The Sims 4 - getting stuck on building screen while placing lots
Hi, I really need someone’s help. I’ve been playing my The sims 4 save as I usually do, except for this time, after going to the gallery and trying to place down one of the builds, I got stuck on the building screen for at least 15 minutes. So I jumped out of the game and tried to close it on my taskbar. Whenever I do this and click back on the game, a screen shows up and asks if I want to save the game and end it or just end it, but this time it didn’t happen. So I had to restart my whole computer to close the whole game. I deleted the localthumbcache.package from my Sims 4 documents folder and then opened the game again, but this time, I tried to go to a different lot and place the same build there. It worked, but then I tried to place a different build and it got stuck on the building screen again. I have no idea what to do now, has anyone had the same problem as me?
@JanaKrchovova Apologies for the delay. It seems that we're on different schedules. :-/
Thanks for answering those questions! Unfortunately, there have been a lot of lag / crash issues reported with the game since the patch for and release of For Rent. It does not seem to be consistent for everyone though. For example, I added a Gallery lot to 4 Olde Mill Lane with no problem. I tested the Ro Kaya Rockside lot as well and had no issue with it. I sort of wonder if the issue may be related to the lot itself. You may want to test placing a few different lots to see if some work but others do not. If you are still having trouble, regardless which lot you place, please try these steps.
- Create a new save for testing. This step is optional but it will prevent any inadvertent changes to your save while Mods are out.
- If we can get your game working properly, you can add the Mods back and see if there are any changes
- It's probably not mod-related but we need to rule that out completely
- Move the Mods folder out (if needed). Delete that localthumbcache file again. Run a game repair.
- If you're not sure how to do this, go to the EA app, click on the TS4 game, click on Manage, then click repair
- Let the repair run for all your packs
- Launch the game. Load the save you want to test. Click the "4 Olde Mill Lane" lot in HonB (I had to evict poor Cecilia Kang first in my game). Click the Build icon in the lower right corner of your window (looks like a hammer and wrench). Once in Build mode, bulldoze the lot and the terrain. Then try placing the Gallery lot.
- You may want to save the Gallery lot to your Library first and then place it
- Some users have reported that the Bulldoze tool causes crashing, so you may need to manually remove all the Build items (what a pain in the butt!)
Please come back and update if these steps worked or not.
