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Marketplace home page issues
When I load into the game and press the marketplace button, nothing appears, and the home screen is blank. When I click the home button to go back to the main page, it turns blank as well after trying to see the marketplace. The graphic that shows Moola isn't showing up correctly either. I thought it was an issue with a custom home page mod I had, but I removed it, and the issue is still occurring. I do have other mods and CC installed.SolvedLuckySimmer101 day agoSeasoned Veteran29Views0likes2Comments
Plants not changing with the season
A warm hello – I’m writing to report two unusual situations in the game. Firstly, for some time now, some of my plants in Build mode have been looking as though it’s ‘autumn’, even though I’ve set the season to summer using the cheat to change seasons at any time (seasons.set_season). I’ve already tried to fix this in many ways – uninstalling suspicious mods, clearing the cache from the ‘cache’ files… I should point out that these are plants affected only in Build mode, not in Garden mode. Has anyone else experienced this, or do you know what might be causing it? Secondly – a huge number of newborns have appeared in many unplayed households. Practically one in every four households on the list has 10 new children – what can I do to stop this? I know I can delete these children, but I don’t want this to keep happening .Solved
Sims 4 modify CAS, only blank background with just Sim showing
When i click modify cas in mccc or even normally with testingcheats,it just show my sim alone with no options i can just rotate him i cant even enter main menu or anything so i need to close my game with task manager my ui mods are all updated so i have no idea what could cause this cuz it worked just fine a few days ago,so pls help anyoneSolvedVolimTeHiHi1 day agoSeasoned Newcomer454Views3likes12Comments
Sims cannot gain romantic relationships
I started a new game and noticed my sim appears to be unable to gain romatic relationships with anyone. Things like Flirting, offering roses, sexy poses, kissing etc does nothing at all. My sim can gain friendships without any issues but not the romance side which is important on how I play the game. The only thing which has changed since it was working to now is that I bought the the Toddler stuff pack as a couple of gallery lots I wanted to use needed this. I've tried repairing the game and that has not changed anything. None of my mods or cc has been changed since it was working last to now so I cannot see that is the issue unless something is incompatible with the Toddler pack which seems unlikely. Is this current issue which others are having or something only I am seeing? KlaireSolvedKlaireL-UK9 days agoNew Novice76Views1like1Comment
Sims not cleaning dishes or cooking
Ever since the second to last update, my sims won't cook or clean the dishes. I do have several food mods. Is this a result of the update or are one of my mods broken? Or is it something else? Mods: BrazenLotus Icemunmun Little Plumbobs Place Life Like Sims Oni28 Somik Severinka Tiana Sims MTS Food Group Food Custom Interactions MTS Food Group Drink Custom Interactions SYB EatsSolvedJustUsGirls1412 days agoSeasoned Newcomer67Views0likes2Comments
Game freeze
I can't seem to understand what's happening, but my sim could be performing an action and all of a sudden time stops moving and she just stands still, like the game is paused but it isn't, I can open some panels but I can't perform any actions, I can't even reset my sim, this started after the last update and I dont understand, at first I thought it was a mod issue, but I can't seem to identify any broken mods and all other mods have been updated.SolvedOnyoduma17 days agoSeasoned Newcomer82Views0likes2Comments
Realm of magic bugs -> pratical magic not working -> sellers absent
Hey, I've been having some issues that I've recently noticed. So it's been long since I've last played with a spellcaster sims which is why I can't really point out when those two issues started happening exactly, but today after making my sims I realized he couldn't learn practical magic. Like, the action is there, and I can type it same as for for the two other magic options, but he will just reenact the "learning" animation for in-game hours without ever having the pop-up of "hey [sims] learned this spell." Which is weird cause the two other magics work with no issue. Then I made my sims go to the magic realm because I wanted to test if he could learn practical magic through a grimoire, but bada-beem bada-boom, none of the magical sellers are present, they're not even running around the realm, they're just completely absent, and I've waited hours and came back during different days but they just won't show up. Then I made my sims go back home, and went through the debug menu to force one of the practical grimoire magic into the house, and i discovered there were three versions of each one of the magical spellbook but as if two of them came through a mod, issue here is I absolutely don't remember which mod that could be and going through my mod folder by sorting it out would probably take me 3 freaking days (which I don't have.) At least after making my sims read the book, I realized he can in fact learn practical magic, but he can only do it through grimoires which kinda kill the wole immersivity of the game if I have to go through teh debug menu to buy all of them. I was wondering if anyone had an idea of which specific mods are causing this ? (because there is definitely multiple having a run for it). That could help me with cleaning out my game, thanks in advance for your help and time ! (I put some pictures below in case it could help)Solved120Views0likes3Commentscan't play any of my stories
I try to load one of my games and it will load and take me to the place they live but when I go to press play it won't take me to them in the game it will just take me to the screen with all of the worlds where you can live and sometimes there is a medium sized blue box that appears in the left bottom corner that will just blink repeatedly almost like it is glitching my game and computer are upgraded I even took out all of my mods to see if that was the issue and it still continues to do the same thing.Solved35Views0likes1CommentCan't interact with other Sims
With this recent update I can't interact with other Sims. I can interact with all other objects, and everything else seems to work. I've deleted my MODs and folder, went into settings to disable MODs, reenabled them, and redownloaded them. I don't know what else I can do. My game works just fine in base game. Bellow I added what MODs I use. All were updated When problem occurred.Solvedslicksterd21 days agoRising Newcomer81Views0likes2Comments- c59qr1l8yzfp21 days agoNewcomer77Views0likes2Comments
Black screen in CAS
Exactly as the title says, ever since I updated my game (I've been playing offline since last Dec), my game has been showing me a black screen, with the background and sim only showing when I want to exit CAS I've tried doing the 50/50 method, completely removing cc/mods, repairing the game, and deleting the localthumbcacheSolvedfp_251222 days agoSeasoned Novice91Views0likes8Comments
Custom Font Not Showing After August 25th Update
I made and installed installed a custom font (HelvetiHand) before the August 2026 update. After the update, the font is no longer working and I cannot figure out why. I re-made the font package and reinstalled it to my mods folder. I followed this tutorial. All of the other mods I have have been checked and updated for the current patch.Solvedsimplymaddiem22 days agoRising Rookie43Views0likes1CommentI dont have electricity in my lots
So i checked and i dont have the Off the Grid traits or wtv, idk if it has to do smth with my mods ( i did 50/50 with the suspicious ones) i checked my bills and theyre all good too, i also dont have any dlcs just base game stuff. Can anyone help me somehow? Ive tried everything. Yesterday i played and everything was good, but now nothing works. It happens on every single lot.Solvedr3teka22 days agoRising Newcomer38Views0likes1Comment
My Sims 4 won't launch anymore.
My Sims 4 game won't launch anymore. I’ve tried repairing the game several times, but that hasn't worked. The game launches fine without mods, but fails to start when mods are included. I don't know which specific mod is causing the issue, as I’m not getting any error messages related to them, so I’m unsure how to get the game working again with my mods.SolvedAmber1403200022 days agoSeasoned Newcomer163Views1like3Comments
My library can't display modded content, while gallery can
The same filter works normally in the Gallery, including modded content from other players, but it does not work in My Library for my own modded households. I tested: Current save - same problem Very old save - same problem Completely new game - same problem Gallery with modded content enabled - works My Library with modded content enabled - game hangs and eventually closes Cleared Sims 4 caches Cleared EA app cache Restarted Windows Installed the latest August 25, 2026 patch - problem remains MCCC is current and functions normally in-game. However, during its startup scan of local household data, it reports an exception when attempting to import a .householdbinary file from the Sims 4 Tray/Library data: PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied This happens at game startup, before I manually access My Library. Because the problem occurs with a current save, an old save, and a completely new game, it does not appear to be save- or household-specific. The fact that modded content works normally in the Gallery but fails in My Library strongly suggests a problem with EA's handling/access of local modded household data in My Library. Please investigate the My Library modded-content filter and its handling of local household .householdbinary files.Solved74Views0likes3Comments
Can't see through cc windows/doors
I just recently started playing the sims again after being away for 6ish months and all of my cc windows and doors are broken. I can see the frames but the part of the winodw that would be glass or the actual door part of the door are just the same as whatever the wall is that I put them on. Im running on Windows 11 with the most updated version of the sims - does anyone know how to fix this issue?Solved30Views0likes1CommentSims 4 High School Years – Missing Faculty
I'm having an issue with the High School Years pack where my teen can attend school, but most of the school faculty don't appear on the lot. My mods include: MC Command Center (MCCC) Adeepindigo's Education Overhaul Adeepindigo's Dynamic Teen Life Delinquent Teens Zero's Assign NPC Roles I own High School Years and most/all of the other Sims 4 packs. The issue: In one particular, long-running/legacy save, when I follow my teen Sim to high school, the principal and teachers don't appear. The cafeteria worker does appear, and students appear normally. I originally had the school lot replaced with a Gallery build (one made by Lilsimsie). However, this is a school lot I've used in the past without experiencing this issue. Troubleshooting I've already done: Tested a brand-new save with the exact same mods/settings and a brand-new save without any mods. Followed a teen Sim to high school. All of the normal school faculty appeared, including teachers, principal, cafeteria worker, etc. This makes me think the problem isn't a simple global mod conflict. Replaced the problematic save's Gallery high school with the original Maxis/EA high school lot. The problem remained. Students appeared. The cafeteria worker appeared. The principal and teachers did NOT appear. Therefore, the Gallery lot itself probably isn't the primary cause. Used Zero's Assign NPC Roles to assign new Sims as school faculty. The mod gave me a notification saying the Sims were successfully reassigned. However, when I sent my teen to school the following day, none of the newly assigned faculty appeared on the school lot. This makes me think the game isn't properly recognizing/using the assigned teacher/principal roles in this particular save. The original principal and teachers that the game initially generated for this save are long gone, so I can't simply locate or restore those specific Sims. Current behavior in the problematic save: Students: ✅ Appear Cafeteria worker: ✅ Appears Teachers: ❌ Missing Principal: ❌ Missing Current behavior in a brand-new save with the same mods/without any mods: Students: ✅ Cafeteria worker: ✅ Teachers: ✅ Principal: ✅ Other faculty: ✅ I'm trying to determine whether this is: A save-specific High School Years NPC-role issue, A problem with EA's NPC role generation/reassignment, A conflict involving Zero's Assign NPC Roles, An interaction between Education Overhaul/Dynamic Teen Life/Delinquent Teens, Or something else in the affected save. I would like to fix the existing save if possible rather than starting over, since it is a long-running legacy save.Solvedsosobisch25 days agoSeasoned Newcomer74Views0likes1Comment
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