No, I didn't interact with the Gallery for any of my tests. I reinstalled the game with a brand new user folder and created a random sim from the game's tutorial. The interaction and command issues occur in all worlds, both from base game and DLC. I just tested again in Willow Creek and Oasis Springs to make sure. I'm using an i9 processor with an RTX 3070, so I know I can run the game just fine. DxDiag file is attached.
Edit: Just an update, figured any extra info helps. I noticed that while I can execute simple commands like making sims walk to a different spot, the command doesn't disappear from queue. If I reset the sim using cheats, they teleport back to where they started. So I suspect the walk command is only working visually, not mechanically.
@Dislimited Some of the errors in your dxdiag are generic Windows issues, so please run a couple of basic checks of your Windows system files:
Restart your computer, hit Windows key-i, select Update & Security, and click the box to check for updates. If any install, restart again afterwards.
If that alone doesn't help, please try playing in a clean boot:
The one service to leave enabled is the EABackgroundService, which the EA App needs in order to run. Disable the rest as described.
When you reboot your computer, go through the Task Manager's background processes list shutting down any service that doesn't absolutely need to be running, for example anything from MSI Afterburner to RGB software might still be enabled. If you accidentally kill a critical process and it doesn't restart on its own, just reboot your computer again.
Don't open anything other than Sims 4 and the EA App while testing, not even a browser window.
sfc /scannow result attached.
I followed everything in your reply (took a photo so I wouldn't have to reopen a browser), including the clean reboot and disabling of all services minus EABackgroundService. Ran the Sims 4 with a save file separate from the one I used for the examples. Still had the same issues. Some new things that happened this time:
I don't think I have any other system programs that are interfering with the game. Still find it very odd that I am repeatedly installing a faulty version of the Sims 4. The Loverush update must have made changes to the code governing sim interactions that my game is downloading/interpreting incorrectly, or something to this effect. I strictly encountered all of these issues after updating to the Loverush patch. That, or maybe the Loverush pack is conflicting with another DLC pack?
@Dislimited The sims dancing instead of following commands is a known issue but, I believe, more of a symptom than a proper bug on its own. It's more like they can't do anything else, so they dance. And given all the other issues you're seeing, it doesn't sound like this is THE problem so much as a side effect.
What kind of install is this: EA App, Steam, Epic, mixed, or something else? (This affects how to repair and how to clean-uninstall/reinstall.) And does it help to disable Lovestruck? Here's how:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2017/03/disable-single-packs/
I use the Steam version of the game, although I use the EA app to log in. I don't mean to say I have the Lovestruck DLC installed, just that my game was updated to the patch including Lovestruck.
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