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5 years ago
Solved

Build Your Bundle is no longer available in game after the latest Sims 4 update

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? 1.68.154.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Holiday Celebration Pack, Grim's Ghoulish Guitar
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Start the game, click on the "Build Your Bundle" button.
What happens when the bug occurs? I get a Warning: "Origin In Game has been disabled in the Origin Client. To enable Origin In Game, go to Application Settings, click on the Origin In Game menu and select the option to enable Origin In Game"
What do you expect to see? I expected to be able to create a bundle from the game UI.
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I updated Sims 4 to the latest version.

I already tried reinstalling the Origin client, disabling and re-enabling the Origin In Game option, both in the Origin Application Settings menu and the Sims 4 game properties from the Origin launcher. Nothing works.

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    vladnc
    5 years ago

    So, I installed Origin and Sims 4 on the laptop. It worked fine. After a bit more troubleshooting on the desktop, I found the culprit: it was the Fraps FPS counter software:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraps

    Fraps is a very lightweight and accurate FPS counter software, and a lot of people still use it, even though it hasn't been updated since 2013.

    With Fraps running before starting the game (I always keep Fraps running), the Origin In-Game overlay stops working completely, for some reason. I've been using Fraps for years without issues, but after the latest Origin and Sims 4 updates it seems Fraps is no longer compatible with Origin In-Game, at least for Sims 4.

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