How to turn off time-limited events
I want to do the Reaper's Rewards quest in one save but I don't want it popping up in every household in every save. How do I turn it off?
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For everyone reading, I managed to prevent the Reaper's Rewards quest from showing up in a save that had never had it, even though other saves did have it. If you want to try:
- Load the game and disable Online Social Features, in Options > Game Options > Other
- Quit and remove accountDataDB.package from the user folder
- Load a save that has never "seen" the event
I believe that saves with the event already running will still have it but didn't test every single combination of factors. So please let me know what you find.
If anyone needs to load a backup version of one of their saves, here's how:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/recover-backup-save-game/
@puzzlezaddict Thank you so much for this tip!! There is no sign of the Event and I can finally play again!
Wow! It worked, even though I used a saved game! Thank you!!
@puzzlezaddict wooo I have to try this and see it if works for me. One question, does deleting the accountDataDB.package delete the items you obtained from the login event. Can someone verify.
I really do not understand why we have to constantly find workarounds when EA could just add in an opt out button. Events should NEVER be FORCED on us.
@keekee53 I absolutely agree. Daily rewards should never be something everyone should participate in, especially when there's players out there that play The Sims 4 for a very specific purpose and events like this are a conflict for those players. Not allowing players to opt out of this is just bad business IMO, especially if it's causing tons of frustration.
@keekee53 Deleting accountDataDB.package can reset your progress on the tasks for the event, but it won't remove the items you've already redeemed from your account. And after the latest patch, it won't remove the first set of login rewards either—these were added to the base game because of how many players lost them through no fault of their own.
You can always simply remove the file rather than deleting it, and restore it if you don't like the results or you want to go back to playing the event without losing progress on the tasks.
@no14uhere2c Glad to hear it, and thanks for the feedback.
- @puzzlezaddict Awesome 😎!! Thank you for responding. I will give it a whirl. I wasn’t worried about the reaper event because I didn’t do anything with it but I was worried about the login event. I appreciate your help!!!
yes it worked as I creates a new game in my solution, you might to shares on the community board also
This worked on a save that had seen the event! Thank you!
- @puzzlezaddict Thanks, it worked perfectly for me 👍, it's a shame that the online library doesn't work but at least it gets rid of that ANNOYANCE. It was irritating me 🤬
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