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Re: Build-buy Catergories are bugged

@LewdChelsea

You mean it didn't change the catalogue to the bathroom section from the kitchen section? Did you still have a stove selected when you clicked on the bathroom section, as in, did you still have one grabbed and ready to place?

14 Replies

  • LewdChelsea's avatar
    LewdChelsea
    Rising Traveler
    3 years ago

    No I didn’t, I just switched to the bathroom category without anything selected

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    3 years ago
    @LewdChelsea

    Ok. Do you think it’s some kind of lag in the correct catalogue displaying or does it just stay on the previous catalogue display forever until you click on an object?

    Are you using any Mods or have you previously?
  • LewdChelsea's avatar
    LewdChelsea
    Rising Traveler
    3 years ago

    No lag, it stays until I click on a object. No I reinstalled the game so no mods or cc

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    3 years ago
    @LewdChelsea

    The game installation and the Sims 4 folder that contains your user data such as saves and mods are two completely separate things. You can uninstall and reinstall the game but the Sims 4 folder stays untouched.

    Move or rename the Mods folder, trash the localthumbcache.package file then load the game and see if the problem is still there.
  • Pick-a-boo_doo's avatar
    Pick-a-boo_doo
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago

    Product: The Sims 4
    Platform: PC(Win10,EA app)
    Which language are you playing the game in?: English
    How often does the bug occur?: Every time
    What is your current game version number?: 1.95.207.1030
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed?: EP: All excluding HightSchoolYears; / GP, SP & Kit: OutdoorRetreat, SpaDay, Dine Out, Vampires, Parenthood, JungleAdventure, StrangerVille, DreamHomeDecorator, Werewolves / Spooky, Backyard, VintageGlamour, Toddler, LandryDay, Moschino, TinyLiving, Paranormal / IndustrialLoft, Desert Luxe
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves?: In build/buy mode, look at the object from the "Object by room" icon
    What happens when the bug occurs?: Objects are displayed without selecting anything, and if you change categories, the same objects will continue to be displayed unless you select an object in that category
    What do you expect to see?: Nothing appears in the list field unless you select an object in the category
    Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods?; Never used
    Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system?: After Jan/31/2023 patch

    @Bluebellflora 

    Perhaps this is what the OP is talking about.
    I have uploaded the recording to Google Drive, but this is my first time using it, so I may not have set it up properly.

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CiKjhh3b3KQ7wdz8XkOasY4kNFUiYJX5/view?usp=share_link

    @LewdChelsea 

    Is this what you are referring to in your post?

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @Pick-a-boo_doo @LewdChelsea 

    Turns out, as there are a few posts on this now, this seems to be a change, whether intended or not, since the last patch, possibly by design? I still haven’t noticed any difference but maybe I’ve never paid any attention to the catalogue disappearing before due to my play style when building 🙂

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    3 years ago
    @LewdChelsea To my knowledge this was a design choice. Console players have been complaining a lot about it.

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