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saryberry27
Seasoned Newcomer
9 years ago
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Random kids being added to my household

Today, while playing with two different households, each one had a random child added to the household. I received notifications saying "[Child] was added to the household" with no further explanation. After the first time, I removed my cc and mods, but it still happened without them. I installed Parenthood on May 30 and also have City Living, Get to Work, and Get Together. My game is up to date. Is there a reason why these kids are being added to my households?

  • Sounds weird. Like a mod is still active. 

    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.

    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)
    • Custom content like clothing, hair, skins, make up ....
    • 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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  • Sounds weird. Like a mod is still active. 

    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.

    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)
    • Custom content like clothing, hair, skins, make up ....
    • 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.

  • dedouble's avatar
    dedouble
    Seasoned Newcomer
    4 years ago

    This happened to me also, and I have no mods at all and never had any.

  • EA_Darko's avatar
    EA_Darko
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    4 years ago

    Hey @dedouble if having issues please create a new thread with as much info as possible.


    I'm going to lock this one as it is quite old.


    Darko 

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