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Re: How to turn off time-limited events

Hello,

is there a way to cancel this event or hide the event UI? Every time I travel it's reopended and I have to minimize it. After all I dont want to take part in this event, so the UI ist completely useless for me.

I have searched the options/settings, but there is no related entry to disable/hide it.

Cheers,

Scarlett

8 Replies

  • diamok's avatar
    diamok
    Seasoned Novice
    9 months ago

    I have noticed all threads with people asking to turn off, disable or even hide the event pop-up or live icon switch have gone unanswered. This isn't surprising as EAs model is to force as much on their customers as they can.

    I assume this will never be an option and am hoping someone from the modding community will find away to at least hide it. Until then, I'll stay away.

    Cheers,

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    9 months ago

    @ScarlettJohanssl and @diamok  If you disable Online Social Features, in Options > Game Options > Other, the event shouldn't show up at all.  This would also disable the Gallery, but you can reenable the option when you want to use the Gallery.

  • Hi,

    this dont works. I see no gallery, bust still the event. 
    I am sure, EA thinks, they do all a favour. But some people want to play there own game without any orders from outside they dont like to take part in.

    Cheers,

    Scarlett

  • ScarlettJohanss's avatar
    ScarlettJohanss
    9 months ago

    Whats also new: When I travel within a group, grouping is canceled when I arrive at the target.

    This is a complete new feature I have not read in the release/patch notes. And this is so since they put in this useless event.

  • diamok's avatar
    diamok
    Seasoned Novice
    9 months ago

    Read about that trick in other threads and on Reddit. Like scarlett said, it doesn't work. Neither does taking the EA app offline, nor I'm sure no other trick will work as EA wants what they want, as always.

  • caminooo's avatar
    caminooo
    9 months ago

    I tried this, but it doesn't work. 

    I can't access my game at all. The main pop-up that shows before the Main menu breaks my game - The play now button doesn't do anything, and if I try to close it with X, the Main menu is shadowed and I can't click on anything. I can't even exit the game without the task manager.

    This bugs me so much! And the funniest part is it worked yesterday. 

  • wasikm007's avatar
    wasikm007
    Seasoned Veteran
    9 months ago
    @diamok Ugh! I am so tired of having to pile on Mods to correct or override things that EA should be doing themselves. We pay good money for these games. They should really pay attention to their loyal customers while they still have them.
  • bb995's avatar
    bb995
    9 months ago
    @puzzlezaddict I’m going to try this! Thank you for this idea because it’s SSSOOOO annoying to have just resting in the corner and then it opens up randomly🙄 I love the sims but they need to get it together