Origin Just Automatically Began Repairing My Game

"AedanStarfang;c-18168801" wrote:
Good news, a new Origin update seemingly fixed whatever issues it caused with yesterday's update and I was able to launch Sims 4 in offline mode. Bad news is that if your Sims 4 started repairing, you're gonna have to just let it finish verifying and get the patch otherwise the game does not recognize any of the packs.

I went and updated Ui Cheats Extension and MCCC (the only script mods that I use) and as far as I am aware the aging issue was patched? Either way I've got (or will be getting) the update now for better or worse, at lease the game finally works again =/

A new origin update? A bit pointless because it won't restore my game to the version I had before the forced update. :(
has anyone installed this update? After the last one, I am done trusting origin.

I have not trusted Origin to be fully in "offline mode" on my pc for years. It would always detect there was an update for TS4 and never let me start it without updating.

Luckily I have an external wifi dongle on my PC, which I now physically unplug before launching TS4 after a patch has dropped. They will never get their hands on my unpatched game before I update all my mods ever again >:)

"joleaco;c-18169038" wrote:
I have not trusted Origin to be fully in "offline mode" on my pc for years. It would always detect there was an update for TS4 and never let me start it without updating.

Luckily I have an external wifi dongle on my PC, which I now physically unplug before launching TS4 after a patch has dropped. They will never get their hands on my unpatched game before I update all my mods ever again >:)

Good call, I had to put mine in airplane mode, these type of measurements should not have to be taken though!!! ?

Now there is a new update for origin, nah, I don’t trust it ?

I gave in and repaired/patched my game last night. I also saw the "new Origin update" message but LOL NO. I can play my game offline again now (albeit with the bug-ridden patch), I'm not risking that again with another Origin update.

Hey, Sims team/Origin team, if you want us to stop trusting your software and be even more resistant to updates, this is a great way to go about it...

Is there a way to avoid this for the time being?

The thing is by sheer luck I was logged into Origin during the weekend, but had put it off-line, because there’s no way I’m patching as long as the Henford-on-Bagley bug hasn’t been fixed (+ I’m not ready to give up whims for wants&fears yet), and had simply kept my computer in sleep-mode which means I’m still logged into Origin and can still play my game pre the High School patch. When I read about the havoc the new update to Origin caused, I disconnected the wifi, and so far the only thing I get is a small pop-up on the front page of the Sims 4 game kind of similar to the SDX’s telling me that my game is repairing, but that I need to go online in order to do so. I’ve been ignoring the pop-up and so far so good.

But I’d also like to connect my wifi again and use the computer for other stuff so question is, if I turn the wifi back on while still having the Origin window open but turned to off-line, will the repair thing that Origin is so set on doing happen anyway? And furthermore, if I were to log out of Origin, will it be possible to disconnect the wifi and go in via desktop despite Origin needing an update?

So sorry for everyone who got forced into patching. It’s beyond frustrating when you get run over like this.

"Miricha;c-18169049" wrote:
I gave in and repaired/patched my game last night. I also saw the "new Origin update" message but LOL NO. I can play my game offline again now (albeit with the bug-ridden patch), I'm not risking that again with another Origin update.

Hey, Sims team/Origin team, if you want us to stop trusting your software and be even more resistant to updates, this is a great way to go about it...

I totally agree.

At least the game can still run even if I am stuck with the bugs and 'features' of the most recent patch. But for the next patch I will hit airplane mode before I start up origin as I no longer trust that program to respect the choice to not update automatically. At this point I also have little confidence that any new patch itself, btw.

"Greyling;c-18169079" wrote:
Is there a way to avoid this for the time being?

The thing is by sheer luck I was logged into Origin during the weekend, but had put it off-line, because there’s no way I’m patching as long as the Henford-on-Bagley bug hasn’t been fixed (+ I’m not ready to give up whims for wants&fears yet), and had simply kept my computer in sleep-mode which means I’m still logged into Origin and can still play my game pre the High School patch. When I read about the havoc the new update to Origin caused, I disconnected the wifi, and so far the only thing I get is a small pop-up on the front page of the Sims 4 game kind of similar to the SDX’s telling me that my game is repairing, but that I need to go online in order to do so. I’ve been ignoring the pop-up and so far so good.

But I’d also like to connect my wifi again and use the computer for other stuff so question is, if I turn the wifi back on while still having the Origin window open but turned to off-line, will the repair thing that Origin is so set on doing happen anyway? And furthermore, if I were to log out of Origin, will it be possible to disconnect the wifi and go in via desktop despite Origin needing an update?

So sorry for everyone who got forced into patching. It’s beyond frustrating when you get run over like this.

I was one of those that got forced into patching. As it happens I have got the game pretty stable again, but it took me just shy of two days!

I started in the same position as you, but decided to do a computer reboot and when I launched Origin, it said it needed to update. In the past i have always let Origin do that and then go offline and play my game. That is when the problems started. I simply had to 'repair' and update the game at that stage.

I suspect if I hadn't updated Origin or rebooted my computer, meaning I had to relaunch Origin, I would have been OK and been where you are now. So don't restart Origin!

FWIW, there is some nice features in the patch. The gender preference options are pretty good. There is also some mods available to kill most of the annoying stuff like constant phone use, etc.

Not encountered fears yet (I might even to enable them - not looked), but the wants aren't too dissimilar from whims and can be pretty good with follow up wants after achieving one - nice touch. The main issue is being stuck with them and not being able to refresh them like you could with whims. Again there is mod that can do that with the wants as well.

"ModerateOsprey;c-18169139" wrote:

"Greyling;c-18169079" wrote:
Is there a way to avoid this for the time being?

The thing is by sheer luck I was logged into Origin during the weekend, but had put it off-line, because there’s no way I’m patching as long as the Henford-on-Bagley bug hasn’t been fixed (+ I’m not ready to give up whims for wants&fears yet), and had simply kept my computer in sleep-mode which means I’m still logged into Origin and can still play my game pre the High School patch. When I read about the havoc the new update to Origin caused, I disconnected the wifi, and so far the only thing I get is a small pop-up on the front page of the Sims 4 game kind of similar to the SDX’s telling me that my game is repairing, but that I need to go online in order to do so. I’ve been ignoring the pop-up and so far so good.

But I’d also like to connect my wifi again and use the computer for other stuff so question is, if I turn the wifi back on while still having the Origin window open but turned to off-line, will the repair thing that Origin is so set on doing happen anyway? And furthermore, if I were to log out of Origin, will it be possible to disconnect the wifi and go in via desktop despite Origin needing an update?

So sorry for everyone who got forced into patching. It’s beyond frustrating when you get run over like this.

I was one of those that got forced into patching. As it happens I have got the game pretty stable again, but it took me just shy of two days!

I started in the same position as you, but decided to do a computer reboot and when I launched Origin, it said it needed to update. In the past i have always let Origin do that and then go offline and play my game. That is when the problems started. I simply had to 'repair' and update the game at that stage.

I suspect if I hadn't updated Origin or rebooted my computer, meaning I had to relaunch Origin, I would have been OK and been where you are now. So don't restart Origin!

FWIW, there is some nice features in the patch. The gender preference options are pretty good. There is also some mods available to kill most of the annoying stuff like constant phone use, etc.

Not encountered fears yet (I might even to enable them - not looked), but the wants aren't too dissimilar from whims and can be pretty good with follow up wants after achieving one - nice touch. The main issue is being stuck with them and not being able to refresh them like you could with whims. Again there is mod that can do that with the wants as well.

Thank you for replying and glad to hear you managed to stabilize your game again, but sorry that you got forced into patching ?
I’ll see how long I can keep it offline and un-patched then. There is lots of stuff that I’d like to have from the new update so hopefully, the Henford bug will get squished next patch, because that one would definitely be game breaking to me as I spend quite a lot of time there and don’t want to risk seeing the special premades getting swapped out. It just wouldn’t feel the same anymore. I know there’s a mod that should fix this issue, but I’m trying to keep my game mod(though not cc)-free until Sims 4 is complete, and I also think EA-Maxis ought to fix features they break that affect game play when there’s clearly a fix for it.

As for whims vs wants & fears, I’ve only been playing with whims on for about a handful of months and have actually been enjoying them so I’m not quite ready to say goodbye just yet. I was hoping that they would have let them stay in so that we would have had the choice between EITHER whims OR wants&fears OR neither, but I also knew it wouldn’t happen which was my main reason for not patching in the first place and from what I’ve been reading about fears so far, it sounds like I’ll be going back to having this aspect turned off.

Thanks again ?

"ModerateOsprey;c-18169139" wrote:

"Greyling;c-18169079" wrote:
Is there a way to avoid this for the time being?

The thing is by sheer luck I was logged into Origin during the weekend, but had put it off-line, because there’s no way I’m patching as long as the Henford-on-Bagley bug hasn’t been fixed (+ I’m not ready to give up whims for wants&fears yet), and had simply kept my computer in sleep-mode which means I’m still logged into Origin and can still play my game pre the High School patch. When I read about the havoc the new update to Origin caused, I disconnected the wifi, and so far the only thing I get is a small pop-up on the front page of the Sims 4 game kind of similar to the SDX’s telling me that my game is repairing, but that I need to go online in order to do so. I’ve been ignoring the pop-up and so far so good.

But I’d also like to connect my wifi again and use the computer for other stuff so question is, if I turn the wifi back on while still having the Origin window open but turned to off-line, will the repair thing that Origin is so set on doing happen anyway? And furthermore, if I were to log out of Origin, will it be possible to disconnect the wifi and go in via desktop despite Origin needing an update?

So sorry for everyone who got forced into patching. It’s beyond frustrating when you get run over like this.

I was one of those that got forced into patching. As it happens I have got the game pretty stable again, but it took me just shy of two days!

I started in the same position as you, but decided to do a computer reboot and when I launched Origin, it said it needed to update. In the past i have always let Origin do that and then go offline and play my game. That is when the problems started. I simply had to 'repair' and update the game at that stage.

I suspect if I hadn't updated Origin or rebooted my computer, meaning I had to relaunch Origin, I would have been OK and been where you are now. So don't restart Origin!

FWIW, there is some nice features in the patch. The gender preference options are pretty good. There is also some mods available to kill most of the annoying stuff like constant phone use, etc.

Not encountered fears yet (I might even to enable them - not looked), but the wants aren't too dissimilar from whims and can be pretty good with follow up wants after achieving one - nice touch. The main issue is being stuck with them and not being able to refresh them like you could with whims. Again there is mod that can do that with the wants as well.

Where can I find the mod that blocks constant phone usage?

"CrazyFrog;c-18169392" wrote:
Hi @Sheepiling

There are a few mods for phone addiction (i used the first one works fine) :


https://modthesims.info/d/669605/stop-the-phone-addiction.html

https://www.patreon.com/posts/no-constant-69751697

https://lms-mods.com/random-bug-fixes/

Thank you!