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PrincessBabyx
9 months ago

Unable to turn on mods after recent update (Life & Death)

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? 1.110.265.1030 DX9
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Base game, werewolves, horse ranch, high school, for rent, cottage living, growing together, seasons, cats & dogs, city living, get to work, get famous, island living, discover university, get together, snowy escape, vampires, realm of magic, parenthood, strangerville, backyard, romantic garden, paranormal.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Just lauch the game with mods/cc and try activating it.
What happens when the bug occurs? Since the recent update, each time I load my game, my mods are disabled. I reactivate them, apply the changes, close/reload the game, a message pops up saying mods are disabled and to reactivate them at my own risk.
What do you expect to see? To be able to activate my mods to play with them as usual.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes and all updated with recent update.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I updated my game with the new Life & Death pack.

I have also tried uninstalling and reinstalling Sims 4. I just want to be able to activate and play with my mods!

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7 Replies

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    9 months ago

    @PrincessBabyx  Try deleting GameVersion.txt, in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4.  If that doesn't help, move Options.ini (in the same location) to the desktop.  This will reset all your in-game options, but hopefully you'll be able to activate mods.  If not, and you don't want to redo your other options, delete the new Options.ini and restore the old one.

    If the above doesn't help, please let me know whether OneDrive is running on this computer, even if you never use it.

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    puzzlezaddict
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    9 months ago

    @PrincessBabyx  Please try pausing OneDrive syncing.  Even if you never use it, OneDrive can lock up the user folder, or replace a newer version of a file with an older one.  To pause syncing, right-click the cloud icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.  It might be hidden in the Tray, so click the ^ icon to look there too.

  • PrincessBabyx's avatar
    PrincessBabyx
    9 months ago

    @puzzlezaddict one drive is paused and i've restarted the game; the same message is still popping up. I just want to be able to play with my mods 😞

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    9 months ago

    @PrincessBabyx  Does your new GameVersion.txt show the right version?  That would be 1.110.294.  Opening it in Notepad probably won't work; you'd need to use Notepad++ or something else.

    Please also try a clean user folder.  Move the existing Sims 4 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts, launch the game to create a new folder, enable mods and cc (both settings), quit, reload, and see whether mods and cc are still enabled.  If they are, you can copy your saves, Tray files, and mods and cc to the new folder and pick up where you left off.

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