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himaisdumb's avatar
himaisdumb
New Spectator
11 days ago
Status:
Troubleshooting

Food menus broken: cooking, delivery, grand meal – menus unusable

Platform: PC

OS: [e.g. Windows 10 / 11]

Mods/CC: NO (I removed everything to test, still broken)

Lot type: Happens on any lot

Game version: Latest as of today

ISSUE:Whenever I try to interact with any food-related option (like cooking, ordering delivery, or preparing a grand meal), the menu is visually broken:

  • Text is cut off or misplaced
  • Floating UI elements like “Skill:” or “Ok”
  • Menu stretches awkwardly downward
  • Options are misaligned or missing
  • It’s nearly impossible to select recipes or confirm anything

Also, I CAN'T QUIT THE GAME normally. When the menu is broken, I can't click to quit or save. I have to click the "X" in the game window (force-close it), and only then do I get the option to "Save and Quit" or "Quit without saving."

I already removed all mods and CC, even cleaned up folders. I’m playing via official EA App. Still broken. Makes food-related gameplay nearly unplayable.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

  1. Load into any household
  2. Click on “Cook”, “Order Delivery”, or “Prepare Grand Meal”
  3. See the broken menu appear

EXPECTED:The menu should show all recipes and options properly aligned and usable.

ACTUAL:

The menu is broken, misaligned, with unreadable or missing text. Can’t use it properly.

6 Comments

  • Hi himaisdumb​ 

    by cleaned up folders you mean you renamed your user folder and tested on a new one ?

    Could you please post a picture of what you are seeing ?

  • Neko-chan76's avatar
    Neko-chan76
    Seasoned Rookie
    10 days ago

    I think it will be a UI mod broken. I use a lot of mods like MCC and tons of small quality of life mods, but NO UI mods, and for me it appears like always. Maybe repair the game after you removed all UI mods or update them? I don't know what is causing it for you exactly, but this is what i can think of. 😊

     

  • himaisdumb's avatar
    himaisdumb
    New Spectator
    10 days ago

    Hi Crinrict! Thank you for the reply.
    I didn’t rename the user folder, just deleted mods and cleaned up leftover files manually.
    Now I’ll try renaming the whole The Sims 4 folder in Documents and let the game create a new one from scratch. I’ll report back after testing it.


    Thanks again!

  • himaisdumb's avatar
    himaisdumb
    New Spectator
    10 days ago
    Hi! Thank you so much for your help 😊
    I don’t use any UI mods like UI Cheats or More Columns. The only mods I use are:
    • Life’s drama by Sacrificial (latest version)
    • Lumpinou’s Mood Pack with Divergent Sims
     
    But for this test I removed both mods and still had the same issue.
    Just to be sure, I’ll try repairing the game and deleting the cache files, as you suggested.
    Thanks again for your time!
  • Neko-chan76's avatar
    Neko-chan76
    Seasoned Rookie
    10 days ago

    I hope repairing the game will fix it for you! 😊 I had no sounds after the update but repairing the game fixed it for me i hope it fixes your UI issue too 🤗