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Change a small business venue to a Residential Small Business
I can't figure out how to change a small business venue lot to a residential venue. I had a gym set up and started a small business with it but then decided I wanted to have my home there as well, but I can't change the venue type. So, I can't move my household.
Tattooist from library doesn't have tattoos unlocked
I saved my sim to my library to move her to a new save. She had previously unlocked tattoos level 1-7 and a few poor ones, and had used them while giving tattoos from the quick select option. But now putting her into my new save all the tattoos are locked again and I can only apply them through custom tattoos and using cheats to unlock them every time. I have no custom content or mods or anything.
Putting friezes on building removes area
With the new Businesses pack you set each area as residential, public, or employees only. But if you put friezes on the outside of a room, this designation disappears and you can’t apply anything, there is no option, as if there was no business on the lot at all. I use no mods or CC that could cause this.
My pack does not appear in the game
Hello everyone, three days ago I bought the Island living pack on sale. I had trouble downloading it but by logging out of the EA app and reinstalling the game I managed to make it appear. The problem now is that it appears downloaded, I can even go to the image of the expansion in the EA app and click on play, except that once in the game I have neither objects nor the world nor accessories that appear. Even inside the game it is marked that I have the pack but it still does not work. If someone can help me I am desperate 🙏🏻 I thank you in advance.
My lots are disappearing
I have tested this with no mods or cc. When I place custom lots throughout the game my lots in Willow Creek start disappearing. When I start to add sims my lots in Oasis Springs also start disappearing. Is this a game memory issue? I'm trying to fill every world with the lots I want there. Are we limited to how many custom lots we can put in the game?
Get to work Retail issue
I'm having a glitch with retail lately, Sims will Queue at the cash register and a random sim not purchasing will stand in front of the register preventing sims from checking out. So i disable using the register, that works for a couple transactions, but then the transactions cancel or i make zero simoleans. So i go back to using the register where i encounter the cutting npc or the same as with the pad. Cancelling transactions or not getting paid. Anyone else experience this? I already tried diagnosing if the issue results from mods or ccl, the problem is in the game.
Fires starting out of nowhere!
This started recently. Probably about a couple days ago my sim was just chilling, then a fire started out of no where. I thought it was because she was living on a rental lot which happens at times. But then it started to happen on regular lots as well. My sim would just be doing their own thing, then a fire would start. I am thinking it’s the new update that just came out because it’s been happening since. I would like this fixed as I just recently paid $40 for the new pack. It’s dumb that I keep spending my money and ea does stuff like this. I love playing sims but this is annoying! Down below is images of the couple times it happened. Let me know if anyone is dealing with the same issue please and thanks! P.S I play I console so no mods or cc :)Sim not going to work
I have NO mods I already tried repairing the game The sim is not refusing to go to work- it's as if she has no job ok so I don't know the best way to explain this but my sim job clock is like resetting i guess? Basically what's happening is it will go "work in one minute" to the usual "happening now" but then it doesn't prompt the sim to go to work and a few sim minutes later it will just say "work in 24 hours" and this has gone on for at least 3 sim days. It doesn't say she's missing work or anything like that as if she took the day off but she didn't. I don't know if it's worth mentioning but the sim got the job (politician) after graduating university and entered at like level 7 or something and has never gone to work because of this glitch. I have all EP except life and death and businesses and hobbies, all game packs except journey to batuu, most stuff packs, and a few kits. I have played for probably around 8 years and have never run into this problem. Please help!Sparkling Floors?
Hey i wanted to come on here and see if this was normal or just a bug but my floors were cleaned in live mode and do the sparkling animation. However the thing is that when I go into build mode they still sparkle I was wondering if anyone else noticed this or it was just a bug thing?
Small business panel not showing-- unable to close or open
After today's (22.03.2025) update, my sim cannot do anything with his small business. By that I mean all interactions are void: buying, selling, opening and closing. Since the small business panel is not showing the small business he owns (only "Register small business", but that doesn't work either), I tried to open/close/sell through phone and ticketing kiosks. However, nothing happened no matter what I clicked, and my sim showed the reset pose (the arm spread standing pose). So the panel says my sim not owning any small businesses and displayed the "Register" option, but on the other hand, my sim's phone says my sim already own a small business. My sim's small business is opened in 2 lots, one on his residencial small business lot and one on a regular small business lot. At first, I let him opened his small business at his home lot. As his employees and customers never showed up and no simeons was charged, so I thought the opening was not successful. Then, I let him travel to his small business lot and see if the small business interaction would work there and the answer was no. I was like, ok, then let him travel back home, but the error code: 123:b378c837:938c06ee popped up and my sim couldn't go home. So I let sims from other household to call him to other lot and have control back on him again. My sim can travel to all other lots and other worlds except his home lot now. I have tried to let sims from other household travelling to the bugged home lot, but the error code popped up again. I tried to wait for 24 sim hours to let the small business close itself, but nothing happened again. It just wouldn't close. I have tried tested all my mods, repaired my save and game, did the EA app recovery, cleared cache through the EA app and "The Sims 4" folder in File Explorer, did a vanilla game and put back only the necessary files. What can I do now and when will this be fixed?
Missing lots?
I've been working on this build in Newcrest and every time I go back into build mode the whole lot disappears? All of my old builds are still there and load when I go into build mode, but everything I tried to build in the last 24 hours just disappears as soon as i re-enter build mode for the lots. Anyone know how to fix it? I've already tried repairing the game with no luck.[FAQ] The Sims 4 and Chromebooks
Does Sims 4 run on a Chromebook ? No, the Sims 4 does not run on a Chromebook. Sims 4 needs either macOS or Windows to run. There's also a console version available for XBox 1 and PS4. Chromebooks run Chrome OS which is a different kind of operating system. Chromebooks are mostly for everyday office work, browsing the net or some playing multimedia. They are not made to run a demanding game. You can find the requirements here: [READ FIRST] Make sure you meet minimum requirements (PC). Chromebooks typically rely on cloud saving for most data and have a very small hard drive because of that. This also makes them unfit to run the game. There are newer Chromebooks that have better specs and bigger hard drivers but those are equally not well suited as low-end Windows Computer. Can I install Windows on a Chromebook ? There are ways to do this but unless you know what you're doing, it's not recommended. There are news that Google has plans make it easier though. The things pointed out above about Chromebooks being too low in specs still apply. Will EA make The Sims 4 available for Chromebooks ? There is no information on that. EA has not made any comments on that but given the specs issue, I wouldn't keep my hopes up. Are there any Sims Games I can run on Chromebooks ? Some Chromebooks are able to run Android Apps. For Android/iOS you can give either The Sims Free Play or the Sims Mobile a look. I already bought Sims 4. Can I get a refund ? Yes,the Great Game Guarantee allows you to return the game within 14 days of your purchase (24 hours after starting it for the first time)
Cow/Llama will assign to shed, but won't come out
I'm not sure if it happened when I downloaded businesses and hobbies or when I moved lots, as those happened basically at the same time, but the cow/llama will not come out of the shed now. They'll act as if they're assigned, with a greyed out option to add an animal to the shed, but none ever appears, and they remain in the household inventory.
Basement camera won't zoom in
this is the view that I am getting in my basements. I have no idea why and I am unable to fix it. I have the camera.ini fixed but that is only for screenshots, I also tried lowering the foundation, removing the ceiling, nothing has worked. I want to fix the problem so I don't have to use the camera.ini. I have noticed that it happens no matter where I am, if its a basement, then I can't zoom in and see my player. Does anyone know a fix for this or what could be causing it? Thanks in advance.
