Re: Can't place sink on counters

From what I see with other Mac users, Sims 4 runs much much better then Sims 3 on mac as it's not using cider but was build from scratch for Mac.

Go for mac. Way better than playing on outdated  XP

I just tried it on OSX and it's working pretty well.  It gave me a warning saying my graphics card wasn't good enough, but the only problem it caused was opaque windows.  Much better than not being able to place things on counters.  I think it's dumb that my graphics card was good enough for the Windows version, but not for the Mac version, but it's good enough.

@crinrict and @BryonyRae, thanks for going through the problem with me!  Seriously, I've tried to ask around about bugs in previous Sims games, and it was hard to find anyone who knew anything who was willing to help.  It's very much appreciated!

You're welcome.

Could you please mark this as solved if this is fine for you.

As for your card and the opaque windows, please refer to this: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/MAC-READ-FIRST-Links-to-Mac-Help-Threads-Guides-and/m-p/4612402/highlight/true#M46808

Wishing you happy holidays

Thanks for the link!

Hey I found this report searching bugs on counters and am afraid I have the same issue as the OP. Sadly the OPs solution won't work for me!

Whenever I create a new household in the game, counter become utterly bugged. I cannot place sinks, coffee machines etc. just as the OP decribed. In addition, counters are not even selectable or deletable in build mode, it is pretty much as though I never placed them, undo is the only way to affect them.

Everything works fine when I load my old save and households, but every new houehold is affected.

Are you using moo or custom content or mods ?

Ok, I just did a folder reset and it seems to be, unlike the OP, a modding issue after all. No new custom content has been added recently, but Get to Work, Spa Day and Outdoor Retreat where newly installed just before the issue showed up. So there might be something clashing there.

Ok, I did some further testing.

As said, a folder reset resolves the isue (but puts back to day one).

Putting back in the "options.ini" file and the "saves" , "screenshots" "tray" "custom music " folders from the old sims 4 folder bring back the issue.

The problem persists with all mods/cc removed.

Removing all old saves and starting anew likewhise sees the issue persist.

I don't see how the ".ini" file could be corrupted, so my guess would be a problem in the "tray" folder? Kann that be fixed?

My testing concludes.

The only solution seems to be to start entirely from scratch. Whenever I put in any old data into the sims 4 folder, the issue returns, even on an entirely new freshly purged folder. Even if I then remove all the old data, the problem persists.

I guess I will now begin an entirely new game, make regular backups of the entire folder and see if the problem shows up again.