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laerkebayr
3 years ago
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No wants or fears

Hey! 

I couldn't find any answer to this, so I decided to create a new thread and hopefully there will be an answer. 

I was looking forward to the newest update especially with the new wants and fears thing. But they are not there. I usually had whims on, but now there is nothing above the sims' head in the bottom left corner. 

I have tried a lot of different things to see if they would turn up. They were turned on in the menu, so I tried turning them off and on again, but that didn't work. I then tried turning them off, close and reopen the game and turn them on. Nothing. 

I tried to repair the game, but nothing. 

I tried using a different household and creating a new game. But still nothing. 

I have a few mods installed, but mostly just cas/build stuff and minor things. I tried turning off mods, closing the game and everything above again. Still nothing. I tried just moving the mods from the folder, but that didn't work either.

I played for about 24 sim hours before i noticed, so I also tried to just wait, but they didn't show up. I haven't tried waiting for longer as I thought they should have been there from the beginning

It doesn't disrupt my gameplay and everything else works fine. But I was looking forward to see how it would work. 

I hope someone can help! Thank you

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    3 years ago

    Hi  @laerkebayr 

    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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  • SpooF_Lilbox's avatar
    SpooF_Lilbox
    3 years ago

    The new sims update came out and I already had whims on and now I don’t have wants and fears.

  • drwhomrmoo's avatar
    drwhomrmoo
    3 years ago
    @crinrict I cannot speak for OP, but I am also having this issue and do not use mods. My game is updated, and I repaired it in Origin, but there are only aspirations, no fears and wants. The option to "Show Wants & Fears" is available under "Gameplay" in the "Game Options" menu, but the only thing above my sims heads are aspirations. I have turned them on and off again lol
  • drwhomrmoo's avatar
    drwhomrmoo
    3 years ago

    Sure! Here's the menu and then what my sim has above her head. She has the "Chat with Someone" and "Earn $1000 Simoleons" aspirations. Let me know if you need pictures of anything else. 

  • drwhomrmoo's avatar
    drwhomrmoo
    3 years ago

    Oh lol I thought these were the same thing as before- my bad lol Thank you for your help!

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    3 years ago
    @drwhomrmoo No, they tried to make them different and more meaningful. I don't think you have fears from start. You will get them according to situation.
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    Hi  @laerkebayr 

    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.

  • laerkebayr's avatar
    laerkebayr
    3 years ago

    Thank you so much! That worked! 

    I will now try to put back my saves and stuff, and hopefully it will still work. 

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