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letitlego
9 months ago
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The Sims 3 University - Marriage issues

I recently decided to revisit some of my favourite Sims 3 expansions, and was doing a play through of University, and I've stumbled upon a glitch I can't get my head around and it seems slightly diff...
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    puzzlezaddict
    9 months ago

    @letitlego  If you don't use mods, try evicting the boyfriend, in Edit Town, and placing him elsewhere in the world.  You can choose a blank lot since he won't be there for long.  Use "save as" to rename the save, so the original remains intact as a backup, then quit to desktop.  Delete the five cache files in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4.  For reference, they are:

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

    Reload the save and either ask the sim to move in with yours or merge the households via Edit Town.

    If you do use mods or are willing to add a few, at least for troubleshooting purposes, you'll want NRaas ErrorTrap, Overwatch, MasterController, and (possibly) DebugEnabler.  All are described and linked here:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-3-Common-Game-Fixing-Mods-Hero-Approved/m-p/9838855#M244208

    You can try using DebugEnabler first: click the sim and select NRaas > DE > Options: Smartphone > Sim > Fix Homeworld.  Then see whether the options are available.  If not, try a MasterController reset, under NRaas > MC > Sim > Advanced.  I'd suggest saving/quitting/deleting the cache files/reloading afterwards and before trying any new romantic interactions.

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9 months ago

@letitlego  If you don't use mods, try evicting the boyfriend, in Edit Town, and placing him elsewhere in the world.  You can choose a blank lot since he won't be there for long.  Use "save as" to rename the save, so the original remains intact as a backup, then quit to desktop.  Delete the five cache files in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4.  For reference, they are:

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

Reload the save and either ask the sim to move in with yours or merge the households via Edit Town.

If you do use mods or are willing to add a few, at least for troubleshooting purposes, you'll want NRaas ErrorTrap, Overwatch, MasterController, and (possibly) DebugEnabler.  All are described and linked here:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-3-Common-Game-Fixing-Mods-Hero-Approved/m-p/9838855#M244208

You can try using DebugEnabler first: click the sim and select NRaas > DE > Options: Smartphone > Sim > Fix Homeworld.  Then see whether the options are available.  If not, try a MasterController reset, under NRaas > MC > Sim > Advanced.  I'd suggest saving/quitting/deleting the cache files/reloading afterwards and before trying any new romantic interactions.

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letitlego
9 months ago

Thank you so much for the reply! I have tried the first solution and had no luck. I even tried breaking them up and getting back together, but then I couldn't even propose going steady. Managed to marry off Agnes Crumplebottom so at least I know it's not marriage bugged completely just in this household aha.

I am looking into the mods route but having some issues getting the mods folder in my game so just trying to troubleshoot that part, I have followed the link you posted and the installation guide but that folder file is not working for me.

Thanks again so much for getting back to me and hopefully I can get his resolved! 🙂

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