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2024 July update
Since the new update in July I can't save my game to existing savegames, either it says save but it doesn't save or I get an "error code: 0" message. I can only save if I create a new save but cannot overwrite my previous one. So please fix the problem, it's quite annoying and stop putting broken updates online. I play on the PS5 and have no mods or CC, the error first appeared on July 24th, 2024 around 7 p.m. my username is Toffifee_x13 and I already tried by starting the game again or the ps5 and it changed nothing the problem is still there.407Views4likes3CommentsJuly 2024 Update for Lovestruck has broken me!
I am an xbox next gen user and I own all packs apart from the new lovestruck, rental, dust bunny and castle estate pack. This new update has broken my sims totally my cursor keeps disappearing and I can't bring up the main menu screen to save it so I have to restart which makes me lose my game play, meaning I have to save every literally every 5 mins, of course I sometimes forget and lose game play, I shouldn't have to be having to do this. PLEASE PLEASE fix this!! its driving me crazy.xAutumnAngelx2 months agoRising Novice395Views4likes2CommentsError code 0 PS4
I just had a similar problem but wasn't sure where to post it... For the first time in memory my game failed to save. It said "Error message o". Then when I tried to save again... my previous save file had vanished... which made my heart skip a beat... I created a new save which seems to have worked. If I had lost all previously saved progress I would have been devastated!! Scary glitch!! I've also noticed frozen (non-responsive) Sims more frequently. I have to use the "reset object" cheat almost constantly, now. Traveling crashes the game 50% of the time - but that's been an issue since day one, nothing new there. (PS4 gamer here)Sim4Lorn2 months agoRising Traveler455Views2likes2CommentsRandom freezing and flirting
My game randomly freezes and it takes about a minute for it to be useable again. My sim who has romantic boundaries set, is in a relationship, keeps getting flirt with (sim they’re not in a relationship) wants which goes against the set boundaries.R3D6262 months agoSeasoned Newcomer74Views2likes0CommentsSims 4 Crashes July 2024
I’ve just recently started back playing sims 4 after about a year, - I have Xbox console. All was going well and now I’ve had to constantly reboot, I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling, I have all expansions besides “growing together”, and I did install the new “lovestruck” the other day. I have kits and packs I have tried uninstalling all of them. I cannot play it due to constant crashing. I cannot build, or do game play. I have tried saving multiple different games, I’ve deleted old saved games, I uninstalled all add ons, nothing seems to be working.. super frustrating and a waste of money at this point. ps.. starting today at 2pm est I have now been unable to log on at all or get past the log in screen. It syncs then just stays on the front screen circling638Views2likes3CommentsSims 4 love struck
I pre ordered the sims game when it came out the file on my ps5 never loaded it keeps telling me I need to buy it I already bought it, never let me even have the file to download am I the only one this is happening to? If not what can I do?Moomoo320662 months agoSeasoned Newcomer90Views2likes1CommentLovestruck still broken. Dnt recommended for Console Users
I purchased love struck yesterday on Xbox series X.. I have probably have 85% of packs installed. After installing lovestruck yesterday my sims became unplayable. It just consistently crashed/freezing up. I tried hard resetting Xbox and uninstalling/reinstalling. Still the problem consisted. The last thing to try was to uninstall LoveStruck DLC… And now my game is back to normal but I wasted 40$. Why dosent ea have people to test the dlc? I mean real sim players on all platforms😒betas or something.. Requesting a refund now14Views1like0CommentsAll my saved datas has been deleted.
Hello everyone, Iyesterday I played the sims and saved. Today when I started the game the whole game I level I reached has disappeared. As if I have never played it before. The whole characters and buildings. (I play on the PlayStation 4) I restarted the game many times and it still the same. Is there any bug in the game actually? Is there any possibility to restore it? Could anyone help me please?Bukispuki6 days agoRising Newcomer28Views1like0CommentsPS5 - selection too fast
Usually when selecting social interaction or action command, or purchase it's fine. Every once and a while, I feel like I click something that makes the selection way too fast. Let's say you want to select Kiss; when you go to highlight the command, it is extremely hard to get the cursor to high light the desired command because it's zipping around. I feel like it's on me, like I did something similar to accidently selecting "Sticky Keys" on the keyboard. Sometimes I can correct it, by selecting either live or build (depending on where it's doing it), but other times I have to save and quit (which in itself, the too fast to select thing makes a challenge) and reboot the PS5 to get it to stop. A. Does anyone have any idea what I did to cause this? B. Is there away to fix it, without rebooting the game/PS5.rgalasso19 days agoNew Novice13Views1like0CommentsLove struck has ruined my game (XBOX)
I downloaded lovestruck midway through a family I’ve been playing (sent the daughter to uni and then bought lovestruck) (also want to add I use cheats, NOT MODS), and now my sim goes invisible, the interaction system is invisible, my sim keeps repeating the ‘celebrate celebrity’ action because her mum is a global superstar level, I can’t even access the cheat interaction system because it’s also invisible, I can’t reset my sim. My game has gotten extremely slow and laggy and I just really want to save this without having wasted my money or have to delete all of my saves, if anyone can help or needs more detail PLEASE ASK. I just want to fix this, EA do better when releasing a pack3ldvgim12v5w17 days agoSeasoned Newcomer40Views1like0Comments[Resolved] Game Renews on Each Start (Xbox One)
I just installed the Sims 4 on my new (for me) Xbox One. However, every time I run the game, it acts like I'm opening the game for the first time (has me accept the terms, adjust screen, tutorials are reset). My save game remains, however. Any idea what's going on? Update: The issue resolved itself. I believe it may have been a result of my saving and existing to the main menu before closing the game once.PlyPlay66520 days agoSeasoned Newcomer53Views1like3CommentsI don't know what to do...
Hi, I'm new here but I've been playing The Sims for a long time. I've been looking for posts or anything relating to my situation but I've not found anything to hit the nail right on the head so I figured I'd just write my own and vent my frustrations. I've been seeing that a lot of people have been having major issues after the latest update, but none of them have completely aligned to what's happening in my game. I'm really busy so I don't get a lot of time to play games anymore, well imagine my disappointment when I get on my PS5 to play The Sims 4 today and I pretty much can't do a lot. I can't go into build mode without it completely breaking the game, I'll try to build a room or even rearrange the furniture and it works for the first few things then completely stops working, I'll try to move something and it will just disappear but the game still says it's there. Going back to live mode doesnt fix it, it actually breaks more, it will stay paused and wont let me pick any sims or do any actions. When i go to manually change the speed it does nothing. I can't save either, it takes forever, I'm typing this out waiting on my game to load. I've restarted the game multiple times. I've restarted my PS5 multiple times. I'm just frustrated because I just played this earlier this week and it was fine!!! Can anyone help me please!Zeldagirl04192220 days agoSeasoned Newcomer33Views1like0CommentsPS4 Wonderland
Sometimes my game will save - sometimes it's Error Code 0. I always start a new save and never have more than 3 saves going at a time. The visual quality of the game has been so random. Sometimes its fine for 5 or 10 minutes, but then degrades into blobs of color - such that you can't see wall art at all - that sort of thing. Other times the game is fine for hours. Sometimes restarting the game resets the "timer" on visual quality... sometimes it loads already screwed up. It used to be that the game would crash when traveling about half the time. But if it was going to crash it usually did so before the world select screen. Recently, I've made it to the world select screen and the game only crashes once I choose a destination. Sometimes I make it to where I am going - but usually only after several tries. The game will randomly stop. It isn't frozen, and time keeps moving, but all the Sims will just stand still for a minute or two. When this breaks, any actions they had in que vanish. This seems to happen a lot just before a holiday pops up - but that isn't always the case. Randomly, sleepy sims will get into bed - fast cycle their "sleep" - and pop instantly back out of bed without actually fulfilling their need. It takes several tries to get them to stay in bed and actually sleep. This also happens with sims and toilets. They will pop on and off the toilets and it takes several tries to actually empty their bladder.Sim4Lorn24 days agoRising Traveler10Views1like0CommentsSims 4 PS4 saves disappeared
I'm playing on playstation 4 and for some reason my Save file disappeared, I have never seen this before, I played everyday this week and the only day it keeps saving is August 12. I even try making a new save but it disappeared and I can't even repair it because I don't have that option on playstation 4. Is there anything I can do the next time I make a new save?Breville10112 months agoSeasoned Traveler78Views1like2CommentsSave Files Gone
I'm playing on playstation 4 and for some reason my Save file disappeared, I have never seen this before, I played everyday this week and the only day it keeps saving is August 12. I even try making a new save but it disappeared and I can't even fix it because I don't have that option on playstation 4. Is there anything I can do the next time I make a new save?Breville10112 months agoSeasoned Traveler41Views1like0CommentsSims still being mean for no reason, destroying good relationships from the jump
(I play on PS5) I've never posted here, I'm just hoping someone from EA sees this. I read the whole list about the new update, including how it should put a stop to Sims being mean to each other out of nowhere. Nope. My teen sim (not going thru a mean streak, no mean trait) just got a girlfriend. They're crazy for each other, they kiss and mess around then he goes insulting her, diminishing their friendship and relationship level right before my eyes. AND I have autonomy for selected sim turned off, but that hardly seems to work for anything anyway. I'm in multiple Sims 4 groups on Facebook and since the updates late July, I'm seeing complaints left right and center about things like what I'm saying here and other bugs, maaaany of them claiming the game to be basically "unplayable" right now. I think I'm gonna put the game down myself for a little until this gets fixed bc I'm trying to build happy relationships for my Sims and bugs or whatever AI function is sabotaging that for no reason. 😂 I am supposed the be the one in control, am I not?! Isn't that the point of simulation games in general? Please look into this! ALSO, love the lash extensions but they're obstructing view in first person mode. Oops. Guessing they forgot to check that part. If anyone from EA sees this and cares, I'd be more than happy to voice some of the other issues my fellow Sims group members are complaining about. Until then, won't waste my time in an echo chamber.xxmissmurder2 months agoSeasoned Newcomer135Views1like1CommentGame issues since installing Lovestruck expansion pack (XBox)
Hoping someone can help me resolve the issues I’m dealing with since installing Lovestruck. My sims can no longer pay their bills. I receive a notification of the amount due but if I try to click on the mailbox or pay through the phone there is no option. My sims also keep disappearing. I can still control them but they’re invisible. I keep resetting them which works for a while until it ultimately happens again. The last issue I’m running into is the dating system is broken. Anytime I try to initiate a date or interact with someone I don’t know I’m unable to access the full social menu. The only options I have are to tell a group story or give a funny gift. This happened all of a sudden for sims I have a relationship with and also strangers. I’ve tried restarting my game multiple times and uninstalling/ reinstalling the pack and nothing has changed. I’m playing on XBox so I’m not sure if there’s anything else I can try. Thanks in advance!8f4346446100ebf92 months agoRising Newcomer35Views1like0CommentsXbox keeps crashing continually after Lovestruck install
Been playing on and off but since love struck came out but it keeps force closing it's so unpredictable when it will happen. I have cleared cache and the problem is still persistent. I just wanna explore the expansion pack but unable to its unplayable. Any ideas? For context I have did the power button cache clean and also the option via settings to clear it still force closing....Ree_Marie2 months agoRising Newcomer23Views1like1CommentGame absolutely destroyed from new patch?
I play on console (ps4) meaning I use no mods or cc, so I know that’s not the problem. However, my game is completely broken. I downloaded the lovestruck expansion pack on the day of release (Thursday) and the game ran everything completely fine, I faced no issues while playing on Thursday. However when I tried to play yesterday (Friday) it was useless. Here are the errors I faced: Game crashing after almost every loading screen (like 90%, so can’t load the game most times or travel), the cursor being seemingly useless (clicking things and nothing happens), sims not moving or doing anything even when instructed, cursor completely invisible, screen going black except the stuff at the bottom (like the sim’s portrait and the time and stuff), not able to open the menus at the bottom of screen eg. to see needs, clubs, career, game crashing during cas/cas in general being unusable, and also some small visual bugs that aren’t really serious but still thought I’d add just in case. To be honest I’m just annoyed that even after all the patches the game is completely unplayable and broken, especially as I have never used mods, no viruses, no nothing: the problem is definitely the game just being broken. Please add fixes for console players! I spent £35 on the new pack and only got like 2 hours use of it before the game basically self destructed on me.unicornpro212 months agoSeasoned Newcomer71Views1like1CommentStuttering
My game will not stop stuttering I play on Xbox for the last few months it has been getting worse it also crashes a lot I lost a 10 yr save that was super annoying up and until changes were made to the control function it worked fine the game isn’t fun when it’s frustrating and crashesSimplistic42 months agoSeasoned Newcomer19Views1like0Comments