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9 years ago

Sims 4: My traits don't show up properly?

So after the update that came with a red skin tone (I apologize, I can't quite remember which update that was.) my game started to act in an odd way. My biggest problem is the traits. When you click one of the empty trait slots, there should be a drop menu of the traits, yes? That hasn't happened ever since that update. Instead of the trait menus, it's usually just a line under select traits, and if I'm lucky, a very small white scrollbar will pop up and I can just barely see and click the traits. When I first noticed the problem (right after that update installed) I restarted my game, and they showed up like they usually do. They continued to show up properly the next few times I opened my game but after around 5-6 times, they didn't show up again. I've tried everything I could think of. I use mods and custom content, so I tried removing those, nothing. I installed a "Mod conflict detector" to run through my mods, nothing once again. I've repaired my game countless times as well, but still nothing. I'm not sure what else I can do. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there anything I can do to fix this?

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  • Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps-amp-Known-Issues/m-p/3621199

    You won't loose anything. Just make sure to not delete any files  and make a backup.

    Try on a new game with nothing added back first (start new game). If it works, put back your save game and try again. If it still works, you can start putting stuff back.

    • Options.ini (or just re-set all your settings manually)
    • Tray Folder
    • Screenshots/Videos/Custom music
    • Rest of the save games (leave out slot_00000001.save which is the autosave)
    • Custom content like clothing, hair, skins, make up ....
    • Mods (one by one, making sure they all still work)

    The rest does not need putting back, cause they are mostly cache files that recreate or log files that are not needed for the game.