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Re: Build Your Bundle is no longer available in game after the latest Sims 4 update

So, I installed Origin and Sims 4 on the laptop. It worked fine. After a bit more troubleshooting on the desktop, I found the culprit: it was the Fraps FPS counter software:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraps

Fraps is a very lightweight and accurate FPS counter software, and a lot of people still use it, even though it hasn't been updated since 2013.

With Fraps running before starting the game (I always keep Fraps running), the Origin In-Game overlay stops working completely, for some reason. I've been using Fraps for years without issues, but after the latest Origin and Sims 4 updates it seems Fraps is no longer compatible with Origin In-Game, at least for Sims 4.

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puzzlezaddict
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5 years ago
@vladnc Thanks for the update. I've marked the Fraps info as the solution, in case anyone else is looking for it.

I doubt EA will care that Fraps doesn't work with Origin in-game anymore, since Fraps is not being updated and Origin will be replaced by the EA Desktop App soon. But it's definitely useful information for troubleshooting purposes.