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10 months ago

Game crashes & I can't place walls/fences in BB mode - Mods broken

Hey guys - first time posting so forgive me if I get the format wrong.

Since the Life & Death game patch update I have had issues with Sims. I do use a bunch of CC & Script Mods. The game works without anything in the mods folder, so I am 99% sure it's an individual, or a few files that are corrupted or out of date.

I'm used to the game being slow and sometimes lagging because of the amount that I use (that's fine tbh), but it won't let me place walls or fences, primarily. Also, sometimes the whole game crashes. Literally the only way I can get it to work (with mods) is by only having like,,,, two or three collections of mods in the Sims 4 Mods folder. And even then sometimes the game won't let me save without freezing the game screen on "loading" forever - same with saving a household/lot to my library. Generally though, I could go few and find the broken mod, even if it takes forever, but this time round it will sometimes let the game work, and then when I add more mod files (different ones every time) to test which one is the issue, the whole game will crash again. But I can't narrow it down to only one or two mods...

I have:

- Repaired the game multiple times

- Taken out the mods folder and replaced it

- Updated all the "big" mods (like TOOL, BBB, Zerbu All Worlds Residential)

- Made a new save

- Updated the computer graphics drivers

Sorry if this is confusing! I would really be thankful for any help...

Any advice on what could get my game working?

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  • Hey guys - first time posting so forgive me if I get the format wrong.

    Since the Life & Death game patch update I have had issues with Sims. I do use a bunch of CC & Script Mods. The game works without anything in the mods folder, so I am 99% sure it's an individual, or a few files that are corrupted or out of date.

    I'm used to the game being slow and sometimes lagging because of the amount that I use (that's fine tbh), but it won't let me place walls or fences, primarily. Also, sometimes the whole game crashes. Literally the only way I can get it to work (with mods) is by only having like,,,, two or three collections of mods in the Sims 4 Mods folder. And even then sometimes the game won't let me save without freezing the game screen on "loading" forever - same with saving a household/lot to my library. Generally though, I could go few and find the broken mod, even if it takes forever, but this time round it will sometimes let the game work, and then when I add more mod files (different ones every time) to test which one is the issue, the whole game will crash again. But I can't narrow it down to only one or two mods...

    I have:

    - Repaired the game multiple times

    - Taken out the mods folder and replaced it

    - Updated all the "big" mods (like TOOL, BBB, Zerbu All Worlds Residential)

    - Made a new save

    - Updated the computer graphics drivers

    Sorry if this is confusing! I would really be thankful for any help...

    Any advice on what could get my game working?

  • @12and13 Delete the PBJelly mods. Those are known to have problems, though likely not related. And try without any mods/CC and after deleting the localthumbcache file. Make sure you have things working smoothly before introducing mods back.

  • 12and13's avatar
    12and13
    10 months ago

    Thank you so much for the suggestion!

    I took out my mods, deleted everything I have that was PBJelly, and then deleted the localthumbcache file. The game works fine without mods, but as soon as I put them back in to test it again, I got a new fun message saying I have game data either missing or damaged, and I didn't have that as an issue before...

    I guess my next step is figuring out which mod is causing THAT, and then continue searching for a way to fix the rest of it,,, 😢

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