sims 4 mac suddenly started crashing on launch
hi, been having a blast with sims lately but today when i tried lauching, the icon popped up in the dock for a few seconds and then dissapeared, no crash dialog
of course i tried a fresh install, no mods, moved folders to the desktop n stuff, nothing helped
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crash report here
Follow these steps to launch a new clean game - https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/READ-FIRST-Sims-4-Mac-Help-Guides-and-Troubleshooting/m-p/4612394#M163
Does it still happen with none of your current user data in the new Sims 4 folder?