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TeamBleckPowa
4 years ago

Sims 4: my sims won't go to work

Hello! I have been having this issue for a while now, and it's been happening across all my households. Basically, when my sims' jobs start, they will not go to work no matter what i do (cancelling what they are currently doing, pressing the "go to work" button, ...). I then restart the game and they go to work fine, but when they come back their icons are greyed out as if they were still at work, and i can't make them do anything. I restart the game again, the issue is fixed, but now the game says that they are on vacation. A couple final resets and it shows they have work in the morning as normal, but then it starts all over again once it's time for them to go to work again.

Needless to say, restarting the game multiple times every in-game day is pretty annoying and i can't figure out how to fix it. I've tried repairing the game, disabling mods, making a new household, but nothing seems to work! My game is up to date too.

I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I will be happy to provide any details or screenshots necessary 🙂

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    Hi @TeamBleckPowa 

    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.

    After renaming, repair your game by right clicking on the game in Origin.

    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 and no longer needed - if you still have it)
    • Custom content like clothing, hair, skins, make up ....
    • ConfigOverride, if you have your own configuration files.
    • 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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