Game not loading when connected to internet
I own every single pack, kit, and log-in reward since they started adding those too, and my game is completely vanilla after I removed the mods I had installed just in case when I wanted a look at the most recent update. However, my game won't even go past the first loading screen unless I'm disconnected from the internet before I even press play on Steam. Sometimes, it crashes if I just let it load onto the title screen without clicking into another app so the game window is in the background as opposed to the foreground. Once I'm on the main menu, I can turn the internet back on just fine, but it will not load properly for me otherwise.
Can EA please fix this issue? I only started using Steam to play the game, despite buying it all through EA Play to this day, because the game wouldn't even boot anymore through EA Play around the time of the Horse Ranch Expansion. It would cost me a fortune, not to mention the ability to mod my game, to transfer to console.
@MysticOrre413 Try loading the game offline, then disabling Sims Delivery updates and Online Social Features, then loading online again. The settings are under Options > Game Options, in Sims Delivery and Other, respectively.
If that doesn't help, please let me know what antivirus you use. Please also run a dxdiag and attach it to your reply.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/
