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toster7
2 years ago
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wallpaper bug

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Polski
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.99.264.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get to Work Get Together City Living Cats & Dogs Seasons Get Famous Island living Discover university Eco lifestyle HS years Cottage living Growing together Horse Ranch Outdoor Retreat Spa day Dine out Vampires Parenthood Jungle adventure strangerville wedding stories moschino laundry day nifty knitting vintage glamour bust the dust courtyard oasis
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I saw a nice house in the gallery so I put it on the plot and clicked edit, I wanted to decorate it so I went to the "wallpapers" section and chose the wallpaper. When I put the wallpaper on the wall, it "doubled", i.e. on one tile there was a mini version of this wallpaper (and stretched), and there was another stretched one under it. This glitch keeps repeating no matter what - I changed the height of the wall and it still looks like that. It's normal only when the wallpaper is one color, all white for example
What happens when the bug occurs? The wallpaper i pick is stretched out, and it doubles
What do you expect to see? It should be normal, and not stretch out
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I updated the game on the 07/18/2023 patch and after i installed the update the wallpaper just started glitching like i described it.

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I tried removing all mods, and its still like that. I picked different house, and its the same. Even if i build my own house and dont use gallery, it still glitches.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    2 years ago

    First only put back your save game

    Copy all content from Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old\Saves to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Saves 

    If there's a duplicate because of the new save you created, either just overwrite the file if you don't want to keep the new save or rename the new one to a different number that hasn't been used.

    Now test again. If it still works, you can put the following folders back (just copy the content like you have done for the saves to their respective folders

    - Screenshots

    - Recorded Videos

    - Tray (your houses and households)

    - Custom Music if you have any

    Test again.

    If it still works you can move on to your mods folder.

    Copy stuff back in groups. Start with CC, most should be fine., then your mods but do make sure they are compatible

    Here's the current list for broken mods/cc: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1009959/broken-updated-mods-cc-july-2023-horse-ranch-patch

    and here's a tutorial with pics for the whole process: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/resetting-the-game-to-factory-settings-without-reinstalling/

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    Hi @toster7 

    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
    • Start a new save game
    • Check if you still have the error
    • Report back with your results for further steps on how to get your stuff back.
  • lcvlss's avatar
    lcvlss
    2 years ago

    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? 4
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? all
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? wallpaper bug
    What happens when the bug occurs? wallpaper shows doubled with all wallpaper even basegame.
    What do you expect to see? when i place wallpaper it shows up doubled and stretched.
    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? Yes
    Please describe the patch or change you made. after recent update

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    please help. ive removed all cc and only have mcccommand which is updated.

  • toster7's avatar
    toster7
    2 years ago

    Hello, it worked! the glitch is gone and it functions normally - its not stretched like it was too. How can i bring my game back to normal like how to get back my old saves etc?

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    First only put back your save game

    Copy all content from Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old\Saves to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Saves 

    If there's a duplicate because of the new save you created, either just overwrite the file if you don't want to keep the new save or rename the new one to a different number that hasn't been used.

    Now test again. If it still works, you can put the following folders back (just copy the content like you have done for the saves to their respective folders

    - Screenshots

    - Recorded Videos

    - Tray (your houses and households)

    - Custom Music if you have any

    Test again.

    If it still works you can move on to your mods folder.

    Copy stuff back in groups. Start with CC, most should be fine., then your mods but do make sure they are compatible

    Here's the current list for broken mods/cc: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1009959/broken-updated-mods-cc-july-2023-horse-ranch-patch

    and here's a tutorial with pics for the whole process: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/resetting-the-game-to-factory-settings-without-reinstalling/

  • toster7's avatar
    toster7
    2 years ago

    i did everything right, but the glitch still appears.. all my mods are updated and none are broken

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    2 years ago
    @toster7 If it works without the mods, then something is still broken and you need to find it with the 50/50 method.

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