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2 years ago

Build mode not working

So my buildmode isn't working. Just like others i don't get the build menu, all i can do is move items around and my entire game freezes unless i open task manager to force end it and restart my game. 

I understood something about attaching this file and people would be able to help, so iam already halfway there (i hope). any help is appreciated!

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  • I'm having a similar problem since the update the other day. Everything is normal until I go to into build mode and make any changes. As soon as I press SAVE it gets stuck on the saving screen and freezes and I have to ctrl alt del out of the game. 

    I have removed all of my mods and the cache that contains some mods data. I attached my DxDiag as well. 

  • @DigitalEntity404 and @ohkay1209  Thank you both for the dxdiags, which show the Sims 4 errors but not why they're happening.  Do you have any files in ConfigOverride?  If so, please remove them.

    If that doesn't help or isn't relevant, does this issue happen when you're building on a blank lot in a new save?  Please try it and let me know.  Don't add an existing build from your library or the Gallery, as these may be broken.

    If that doesn't help either, please try playing in a clean user folder.  Move the entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, and when you launch the game, a clean folder will spawn with no content.  (Your saves and other content will be intact in the folder you moved but temporarily not read by the game.)  Don't add anything to the new folder yet; just start another new save and repeat the test.

  • @DigitalEntity404 Im having the same issue, definitely a mod that's probably clashing with the latest ts4 update. I'm still trying to figure out which one it is. - I moved my mods out of my game folder and it worked. Sifting through all the mods now 😵‍💫✨
  • When you know which mod is bugging it outt  can you let me know? i have a ton of mods so this could be the case for me so it might take me a while as well.

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