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jzicaro
Seasoned Newcomer
3 days ago

My game keeps getting stuck on the loading screen

Whenever I try to play a my sim family by clicking on a lot, the game gets stuck  on the loading screen and I can't access the gameplay. 

I've already tried the following steps to fix the issue:

  • Deleted the localthumbcache.package file.
  • Moved my Mods to my desktop
  • Repaired The Sims 4.

Even after these steps, the issue persists. I can reach the main menu and the map/lobby screen just fine, but as soon as I click on a lot or play game to enter the game, it gets stuck in the loading screen indefinitely.

What can I do to resolve this issue ?

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  • The same thing is happening to me. I was able to click on a random household and it loaded in but I couldn’t let that sim travel to my current household. It got stuck on the loading screen again. I tried to build to bulldoze the lot to replace it but I’m stuck on the loading screen again. It was working perfectly fine yesterday. 

  • Hi jzicaro​ keyera_byers16​ 

    Do you have any LastException files in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 ?

    - Delete the ones you have
    - Trigger the error again
    - Check if new ones are created
    - If that is the case, please copy/paste the content here. You can open the file with any text editor.


    Deleting the file won't fix your issue. Posting the info is meant for troubleshooting. 

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    jzicaro
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 days ago

    Thank you! This is the new Last Exception script: 

    <?xml version="1.0" ?><root>
    <report><version>2</version><sessionid>c72d695cc112fc8f68fa43f6</sessionid><type>desync</type><sku>ea.maxis.sims4_64.15.pc</sku><createtime>2025-10-23 09:05:50</createtime><buildsignature>Local.Unknown.Unknown.1.118.257.1020-1.300.000.223.Release</buildsignature><categoryid>cpp_message.py:167</categoryid><desyncid>c72d695cc112fc8f68fa43f6</desyncid><systemconfig/><screenshot/><desyncdata>[manus] unique_object_service failed to handle on_all_households_and_sim_infos_loaded due to exception (IndexError: list assignment index (0) out of range)&#13;&#10;Traceback (most recent call last):&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\areaserver.py", line 130, in wrapped&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\areaserver.py", line 126, in finally_wrap&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Core\sims4\utils.py", line 157, in wrapper&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Core\sims4\utils.py", line 175, in wrapper&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\areaserver.py", line 383, in c_api_client_connect&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\zone.py", line 612, in do_zone_spin_up&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\zone_spin_up_service.py", line 1744, in update&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\zone_spin_up_service.py", line 290, in on_enter&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\game_services.py", line 38, in on_all_households_and_sim_infos_loaded&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Core\sims4\service_manager.py", line 454, in on_all_households_and_sim_infos_loaded&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\unique_object\unique_object_service.py", line 31, in on_all_households_and_sim_infos_loaded&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\unique_object\unique_object_service.py", line 37, in enforce_uniqueness_across_active_zone&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\unique_object\unique_object_service.py", line 77, in _enforce_uniqueness_on_household_inventory_objects&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\unique_object\unique_object_component.py", line 85, in enforce_uniqueness&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\unique_object\unique_object_component.py", line 74, in _get_stored_sim_info&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\objects\components\stored_sim_info_component.py", line 378, in get_stored_sim_id_from_object_data&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Core\google\protobuf\internal\cpp_message.py", line 167, in __getitem__&#13;&#10;IndexError: list assignment index (0) out of rangertim=0&#13;&#10;Client Session Time: 23.25&#13; &#10;Num Save Errors: 0&#13; &#10;Num Load Errors: 0&#13; &#10;Current Game State: 0x96d01090&#13; &#10;LoadingScreenActiveFlag: 1&#13; &#10;Origin Version: 13,579,0,6092&#13; &#10;Modded: False&#13; &#10;SystemInfo: Windows 11 10.0.26200 GPU: Radeon RX 580 Series  31.0.21923.11000, GUID: 6D922C04-973F-11F0-B8C9-806E6F6E6963&#13; &#10;</desyncdata></report>
    </root>