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onesparkle24's avatar
onesparkle24
6 years ago

Re: Object placement

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.59.73.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? None
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Not sure
What happens when the bug occurs? It won't let me put my object against the wall anymore
What do you expect to see? My object against the wall
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

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It won't let me attach pictures on my phone but it is really annoying because I was halfway through my project, i logged out and logged back in 1 hour later and it wouldn't let me place things like I used to

EDIT: I managed to attach pictures. I played for about an hour or two and then signed out. I logged in about 1 hour later to finish my project because I was already halfway in but it wouldn't let me place them against the wall anymore.

4 Replies

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    6 years ago
    @onesparkle24 Does that go for all walls ? Only certain houses ? What kind of objects are we talking ?

    Have you tried repairing your game through Origin yet ?
  • onesparkle24's avatar
    onesparkle24
    6 years ago
    @crinrict I've attached pictures with my post but I've tried everything that I have found in my search online but nothing worked including repairing the game.
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    6 years ago
    @onesparkle24 I'm merging your threads as you made multiple.

    I'm not sure this is a bug but I don't have any time to look into this further today.

    Maybe @SheriGR has some more ideas.
  • SheriGR's avatar
    SheriGR
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    6 years ago

    @onesparkle24 A few things more you could try:

    • Save the lot to your library then place it in a new lot and try there. 
    • (Bear with me - this is modified a bit from my previous instructions - please re-try this...)
      Press "Ctrl + Shift + C" and press enter. This will open the cheats window in the upper left corner. Next click inside the box and type in "bb.moveobjects on" without the quotation marks and press enter. You should get the message "MoveObjects cheat is on". Now you should be able to move and place objects with less restrictions. Hold the "Alt" key and drag the item to fine tune some placements. Press To disable the cheat enter "bb.moveobjects off" and press enter. 

    If neither of the above works please try the following in this order:

    • Exit your game and Origin.
    • Move your 'The Sims 4' folder ( Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 ) to your desktop. (Save this "The Sims 4" folder for reference.)
    • Then start the game, and a new 'The Sims 4' folder will be created by the game.
    • Exit your game and Origin.
    • Now re-add a copy of the 'options.ini', 'screenshots' folder, 'saves' folder, and 'tray' folder from the "The Sims 4" folder on your desktop into your new "The Sims 4" folder ( Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 ). Replace/overwrite the newly generated files/ folders with the old files/folders from the desktop "The Sims 4" folder. 

    Now see if the issue is gone. Please let us know how it goes. 

    SheriGR ☕ – I don’t work for EA

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