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SpiritedSim's avatar
3 hours ago

My game is completely unplayable.

Hello Everyone, 

I tried repeatedly to report this in the Bug Forum, but apparently that is broken also. LOL, What irony eh? 

I also tried to see if anyone else is having this experience, but all I am seeing is reports of actual missing DLC, which is NOT my case.

I was wondering if anyone else is having this same issue ad how I can correct this or if this is something else EA needs to fix.... 

I had just started to create a whole new game, after discovering that using MOO has majorly played a role in some of the bugs in our games. So, I've been creating new lots with no MOO cheats, mods, nor CC. The only cheat I use from time to time is the Debug to get landscaping items that EA won't include in the main build/buy categories. 

From time to time, I like to include some other player's lot creations for my game and have specifically looked to find lots that are not made with MOO or mods/cc by using the hashtags and selecting not to include mods/cc. When I found lots that offer this, I also made sure they only use the DLC Packs/Kits I have purchased. If I don't have the ones they use, I will move on. The ones I liked, I would put them into my library to possibly use later on after I have collected a few first. This has been working well until these recent fixes and new market place installed in our games. 

When I put some of the other player's lot creations into my game, I am now getting a message saying some of the content used on those lots I don't own and ask if I would like to continue to install the lot in my game. Yet, the DLC that is showing up as being used, I have.  So, to be safe, I've been declining to use those lots that mention this and deleted them from my library. Thankfully, this was not the case with every lot I downloaded for my game to try out. 

When I created my own lots in the past, I would test them on another lot in another world to make sure all works well. And all was fine... until today that all changed.

What I am now discovering is when I use my own lots created and put them on any lot in any of my worlds it states that some content that was used on this lot is a pack I do not own and ask if I wish to continue. How can this be so when I have all the packs. I created those lots myself?! 

So, I repaired my game and removed all cache files and tried again. I still receive the same messages for all of my lots and the other lots I am using that were working perfectly well days before.

I then went through my game to ensure every pack I purchased is showing as installed, which it is. I then click on each DLC pack/Kit in the game individually to see if the items are there and they show up. So I know I am NOT missing any DLC I purchased. 

I then tried to put one of my lots into the game despite the warning to see what happens. Nothing is missing. Everything is still in place. So, I don't know why the game is insisting my DLC/DLC content is not there. 

What makes for an interesting twist to make things more complicated is yesterday, I took only one house from another player that I got from the Gallery that mentioned it supposedly had some content used that I didn't have, which showed contrary to the case, as it showed every pack I had, and put it onto a lot for me to redecorate as I saw fit for my personal game. I then saved it and then tested it on a different lot. That message no longer showed anything was missing. But now today.... it is saying once more that there is DLC missing and do I wish to continue to use this lot. 

My concern now is that my game is completely broken. If the game reads stuff is missing from that lot it could cause other bug issues by using such lots in my game. So now, I can't build or continue creating my worlds, I can't play on my lots created, as I don't want to start a game only to have it become buggy like my last game was, forcing me to start from scratch. 

At this rate my game is unplayable. HELP! 

3 Replies

  • Zmias1's avatar
    Zmias1
    Seasoned Ace
    3 hours ago

    My game is unplayable after the patch around February the 1st. When I tried to complete the lost legacies event it froze when I got to the part where my sims play chess with the host and it crashed taking away all the prizes I spent hours playing for and claiming before saving. When I tried repairing and going into the game, the event disappeared and now, game just freezes and/or crashes. Haven't downloaded new patch and give up on this game. Have tried for weeks to get a hold of someone. But there is no chat feature anymore and no one has responded to emails or X. Go figure.

  • SpiritedSim's avatar
    SpiritedSim
    New Ace
    2 hours ago

    Thank you so much for this! I tried looking and all  I found was DLC that wasn't showing up at all. What I find odd is that this started for some about 5 months ago. And for me and another on that link you posted only happened since this whole update fiasco. Thank you again. I will post on that link then too. 

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