Product: The Sims 4Platform:MacWhich language are you playing the game in? EnglishHow often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)What is your current game version number? 1.83.24.1230What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Seasons, Get Together, Parenthood, Cottage Living, Nifty Knitting, Moschino, Tiny LivingSteps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Send sims to bed, then try to speed up time to 2 or 3. Possibly to do with the baby being awake, but not sure.What happens when the bug occurs? All sims are asleep except the baby, and time usually speeds to ultra until one of older sims wakes up, but when i press 3 to speed up time it reverts back to speed 1 and won’t let me speed up at all.What do you expect to see? Time speeding up when I press the button, not forcing back to speed 1, and automatically going to ultra speed when sims are asleep.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? NoI’ve made sure there are no sims on my lot, nothing is happening to cause time to go back to 1. I’ve tried repairing the game, exiting to MW, resetting sims, deleting the localthumbcache file. Nothing works.

@crinrict I have just tested it on my new laptop which has much higher specs, issue is still there just to confirm.Speed 2 and 3 do not work either. It just forces back to speed 1 immediately. Speed 2 and 3 work while someone is awake, but whenever Ultra speed is supposed to automatically be on, suddenly none of the speeds work past 1.

@CheyZ543 To be sure, it's ultra speed that's not working for you. It's not that you can't even use speed 3 when they are asleep ?I did also have ultra speed kick in but I'll try again to be sure. Edit I tested with everyone sleeping and could finally see what you mean but only in the household in henford that's currently the active one. Maybe it's even just a small time window cause after checking some other families it worked fine for that one too. EDIT EDIT: Can you try loading another family, check if it works there (send everyone to bed, do ultra speed), then go back to your other family and try there.

Product: The Sims 4Platform:PCWhich language are you playing the game in? EnglishHow often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)What is your current game version number? 1.96.397.1020What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cats and Dogs, Seasons, City Living, Get to Work, Discover University, Eco Lifestyle, Realm of Magic, Parenthood, StrangerVille, Tiny Living, Laundry Day Stuff, Toddler Stuff, Desert Luxe KitSteps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Mostly when sims go to sleep 3x speed doesn't work at all.What happens when the bug occurs? Whenever all sims in a household are asleep the 3x speed is not available reverting back almost immediately to normal speed, this also makes ultra speed not available.What do you expect to see? I expect to be able to use 3x speed whenever my sims are asleep.Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure Recently I haven't been able to use the 3x speed when all my sims are asleep, we don't have any pets or anything. When I try to use 3x speed it just goes straight to normal speed making it impossible to speed through the night at all.

@HeLoves Does speed 2 and 3 work or also not or is this just about ultra speed not working ?

@HeLoves Is your other laptop also a mac ? Did you test multiple save games to see if it's save game related ?

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crinrict
Hero+
4 years ago
@HeLoves Does speed 2 and 3 work or also not or is this just about ultra speed not working ?
HeLoves
4 years ago
@crinrict I have just tested it on my new laptop which has much higher specs, issue is still there just to confirm.
Speed 2 and 3 do not work either. It just forces back to speed 1 immediately. Speed 2 and 3 work while someone is awake, but whenever Ultra speed is supposed to automatically be on, suddenly none of the speeds work past 1.
crinrict
Hero+
4 years ago
@HeLoves Is your other laptop also a mac ? Did you test multiple save games to see if it's save game related ?
HeLoves
4 years ago
@crinrict I started a new save and the issue stopped, so I guess it was save related. No idea what caused it though.
crinrict
Hero+
4 years ago
@HeLoves Do you still have the save ? Would you mind sending it to me ?
CheyZ543
3 years ago
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? 1.93.146.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cats & Dogs, Get Famous, City Living, Cottage Living, Vampires, Romantic Garden, Get To Work, Seasons, Discover University, Toddler, Paranormal
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Pressing speed 3, and then wait a few seconds and the game automatically changes it to speed 1.
What happens when the bug occurs? The game doesn't allow me to put on speed 3. I can pause it, and press speed 2, but when I press speed 3 it switches the speed to 1 automatically.
What do you expect to see? When I press speed 3, it stays on speed 3.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No
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Even after removing custom content and multiple save and exits, the game doesn't allow me to put my game speed to 3. Pausing and speed 2 it will allow, but when I set it to speed 3 the game sets it back to speed 1.
crinrict
Hero+
3 years ago
Hi @CheyZ543

Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps-amp-Known-Issues/m-p/3621199

You won't loose anything. Just make sure to not delete any files and make a backup.

After renaming, repair your game by right clicking on the game in Origin.

Try on a new game with nothing added back first (start new game). If it works, put back your save game and try again. If it still works, you can start putting stuff back.

Options.ini (or just re-set all your settings manually)

Tray Folder

Screenshots/Videos/Custom music

Rest of the save games (leave out slot_00000001.save which is the autosave and no longer needed - if you still have it)

Custom content like clothing, hair, skins, make up ....

ConfigOverride, if you have your own configuration files.

Mods (one by one, making sure they all still work)

The rest does not need putting back, cause they are mostly cache files that recreate or log files that are not needed for the game.
CheyZ543
3 years ago
So, when I renamed the sims and started up the game without any of my old data, the glitch was gone. So, I added my save file first, nothing else, loaded it up and the glitch is back. No 3x speed. What should I do now?
I'm willing to share the save file if it helps.
crinrict
Hero+
3 years ago
@CheyZ543 Yes, please send me your save game.

Upload to a file sharing site and DM me the link.
crinrict
Hero+
3 years ago
@CheyZ543 I tested your save and Speed 1, 2 and 3 all work fine for me.

Have you tested another household if it occurs there ?