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Tea-to-Infinity's avatar
3 years ago
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Does reinstalling your game fix bugs?

Hi, I'm not sure I'm posting this in the right place, I'm still figuring out the way this forum works, but I want to ask for help. I also posted this in a thread but I'm not sure it will be seen lik...
  • PipMenace's avatar
    3 years ago

    Reinstalling the game can sometimes fix bugs. It's good to check the bug forum first - if there is a confirmed bug in the game that lots of people have, like:

    • plants resetting into dirt piles
    • sims autonomously do mean interactions for no reason. this happens a lot and results in grudges even though they are otherwise close and have a good relationship 
    • wants and fears continue to show even with box turned off in gameplay settings
    • Fears showing up excessively and are impossible to fix. For example: Fear of dead end job shows up after going to work only a couple times, and sticks even after choosing the [regain passion] interaction or getting a promotion 

    ...then repairing or reinstalling your game is unlikely to fix it. If you have a more niche bug, or one that showed up after a mod install that didn't go away after removing the mod, then yes, try reinstalling.

    (Note that the items on your list I didn't copy here may or may not be common bugs; I just don't remember seeing them off the top of my head the way I do the ones I copied.)