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morphemass's avatar
6 years ago

I click the option "get mail" but never receive anything.

So everytime I click to "get mail" my sim takes the "mail" the little gift box out and then shuts the box, but never receives anything / or a message.

Then the option for "get mail" is gone. Once received a gift from a love letter with an item, but other than that, have never got anything from "get mail". Btw, I did delete the mailbox then get a new one, but that didn't fix the problem / do anything.  I think it may only be the items that you get from being a celebrity. 

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  • @morphemass  If your sim is receiving gifts in the mail, whether from being a celebrity or just because other sims like them (it does happen), those gifts will land in the household inventory.  You may see a wide variety items: mostly decorative for the attraction gifts, everything from houseplants to §10,000 sculptures; and just about anything up to and including a §100k car for being a celebrity.

  • morphemass's avatar
    morphemass
    6 years ago

    Ty, I do look in my household inventory every time after receiving gifts in the mail but there's never anything there, so I think the gifts that you get from being a celebrity are glitched in my game for some reason. Thankyou though so much for replying, wasn't expecting any replies really, at least not this soon.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    6 years ago

    @morphemass  It's entirely possible this one save is glitched for one reason or another.  For example, if a single gift is corrupted, it could bork the whole inventory, or maybe the mailbox.  Just as an experiment, you could try using the "sell all" button to empty the family inventory and then see what happens.  Or you might move your sims to a new house and test.

    To start with though, please delete the five cache files in your Sims 3 user data folder in Documents\Electronic Arts.  They should be deleted regularly anyway; while troubleshooting, delete them every time you quit, and quit and reload every time you try something, such as moving your sims or deleting their household inventory.  For reference, those cache files are:

    • CASPartCache.package
    • compositorCache.package
    • scriptCache.package
    • simCompositorCache.package
    • socialCache.package

    You could also start a new save and test, if you wanted.  There are plenty of celebrities in Bridgeport already.

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