I've had this bug happening a few times in different locations (home, Netherworld HeadQuarters and the most recent at the Spicy Festival) after planning some interactions for the sim. The last was with the Spice festival. I got this error message (with thanks to the Better Exceptions Mod by Twisted Mexi, the only mod installed in the game)
Exception in Sim Timeline: Exception running Element (AttributeError: 'JoinSituationElement' object has no attribute 'situation_type')
I closed the game last night after getting that error. And upon opening the game this morning again I got the error immediately, I assume because the Sim was still in the same situation.
I've played this particular save always without mods because I specifically only made it for the events and I wanted to make sure nothing would influence the events in one way or another.
The only mod that is installed is the Better Exceptions mod from Twisted Mexi.
What I was trying to do:
- Planned some interactions for my sim to talk to the stall vendors
- What I expected would happen: just normal execution of the tasks
- What happened:
--> Without the mod: the game would start to lag and then hang and I couldn't even get the game to close. I had to force close it through the task manager by ending bu several times ending the task (the task would pop back up several times in the task manager before it remained ended)
--> With the Better Exceptions mod: I got the BE Warning and the report. I closed the game after that without a hitch.
but.... I can't play this particular save file anymore until the bug gets resolved because now it pops-up immediately when I resume the game and my Sim and the world are loaded.
More information from the Better Exceptions report:
| Possible Cause (Confidence: 10%) | interaction_elements |
I have added the saves files from last night's session and from this morning and the Better Exceptions report to the attached zip-file. I hope that helps in finding out what's wrong.
I don't know if this influences it:
I have the base game through the Epic Games store, while I have my packs and kits all through the EA App. I play on Windows 11 Home Edition on my laptop.
Tech data about my laptop:
Device name *****
Processor AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX with Radeon Graphics (3.30 GHz)
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.9 GB usable)
Device ID A51EF246-E345-45A0-9231-8416C83DAD18
Product ID 00326-10000-00000-AA798
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display
Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 24H2
Installed on 24/05/2025 (Latest update: 2025-06 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5060829) from June 29)
OS build 26100.4484
Serial number PF2XRZ8G
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.128.0
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX3080
Thanks for the help!
ETA: I did attached a zip-file with everything mentioned above, but it's not attached to the forum post anymore? So I don't know how to fix that.
ETA2: my packs are:
For Rent
Spa Day
Seasons
Lovestruck
Life & Death
Outdoor Retreat
Nifty Knitting
Laundry Day
Kitchen Clutter
Jungle Adventure
Island Living
Home Chef Hustle
Holiday Celebration
Get Together
Get to Work
Get Famous
Eco lifestyle
Business & Hobbies
Cottage Living
Cool Kitch Stuff
City Living
Crystal Creations
Life & Death Bonus stuff
