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esorbtw
Seasoned Newcomer
11 months ago

can't build in build mode

I'm hoping someone who knows how to fix this issue or anyone with some ideas as to why it could be happening will reach out to me and give me some tips and tricks to help! 

 I'm in the middle of building a new house and for some reason when I go into build mode to try and build it works one time. I'm truly only able to build one singular wall and then it just bugs out and I'm no longer able to build or place anything then I have to restart my whole game and it does the same thing every time. Does anyone have any idea as to what is having this happen? because when I take my mod folder out to see if it's any of my mods causing the issue, it still happens so at this point I don't think it's any of my mods and this is the first time I've had this happen to me. I've tried looking into Youtube videos and nothing has worked so far. I'm still currently not able to build in build mode or place anything after I build one wall, it completely bugs my game out still.  Any help would be great!

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  • Same for me. I’m on a ps4, idk what to do. Do we have to wait for another update to get help?

  • esorbtw  Does this happen on a different lot in the same save?  Please test one of your own lots, if you've built elsewhere, and a default EA-made lot either way.  If the EA-made lot is affected too, please test a new save as well.

    If the new save is also affected, please provide a dxdiag.  Click Windows key-R, enter dxdiag in the run box, wait for the scan to finish, click "Save all information," and save the file to your desktop.  From there, you can attach it to a reply using the paper clip (Attachment) icon included with the other formatting buttons.

    Oreo73  Please post in the console tech forum:

    The Sims 4 Technical Issues - Consoles | EA Forums

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    esorbtw
    Seasoned Newcomer
    11 months ago

    I'm now confused as to what is wrong with my game. When I first noticed the build mode it was about 3 weeks ago and one day it stopped having the issue but it came back the next day, it would have the issue with mods or even without my mods. After trying it just now without mods after trying to fix it for hours last night, a new game without mods seemed to be working. Even though when I would try a new game before, it wouldn't work.. I'm confused if it's my mods or if it's still just the game at this point or maybe I messed something up when trying to fix it last night because again when I would test it without mods it wouldn't work, so I'm not sure what it's doing anymore. Here is the dxdiag!

  • esorbtw  Your dxdiag is full of crashes of a component of the Nvidia graphics driver.  So please do a clean uninstall and reinstall of the driver, as described here:

    https://crinrict.com/blog/2019/02/clean-re-install-of-graphics-drivers-with-display-driver-uninstaller-ddu.html

    Please test with no mods first, on a couple different lots.  If everything is fine, you can start adding back your mods.  But I'd suggest reviewing this list and removing anything confirmed broken:

    Broken and Updated Mods and CC: 1.113, Feb. 25, 2025 Game Update | EA Forums - 11921215

  • esorbtw's avatar
    esorbtw
    Seasoned Newcomer
    11 months ago

    I did the uninstall and reinstall, tried it with no mods, it worked. Tried it with mods and it worked. I get on today and I'm now having the same problem again. It no longer works anymore and I'm not able to build or place anything in build mode with mods or even without having mods. Is there any other way to fix this because all I want to do is just enjoy the game and be able to play it. 

  • esorbtw  Did you test a new save with no mods or custom content, I mean after build mode stopped working again?  It's possible the lot you were working on became corrupted rather than this (still) being an issue with your computer.

    I can also take a look at a new dxdiag if you like.

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    djvm13
    Rising Novice
    6 hours ago

    Same here but I only go out of build mode and then back in and then I can build one more wall

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    djvm13
    Rising Novice
    5 hours ago

    I reloaded my tmex better build buy, cleared all my cache and repaired the game and now my build mode so far is working fine. I am on a pc