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Re: NPCs not spawning/disappearing+other issues

@EmeraldEyles 

Please try the following in this order without skipping any steps, even if you’ve done some of these steps already:

  • Exit your game then exit Origin. Drag the Mods folder from your 'The Sims 4' folder onto your desktop (for future reference) then delete the localthumbcache.package file in your 'The Sims 4' folder. (When you restart the game it will automatically create a new Mods folder.)
  • Next please run a game repair [ Open Origin, click 'Game Library' then right-click Sims 4 > Repair Game ]. Make sure to let it run until it has completed all repairs (it will do the base-game first, then run through each of your expansions/packs).

Do not re-add any of your Mods or CC at this time. Please then restart your game and do not enter your previous game-save but begin a new game. See if the issue is present in this new game-save.

If this fixes the issue you can re-add your Mods/CC one at a time to see which were conflicting with the function/causing the glitch - but do not re-add the old Resource.cfg file from the old Mods folder, as it is possible for it to have become corrupted. If you have a lot of Mods or CC you can do so by via the 50/50 method. Let me know if you need directions on this.

4 Replies

  • EmeraldEyles's avatar
    EmeraldEyles
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    Thanks. I did what you said and tested an entirely new game, with and without mods. Everything worked fine with a new game, but when I went back into my saved game (even with no mods) then same issue occurred. I have a feeling it might be because I used MCC to allow more than 8 Sims in a playable household & I just have too many Sims in play at the moment. Just shifting some into other households hasn't seemed to work, so I might have to either cull or wait until some of them die, reducing overall numbers, to see if that helps. 

    Thanks again for the help, much appreciated. At least now I have an idea of what the issue might be. 🙂

  • SheriGR's avatar
    SheriGR
    Hero
    6 years ago

    @EmeraldEyles This is true... sometimes It's helpful just knowing the cause, even if we delay applying the cure. 😉 Thanks for letting us know. Happy simming!

  • EmeraldEyles's avatar
    EmeraldEyles
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    Issue is confirmed now. I just culled some of my Sims and the game is now spawning NPCs and running as normal. I guess running a household size of seven human sims and 11 cats was a bit too much.