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Re: [CURRENT ISSUE] Codes instead of text/ Blank text and bubbles

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.96.397.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All except Journey to Batuu, Spooky Stuff, My first pet stuff and a few CAS kits
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Look through the Social Menu, Hover over moodlets connected with Growing Together Expansion Pack, hover over objects in Build/Buy
What happens when the bug occurs? All text connected with Growing Together EP is missing. Moodlet descriptions, Build and buy items' names and descriptions, interaction names are not displayed, just empty bubbles. The symbols (if there are any, like at the cinema) are there.
What do you expect to see? The original Growing Together text back in game
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. The loose tooth moodlet temporary fix patch

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.96.397.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All except Journey to Batuu, Spooky Stuff, My first pet stuff and a few CAS kits
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Look through the Social Menu, Hover over moodlets connected with Growing Together Expansion Pack, hover over objects in Build/Buy
What happens when the bug occurs? All text connected with Growing Together EP is missing. Moodlet descriptions, Build and buy items' names and descriptions, interaction names are not displayed, just empty bubbles. The symbols (if there are any, like at the cinema) are there.
What do you expect to see? The original Growing Together text back in game
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. The loose tooth moodlet temporary fix patch

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.96.397.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All except Journey to Batuu, Spooky Stuff, My First Pet Stuff, Throwback Fit, Modern Menswear, Carnaval Streetwear, Decor to the max, Little Campers, Pastel Pop, Bathroom Clutter
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Try to find text connected with Growing Together pack - click on the cinema, try to find family kiss interaction or other or hover over any Growing together moodlet
What happens when the bug occurs? When it comes to Growing Together content the game shows empty bubbles in places of interaction names (actions can be performed, you just don't know what is it going to be), moodlet descriptions are missing, ALL Build/buy items from Growing Togetherare named **DEBUG** and have no descriptions.
What do you expect to see? Ibexpect to see the original Growing Together text back in game
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. The patch was supposed to temporarily solve problems with the Loose tooth moodlet

1 Reply

  • Hey, I had the exact same issue but I managed to fix it. Everything was fine when I first purchased Growing Together but then there was a game update and the text bubbles and items descriptions related to the pack were gone.

    I’ve read many pages of this thread and the solution of fixing the game on EA platform probably would have solved it but I have an issue that every time I fix the game it changes language to Czech which is very frustrating as to change it back to English I have to delete the whole game and re download so I really wanted to avoid doing that.

    The way I fixed my game was with the string files in EP folders. You can find a guide how to find those in the first post of this thread. I found two EP13 folders, one in the sims folder and one in delta folder, I checked both of them and one had the English string file and the other EP13 folder had Czech string file or didn’t have a string file at all (don’t remember now). I copied the English string file from one folder to the other and that fixed the issue. I suppose the fact that both EP13 folders had different string files caused the issue for me.

    I wanted to post my solution on here in case it helps someone. If anyone needs any more details please let me know and I’ll explain it better.