Help: Loading Screen Taking Forever (No Mods - JUST CC)

@katherinemb Please try the following, including removing the stated cache file and the whole Mods folder to the desktop, and see if the issue remains when following the directions... 

Exit the game. Move the Mods folder from your "The Sims 4" folder [Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4] to your desktop (save it for reference) and delete the localthumbcache.package file in your “The Sims 4” folder. Then check in a new game save to see if this issue is still occurring. You can test without saving. If the issue is gone without any of the Mods/CC and the cache file, then re-add the Mods/CC a little at a time until you find which is causing the issue.

@katherinemb It could be anything in your folder, but it could also be that you removed something the game is looking for. Common for this are that you removed a cooking mod without first deleting plates/food made with it or that you deleted CC that had become associated with a Sim's milestones, usually a CC playmat. For the first, you can try editing the house in Build/Buy, but that won't cover Sims' inventory, so often the solution is to find the mod you deleted. For the second, there's a bugfix mod: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mod-milestone-81237568

I didn't have any of those types of mods, however, I will try to add everythinf back once again and see if that fixxes the issue. It is fine wothout either mods or CC but that might be bc the game flags it as vanilla and ignores any Mod related bugs? Not sure but I will check again by adding everything back (Mods have all been updated to the latest version). Thank you so much for the suggestion!!

I have already tried removing the cache file after my every attempt but it didn't change the outcome sadly. I also have removed everything from my folder and the game loads just fine like that.

I was actually in the process of adding everything bit by bit when I added JUST my CC to check if it works and even with no Mods but only CC, there is still this issue. (CC I am referring to CAS and Build Mode objects, not script mods or small mods which change the game). 

I am going to try some other things in the morning tomorrow and if they don't work, I am just going to give up and wait for the next update ☹️ 

Thank you for the suggestions!!

@katherinemb CC can also cause issues and conflicts, not just the Mods. It sounds like you have your confirmation, then, that it'a at least the CC, since adding just them back in triggered the issue. You can check for updates on all of them, then try adding all of it back in in small batches to see check for the issue re-occurring or not.

There is a thread with information about known broken Mods as of Sept. 18:

• https://answers.ea.com/t5/Mods-CC-Issues/Broken-Obsolete-and-Updated-Sims-4-Mods-1-109-September-18-2024/td-p/14043148/jump-to/first-unread-message

And this thread has tons of helpful info about Mods/CC issues:

•  https://answers.ea.com/t5/Mods-CC-Issues/MASTER-POST-Current-and-Common-Mod-CC-Issues/m-p/13655778#M61691

Good luck! 

Edit... Oops... i just saw that @luthienrising commented above... so, do whatever she says. She's the go-to Mods/CC person! 

I added all the mods and removef the CC and the game loaded normally. Then I added both at the same time and same problem again. My mods are fully updated and work great, its just something in my CC folder 🥲🥲

I checked the thread and looked back to the May Update broken CC and found a lot that I owned. I deleted them immediately, deleted the cache and re-oppened the game but when I try to load a household its still not working. The loading screen continues even though I can hear in the background that it has "loaded". I am just so confused. I have actually tried everything. I subscribed on that thread in case of updates. Thank you all so much!

@katherinemb Going very far into the depths of troubleshooting Mods/CC is out of my depth, as I don't use them in this game. However, I'm tagging @luthienrising , as she is the pro in dealing with nuances of Sims 4 Mods & CC. Did you reference her comment above on this thread? Is there any chance you have CC items, milestones, etc. left in the Sims or the lot from the CC that was broken that you removed? Please try her suggestions on tracking those down, and since I'm tagging her again she may pop in with additional suggestions considering the new information you just posted.

@katherinemb You could try re-adding the build mode CC in small batches, then one by one to see what build mode CC(s) is/are triggering it?