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MagnoliaTink
Rising Newcomer
2 years ago
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No option to replace broken object

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? 1.104.58.1230
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get to work, get famous, cats and dogs, city living, cottage living, discover university, get together, horse ranch, island living, seasons, snowy escape, jungle adventure, parenthood, realm of magic, spa day, vampires, werewolves, backyard stuff, kids room, laundry day, movie hangout, my first pet, nifty knitting, romantic garden, tiny living, vintage glamour, and desert luxe
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? When an appliance breaks, click on it, see that there is no option to replace the item.
What happens when the bug occurs? I click on a broken appliance to replace it but there is no option to replace it. Only to fix it.
What do you expect to see? An option to replace the appliance and the ability to do so.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

When an appliance breaks in game, I click on it to replace it but there is no option to replace. I can only fix the object. This has happened on sinks, fridges, toilets, and tubs. 

  • It's most likely one of your mods that's at fault.

    I just tested this by using Zipzap to break one electronics item, one kitchen item, and one plumbing item. I got the Replace option on all three of them, along with options to Repair and Hire Repair Service. Of course, I used Repairio instead, which even cleaned the dirty sink. I have all the packs that you have except for Horse Ranch but I don't have any mods or custom content. That's why I think it's probably one of your mods that's at fault.

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  • It's most likely one of your mods that's at fault.

    I just tested this by using Zipzap to break one electronics item, one kitchen item, and one plumbing item. I got the Replace option on all three of them, along with options to Repair and Hire Repair Service. Of course, I used Repairio instead, which even cleaned the dirty sink. I have all the packs that you have except for Horse Ranch but I don't have any mods or custom content. That's why I think it's probably one of your mods that's at fault.

  • maddi_may99's avatar
    maddi_may99
    Rising Newcomer
    2 years ago
    @MagnoliaTink Have you been able to figure out which mod/cc it is? This started happening to me yesterday after I updated all of my mods and cleared out some broken cc.
  • luthienrising's avatar
    luthienrising
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    @maddymaie Have you tested with no mods or CC to make sure it's one of those? Drag the Mods folder to the desktop, delete the file called localthumbcache, open the game to test, and exit without saving. If the game works like that, you can then use the 50-50 to isolate the problem file.

  • maddi_may99's avatar
    maddi_may99
    Rising Newcomer
    2 years ago
    @luthienrising I have checked without mods and it does work. I’m wondering if it’s one of the settings I have on mccc. I’m testing a bunch of different theories at the moment and trying to see what could be the issue
  • LCWatchdog7's avatar
    LCWatchdog7
    New Novice
    2 years ago

    Not a mod bug, just started happening to me as well on Xbox.

  • luthienrising's avatar
    luthienrising
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    @LCWatchdog7 The previous person in this thread was able to isolate their issue to mods. Have you tried checking game file integrity?

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