[WORKAROUND] 11.17.20 patch - game won't stop loading

What was the work around?

I have both these issues also.  The No residential worlds when attempting a new game, and the infinity loop when trying to access saves.  Did the backup thing and made a new file.  Still sticking at both points

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Mac
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? 1.68.156.1220
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? snowy escape eco lifestyle discover university island living get famous seasons cants and dogs city living get together get to work realm of magic strangerville jungle adventure parenthood vampires spa day dine out outdoor retreat nifty knitting tiny living laundry day toddler bowling night perfect patio vintage glamour kids room romantic garden movie hangout cool kitchen luxury party
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? by attempting to play the game
What happens when the bug occurs? every time I try to select a load game, saved game
What do you expect to see? game loads with blue screen, green diamonds spinning words move but world never loads
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

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experiencing issues since downloading the most recent update. I am unable to play previous households that have been created. I am able to create a new household and select a new season but after that the game does not progress and allow me to select worlds.

After installing the 17th of November update, my game enters an infinite loading mode, and doesn't start. Tried backuping my gamefile, starting a new one, and the problem persists. 

Mine is just getting as far as the blue screen with the spinning plumbob and gets stuck. Won't load the game and have to force quit (Mac) 

The infinity loop thing has been reported to be fixed by repairing game through origin. Have you tried that?

After the update where the Sims4 kept crashing, now it doesn’t go past the loading screen of saved games. The loading screen just keeps going.

Merged a bunch of threads together for the infinite loading screen. The solution on page one explains how to fix this - repair your game in Origin. You may need to repair a couple of times. If that does not fix your issue then please start a new thread explaining exactly what the issue is with your game and the exact specification of your Mac as explained here - http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-Mac/READ-FIRST-Sims-4-Mac-Help-Guides-and-Troubleshooting/m-p/4612396/highlight/true#M162

Hi,

The last Sims4 update has just been automatically installed in my mac. I launch it and everything's fine until I press the Play button on the main page. It won't do anything, just keeps loading for as long as I let it.

Any suggestions? 

Thanks! 

Hi, so after experiencing the now supposedly fixed crashing from the November 10 update I was excited to update the game and get to experience it with sound again. Sadly I get through to the “load” screen click the save I want to play and then away the plumbob goes.... trouble is it never stops. It just keeps loading and loading and loading. The game isn’t fully crashed  as as I can minimise it and the messages on the screen change and the mouse works but other than that nothing happens. What’s also interesting is that when force quitting and trying again the “time last played” now shows the time I tried to load it before rather than the time I actually last played it. I’ve removed all mods and cleared cache and still nothing. Was working fine before I went to bed last night