Is there any new info on the Save Data bug?
June 12. 2025. I'm too afraid to play the Sims 4 because Ive been playing the same file since its release. Does anyone know if the save data bug is being investigated/ worked on? Will playing on ...
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I'm on console.
if I build then it starts making rooms into rentals and assigning them the colors when its just normal residential and build mode stops working properly. My file is 7+ years old, there's too much to lose
Do you have the "Businesses & Hobbies" pack? There is a setting to assign areas in that pack also, while on residential lot type. Do you have the room assignment icon toggled to off (the icon pointed to by the red arrows in the screenshots below)? Also, what do you mean specifically about build mode stopping working properly?
Set to on.Set to off.
I have all of the DLC- but it started happening specifically after For Rent. And it just stops functioning like I place a wall/ window or roof and it makes the sound as though I placed it but it doesn't. When I restart the game it starts working again and sometimes when I load in all of the things that were invisible are visible
LittleLeonette Hello! I did some testing on PS5 but I wasn't able to replicate the issues you described for a regular Residential lot; no colored lines indicating separate units. I did encounter some problems with build mode for the Residential Rental lot type. Please provide some more details so that we may be better able to help you.
- Double check the lot type to see if it's Residential or Residential Rental.
- For the lot you are attempting to edit, is it one that you built or is it from the Gallery?
- If it is a Gallery lot, is the lot type set as Residential or Residential Rental on the Gallery?
- Do you have a household that owns the lot / currently living there?
- Did you enter Build mode from the map view or from Live mode?
- Are you receiving any error messages when you attempt to place walls / windows or roofs?
- Any extra details you can provide about the steps you've taken will be really helpful.
When I tested this, I started with a Residential lot. I tried Build mode from the map first. Then I moved in a household and went to Build mode from Live mode. There were no assigned units for either method.
Then, I converted the lot to Residential Rental. Once a unit was assigned, I was not able to edit the unit while it was Hidden. This was true for Build mode from the map and from Live mode.
After that I added a tenant and was unable to edit the unit at all.
I also tried converting the unit from a Rental back to a Residential. I still did not have any assigned units / colored outlines.I tried to build from scratch today in Brindleton Bay and it was working fine until I tried to "Move Lot" then the whole house turned pink. No Sims live there. Its residential. In order to get it to stop showing up with color I changed it to Haunted House Residential and then back.
No error message and I entered from the map.
