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KyThePotato
Rising Rookie
4 years ago

Unable to name Sims after making the first one.

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? 1.93.129.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them. Just bought High School Years
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Go into New game, make first sim, then add another sim and try to name it.
What happens when the bug occurs? I try typing in the name box, but nothing shows up.
What do you expect to see? My text showing up in the name box
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I just updated to the patch version above, then bought High School Years shortly after

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I updated my game, ran it, it took my mods off so I left them off, quit the game and bought High School Years pack. I made my first sim in the new game option then when I tried to make my second sim (Which is a teen, my first sim is an young adult) and name them, nothing shows up in the box, as if it doesn't recognize my typing. I added a third sims to see if it would still not work, it didn't work. I don't know what to do.

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    Hi @KyThePotato 

    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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