Forum Discussion

LIlacfairy414's avatar
7 years ago

Sim dissappearing in secret lab (strangerville)

So my sim is doing the Strangerville location aspiration and has gotten to the point where he has collected the spores, talked to the people around town, and returned to the lab to use the chemical analyzer. The problem is whenever he goes to the basement and leaves the first room where the stairs are, he disappears. I know he is there because I can click to center on him and it moves to where I told him to go. Also, all the rooms in the lab are empty. There is no equipment anywhere in the basement. I have tried removing all mods and it makes no difference.

10 Replies

  • kreatora's avatar
    kreatora
    Hero (Retired)
    7 years ago
    @LIlacfairy414

    Go to the City map. On the right top find Family Management Panel.
    Move your sim to another lot using this panel.
    Then check if he appeared there.
    If yes move him back to his house.
    If you will not find him in Family Management Panel it means he met Mother Plant and he was killed

    I don't work for EA
  • The sim is actually still there. I can click the button to center on him and it goes to where he is supposed to be or I can also have him walk back out of the basement and he reappears. The problem seems to be that nothing shows up in the basement, no sims or equipment.

  • Yes, I tried that and it didn't work. I also tried using another sim and the same issue occurred.

  • kreatora's avatar
    kreatora
    Hero (Retired)
    7 years ago
    @LIlacfairy414

    Did not you find him in the Family Management panel? Did he not appear in this family after moving him to this family?
  • I tried that but it didn't work. Here's a better way to describe my issue. He becomes invisible once he goes into any room in the basement other than the one with the stairs. He is still there, but I can't see him. I can tell him to walk back to the stair room and he reappears. It's not just the sim though, there is nothing in the basement except for empty rooms. The first screenshot I centered on him after he walked into a basement room and the second screenshot just shows how the basement is empty.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 years ago
    @LIlacfairy414 Do you just have issue in the secret lab or in any basement ?

    Could you post a picutre of your ingame graphics settings ?
  • OldeSimsFan's avatar
    OldeSimsFan
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    How did the sim enter the basement?  A few months ago I did an experiment with a vampire sim using the bat ability to go into the basement even though the key card door was still locked.  The idea was to get as much of the analysis and vaccine making done as possible before unleashing the spores.  Sim made in just fine, but once out of the hallway the situation was as described in the problem.  Evidently, the downstairs rooms are unlocked for viewing and activity only by that door being unlocked by the keycard.

  • I'm having the same issue. its been this way for a while now and even in a new save and new game after going through my mods. When i enter the secret lab (even the top floor) the sim nor any furniture show up (ie the files and desks etc). 

  • I was having the same problem with my sim disappearing in the secret lab and the furniture inside not appearing. I finally figured out that it was either a mod or a cheat that was conflicting. I had TwistedMexican's Secret Lab Build Buy mod installed and the always free build cheat turned on. I turned off the cheat and uninstalled the mod at the same time so I'm not sure which was causing the error but if you're sure a mod isn't conflicting, check to make sure free build is off.

About The Sims 4 Technical Issues - PC

PC players get help with their technical issues in The Sims 4 here.52,454 PostsLatest Activity: 14 minutes ago