-No-gallery-Sims-on-Cupid-s-Corner/td-p/13909304

‘Missing’ objects from Build/Buy: (workaround is to filter and then use magnifying glass OR use bb.showhiddenobjects and then filter and type debug into the search) https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-Several-B-B-Assets-aren-t-tagged-anywhere-or-under-all/m-p/13903013#M283876

Infinite Loading screen after Planning Date: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-LS-Infinite-Loading-Screen-After-Planning-Date/td-p/13896504

Gallery Sims from Cupids Corner have high pitched voices: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-Gallery-Sims-from-Cupid-s-Corner-have-high-pitched-voices/m-p/13905016#M284263

Cupid’s Corner Matches Won’t Load: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-Cupid-s-Corner-matches-will-not-load/m-p/13903728#M284045

Romantic Relationships Decay too Quickly: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Romantic-Relationships-decay-become-negative-fast-with-no/td-p/13909651

No cross pack compatibility with Discover University and the new career (either branch): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-DU-Romance-Consultant-Career-No-Benefits-from-any-Degree/m-p/13902697#M283806

Penthouse La Suite del Alechazo has no door on study (workaround is to just add one): https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-Penthouse-La-Suite-del-Flechazo-Has-No-Door-For-Study-Room/m-p/13904906#M284210

Contact Me:

If you would like to help with playtesting this challenge, or 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.