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plumbobwillow
Seasoned Novice
5 months ago
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Save reverting to earlier point after CAS

Just started planning a wedding, loaded back into the game after applying wedding outfit and my sims fiancé had disappeared from the household, they’d never met and the date was 3 days prior to what it was before I edited the outfit. 

Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title to better reflect the issue

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  • justajar's avatar
    justajar
    Seasoned Newcomer
    4 months ago

    I have the Business and Hobbies expansion pack. I created a small business lot designed to be a salon. Once I opened the business, I directed my sim to makeover an NPC using the Get Famous makeup and hair salon chair. Going into CAS worked well enough. But once I chose to save the changes, it entirely reset the lot so that all sims, except my active sim, and all buildings and furnishings vanished, leaving it an empty lot in the exact state it was before I began the build. Unfortunately, I hadn't saved the lot beforehand, so I couldn't simply exit the active game without saving, in order to reset to the previous build. Everything was gone for good. 

    I don't have any custom content or mods. This is on a PC. I don't know if the same glitch would result on a lot that is both residential and small business. In this case it was solely a small business venue. This is the first time I've experienced this bug.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    4 months ago

    Hi justajar​ 

    I merged this with another thread that's essentially the same.

    For the future, always make sure to save before going into CAS or travelling, especially if you build a lot.

  • EA_Cath's avatar
    EA_Cath
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    4 months ago
    Status changed:
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  • acate47's avatar
    acate47
    Seasoned Newcomer
    3 months ago

    I had a pregnant sim, another adult, and an infant, and wanted to simply change the mom's clothes. I go to change sim by using the wardrobe. Change their clothes, and hit save. Well, not only did this not save at all (clothes were the old ones) but it ALSO ran my save back by like a week!!! My sim was no longer pregnant, they had reverted skills, build mode items I'd changed were back, and it was like I hadn't just spent an hour or two on the last three days. VERY strange. So what happened while in CAS to cause this??? I had just completed a successful Family Dinner event, too. And we had another baby on the way. Now all of that's gone. And two new published books - gone. Very frustrating.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    3 months ago

    Could you please provide the following information

    -  Are you using mods/cc in your game ? Please remove them and test without them if you do.
    -  What platform are you playing on (PC, Mac, Playstation, XBox)

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    3 months ago

    What security software are you using ? Are you using oneDrive ?

    when you say last three days, do you mean Sims three days and it was the same play session or did it revert to something you had done/saved in a previous play session ?

    Did you save the game before you went to CAS ?

    Also merged this with another thread on the issue. Make sure to upvote.

  • This has happened twice on the same save file today. I had a Sim "Plan Outfit" on the mirror. It was Monday, and when it loaded back to the game, it was Sunday at 3am. The interactions I had my Sims perform the day prior, Sunday, had not taken place. The progress on one Sim's Aspiration Goal had reset, the relationship bars were not the same, and the family dog was still alive (she had passed Monday morning). I had had my two Sims take photos together Monday, and when the game reset, the photos were in the digital frame as if the day had happened. 

    After the wedding had taken place, I entered Create a Sim again Monday morning via the "Plan Outfit" interaction on the dresser. I changed the last name for the female Sim, and when it loaded back to the game, it reset to Sunday morning 3am again. The family dog was alive again, progress on her Aspiration Goal had reset again, and the male Sim no longer had a job. The dog the family had adopted Monday was nonexistent. The female Sim's dad was still alive (in a separate household - he had passed Sunday afternoon), etc., etc. I went to the neighborhood screen. The female Sim's aunt (in a separate household who passed away on Monday) was also alive again. But, the name change and outfit change were saved. The family dog was alive. 

    It was all a minor annoyance to have to play Sunday over again three times, and luckily I didn't have to do the wedding again on Monday. The relationship status had saved, and the two Sims were listed as each other's spouse on the Profile page on the relationship of each Sim. I guess the two will have to deal with their family members and dog passing away again on Monday. 

  • ChristianOtaku's avatar
    ChristianOtaku
    Seasoned Rookie
    2 days ago

    I just experienced this. We had thanksgiving day and a birthday party, my sim aged up. I went into plan an outfit like I always do and worked on the house. When I got out of it, I didn't notice anything weird, until suddenly I'm getting "get ready for thanksgiving" again. That's when I noticed one of the rooms is back to how it was before. But my sim is still aged up. I think I'm going to restart the game, this is a weird one. 

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