Re: [ARCHIVED] Orange/Green Exclamation signs over lots / Houses disappear

@Clarohine  If you completely bulldoze one of the lots and place a new building on it, do you have the same issue?  You don't need to save your progress after doing so, in fact please don't: it's better if you preserve the game's automatic backups, in case you need them later, and saving erases the oldest backup.

Please also let me know whether you use mods or custom content.

I do still have the same issue even if I bulldoze the lots. I do have cc in my game but, I've tried to remove all of it to see if that was the reason, but it made no difference. I added some screenshots of the orange triangles in case I wasn't able to explain it properly. 

I highly appreciate your answer. I'm open to try legitimately anything to make my game work as normal again, so I'm thankful for any ideas.

@Clarohine  Just to be thorough, please move your entire Mods folder to the desktop and delete localthumbcache.package.  On one of the affected lots, change its lot type to something commercial/community-based, e.g. a gym or park, then back to residential.  Use "save as" to rename the save, quit, reload, and see whether the lot behaves normally.

ill try it once more, just to be sure. Ill keep you updated if it works or not.

Okay, so I double checked and it didn't change anything.

@Clarohine  Try loading a backup version of this save, still with no mods or custom content present:

https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/recover-backup-save-game/

If this works, you might lose some play time, but hopefully not too much.

Im sorry, my first language is not English so I'm  a little confused as to what exactly im supposed to do. I followed the link you added but Im still pretty confused.....

@Clarohine  Sims 4 keeps backup copies of your saves: the files from the last five times you saved your progress before the current one.  The idea is to load one of these older versions of the save to see whether it's affected too.  If that older version is fine, you can play that one going forward instead of the current broken one.

oh, i see. Ill check to see if that works. thank you for specifying btw.

Okay, so I tried but that didn't work either.

@Clarohine  So all of your backup saves have the same triangles above various lots?

@Clarohine  How much free and total storage do you currently have on your Mac?  Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your screen, select About This Mac, and click the Storage tab.  Then click cmd-shift-4 and drag your cursor over the window to take a screenshot.

@Clarohine

Knowing your storage, as Puzzlezaddict has asked for, would be REALLY helpful. Would you also be willing to share your save so I can test it? You can upload to a file sharing site then PM me the link 🙂

In Origin > Preferences > Installs & Saves, where is the game library location?

I opened my game and everything is normal, except for one thing. The save I’ve been playing for a while is completely reset. All my households and houses I’ve built are gone, and there’s an orange triangle over every lot. Every other save I have is completely intact. I know I’ve been saving it and I played it earlier today.

I’ve removed all my cc, restarted my computer, and repaired the game. It’s still not there.

I have the same issue. I have a lot with an orange exclamation over it. When i go into it the house is gone but the family is still there. I have tried backing up and reinstalling the game, same issue. If i go to lot options it looks like it is a retail store  ( family owned a retail location as well). If I sell the retail store the lot becomes unuseable. Cannot delete it, cannot edit it. I sent aomw save files along but they said they were a bit busy and may not be able to look at them. Afraid to use the game if its been spreading in other peoples games. No cc used and no mods. Only EA products

I havent tried bulldozing but if I go into build mode and place a new lot or replace with the same lot that was there, its playable

I don't recommand doing this. I tried but when it's corrupted it's seems to be already too late. The bug come back again and again, you should use a backup save without the exclamations points. 

Just noticed an error pop up on a random lot in Willow Creek after adding a mix of 'non' residential rental units to my game (i.e lounge, restaurant and residential)? This would suggest that its not only the residential rental units which is causing the problem...

On further testing evicting a household created this error? Not sure what the hell is going on with this game anymore 

Well it's official, there is no way for people who have this annoying problem to be able to play the game, I say the only solution that I have been able to confirm without a problem is to play the game without the content of the new expansion, otherwise everything is going to be garbage and houses and other buildings begin to break down.

Your right mate, its only a matter of time before this issue makes the game unplayable for everyone not just us on this thread.

I actually think the issue is with the lots because i just tested it again and the recent error i reported was not as a result of the household but as a result of the lot (even though the lot is not a residential rental #sigh)

I'm still testing...

Noticed that the issue can be slightly reduced (i.e hit and miss) if you place a lot from the library when in live mode. E.g you play household that lives on an empty lot (i.e there is nothing built on the lot), then you load the lot you want from the library and place it whilst in game. Exit back to world map view and see if you get errors.

The bad thing is that in the end you end up with the error over time, whether you want to or not. It makes you take a risk to play that way, not only do you have to have a backup copy at all times, but you are depending on the game to become more corrupted at any moment and not let you access the buildings with the warning sign.