After completing the new update on the Sims 4, I'm constantly having to reset them. They all just stop moving. I have no mods on my game, no old files or saves as I got so fed up with it I removed everything and re-installed the game, created a new household of one and it just keeps freezing. No idea what to do.
Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title to better reflect the issue
I am having this issue. My Sims are freezing in place during tasks; it was worse before the most recent update. Sometimes, they would stay frozen for anywhere from 2 to 4 minutes (actual time, not the Sims clock, which continues to move; time doesn't stop). If I click build/buy, pause or go to manage worlds, they will usually unfreeze when I go back to the game.
I'm playing the PC version, and I have all packs/kits, etc. I use some cc but have removed it and checked, and this issue persists with or without mods.
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I systematically determined that one Sim in my household may be causing everyone to freeze. I moved the household to a new home, on a new lot, and found they still have the freezing issue. Then I moved two members of the household to a different new lot/new home, and they were fine, no issue. I then moved those two Sims back to their old lot/house, and they were fine, no freezing.
So I went about doing this repeatedly, adding one extra Sim each time and checking how they behaved on the first move, the second move and then back to their original home. I found that every time I moved the entire household to a new lot/new home (didn't matter where), they froze. I was able to do this four times without my Sims freezing (except when they all moved together into the first new lot/new home). The fifth time, I had Wolfgang Wilder (werewolf) in the group, and the household froze in each new lot/new home, as well as our original lot/home. On the sixth try, I didn't take Wolfgang, and they were fine, no issue. I did this one last time (no Wolfgang) with my final Sim and had the same result, no issue.
I then went to play with Wolfgang and found that he continues to freeze while doing tasks, and he is the only one in the household. Lastly, I invited Wolfgang to live with us, and as soon as he became a member of the household, everyone froze again.
Thank you!
BellaSIM99 If you're talking about save files, those can be linked in personal messages to EA community managers after they have requested them. When they do, they will link to posts explaining how to do it.
How can we show proof if you don't accept files?
One day my Sims family randomly stopped responding. I have tried playing other households in the same save and they still aren't responsive. Time is elapsing and my sims are not responding to any commands. I have tried rebooting the game, rebooting the computer, removing mods, disabling mods, recovering old save files, and nothing has worked. I do not know what else to do. I was hoping the update would fix it, but my game still isn't responding.
For the last week or so I have struggled with a problem where the Sims in my household will freeze and have to be reset. I play PC, no mods or cc. This problem has been seen in multiple households as well as different saves. I have had to switch out of my legacy saves to be able to play single sim households or I am unable to keep up as each sim and pet in the household are affected.
Hi rvchelsims
I moved your post over to the thread for Sims freezing.
The other one is a bit in limbo as OP never came back but was mostly about pets.
And also, I just tested without mods or cc (and deleted caches and LEs) and immediately got the same issue.
While I do have the issue of my pets sometimes freezing and not moving to take care of their own needs (eating/relieving themselves), I'm still experiencing the sims freezing when there are no pets on the lot.
