December 2020 - last edited December 2020 by puzzlezaddict
I'm having an issue where plumbobs disappear and reappear at random times. I think I first noticed it when my Sims traveled to China. Not only did the plumbobs disappear but even though I was able to rotate from sim to sim using the space bar, the control panel only showed one particular sim, no matter which one I was focused on (there were 6 in the family). I restarted the game and everything resolved itself for a while. The control panel issue has not returned but the plumbob issue recurs from time to time in their home world. In addition to China, I've also had this happen in both Island Paradise and Twin Brook.
edited to remove tag from title. -puzzlezaddict
December 2020
December 2020
@sparilis and @champion_hustler The travel transition is fragile and can break easily, although disappearing plumbobs is an unusual symptom. In general, it's best to save, quit, delete your cache files, and reload after your sims arrive at their destination, to free up RAM and other resources that might not have been released from running the original world. For reference, the cache files are:
If you use mods or don't mind adding a few, NRaas Traveler replaces the EA travel transition with a much more stable version. Having Traveler, ErrorTrap, and Overwatch (also from NRaas) greatly reduces the chance that the save will break during travel, and ET and OW do a lot of useful cleanup in general.
However, I'd be worried about a save where sims regularly disappeared from the portrait panel, even if the problem consistently resolved itself. I don't think I've personally seen that happen in years, at least not for more than a split second as something was loading. Are there any other signs of corruption? Does the save run well overall, or do you notice excess lag or stutter, or other performance issues?
Additionally, if you use mods, please list them, unless they contain adult content, in which case just list the creators so I know which ones you mean.
September 2021 - last edited September 2021
September 2021
I think I might have fixed my problem, will have to do more playing around with it.
I put all my cc and downloads back in the game and played for a while and the plumbob did disappear, I decided to send my sim to University and as soon as I went I played for few sim days and the plumbob was still there. Also while wearing cc hair and clothes.
Will see what happens when I go back to sunset valley and see if the plumbob disappears again.