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2 years ago

Marriage won't let you change name.

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Microsoft XBOX One
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? Most recent.
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Happens in base game too.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Get married. No change surname popup. Get remarried, still doesn't work.
What happens when the bug occurs? No change name popup.
What do you expect to see? The original change name menu thing.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

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This bug is annoying.

feedback

24 Replies

xochiquetzl_xkvn
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I googled (images.google.com) for “sims marriage change name popup” and the only relevant-looking hit was a Sims 2 mod. There were a lot of articles on how to change your name after marriage in the Sims 4, but none of them referred to a popup.
thedirectorlive
2 years ago
@SimmerStar4Yeah, it's happened at least three times in my 6 years of playing The Sims 4. I'd like it to be an actual feature instead of a random bug that probably just spawned out of nowhere. It looks like the baby adopting notification. All blue. (Sidenote, has that been made consistent with the new menus? Last I remember it wasn't.)
crinrict
Hero+
2 years ago
@thedirectorlives Moving this to feedback.

I agree that it would be nice to have.
Prov31Simmer
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
Been playing this iteration of the franchise since 2016, and there has never been a pop up to change the surname after a marriage. I have only ever played on PC. You can easily change it in the various ways you can go into CAS.