Patch Is Out! November 10 (Update Nov 17)

"Bird166;c-17720753" wrote:

"logion;c-17720672" wrote:

"Bird166;c-17720660" wrote:
Wish I hadn't downloaded the patch! I can play for about 5 minutes then the lag is ridiculous and then the game freezes and I have to shut down my computer to get out of it. No mods, No CC. I repaired the game in Origin, deleted the localthumbcache, restarted my computer...nothing solved this issue. I've NEVER had a problem running this game. I had just come back to it after a 2 month break after seeing Snowy Escape but now I won't be buying that without a fix. I have to wonder if that pop-op from Origin about having to agree to download those new files (sorry don't remember what they were called) is the reason this is happening??

The update required you to download Visual C++ 2015 and 2019. It also required my computer to restart after that. Maybe they updated the drivers.

So far the game is running fine for me without mods on my laptop...I have not updated it yet on my desktop PC...

What does the Visual C++ do? Do you think that might have something to do with the issues I'm having? I am on a PC with Windows 10, all updated.

They are drivers that makes the game being able to run and display graphics. It could be the issue, crinrict is listing the new MS .net Framework as a possible issue on Answer HQ: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/CURRENT-ISSUE-Game-Crashes-after-November-2020-Patch/td-p/9719086 if that's the case, all you can do is make sure that your graphics card is using the latest drivers and your Windows is up to date, I noticed that they released a new .NET Framework update today.

That's interesting, I checked the update history on my laptop and that update failed (KB45867819).

"logion;c-17720799" wrote:

"Bird166;c-17720753" wrote:

"logion;c-17720672" wrote:

"Bird166;c-17720660" wrote:
Wish I hadn't downloaded the patch! I can play for about 5 minutes then the lag is ridiculous and then the game freezes and I have to shut down my computer to get out of it. No mods, No CC. I repaired the game in Origin, deleted the localthumbcache, restarted my computer...nothing solved this issue. I've NEVER had a problem running this game. I had just come back to it after a 2 month break after seeing Snowy Escape but now I won't be buying that without a fix. I have to wonder if that pop-op from Origin about having to agree to download those new files (sorry don't remember what they were called) is the reason this is happening??

The update required you to download Visual C++ 2015 and 2019. It also required my computer to restart after that. Maybe they updated the drivers.

So far the game is running fine for me without mods on my laptop...I have not updated it yet on my desktop PC...

What does the Visual C++ do? Do you think that might have something to do with the issues I'm having? I am on a PC with Windows 10, all updated.

They are drivers that makes the game being able to run and display graphics. It could be the issue, crinrict is listing the new MS .net Framework as a possible issue on Answer HQ: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/CURRENT-ISSUE-Game-Crashes-after-November-2020-Patch/td-p/9719086 if that's the case, all you can do is make sure that your graphics card is using the latest drivers and your Windows is up to date, I noticed that they released a new .NET Framework update today.

That's interesting, I checked the update history on my laptop and that update failed (KB45867819).

Thanks for your help, I've been following that thread as well. I'm definitely not the only one having issues so I hope we get a fix soon. I need this game in my life right now.

Has anyone been able to create a rental lot yet? I don't have the option :(

My game made my whole computer crash when I first opened it for the first time after the update. However, once I updated Windows (I'd forgot to do it lately) and restarted my computer, everything worked fine. I managed to play for about an hour without problem.

"logion;c-17720799" wrote:

That's interesting, I checked the update history on my laptop and that update failed (KB45867819).

omg, thank you for mentioning this!! the same update failed on my laptop too, updating now. I experienced one crash while playing, as I wrote earlier on this thread. hope this is the fix.

"Celticgamer0;c-17720825" wrote:
Has anyone been able to create a rental lot yet? I don't have the option :(

Yep, but if you upload them to the gallery they upload as residentials. But they show in your game as rentals.

"mingusssss;c-17720854" wrote:

"logion;c-17720799" wrote:

That's interesting, I checked the update history on my laptop and that update failed (KB45867819).

omg, thank you for mentioning this!! the same update failed on my laptop too, updating now. I experienced one crash while playing, as I wrote earlier on this thread. hope this is the fix.

Let me now if it helps, I will notify Crinrict if that's the case. I'm not sure that's the issue but it doesn't hurt to try.

Another thing for folks to try is a clean folder game restore.

Back up your saves and Tray folders, and also Options.ini file so you don't have to reset all your game options.

Rename your The Sims 4 folder in Documents/Electronic Arts to something different, like Old Sims 4.

Start your game; it'll generate a brand new Sims 4 folder. Exit directly from the main menu.

Copy your backed up saves and Tray folders and Options.ini file to the new The Sims 4 folder. (You might need to delete the existing ones generated by the new folder, just to be on the safe side.)

Start your game again -- you should see your existing saves available under Load Game, and your Library contents on your tab in the Gallery.

I actually did this before I installed the patch and I've had no problems, so I wonder if this could be useful for some folks.

"StephL19;c-17720012" wrote:
After the patch, half of my mods and base, stuff, expansion, game pack are having scripts called failed. I have repair the game, It's still saying it. Counchs, Bed, Kitchen cabits and counters, etc. I don't know what else to do, was looking forward to playing the sims.

Wait for mods to be repaired or certified by the developer as being okay -- MCCC and UI Cheats already have been fixed so you can download and install the new versions. Some of the mods on MTS have been checked and no changes needed. You could monitor this thread to see when your favorite mods are okay: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/983508/broken-updated-mods-cc-snowy-escape-nov-2020#latest or you can just go to the individual mod sites to check.

It's actually important to do this every time there's a patch -- even something really small will change the code in some way, and maybe a mod you were using to correct a bug may no longer be needed (like the freelancer career fix mod).

"Celticgamer0;c-17720825" wrote:
Has anyone been able to create a rental lot yet? I don't have the option :(

All you need to do is go into Build Mode and change the lot type from Residential to Rental; it'll be towards the bottom of the lot type list.