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Re: Does reinstalling your game fix bugs?

Reinstalling the game can sometimes fix bugs. It's good to check the bug forum first - if there is a confirmed bug in the game that lots of people have, like:

plants resetting into dirt piles
sims autonomously do mean interactions for no reason. this happens a lot and results in grudges even though they are otherwise close and have a good relationship
wants and fears continue to show even with box turned off in gameplay settings
Fears showing up excessively and are impossible to fix. For example: Fear of dead end job shows up after going to work only a couple times, and sticks even after choosing the [regain passion] interaction or getting a promotion

...then repairing or reinstalling your game is unlikely to fix it. If you have a more niche bug, or one that showed up after a mod install that didn't go away after removing the mod, then yes, try reinstalling.

(Note that the items on your list I didn't copy here may or may not be common bugs; I just don't remember seeing them off the top of my head the way I do the ones I copied.)

2 Replies

Tea-to-Infinity
3 years ago
@PipMenace That makes a lot of sense! Thank you for your reply!

The bugs I am most bothered by are the ones that I have found posted on here as well, so then reinstalling won't do much good. I'll save myself the trouble...

Thanks again for the help!
daikoyu
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
The game Is generally now in a state which is not playable for some folks. It gots a ton of bugs after HSY-Patch and the new mean bug make it all worser. They will fix it but takes some time (sometime sadly over 1 year!)
With the collaboration with Overwolf maybe mods will be a solution for you because it will get easier to handle these things. LittleMsSam have many bugfixes, and some of her mods will be on Overwolf. I read she has a bugfix(workaround) for the plants resetting into dirt piles. I never got this bug, but my sims are generally not into gardening and most the time only use CL-plants.