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Anonymous
11 years ago

The sims four won't stop loading

My game is stuck in load mode and has been like that for hours I can exit out but it will stop when I try to re open it, and eventually the game crashes

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    7 years ago
    ik it happen to me.
  • @renatabrenner

    If playing with mods and custom content, move your mods folder to the desktop, clear your game cache and delete the localthumbcache.package from the Sims 4 folder to help with troubleshooting.

    Try playing the game again to test without the mods folder. If it loads okay, it may be that some of the mods/cc have become outdated.

    How to Delete Cache Files
    https://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/delete-cache-files/

    Custom content can become outdated with most new game patches. If the game works when the Mods folder is removed, then one or more of the mods and/or custom content has become outdated and will need to be removed or replaced. EA/Maxis aren't responsible for broken mods/cc. It's up to the creators to fix.

    Disabling or turning off both mod/cc options isn't enough of a test.

    Try the 50/50 method:

    1. Move all the mods and cc out into a temporary folder on the desktop.
    2. Move a few files back at a time. Load the game to make sure it loads and everything is good.
    3. Delete the localthumbcache.package from the Sims 4 folder.
    4. Repeat steps 1 - 3 till there is no more files to check.

    ** While your testing, don't save the game. If you find any problems, delete the mod or custom content file.

    How To Find Problem Mods and CC
    http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS4_Finding_Problem_Custom_Content

    If you've already been through your mods folder and cleared the game cache, try the tips below:

    1. Repair Game:
    In Origin > Games Library, right-click on Sims 4 and select Repair.

    2. Turn off Origin in game:
    In Origin - Application Settings - Origin In-Game. Turn this off. As sometimes it causes issues with the game.

    3. Start the game in Windowed mode:
    In Origin - Games Library tab, right-click on Sims 4 and select Game Properties - In the Command Line Arguments, add the following text: -w and click Okay.

    If this doesn't help, please give us some information on your computer? https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

    You can attach the text file to your post or reply directly. (To attach a file click the browse button just above the Preview button, at the bottom of the message box.)

    With this information we can see if there's any hardware or driver issues.

  • Happened to me too. I had to hold the power button down to restart the computer. Then restarted the game. All was okay after that. That is a strange bug.
  • pullan1's avatar
    pullan1
    7 years ago

    I don’t understand. While I was travelling with I think 2 sims, the game starts loading , as usual but it’s been loading now for around 2 days. I have loads of cc downloaded and I deleted it for now just to save my game 😉 but it’s still loading and I have no idea what to do!!! Also, I tried restarting my Mac and it doesn’t restart because I need to exit out of the sims 4 first but obviously I can’t do that if it’s on the load screen! Please help me!!!

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    7 years ago

    Deleting it while the game is running will not help. Please follow earlier instruction on how to restart your PC.

  • EA_Darko's avatar
    EA_Darko
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    7 years ago

    Hey @bdbz257ui0hw if you are having an issue then please let us know a little information as to the issue you are seeing and we will do whatever we can to assist you.


    Darko 

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