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Sim won't do anything

Problem:

Sim gets stuck, will not complete any action. Just stands there doing nothing with actions in queue.

Packs I have:

Too many to list. Almost all of them, barring high school, the infants one, the fairy one, and the home business one. I also have the laundry pack and the vacuuming one.

I'm on PC.

Fixes I have tried:

  • Reset sim - this does nothing but clear the actions in their queue or move them 5 inches to the left. Putting a new action in their queue results in the same problem.
  • Reset mailbox and other random things - does nothing.
  • Exit to manage worlds, then back - this will reset the sim for one or a few actions, then they get stuck again.
  • Change to a different family, then back - same as above.
  • Enter CAS via cheat - same as above.
  • Travel to another lot, then back - same as above.
  • Move sim to another rental in residential rental - same as above.

More fixes I have tried:

  • Removed all mods - This is what EA loves to tell you so they can handwave the bug reports. Does not fix problem.
  • Return to an earlier save with all mods removed - problem returns in a few sim days
  • Simulation Unclogger mod - nil effect.
  • Have a townie sim purchase the residential rental my sim is living in - nil effect.

Even more fixes I have tried:

  • Repair game - nil effect.
  • Repair game with earlier save - after a few days, problem returns.
  • Upload sim and residential rental they are living in to the gallery then delete game files and repair game - only effect was losing everything in their inventory.
  • Uninstall and reinstall game, then download my sim and their residential rental from gallery - as above.
  • All of the above with earlier save - just doesn't work.
  • I'm sure I'm forgetting about 20 things I've tried.

I could start a whole new game or move to a different lot and see what bugs appear then, but I really don't care to. I spent days building the residential rental, then played this sim there for a while, and that's the game I'd like to play.

1 Comment

  • SpiderLily10204's avatar
    SpiderLily10204
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 month ago

    This has also been happening to me, but for me it's every Sim save I have. I also have all the packs and every time I load into the game my Sims won't do actions or anything. they will move when I tell them to "go here" but they won't do any other action. No cooking, no homework, not even sit down on a chair. All they do it try to talk to each other and they get stuck dancing even though there's so music 😭😭

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