@LeucosiaX I'm no computer expert but I thought all packs and all content are active all the time. You have a point too about the festivals, I don't recall new ones, not active ones, since Cottage Living. I don't use the festivals as much as I did in the past in my current stories so maybe there are more than I know because I'm kind of ignoring all of them and doing my own lately. But at the same time Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, and Windenburg never had festivals and they never had a problem with looking dead. I wonder if there's something written into the code for the newer worlds to limit the number of sims that spawn in a world?
@flauschtrud I'm sorry if it came across like I was arguing.? TS4 has had quirks and it's been famously temperamental since the day it launched, and now by itself it's accounted for over one-third of The Sims franchise's existence. Delays in getting TS5 into development haven't helped, thank you Covid. Instead of being the longest running title it probably should have been retired by now. I love this game with all my heart but it's been flawed all along and I'm amazed that the devs have kept it running and keep adding on to it this long and that they intend to keep it going for another year or two at least.
I agree you with totally, hats off to the devs. They're working miracles with what they have, and as many titles as EA has it must be a dog eat dog contest between the various teams to get the biggest share of funding for their respective titles so they can make their particular game the best it can be.
