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Can open the Sims 4, but can't play it
When I tried to open the game this afternoon I was met with a black rectangle around the blue loading screen with no text. I cannot move my cursor, and the game never loads. If I exit to my desktop and then reopen the game window, the main menu is open, but it is still frozen and I cannot move my cursor. I tried removing all mods, repairing the game in the EA App, running the game with a new/clean file as I've seen suggested before. Still doesn't work. If I use a clean file, I can at least hear the music, but still can't play the actual game or move my cursor. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks in adavance :)
Skill bar and thought/speech bubbles messed up/bugged out
I recently had downloaded a few new mods into my game and when I logged into my save file to play, I noticed that the speech/thought bubbles and the skill bar for when my sim was cooking for instance was all messed up and glitched out, making my game look very unappealing. I tried many things to fix it, including deleting the new mods/cc I downloaded, deleting the localthumbcache package from my mods folder, repairing the game, updating my computer, restarting my computer, etc. but none of those things seemed to work or fix that issue. My game runs smoothly, but aesthetic wise, this issue is really starting to get to me and I really need to fix it. What else can I do? No matter where I search up, I get no answers or advice, so I resorted to asking here. And to reiterate, I use CC/mods (such as MCCC, UI Cheats, other UI mods for aesthetic purposes, all of which I already deleted/updated which helped with nothing), and I don’t own any expansion/game/stuff packs as of yet. I use a gaming laptop that runs the latest version of Windows.Laptop for sims 4
Hi all I am desperate to get back playing sims and have it purchased in the ea app but sadly no laptop to play on! I’m not too bothered about having loads of mods or expansion packs would probably only have 1 or 2 if I did! I just wondered if anyone could recommend a laptop for about £250 for sims? i don’t play any other games and don’t have any other need for a laptop really so can’t spend too much! I’m UK based also! thanksHousehold traveling problem
Since the most recent update I've had this costant problem that when traveling with one sim, the whole household automatically travels with him even if I didn't select them. I saw online that many other people are also having this kind of problem because of the new update. Can this be fixed?
time keeps stopping but sim keeps moving
hi so my sims 4 game is messing up the time stops but everything else is still moving like my sim but stuck in a loop unsure how to fix this and been happening for at least 5 days i have done clean catch and uninstalled it and downloaded it again i lower my graphics i updated my laptop last night too so i tried everything i could think off and still dosn't work''problem with game setup please re install the game '' error
heyyy so my sims 4 keeps on saying this error and it is not launching.i have played it before and i have tried everything to fix it ,-dx9 in launch options ,graphics driver update;repair ALL OF IT.And my game still shows that error. but my EA games app works fine.[oh btw im using a windows 11 pro] ;] PLEASEEEEEE CAN SOMEBODY HELP MEEEEEEEEEEThe Sims won't open
Hi, I’m having an issue where The Sims won’t launch after the most recent update. When I try to open the game through the EA App, it briefly shows “Launching Game” and flashes “100% complete” on the update bar, then nothing happens. The game never opens, and I don’t get an error message. I do use mods, but I’ve already removed them for testing and it didn’t change anything. Could you please help me figure out what’s going wrong?Background services crashed
I went to go get on my computer to play my sims game and it loads and says background services crashed. so, I go to run an update since it's an option and nothing happened. My game is still not loading. idk what to do I tried everything I wanted to play today to reduce some stress, but it just made it worse. if i can't get it fixed, I need a refund on all the games and purchases, I made because this is crazy how I have to talk to a bot to help. which by the way didn't help.Game crash after update
I am sure there are other posts on this and I am sorry if this has already been mentioned somewhere else. I have been struggling to get the game to run since the update in April. I have tried all sorts of things mentioned in various fora, including removing mods, updating Windows, performing a clean install, repairing the game, updating and rolling back graphics card drivers etc. The game just kept crashing after a few minutes during gameplay, even after a completely fresh install without any mods or cc. I thought it was an issue with the Nvidia graphics card drivers. Needless to say, this is a quite powerful gaming PC, only purchased 3 months ago. Before the updates I did not have this issue and I am using a LOT of mods and cc. After lots of research and a painful two weeks of not being able to play the game, I found the solution! I updated my bios firmware and boom! The game started running smoothly again with all mods and cc. It has been more than 24 hours that I left the game on and no issues yet. I hope this helps fellow gamers who may be facing a similar issue. Just to conclude, I really don't see the point in constantly updating a game, which has been around for more than 10 years and breaking things, but I am sure EA will know the reason. Happy gaming everyone!
Cannot start up after recent update-SOLVED
No mods, no CC, no tray files, no save files. Repaired and re-installed, and issue still exists. Attached is the error that pops up when I try to start the game. Any help please??? I am on Windows 11 EDIT: so this is what worked for me from a 7 year old thread i've found. i'm keeping this up in case anyone else has this issue and isn't sure what to do:
Game unplayable since downloading business and hobbies.
First of all... I have no mods installed at all.... I took Everything out .... I have repaired my game..... I can not play in windowed full screen once changed to it it makes the game flicker almost to fast for the eye to see and then the screen goes white and everything is gone but you can still hear the menu music. I gave up on windowed full screen and made a new sim in full screen, the moment I was done and ready to put her down in the game it crashes. I have restarted it a billion times and can not put her down or anyone. The game is unplayable. Help? I have spent alot of money on all these expansions to not be able to play today!
Audio Quiet Since 2 SDXs Ago
(I searched a lot to find this issue and could not.) 2 SDXs ago (during the event) The Sims 4 (for PC) began loading very quietly. I have to crank the volume, then all other programs default to overly loud. I just stopped playing due to the low volume, but finally removed my mods to test the sound; it's still ongoing. No save game is required to test, the loading music is enough to hear (or barely hear). *ETA* I tried repairing and reinstalling.
Game crashed within 5mins or less since lastest update
Since the last update I cannot play the sims4 without my screen freezing, turning black & then coming back on before the whole game crashes, all within 5 mins or less of playing and also losing any progress made in those few minutes. Help! I thought it may have been my computer the other day, but it's only when I try to open the sims.
Latest Update Broke Game
I've never had an issue with crashing or freezing for longer than a few minutes before the latest update. Since this update, I have to same my game every few minutes because the game could crash at any time. Whenever my sim tries travel there's a high chance the game will crash. I have no mods or CC installed. I tried clearing my cache from my compute, from the EA app, repairing the game, but nothing seems to fix the crashing and freezing.
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