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shirkremer's avatar
4 years ago

Romance bar not showing

Product: The Sims 4
PlatformPC
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? 1.71.86.1020 
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? 
Expansion packs: all of them except Cats & dogs and Snowy escape

Game packs: all of them except Parenthood, Realm of magic, Journey to Batuu and Strangerville

Stuff packs: all of them except Backyard stuff, Fitness stuff, Kids room stuff, Luxury party stuff, Moschino stuff, My first pet stuff, Nifty knitting, Paranormal stuff pack, Perfect patio stuff, Romantic garden stuff, Spooky stuff, Toddler stuff and Vintage glamour stuff

Kits: none 
How can we find the bug ourselves? Try a romantic interaction on someone you have no romance bar with. In my case whenever my sim succeeds in doing a romantic interaction, you see the heart with a + above my Sims head but the romance bar will not show up. I have tried doing romantic interactions between Sims that already have a romantic relationship and then it will appear for that Sim but not for a new Sim that doesn't have the romantic relationship.
What do you expect to see? I expect to see my romance bar showing up again, ofcourse it's not all about the romance for me but the game lacks fun without it
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not anymore, see more info below
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

So for a better view on my issue, I have searched all over the internet for solutions. This starten when I started playing the Sims again yesterday, I was using mods but when I noticed this bug, I went ahead and moved all of my mods out of my mods folder. After starting the game up again, nothing seemed to be changing (still no romance bar). 

I tried resetting my user files, as mentioned in another post on here, this didn't help either. I tried resetting my game multiple times, this didn't help. I cleared the cache, didn't help. Because I was (and still am) beyond hopeless, I even deleted Origin + Sims 4 and reinstalled, even now I still have the same issue. 

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  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    6 days ago

    Hey there,
     
    This thread is quite a few years old, so it's being locked here to avoid further necroposting.
     
    Feel free to create a new thread if there's a subject you're wanting to discuss that doesn't have a more recent topic, as that will make sure any advice or information provided is up-to-date with the latest patches and packs. Thanks! 

  • mollymegan30's avatar
    mollymegan30
    Rising Traveler
    7 days ago

    i know this is an old post but im having this issue also! anyone figure out what mod could be doing this or how to fix it?

     

  • I'm having this problem too. Sims are both in a flirty mood and have been flirting for awhile. They're at the romance festival. No bar at all.

  • the same thing is happening to me. 

    No mods and no romance bar. All the romance interactions are there but I have no pink bar to indicate how deep their feelings are. No matter what I try nothing works. 

    I've repaired the game and nothing changes. 

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    4 years ago

    @shirkremer 

    If the Sim has the Unflirty trait can be hard to get in the mood. Flirty paintings, watching Romance, Tea and various other things will help.

  • @jpkarlsen  Hi, thanks for your answer. I did not mention this but even after trying 10 times it is still not showing.

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    4 years ago

    @shirkremer 

    You may need to use a romantic interaction a couple times before a romance bar will appear the first time. After that it will appear every time you chat with that sim regardless of if it is a romantic interaction or not.

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