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Surrealsd2011's avatar
6 years ago

I can't buy books from the bookshelf or food from vendors

When my sim goes to buy books from the bookshelf or food from vendors or order something from the computer, a large pink dot appears in the middle of the screen and no menu options appear, just a yellow bordered box.  Is this a glitch with the game or some thing that is with my files?  I also am unable to activate the "testingcheats on" code to buy the book I need through the inventory menus.  I've already repaired the game.  Just need to know if it is a mod or a game thing.

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  • I would suspect a mod or some sort of cc conflict. I play a lot and have not seen this in my game.

    Along with removing (not disabling) mods / cc the localthumbcache.package needs to be deleted.
    Testing on a vanilla (no mods/cc) folder is the best way to investigate causes of issues.
    Instructions are in the link below:
    Troubleshooting tips
    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/READ-FIRST-Troubleshooting-your-Game/m-p/3621199

    Please let us know if testing without mods fixes the issue.


    - EQ Avid Sims Player
    I do not work for EA
    All packs installed and patches are current.
    PC / Win 10
    Never used CC or mods.