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SimSeeker
Seasoned Vanguard
3 months ago

Imaginary Friends Issue

Hello,

I got this pop up in the attachment yesterday. I was in build mode. I found out today that it was a bug related to Imaginay Friends. I do play with mods, but none of them to my knowledge has to to do with imaginary friends. Or it could be another mod that effects this.

Anyway, since I am a rotational player, I wasn't planing on using Imaginary Friends for this household. But there was another household that I played with a few days ago (In the same save), that did.

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  • SimSeeker​ The only way to know it isn't mods is to rename the Mods folder, delete localthumbcache, and try again. Mods can have effects that have no apparent relation to their purpose. 

  • I started having the exact same error. I am also a rotational player and after adding an imaginary friend to an household and leave it, i started having this last exception:

    <?xml version="1.0" ?><root>
    <report><version>2</version><sessionid>7a0e80f9d0e4664692abb94</sessionid><type>desync</type><sku>ea.maxis.sims4_64.15.pc</sku><createtime>2025-11-29 12:42:08</createtime><buildsignature>Local.Unknown.Unknown.1.119.109.1020-1.300.000.226.Release</buildsignature><categoryid>build_buy.py:621</categoryid><desyncid>7a0e80f9d0e4664692abb94</desyncid><systemconfig/><screenshot/><desyncdata>Exception in &lt;function buildbuy_session_end at 0x00007FF4AAD98290&gt;, args: (961542349513818153,), kwargs: {}&#13;&#10;KeyError('Failed to load Household Inventory for household 1') (KeyError: 'Failed to load Household Inventory for household 1')&#13;&#10;Traceback (most recent call last):&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\routing\__init__.py", line 1151, in c_api_navmesh_fence_callback&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Core\sims4\utils.py", line 183, in wrapper&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\build_buy.py", line 1223, in buildbuy_session_end&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\imaginary_friends\imaginary_friend_service.py", line 387, in on_build_buy_exit&#13;&#10;  File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\build_buy.py", line 621, in object_exists_in_household_inventory&#13;&#10;KeyError: 'Failed to load Household Inventory for household 1'rtim=0&#13;&#10;Client Session Time: 25.15&#13; &#10;Num Save Errors: 0&#13; &#10;Num Load Errors: 0&#13; &#10;Current Game State: 0x96d01090&#13; &#10;LoadingScreenActiveFlag: 1&#13; &#10;Origin Version: 10,5,96,47512&#13; &#10;Modded: True&#13; &#10;SystemInfo: Windows 11 10.0.26200 GPU: AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics  30.0.13044.14002, GUID: 028DE8AF-BA36-11EF-80BF-806E6F6E6963&#13; &#10;</desyncdata></report>
    </root>

    I tried deleting the imaginary friend, removed the household from the lot and added it again. The error continues. I have mods but tried with no mods in a new and an old save. If i add an imaginary friend the error starts.

  • simsaribear's avatar
    simsaribear
    New Traveler
    3 months ago

    i am having the same problem after adding an imaginary friend to an household. even after deleting the doll the error persists. i tried with no mods and it is not mod related.

  • I realize that this post is old, but I was actually looking to finally report the `Failed to load Household Inventory for household 1` bug. It does happen in a completely vanilla save if you have any imaginary friend in that save. If the imaginary friend has aged up, then the error stops. But if you have even just one imaginary friend in the entire save then you will get this error when you enter build mode from manage worlds and then exit back to manage worlds. 

    Is it worth my making a fresh post here for? Or is there another post that already exists that it would be better for me to reply on? 

    Thanks!

  • Stetchnik's avatar
    Stetchnik
    Seasoned Novice
    8 hours ago

    I don't think it's mod related. I get this when I exit build buy to go to the map. It's very annoying, but removing mods and doing a 50/50 found nothing. I don't even use imaginary friends! I think there were 2 or 3 in my save, which I used for a total of 10 minutes as they seemed buggy. 

  • Stetchnik's avatar
    Stetchnik
    Seasoned Novice
    8 hours ago

    I just want to know if anyone has solved this. I'm going to check AGAIN if it happens without mods. I thought it did last time but may have rushed the process. 

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