Sims' name changed after update, can't fix permanently

After the latest Sims 4 update (or possibly before that I suppose; I hadn't played in a while), some of my married Sims' last names were changed to match their spouse. I hadn't changed them when they got married, and didn't want them changed, and up till now that was fine! But now for instance Mary Jones, married to Tom Smith, has become Mary Smith - but their kids are still Joneses, so it didn't affect everyone.

I have edited the affected names in 'manage households', turned on cas.fulledit and changed it there, edited the Sims...it works for one session but as soon as I load the game again they've reverted back. I edit, save, edit, save - it's not sticking permanently. Am I missing some way to fix this? What's going on?

Thanks for any help!

gameplay issue

Psychotps
6 years ago
Looking...
Ok, you will need to do it from a sim's computer. Just go to your sim's PC and click on it. Go into MC Command Center / MC Cleaner / Sim Cleaner / Sync Married Names
You can set it to Disabled and it should never do it.
You might also need to go into "MCCC Settings / Relationship Settings / Relationship Culling" and set that to MC Cleaner Relationship Culling. Not sure about that. If you disable that, it might not do ANY relationship story progression. I would make sure this setting is ON and Sync Married Names is OFF.
One thing to remember, this change will be saved in MCCC's config file. So, you won't ever have to make the change again. It will keep the setting for ALL saves, playthroughs, and households.

8 Replies

Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@cathteg Are you using MCCC? I know MCCC is configured to set the last names of married couples to match. It can be turned off in the settings. I'll have to look it up to find out exactly where.
cathteg
6 years ago
Yes, I have it - only the barest idea how it works, though, and documentation is hard to sort through. If you know how to turn it off I'll be very grateful!
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Looking...
Ok, you will need to do it from a sim's computer. Just go to your sim's PC and click on it. Go into MC Command Center / MC Cleaner / Sim Cleaner / Sync Married Names
You can set it to Disabled and it should never do it.
You might also need to go into "MCCC Settings / Relationship Settings / Relationship Culling" and set that to MC Cleaner Relationship Culling. Not sure about that. If you disable that, it might not do ANY relationship story progression. I would make sure this setting is ON and Sync Married Names is OFF.
One thing to remember, this change will be saved in MCCC's config file. So, you won't ever have to make the change again. It will keep the setting for ALL saves, playthroughs, and households.
cathteg
6 years ago
You are splendid, thanks so much! I got MCCC before the update and hadn't noticed the change apparently, so thought it was the game rather than the mod. It does some weird things, but I think I'm getting things back where they should be. Thanks for your help!
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@cathteg I don't think the vanilla game changes the last names to match. Actually I don't know any more. I've been running with MCCC for so long now I can't remember what it's like without it. It's definitely one of my must-have mods.

Glad to hear everything's working properly!
StevieDougie
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
@Psychotps I am having this problem and this process won't allow me to change it in SYNC married names. Enabled is set by default and won't change.
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@StevieDougie
I've been noticing MCCC's been having some conflicts lately with a number of mods. They won't help on the discord and finding the conflicts is SUPER time consuming. I currently noticed a conflict with pregnancy in MCCC and another mod. I've been trying to find the conflict for almost a year and haven't found it yet.

If you change the setting, and it either doesn't change, or changes and you leave and go back in and it's back to what it was before... It's a conflict.

All I can say is... good luck finding it.
If you ever figure it out, for the LOVE OF GOD... POST IT somewhere! So others don't have to spend a year figuring it out.
SnarkyWitch
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@cathteg I have the opposite problem. I want most of my Sims to have the same last name as their spouses and after the update, their names keep reverting back to their maiden names no matter how many times I change it. It's so annoying.