[ARCHIVED] Game Freeze/ Extended Loading Times/ Save Game Bloating
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.68.154.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cats and dogs, city living, dine out, discover university, eco lifestyle, get famous, get to work, island living, journey to batuu, jungle adventure, outdoor retreat, parenthood, realm of magic, seasons, spa day, strangerville, vampires, backyard stuff, bowling night stuff, fitness stuff, movie hangout stuff, my first pet stuff, perfect patio stuff, romantic garden stuff, toddler stuff.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play the game in live mode and within a few moments the time on the game clock will freeze.
What happens when the bug occurs? The game clock stops and I am unable to do anything in the game. There is still some movement on the screen such as weather and trees moving. The game is also taking much longer to load and and when I try to save the game the spinning wheel just keeps going round and does not do anything.
What do you expect to see? The game clock to continue in normal time and to be able to play the game.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Patch on November 10 2020
Thank you
Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title
As EA fixed the main issue of this thread, I would ask you all to post in different threads, depending on your issues. I don't want anyone to miss out on help because they post here. There are several issues going on and it's best to keep them seperate.
I've made a new thread for the Father Winter issue here:
If you need help, please post there: Game Freezing because of Father Winter (Aftermath Patch 1.69.57)
If you have the platform freezes, use this thread: Routing Issues with Platform freeze the game
For other issues, it's best to receive help in the tech forums of your platforms
Other Issues on Console
XB1 and PS4 have lots of crashing. As I'm not a console player, I don't know the details. Please refer to these thread for details.
- [Read First][Current Issues] Game Issues or Crashes Patch 1.35 (Dec 7 Update)
- [PS4] Sims 4 Freezing/Random Crashing Endless Loading Patch 1.34/1.35
- [Open][XB] Crashing during travel, save the game, in build mode
If those don't solve your issue, create a new thread in Technical Issues – Consoles
Other Issues on Windows PC
If you have any of these issues on PC, please refer to the following threads.
If those don't solve your issue, create a new thread in Technical Issues – PC
Other Issues on Mac
If you have any of these issues on Mac, please refer to the following threads.
- Compiled list of Mac specific issues
- The Sims 4 Legacy Edition thread
- [CURRENT ISSUE] freezing in CAS on Mac with M1 chip
If those don't solve your issue, create a new thread in Technical Issues – Mac