Was there no way to identify this issue would happen? I may be wrong but I feel like if playtesters were used to test out updates before theyre fully released we wouldnt have issues like this happen where thousands of different users are affected by these huge breaks.
I really do think this is done intentionally. Whenever there's a new update, sure, a couple mods will break and script mods breaking is not surprising at all, but custom content usually stays fine for the most part. I don't think I've ever seen an update that breaks absolutely everything. This is just a ploy to get us to use the marketplace. EA is getting too greedy. It's okay for custom content to be paywalled if EA is taking 70% of profits? Ok. Seems like we should just accept it and let the game die since it wants to kill itself so badly. Maybe it's time to give Paralives, InZoi, any other life sim game a try. Fix this issue with mods and custom content that pre-existed before the marketplace. And no, I will not be using the marketplace. Shame on the creators that joined this.
Lately, it's been increasingly frustrating to play this game. And this new update just solidified my anger.
As a consistent player of many years, it is infuriating that with any new update, mods + CC continuously break. This is just the worst of it. Even after I went through the usual process of manually moving my mods folder, re-updating game settings, deleting cache, and adding the folder back in, my game broke!! Even after I removed the mods folder (again) to troubleshoot the base game itself, my game was simply not functioning properly. I couldn't interact with my sims (they wouldn't walk to the next room....) or really do anything that SHOULD function for the base game.
Moreover, as players, we SHOULD NOT have to manually reboot our mods + CC with each update. These are integral parts of enjoying the game, and as game developers, EA should have already addressed this issue (it is REOCCURRING). Think of other games you can download mods for. Such as Minecraft, where most mods don't break the game (there are exceptions because some mods DO change the actual game code, like some Sims 4 script mods—but small mods of the level of CC don't). It's not a perfect science, there will always be hiccups when you are modifying game code beyond what has been constructed, but this is genuinely outrageous. This is a fundamental issue that EA is purposely not addressing. For many players, mods + CC ARE the game.
This is especially humiliating here because this update launching the "Marketplace" puts CC behind a paywall within the game.... How are you going to "move away" from paid packs just to launch another paywall project? And looking at the prices for "Moola".... what is the point if at the end of the day, to get up to the same level of added content from an expansion pack, you will end up paying up to the same amount either way?? This is just a cash-grab and a reframing of the packs in a "prettier" wrapping which is insulting.
At this point, I'm going to demand a refund for the packs and kits I have paid for because how is an update going to break fundamental aspects of your game's function? This is an absolute garbage move of EA.
they will fix it this is why during big patches i keep my game offline and turn off automatic updates
I 100% agree. I get tired of going through the same process of needing to remove my mod folder, manually troubleshoot, and then load everything back in myself. But with this update, it's not even just the fact that the update completely ruins mods + CC but that it genuinely just broke everyone's game. I can't load most of my builds, and if I do, they glitch out. I also literally can't even control my sims or edit anything in CAS (much less enable cheats...). How is an update going to completely ruin basic game function.....
And as someone who has previously bought packs and kits, I genuinely want a refund.... because this is just insulting as a player. And putting CC behind a paywall is ridiculous. I understand appealing to console players but even then, they have to pay?? CC should be free. This is just an insulting cashgrab from EA and it's frustrating as a player.
It's not even just about CC.... it's the fact that the game actually just completely broke. Like I can't control my sims, enable cheats, or load some of my builds....
And with over 1000+ CC downloaded, it completely destroyed my mod file and over half of them just straight up disappeared. I even went through with removing my mod folder and manually looking to troubleshoot. This is EA is genuinely just looking to cash grab and it's humiliating as a player.... I want a refund for my packs at this point because what in the world.
It is insane of them to release this update which genuinely just breaks the game, to add a paywall for console players to access CC at the expense of their (majority) PC users. Not even just the fact that mods and CC are down, it's the fact that the update actually BROKE the game. Like I can't even control my sims anymore or edit them in CAS at all. It won't even allow me to use cheats or bb.
It’s becoming increasingly frustrating to experience the same problems with every update. It’s surprising that these issues haven’t been addressed by now, and this latest update is the worst I’ve seen. Many players, myself included, are losing patience. Mods are a crucial part of this game’s appeal, and I believe the majority of the community relies on them. Future updates need to be thoroughly tested before release to avoid situations like this.
I really feel like they purposely did this so everyone would have to pay for cc JUST to play the game. There's no other reason for ALL mods to break during the one update where they added mods to a paywall. They know what they are doing, and let's see how long this 'bug fix' will take in order for people to play with their favorite mods just to make the game enjoyable. This is crazy, like insane. Rant over..
They released an update with another paywall and it broke everyone’s game…. this game franchise is going into the dirt.
thought it was only me that wasn't getting action bubbles. if i click my sim nothing pops up, only sim i can actually click on while being that character is the infant.. and WHAT does that do for me lol
