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Re: Many Build Items Removed (game ver. 1.105.345.1020)

@nativecoruscant  That's odd that Sims 4 wouldn't be on Revo's list.  I've seen other reports of it, but typically when the EA App says the game isn't installed either, for example when an antivirus has quarantined the executable and therefore neither the App nor Revo can find it.

At any rate, the alternative approach is to manually delete the folder(s) in question, or let Steam uninstall the game; and then remove all Sims 4-related entries from your computer's registry with Piriform's CCleaner (the free version is fine).  That should give you the same fresh start that Revo would.

It sounds like the missing items might not have an entirely different cause though.  Do you have any idea which items are disappearing, at least some of them?  Perhaps you might be able to get an idea from the Gallery screenshots.  EA-made items (not cc) shouldn't disappear as long as you still have the associated packs installed, and 400 items is a lot to have vanish no matter how much cc you'd previously installed.

It is of course possible that at least some of the disappearing items are from cc that you've always used but had to update at some point.  For example, all cc beds broke in one patch, and while a batch fix would have preserved your existing cc collection, I'm not certain the game would recognize the items as the same as the originals in your old builds.

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  • @puzzlezaddict Now my Sims 4 is installed properly, they show up on Revo and Windows app list with logo, DLCs are detected in-game, even started without CC enabled, but the issue still persist. This problem makes me afraid to start continue my gameplay and purchasing more DLCs, since I'm currently not on the state of knowing that especially those 2 lots gonna be saved. I forgot to mention that I noticed my last controlled sim won't show up in the 'Resume' image (this happened since before I reinstall Sims 4):

  • @puzzlezaddict I am very very sorry I know you're gonna have a big facepalm hearing this, turns out all of them are my mods/CC back from 2 years ago where I left it on another folder. I think back in the day I was exhausted of getting too much CCs when it starts breaking my build mode, it became a really low on fps. Now that I've tried to restore my thousands of old mods, the items removed reduced drastically to just 17. Now here's my problem(s):

    1. I don't want to use many thousands of mods again, 80-90% of them are unused. What kind of tool to effectively resolve this problem by keeping only used mods on my lot (+ household) and how do I use it?
    2. My CC windows and doors are clipped. It should've been passthrough, instead the walls are persistent and I can only see frames, how to fix this?

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    Edit:

    I've found answers to my problems:

    1. I saved those 2 lots to My Library then open them in S4TI, do a manual selection of mods which are used in those lots then delete the rest of my mods.
    2. I used Sims 4 Studio, then go to Content Management > Batch Fixes > Objects > Fix Windows and Doors (Star Wars Patch), then Run. These programs are so helpful.

    Anyway I skipped those 17 items on One Orchard Lane and 9 items on the other one, I don't really care what those were. Thank you for your advices and sorry I've been making mistakes and confusions in this case. Hopefully there will be no other problems ahead as I plan to purchase more DLCs.

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    2 years ago

    @nativecoruscant  I'm just glad you got it fixed, because losing so much work on that lot would have been upsetting for anyone.  It's not easy to keep track of all the game's content, let alone a giant pile of custom content, so I'm not surprised that this happened.  The trick with S4TI is helpful to know as well.

  • @puzzlezaddict Yeah, I stopped playing The Sims 4 for 2 years so that problem will be more likely to happen.

    This might probably a silly question but I want to know. Is there a point buying DLCs on Steam when I already own them on EA and/or Epic? When the same DLC is owned on Steam and EA/Epic which one will EA app install? I am prioritizing and currently playing through Steam right now.

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    2 years ago

    @nativecoruscant  When you install the game through Steam, your Steam-owned packs install as well, unless you explicitly deselect them.  In the case of a duplicate pack, the EA App should recognize that you own the pack through Steam and let that override the EA copy, listing the pack as "Manage through Steam" rather than allowing you to download it.  But even if not, the App should see the pack is already installed (through Steam) and not try to install it again.

    Having said that, I don't know why you'd spend more money to buy the content through Steam when you already own it.  You're still going to need to use the EA App, and there's no difference in how the packs work once they're installed, so you're not getting any benefit to adding them to your Steam library.

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