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3 years ago

game freezing

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Mac
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.91.205.1220
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Parenthood, desert luxe, cats and dogs, holiday
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? loading the game
What happens when the bug occurs? when I load the game, the sims 4 logo is missing from the load screen, it takes longer to load than usual, then when I am finished playing and do save and exit it freezes indefinitely, it does save but it won't unfreeze until I force close. It even freezes like this if I just try to exit the menu screen. I suspect the problem started because I had enabled cc and downloaded mods but I have since deleted all of my mods, disabled cc in the game, and even uninstalled and reinstalled the game. The issue has not changed at all. It also crashed unexpectedly once mid-game.
What do you expect to see? Logo at boot and no freezing or crashing
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. the change im thinking caused this was the mods I had installed

Unfortunately it's hard to get any kind of gameplay screenshots because the game freezes so much, I'd be happy to provide any info that could be helpful 

1 Reply

  • HI @sarahkesanders 

    Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps-amp-Known-Issues/m-p/3621199

    You won't loose anything. Just make sure to not delete any files  and make a backup.

    After renaming, repair your game by right clicking on the game in Origin.

    Try on a new game with nothing added back first (start new game). If it works, put back your save game and try again. If it still works, you can start putting stuff back.

    • Options.ini (or just re-set all your settings manually)
    • Tray Folder
    • Screenshots/Videos/Custom music
    • Rest of the save games (leave out slot_00000001.save which is the autosave and no longer needed - if you still have it)
    • Custom content like clothing, hair, skins, make up ....
    • ConfigOverride, if you have your own configuration files.
    • Mods (one by one, making sure they all still work)

    The rest does not need putting back, cause they are mostly cache files that recreate or log files that are not needed for the game.

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