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JJHam05
12 years ago

My "choose household" option disappeared

I bought Late NIght from Origin and when trying to download it, it said I couldn't unless I installed my Sims 3 and reinstalled it through Origin. So I uninstalled all my games and reinstalled them. Now my Choose hold button disappeared and I am unable to interact with the city at all. The only way I can choose a household is to start a game and then switch my active household. But I can't choose one when I start a new game.... I tried uninstalling them again and reinstalling, but the same result is happening. Is there a way to remedy this??

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  • missingsim's avatar
    missingsim
    Seasoned Ace
    12 years ago

    Hi,

    If I remember correctly, when you start a new game after installing it, you begin in tutorial mode. You can't make or select a family directly in this mode.

    You have to either finish it or exit it.

    I think you can exit the tutorial by going to edit town mode. Didn't do it for a long time so I can't remember exactly.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago
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    @missingsim wrote:

    Hi,

    If I remember correctly, when you start a new game after installing it, you begin in tutorial mode. You can't make or select a family in this mode.

    You have to either finish it or exit it.

    I think you can exit the tutorial by going to edit town mode. Didn't do it for a long time so I can't remember exactly.

    That's a brilliant point, thank you. 😕mileyhappy:

    @OP, have you tried it?

  • missingsim's avatar
    missingsim
    Seasoned Ace
    12 years ago

    It happens to me everytime, so it's the first thing that came to my mind. 🙂

  • JJHam05's avatar
    JJHam05
    12 years ago

    Yup exited that too and it doesntchange anything. The choose househol option is just gone. But it will let me add a household and then go in and change my active household, which will take me to the choose a household, but it doesnt so it unless i go in manually that way. I cant just create a new game and choose one. It is odd thats for sure.

  • missingsim's avatar
    missingsim
    Seasoned Ace
    12 years ago

    So maybe the solutions suggested on Andromache link will work for you 🙂

  • JJHam05's avatar
    JJHam05
    12 years ago

    Okay, I got it. I installed my expansion using the dic, instead of through Origin and that worked. 🙂

  • missingsim's avatar
    missingsim
    Seasoned Ace
    12 years ago

    Glad you find a solution ! Could you mark your message as the solution so we know your problem is solved and how ?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago
    Approved

    I am also a bit confused as to what exactly you did, could you please explain it so that (as missingsim said) it can be used to help other people?

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