Where are the sprite vfx?

I haven't seen sprite vfx in my game in a while. I tried to trigger them with one of the sprite moodlets, and nothing appeared. I joined the order of enchantment, and no sprites during their meeting. I took out all my mods, and still saw no sprites. I play with high setting, not on laptop mode. Idk if the missing sprites is a me problem, or if the game is having a hiccup. The sprites in the pond show up just fine... but not the moodlets.