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TheRockHardGuy's avatar
6 years ago

Can’t drag some objects from inventory or in the world.

My alien sim who works in the scientist career recently had a task to upgrade his SimRay, which I did. But after I did was unable to drag or pick up the object to put back into his inventory presumably because the game was trying to open the interaction list due to the cursor having the gear next to it when trying to drag. I turned off my computer and turned it back on again, exited to the main menu over and over again to no avail. Any help?

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  • @TheRockHardGuy 

    • Can you include a screenshot of what you see when you try to drag it to his inventory?
    • Can you try to reset/debug the object ('shift+click' on the SimRay and choose to 'reset/debug' the object).
    • Are you able to do another upgrade on the SimRay gun?
    • Is the gun at the lab or home?
    • Are you using Mods or CC?
    • Did you try a game repair? [ Open Origin, click 'Game Library' then right-click Sims 4 > Repair Game ]. Make sure to let it run until it has completed all repairs (it will do the base-game first, then run through each of your expansions/packs).
    • Where is the gun stuck? If it's stuck in the Invention Constructor, you could try deleting them both and downloading new ones. I have each of these in my gallery, if you would like to download them each as a room in your game you could grab the items to replace the bugged ones:
      SimRay: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/F9BBA229E3E711E8882377C0F1EC7B3C
      Invention Constructor: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/87D7BE16BDD711E88D1177C0F1EC7B3C
    • You could try the 'Set as Head' method:
      - Have your sim stand by the Sim Ray.
      - 'Shift+click' on the SimRay.
      - Choose 'Set as head'. Don't be freaked out - the SimRay will now be huge and the sim's head.
      - Now 'shift+click' on the large SimRay on their head. 'Shift+click' on the SimRay and choose to 'reset/debug' the object. Now the large SimRay will be on the ground.
      - Enter  build mode and select the large SimRay. Press the '[' key 3 times until it is the normal size. Now you should be able to drag it to the shelf, add to inventory or whatever you want.