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Squidney1972's avatar
11 months ago

Dogs/Cats are invisible

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Mac
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? 1.102.190.1230
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? My First Pet Stuff Legacy Edition Holiday Celebration Pack Cottage Living Cats and Dogs Backyard Stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Start a new game and try to create a dog or cat. The attributes will display and work but the animal is invisible. No matter what I do it will not show.
What happens when the bug occurs? I cannot place the pet in a household or use it in gameplay. I cannot see the pet and it will not load past the sim creation page. Sometimes it also just replicates the Sim instead of creating a pet.
What do you expect to see? I expect to see the dog or cat and be able to customize its appearance. I also want to be able to play the game!
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

I spoke to customer service and they started a file but this is just rather frustrating that I am unable to play because the pets wont load properly.

Video attached.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KQf3uElXd57Qy58jBm5ZIE3TcZXAMWkf/view?usp=sharing 

3 Replies

  • Hi @Squidney1972 

    Try the following

    • Close the game
    • Rename Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old
    • Repair the game
    • Start the game. All your content will be gone now as the game created a new folder. All your saves/.. is still in the old folder so not to worry
    • Start a new save game
    • Check if you still have the error
    • Report back with your results for further steps on how to get your stuff back.
  • Sniffeh's avatar
    Sniffeh
    Seasoned Newcomer
    11 hours ago

    EA updated the game today, and when I launched it afterward, my dog's body was invisible. I don't have any pet mods, so I think it might be a mesh glitch or something similar.

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