Drag No Longer Working for several objects
With the New Update and Patch fix the Drag to Trash and Sink interaction is NOT working. A very important tool considering that sims tend to be extremely messy and not clean up after themselves. Diapers will likely not drag to trash either. Certainly hope they get on this ASAP. No Mods or CC are enabled as i do not use them. Testing cheats is enabled but to no avail. Resetting sim does not work for it has nothing to do with the individual Sim. Edit by crinrict: Adjusted title to make more general Update: Hey all, The team is aware of and investigating this issue as we speak and we hope to have a fix for this released soon, please keep an eye out for any further updates in this thread. - EA_Cade43KViews2215likes640CommentsSevere lag after 1 hour of gameplay : requires restart
Hi, I'm experiencing a major performance issue that seems to affect a lot of players (I asked my community and many confirmed having the same problem). When I first launch the game, everything runs smoothly. Menus like Needs, Inventory, and Aspirations open instantly. Build/Buy mode is fine too, with maybe a tiny freeze the first time, but that’s normal. The issue is: the longer I play, the worse the game performs. - After around 30 minutes, the menus start to feel a bit slower. - After about an hour, the game becomes extremely laggy: - Opening the Needs panel takes a few seconds. - Build/Buy mode freezes for 5–6 seconds before opening. - The Eyedropper tool has a delay of around 2 seconds. - UI and general interactions become very sluggish. The only fix is to completely restart the game. After relaunching, everything is smooth again — but only temporarily. After another 30–60 minutes, the problem comes back. This isn’t a hardware issue. My PC setup: - Intel Core i9-12900K - 64 GB DDR5 RAM - NVIDIA RTX 4090 - Game installed on SSD - No mods, no CC - All expansion packs installed I also tend to play fast-paced, usually on speed 3. In one hour of real-time gameplay, I can go through 10–14 Sim days. It seems like the game is slowly filling up memory or cache that never clears unless I restart. It would be great to know if this has already been reported or tracked by the dev team, because it makes long play sessions really frustrating. Thanks!11KViews1096likes86Comments[BH] Hobby-White board vanished and can‘t be placed (Script Call Failed)
Hello! Since the latest update the hobby-whiteboard from „hobby and business“ is vanished in every household (played and unplayed) and can‘t be replaced. I play on PS5. 🙁 Edit By Crinrict: Added Tag to Title20KViews1043likes294Comments[LD] [DU] Memorial Portraits/Graduation pictures show up blank
The memorial portraits from the Life and Death Expansion Pack appear to be bugged as they no longer generate an image of a deceased sim, instead showing a blank white image. Extra Information: I'm on Windows 11 PC I'm on Version 1.117.227.1030 DX11 of the game. I don't have Journey to Batuu and Outdoor Retreat Game Packs, Cool Kitchen, Perfect Patio and Luxury Party Stuff Packs, Refined Living Room, First Fits, Industrial Loft, Courtyard Oasis, Country Kitchen, Throwback Fit and Fashion Street Kits. Found initially in a modded save, but I tested in a non modded new save and the issue still occured. Edit by crinrict There's a few similar issues now. Please everyone use the appropriate thread for the issue you are seeing. [GF] Can’t frame an autographed photo | EA Forums - 11858990 [GF] New autographs turned into family photos | EA Forums - 12323735 Black Photos (Patch 1.119.109) | EA Forums - 12878373 Paintings go white after putting them in inventory/Reloading game (1.119.109) | EA Forums - 12879032 Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title15KViews865likes263CommentsPhotos/Paintings turn Black/white (Patch 1.120.140/2.26)
When loading into my game from my last save from last night (January 12), all my photos across the save are there. Now when I try to save today after the update, upon logging back into the game all the photos have turned black! I had to load back to the previous save from last night to get my photos back. But now I can no longer play/ save the game!! The photo system is completely broken. I don't know what code they put into this new update, but I cannot play anymore without the pictures turning black after saving. Please help fix it, I don't know what else to do other than ask for help. I tried making a new save, but photos still turn black. I've no mods/cc installed. The update today mentioned "fixes" with photo system items like graduation photos, celebrity photos, memorial photos, but I have a feeling somewhere within that coding something has gone wrong for existing photos. EDIT: Paintings are affected too. They turn white. Edit By crinrict: Adjusted Title Note by crinrict More info from Maxis on the issue: Photos turn Black (Patch 1.120.140/2.26) | EA Forums - 13095325 Please use the following threads for other instances of this issue [COL] Cross-Stich by Ref turning white/blank | EA Forums - 13016359 Please create a new thread if you have this for Puzzles as it currently doesn't have one. Note by crinrict Thanks for all that have provided info. Seeing that Maxis is on top of this, I will personally stop testing on this. Thanks to everyone that sent me saves. For a possible workaround by jacknifelee please see this post (apologies if someone else posted this earlier, I haven't had time to read the whole thread): Photos turn Black (Patch 1.120.140/2.26) | EA Forums - 13095325 Also a note for the next upcoming fix. Since black photos are a symptom of a bug and not a bug itself, the issue can have many causes and each needs to be fixed separately. The only safe thing you can do is keep backups of your save game and/or upload rooms with your photos to your library or gallery. This is true for the upcoming patch when they fix another instance. Do not throw your backups away. Keep them safe. You can also keep the files in the screenshot folder in a safe place and then restore them from there if necessary: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2025/04/custom-photos-in-game-fix-for-black-photos/ (it's a bit of a tedious method and unfortunately doesn't work for console) You can also find a mini tutorial here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mini-tutorial-148326243 to restore them from a backup. I haven't personally tested this though.33KViews764likes438CommentsWindows/Doors glitch into walls
Basically the game isnt recognizing its a window. It happens with open door frames or regular doors too. The doors are functional but in game the windows look like walls with a window frame like the photo. Build mode, Live Mode, and Shows it in the gallery. Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title to better reflect the issue3.5KViews668likes63CommentsShopping cart notification blocking UI
Since the last patch I have had continual popups show up on the shopping cart icon, promoting the, Grange Mud Room kit. I used to get a popup every now and again advertising this and that, but now it happens, every time I travel with a sim, every time I enter and leave CAS, every time I go into edit world. It covers in game notifications and is very distracting. At first when I enter the game there is noting on the cart for about 5 minutes, then the light shows up and the popups begin. I am playing on PC, in a completely vanilla game that has never had mods/CC installed. I have all Expansion, game and stuff pack and also have most kits. I am finding this situation to be very invasive in my gaming time and it is putting me off playing and definitely putting me off purchasing any more kits or up and coming packs. Note from EA_Solaire: Hi all, Just a quick update - we've made some tuning adjustments for the notification that appears under the shopping cart. These tuning changes will impact the variety, frequency, and duration of these notifications. If these notifications don't clear out after about 10 seconds, please create a new bug report so we can continue to investigate. Thank you! If you're having issues with your game freezing due to main menu ads, please see the current bug report here: Frozen game/menu after ad5KViews515likes47CommentsSome Clutter Objects Still Missing or Missing Tags
While many of the missing clutter objects are now back in the catalogue after the Jan 28 game update, these are still completely missing from the catalogue and can't even be touched with the clone tool. You can however still use the design tool on them. Base game: Spice of Life Spice Rack HSY: Battling Chess Knight Figurines Paranormal: Book of Silhouettes Moschino: The Photographer's Irritation Pastel Pop: Fondly Felted Floral Creation Life & Death: The Macabre Writer's Quill Life & Death: Johnny the Jarred Ghost HSY: Copperdale Llama Sports Mascot Figurine (thanks to sadbabcia's comment) I shared in a comment on the original bug report that I have a room on the gallery with these items (I just uploaded a new room with all 8 missing items, today, Sunday Feb 2/25). While the individual items can't be cloned, you can use the copy room tool to copy the room and thereby get a copy of the items. These two items are still lacking tags, so therefore are at the end of the catalogue, & can't be cloned (I've now added screenshots, and you can also find them in the catalogue by searching on their name): Spa Day: Nail Care Basics Cottage Living: Are you well, Well? These two items from Werewolves are in clutter, however they can't be cloned, though I also checked in a game that is on an old version (still before the Lovestruck update, v 1.107.151.1020 DX9) and they couldn't be cloned there either, so perhaps that is by design. Lunar Expert's Studio and Surreptitiously Studious Stationery Pile (locked, need to be Beta of the Moonwood Collective) Note I checked in a mod/cc free game and I play on computer (edited to add Windows 10). Best regards, Jennifer10KViews386likes120CommentsRailings missing on lots created before Patch 1.121.342
Any lot created before the February 3rd patch that had stairs with railings, no longer have them after updating. This includes all premade lots, gallery lots and lots in saves. Any lot created by a player or Maxis before the update no longer has railings. This is also retroactive in exisiting saves when a lot is loaded in the neighborhood. I would have expected any lot created before the patch to automatically have double railings applied. Mods/CC: Removed completely and tested without. When fixed I expect lots created prior to 1.121.342 (Feb 3) to have railings again. Steps to reproduce: Load any premade lot that is supposed to have railings on a staircase, or download any lot from the Gallery create before the patch that is supposed to have railings on a staircase. Edit By crinrict: Adjusted Title a bit6.6KViews333likes50CommentsCant place/Delete items in Build mode
After I place one item the next item I select won't place, it flips back to where it was previously, or is carries around by my mouse indefinitely. I found by clicking a different tool across the top like the eyedropper then going back to the select tool it will let me place another item, but only one. Then click on the eyedropper again and back to the select tool, for each item I need to move or place. Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted title to better reflect the issue13KViews252likes337Comments