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ChrissyGmrMom's avatar
10 months ago

Sims will not age up at all

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? I am unsure how to find that.
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Lovestruck, Growing Together, Cats & Dogs, High School Years, Cottage Living, Seasons, City Living, Get To Work, Discover University, Get Together, Vampires, Werewolves, Dream Home Decorator, Parenthood, Spa Day, Tiny Living, Laundry Day, Cool Kitchen, Backyard, My First Pet, Perfect Patio, Toddler Room, Romantic Garden, Paranormal, Kids Room. Storybook Nursery, Goth Galore, Modern Luxe, Everyday Clutter, Pastel Pop, Blooming Rooms, Industrial Loft, Little Campers,
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? #1 Bake cake, add candles, have sim either blow them out or have sim help toddler or younger blow them out and nothing happens. #2 (Using Mod) Bake cake, Add candles, Have adult sim click on cake and look for age up and it isn't there.
What happens when the bug occurs? They blow out the candles and celebrate but don't age up. And with the mod, the "age up" doesn't pop up at all.
What do you expect to see? When the sims blow out the candles I expect them to age up, or if I am using the mod I expect the clicking on the cake to show the age up option and let me age up anyone in the house.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. There was the most recent update that was made for the Life and Death Pack

My Sims won't age up at all, with or without a mod. If I make a cake and put the candles on they will blow them out and nothing happens. They don't age up but everyone celebrates as if they did. They even got the moonlet for the birthday. With the mod I have there is supposed to be an option when clicking on the cake that say "Age Up" and it's supposed to let what ever sim that is doing it age up anyone in the house that is younger than they are. But when I click on the cake that action isn't there anymore. I have made multiple white cakes and the chocolate cakes to see if there was a difference because there was a while where I couldn't age them up unless I only used the white cake but that didn't work. I have removed all my mods, didn't work. I have repaired the game with the mods in and with the mods out, didn't work. I do have auto age off but I even turned it back on to see if that would work, it didn't work. I have made them blow out candles, taste the frosting, make a wish and none of that worked either. I am not sure what to do unless I use 'tesitngcheats on' with 'cas.fulleditnode' but last time I did that they lost all their specific traits and if I can avoid that I would like to. 

3 Replies

  • Hi @ChrissyGmrMom 

    Try the following

    • Close the game
    • Rename Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old
    • Repair the game
    • Start the game. All your content will be gone now as the game created a new folder. All your saves/.. is still in the old folder so not to worry. 
    • Start a new save game
    • Check if you still have the error
    • Report back with your results for further steps on how to get your stuff back.
  • I would rather not do this unless I absolutely had to. I want to see if there are other ways to resolve this first. If I did decide to do this, would I be able to use the old files in the redownloaded version or would I have to restart all over again?

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    10 months ago
    @ChrissyGmrMom Since you are a mod user, this is the only way to properly make sure there's nothing left behind from your mods.

    As written in red, your stuff is all still there and you can get it back any time (if you follow instructions).