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Sul Sul!
Couple questions for you that'll help us understand this issue better:
1.) Can you share any specific lots that have caused the issue you're experiencing? (Screenshots or a list
2.) Would you be able to share your save files that way we can see exactly what you're seeing? (Instructions here: http://x.ea.com/74420)
3.) (If you've ever used mods) If you remove your mod folder entirely and start a fresh save, are you still seeing this issue?
Thank you in advance for everything!
@TheSimsDirect and @littlerustyscrew Thank you so much for responding to my issue. 🙂 I am sorry that I could not reply to you sooner, I wish I could answer all of your questions and give you the needed information, but I was and I am still too scared to download any of the builds that have been shared in the gallery since the Release of For Rent. I am afraid that the "Stuck on Residential Rental"-Bug doesn't work retroactively and that many builds shared in the gallery are still bugged and still can corrupt anyones game if placing them. I mean, the many current bug reports regarding issues with builds from the gallery kind of prove my assumption, just like the thread that @littlerustyscrew mentioned above. The thread was opened last December, after the Release of For Rent.
Or can you confirm, that the "Stuck on residential rental"-Bugfix works retroactively, meaning any corrupted build that has been shared in the gallery is not corrupted anymore when placing it?
Although I should mention, while I did not download any recent builds, I did experience these exact problems reported in the Bug Report about the "Endless loading/crashing while loading a certain lot". I've been following this Bugreport since the very beginning. A few weeks ago I wanted to fill my world with older builds from the gallery (from before December last year). I had endless loading screens while trying to load lots from the gallery so I was multiple times forced to shut down my computer, because I could not even get to my desktop. Unfortunately I can't name any of these builds because I did not write them down. But it happened so often I think it would not be a problem to find some problematic builds.
I even had a problem with a build that was in my save since 2019. Three days ago I wanted to replace that build which was previously working fine, but my game crashed immediately everytime I wanted to load the lot. The only solution was to load the nearby lot, pan around a bit just like crinrict wrote and after that I could finally load the problematic build and bulldoze it.
Something must have changed in the code since the Patch for For Rent that broke a lot of lots from the gallery.
But I still believe that - while the issue @littlerustyscrew refered to might be connected to my concern in this Bug Report - they are two seperate issues. I would be so relieved if someone from the Sims Team could officially state if the Fix for the "Stuck on Residential Rental"-Bug works retroactively for already corrupted lots that were being shared to the gallery in the corrupted state.
Because the bug began with the Release of For Rent (Beginning of December) and was fixed in February. One can be sure that the gallery is full of these corrupted lots from the "Stuck on Residential Rental"-Bug. And some players don't patch their games so they are maybe still on the problematic Patch level and share potentially corrupted builds without even realizing. And like I explained in my first post, it's not just Residential Rentals...it really could be any lot type that was build on a previously bugged Residential Rental Lot. And there is no way to tell if the build is a corrupted one or not.
So I think my concern is a real one and has to be at least adressed. Is it safe to download these lots even if they were shared in a corrupted state?
I hope I worded my thoughts in a way other people can understand them, because English is not my first language. I've tried my best. 😉 Thank you again for taking the time to read my concerns.
I believe I've also run into this problem.
After picking out some new lots on the gallery and placing them in my game my save file became unplayable.
They were a mixture of restaurant, cafe and several residential. All were made recently.
My sims became unresponsive, even townies just stood stuck, commands were ignored and the game kept freezing. Twice it crashed to desktop. Loading times had increased and it would hang on saving.
The problem began in San Myshuno then spread to Oasis Springs and WIllow creek.
Repairing the game in the app did not help.
As soon as I removed all the new lots from the gallery the game reverted to its normal state and ran perfectly again.
I'm one of the people who just lost a 7`s years save file for this issue and I agree...it`s dangerous for the gallery to keep running like this, full of broken lots. It`s not the builders`s fault but the For Rent pre patch.
The gallery is my main way to put lots in my game since I`m not very talented into building. So I just came back to the The Sims 4 after a year and I was like "Ok! New packs, new worlds and a bunch of lots to update!". But when I started doing it...I faced the same bugs that most of people complain about until they lose the save file:
0 - Some times the lot doesn`t even download. It shows an "error message" when trying to do so.
1 - The game crashes while placing the lot
2 - If the lot is successfully placed without crashing, then we face an infinite loop when trying to leave the lot
3 - If we place the lot, save, go the main menu and load the game, the lot becomes inaccessible. It crashes every time we to go in and we basically lose it forever (specially if this is an community lot).
4 - If we don`t notice this bug right away, all broken lots starts to show orange exclamations
5 - Blank load screens
6 - Corrupted save. You can`t even enter the save file anymore. And some times the save file auto deletes.
@PlumbobKingdom is one of my favorite gallery`s creators and even him is avoiding to upload his buildings there due this issue. He is doing it in his own website.
Another creators are doing the same thing since this bug occurs once the lot is uploaded to the gallery.
The gallery is a MAIN FEATURE of The Sims 4 and should not be ignored.
No CC. No Mods.
I`m not sharing my save file since I lost it.
I`m trying to build a new save and taking SO MUCH CARE. But it`s frustrating that I can`t even use my favorite lots anymore... 🤐
