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Simjrk59
Seasoned Newcomer
5 years ago

Command line arguments not working with EA Play version

So I bought Parenthood and Seasons in the sims 4 and I regret buying them.  I had a great work around  of adding in the command line arguments of -disablepacks:EP05,GP05  But now since the the update...
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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago

@cherriesandwine1  As an experiment, could you try only disabling one pack and starting a new save?  Try disabling Seasons (EP05), and when you exit CAS, you'll know whether Seasons is active by whether you're asked to choose a season to start in.

If Seasons is still active, please move your entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop and repeat the above.  A clean Sims 4 folder will spawn with no content when you launch the game.

If that doesn't work either, let me know whether your computer runs Windows or macOS, and whether you have any game optimization software running as well.

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cherriesandwine
5 years ago
@puzzlezaddict Hi, thank you for responding. I've just tried all your suggestions and it still isn't working. I run Windows with Nvidia control panel and G-Force optimisation but I tried resetting and disabling them with the same results.
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    puzzlezaddict
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    5 years ago

    @cherriesandwine1  Try clearing Origin's cache:

    https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/

    and repairing the game: open your game library, right-click on the Sims 4 icon, and select Repair.

    If that doesn't help, try running Origin as an admin: right-click on the Origin shortcut and select "Run as administrator."  Make sure to launch Sims 4 from within your Origin game library, not from a desktop shortcut.

    If that doesn't help, please let me know what antivirus program you use.

    • cherriesandwine's avatar
      cherriesandwine
      5 years ago
      @puzzlezaddict I tried all of the above and always run Origin as admin. I’ve also uninstalled and reinstalled origin.

      I have Total AV however I was originally trying it without any antivirus active. I’ve also ensured Origin and the game isn’t blocked by the firewall. The only thing I can think to try is to uninstall the game and reinstall it but I’d rather not have to waste the time that will take haha
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        puzzlezaddict
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        5 years ago

        @cherriesandwine1  You could try a clean uninstall and reinstall of Origin, which shouldn't take nearly as much time as reinstalling the game.

        • Quit Origin, then right-click on the Task Bar and open the Task Manager.  Scroll through looking for Origin entries.  If you find any, click on them and End Task.
        • Clear Origin's cache.
        • Download Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine) from here.
        • Launch Revo, select Origin from the list, and click Uninstall.
        • When it finishes uninstalling, select "Moderate" under "scanning modes," and click Scan.
        • If Revo finds any remaining registry entries, select all, delete, and click Next.
        • Revo will display "Remaining Data and Folders."  Select all of them except for the "Origin Games" folder, if it appears.  (This is where Sims 4 and other Origin games are installed by default.)  Delete the rest.
        • Close Revo, and restart your computer.

        Next, download the full Origin installer and run it.  Here's the direct download link:

        http://download.dm.origin.com/origin/live/OriginSetup.exe

        Be sure to run both the installer and Origin itself as an admin: right-click on each and select "Run as Administrator."

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