@RoseaLupum wrote:
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.77.146.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Sims 4 Base Game (Origin). Expansion Packs: Cats & Dogs, City Living, Cottage Living, Discover University, Eco Lifestyle, Get Famous, Get to Work, Get Together, Island Living, Seasons, Snowy Escape. Game Packs: Dine Out, Jungle Adventure, Outdoor Retreat, Parenthood, Realm of Magic, Spa Day, Strangerville, Vampires. Stuff Packs: Backyard Stuff, Cool Kitchen Stuff, Laundry Day Stuff, Moschino Stuff, My First Pet Stuff, Paranormal Stuff, Romantic Garden Stuff, Spooky Stuff, Tiny Living, Vintage Glamour Stuff.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Create a new game or load a previous save, move a Sim into Henford-On-Bagley, play for a certain amount of time. I find often travelling triggers it to happen but am unsure if that's simply because it's more noticeable on loading screens.
What happens when the bug occurs? The game takes 10+ minutes to load, sat on a loading screen - once the household has loaded, it will then freeze for around three minutes, with Build/Buy, Save, Manage World etc. not selectable. Sims will not perform actions, will instead freeze in place and idly animate or sometimes just freeze (the plumbob will still rotate and the mouse is moveable). The in-game timer will not move during this period. Clicking on items does not work, options do not come up and the mouse does not change to indicate they are selectable.
What do you expect to see? A standard, playable Sims game without minute-long lag spikes, random stuttering etc.
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I installed Cottage Living and began to play it.
I've run a fresh install with no mods, cleared my caches, turned off Wild Foxes (another thread implied it could be that), reinstalled MCCC to delete culled Sims. I'm having the 'thousands of empty households' glitch, although only when my Sims have moved into Henford, but the game is now still lagging even on other worlds, although not quite to the extent of a household living in Henford. I'm also having Build/Buy mode graphical errors (floor tiles placed disappear and only reappear when hovered over). It is literally unplayable right now.
try saving the household and/or lot to your library. then, start a new game. in CAS you can import the family you made from your library and move them into a lot that's NOT in henford on bagley (i chose windenburg bc it has similar ~vibes~,) place the build you made (using money cheats if needed,) and voila, start fresh with your sims and your build.
this is the only solution i have found that actually works. because the sims are saved to your library, they should still have their skills from your old save, but the inventory will be wiped clean. everything else should work fine, though you'll have to rebuild (or cheat) relationships again. like i said previously, i've had no issues with travelling, saving, or any lag whatsoever. happy simming!
