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Anonymous
10 years ago
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Missing text in Sims 4 Expansion pack

hi 

I'm having some trouble with some missing text in interaction bubbles on objects in expansion packs, such as hot tubs, the occasional blank notification, random symbols instead of text and some blank choice bubbles.

please try to help as this is really frustrating and I am considering of buying another pack but won't if this continues!

ive tried EA live chat a couple of times but the wait time is 30mins + before I give up even though it says it should be under five minutes!

thanks!

sophie

9 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Thanks 

    i have a quick question

    will this erase my data?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Also do I have to completely delete the file you said to??

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    ,please reply asap because I am panicking a little as I'm worried I've messed up as its struggling to download a bit, I'll let you know what happens in the future thanks!! XD

    i can be worried for no reason sometimes so I'm sure it's fine?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Sp far so good!  Ive already had two new opening messages/notifications which I couldn't read before but I can now! Dome new object bubbles are visible too! Thanks so much you're a star! I'll let you know if I have any more problems! I woke up to a working game so a great start to my day! My households were still there too!!!

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    Glad to hear that everything is working.

    Enjoy the game.

  • Hello!

    I've had a persistent bug with Sims 4 (ever since downloading the first patch/update released for Sims 4), where I have no text in my in-game interaction pie menus, as well as on Sims customization options in CAS (basically, everything that did not come with the base game (limited edition with free holiday pack) itself, which I bought on and installed from DVD-ROM back in 2014). I had hoped with my recent purchase and installation of Nifty Knitting, Cottage Living and Outdoor Retreat, that the issue would resolve, but the new interactions and features for all 3 packs also have the same problem - making all the new features I downloaded essentially unplayable, as I can't tell which interactions I am clicking when playing my game (e.g. I accidentally killed/sold? my cow on my animal shed).

    I have already tried all the fixes in the below thread:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-and-Mod-CC-Issues/CURRENT-ISSUE-Codes-instead-of-text-Blank-text-and-bubbles/m-p/3903165#M2807

    - none of these fixes have fixed the issue. I checked the installation files for each pack and the base game in my game files (x64 folder), but each pack has a language string file (ENG-US for each) in its folder, so missing language string files aren't my issue. (Side note: my base game language string file is still the original one from my initial installation, dated 2014 - hence my language string files have never updated themselves). Origin is also set to English (no option for ENG-US specifically, so simply set to English).

    How can I fix this and make my game playable? (Ideally I'd like to be able to simply download the English language string file needed for each of my expansions and base game, and simply copy it into the installation folder in x64 on my harddrive).

    Thank you in advance for the help! :-)

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    EA_Kent
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    4 years ago

    Hi all,

    This is a pretty old thread that hasn't been active for a few years, so I am going to lock it to prevent further necro-posting. 

    If you are having trouble with this issue please visit the current thread. Thanks!