April
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Crin
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April
yep, doesn’t work
April
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Crin
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April
For some reason my build mode is not working even though it was working earlier in the day. It will not let me delete objects, build, place objects, use the move objects cheat nor will it let me use certain objects in my house. I have zero mods or cc, and I did try to repair the game and close it. I even made sure everything was up to date for the sims and EA, and even turning off my computer and updating it.
April
Good Luck
Crin
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April
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Occasionally (10% - 49%)
What is your current game version number? 1.106.148.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cats and dogs, Cottage living, werewolves, wedding stuff, tiny living, toddler stuff, Spa, snowy escape, Realm of magic, seasons, pastel pop kit, parenthood, paranormal, nifty knitting, Movie hangout, courtyard oasis, modern luxe, laundry day, Jungle adventure, island living, holiday celebration, get together, get to work, get famous, dream home decorator, discover university, city living, bust the dust, book nook and backyard stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I don't know - maybe try going to build mode?
What happens when the bug occurs? Build mode functions stop working, houses I built are disappearing, the save page will stay on indefinitely. Once it happens I can't make it stop, and it happens every time I log in. If I leave it for a few days sometimes it fixes itself
What do you expect to see? Build mode should always be working and my lots should be saving.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
I have been having a recurring issue with the Sims 4 for PC and it is driving me nuts.
To start, I don't use mods or CC because I can't be bothered with the upkeep. I occasionally download from the gallery but that's it. I don't even know how to raise this as an issue.
When I go into build mode I can do one or two actions but then it stops working. I can't delete objects, build or move objects. When I try to go back into live mode it spends ages loading. I will try to save and leave but then it stays on the saving/loading screen indefinitely.
I have tried building new lots but when I leave it disappears.
This has been going on, on and off for weeks. I have tried some of the fixes online but no one seems to have the exact same issue (that I can see). And some of the instructions confuse me because I am not very technical so I don't understand some of the acronyms. It would be really helpful if someone could explain in really simple terms how I can fix this. So far I have tried:
- repairing the game in EA
- Deleting a cache
- Deleting a scratch file from the save folder
These sometimes fix it for a bit, but it eventually comes back which is making me think it's something I am doing! I really appreciate any help.
Thanks
May
I started encountering the same issue a few days ago. I just did the most recent update, then when I went to build a basement in a save that I have been playing for over 3 years, it crashed and did the exact same thing that OP described. I really hope this can be resolved soon as this save is the only reason I play the game, I am multiple generations deep!
May
Apologies if this isn't in the right place, also had this occur on a fully 100% vanilla (not even mccc) game! (even moved out my tray and saves folder then also just in case)
After some time doing work while in BuildBuy, be it actually building or just moving items into inventories/items onto tables to move into the household inventory, eventually the game won't respond to a glitch on moving or trying to place something, but may appear to respond on clicking where the picked up item was originally. However, it is also possible sometimes to get a ghost-copy attached to your cursor, however picking up or choosing something else removes the ghost copy but still the game won't respond to the clicks. You can open escape menu there and go to live mode, though whether livemode will run properly then is 50/50, you can't save in this glitch, nor can you exit game normally - the Exit Game click won't respond, and the menu to save game never loads so can't even attempt saving (not that it'd work even if you could save then anyways). Nothing to do in this situation other than unfortunately end task out of game.
Have all known Packs and Kits to date (until a new one appears), latest version of game.
May - last edited May
@yahyahloretti Did you send your save to EA as requested here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVES-Can-t-make-changes-to-build/m-p/13505256#M270306 ?
@nfsrpfan I've merged your post into this. Could you also send your save to EA ?
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Crin
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Please only contact me via PM when asked to do so.
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May
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Polski
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.106.148.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? all of them.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? You can try to build fence on a foundation platform and/or place stairs (try to change their shape, move and/or delete them).
What happens when the bug occurs? Every single time I try to build fence on foundation platform - it disappears, also when i place stairs i cannot move or delete them. In both situations it is impossible to save the game.
What do you expect to see? Fixed issue with saving and disappearing objects.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
So, since yesterday I've been facing saving issue while I'm in build mode.
I was trying to build a restaurant, and upon building foundation, I tried to place fence around it. It was a surprise that it disappeared. When I hovered over it - it was shown, but then disappeared again. I couldn't delete it. Undo button was greyed. Since I played for over 3 hours I wanted to save my progress, and after 20 minutes - it was still pending.
I forced closing game in task manager - and then I run TS4 one more time. I went to this lot, and tried one more time - same thing. I rebooted my laptop, and it was all the same. I dropped the idea of building fence, so I decorated everything without it. I wanted to build second floor - so I placed stairs.
To my surprise, I couldn't change stairs shape, delete or even move them. Again - saving issue happened.
What's the point of playing game if it's impossible to save the progress?