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yoonsglow's avatar
2 years ago

Rental units not working

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
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? 1.106.148.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I am not sure if the bug exists for others.
What happens when the bug occurs? I can not open rental lots, place sims in them etc. When I click on a lot and try to select any of the lots inside, nothing happens, except for a little window in the bottom right corner where CAS and Build mode are supposed to be, but it only shows for 0.1 second. They are basically non-functioning. The only rental lot I can open is the one where there are sims already placed by default.
What do you expect to see? I expect the lots to function normally as the others.
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

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
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? 1.106.148.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I am not sure if the bug exists for others.
What happens when the bug occurs? I can not open rental lots, place sims in them etc. When I click on a lot and try to select any of the lots inside, nothing happens, except for a little window in the bottom right corner where CAS and Build mode are supposed to be, but it only shows for 0.1 second. They are basically non-functioning. The only rental lot I can open is the one where there are sims already placed by default.
What do you expect to see? I expect the lots to function normally as the others.
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

Apparently it’s a mod issue 

8 Replies

  • @yoonsglow 

    Are you trying to open the apartments in build mode or live mode?  In live mode, you can't enter a lot that's vacant as you have to knock on the door.  In build mode, you should be able to open the lot from the map by clicking on the build icon in the lower right corner of the screen.   You should go into the lot in build mode first and make sure the venue is set to residential rental and that all the rooms inside have been assigned.  Otherwise, they will all be assigned to shared and the lot won't work properly. 

    Once you've got all the apartments set up, then you can move the sims in using Manage Households or go to live mode with the sim you want to be a landlord and have them buy the lot.  Then the landlord has the option to pick tenants for each apartment and they will move in on their own.  If you want the game's default landlord to run the place and play as a tenant, then just move sims into the apartments via Manage Households.

    Hope this helps.

  • The issue is happening when trying to access the lot through World management and also when trying to move in a sim, so I don’t think what you explained will fix it sadly ☹️

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    2 years ago
    @yoonsglow Could you please start a new save game with no mods/cc at all to see if you have the same issue.

    To me it looks like a corrupted save.
  • I just removed all mods and cc and started a new save file and the issue has disappeared, so I guess you are right. Could it be a mod that I haven’t updated or is the mod itself not working well with the pack? How can I find out what mod it is? It is weird because I think more people would’ve had this issue if it’s a mod related problem

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    2 years ago

    Try the following

    • Close the game
    • Rename Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old
    • Start the game. All your content will be gone now as the game created a new folder. All your saves/.. is still in the old folder so not to worry
    • Close the game again
    • Copy JUST your save game from  Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old\Saves to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Saves
    • Start your save
    • Check if you still have the error
    • Report back with your results for further steps on how to get your stuff back.
  • Thank you, you were right, I guess I just didn’t want to believe it was a mod issue and go through the trouble of finding out which one caused it, but for everyone facing the same issue it was TwistedMexi’s AllScenarios mod. I updated the mod but sadly the issue still persists so I guess I have to play without it ☹️

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    2 years ago
    @yoonsglow I moved your post to the mods forum. Check the stickied list if there's any other known mods that can cause this.

    Someone else will assist you further if you can't find the culprit.
  • luthienrising's avatar
    luthienrising
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    2 years ago

    @yoonsglow This is a known issue with All Scenarios, unfortunately. It doesn't work with For Rent. Seeing how it's broken has been helpful. Thank you for posting here.

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