Glitching whenever I add a mirrors to my game.
i can’t find if this has been happening to someone else, i’ve deleted all my mods and cc, and it still keeps happening so it’s not that, i’ve cleared cache in EA, and have repaired, even deleted and reinstalled the game. this has been happening even before the recent update and even the one before that. i want to know if this is happening to anyone else, or if it was and how you managed to fix it. and yes, it is every mirror, and it happens regardless of the size or amount of mirrors. i am on a macbook if that matters. it doesn’t really show up in photos so here is a video i uploaded to youtube of what’s happening[CURRENT ISSUE] Game screen glitches when I load into other lots. NVIDIA GPU
Product: The Sims 4 Platform:Mac Which language are you playing the game in? English How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) What is your current game version number? Idk What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Most of everything but no kits. Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Going to a community lot What happens when the bug occurs? The screen glitches different colors. What do you expect to see? Not a rave light show on my computer Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes Please describe the patch or change you made. This only started happening after the latest update When I load onto other lots outside of my household the screen glitches different colors and weird streaks. This only happened after the last patch update. Edit - edited title to reflect status (Bluebellflora)Solved1.5KViews6likes60CommentsJune patch broke my game
I was trying to look for a way to contact EA and this seems like the only way I've seen. If there is something else I need to be doing please let me know! I never have reported bugs or anything of the sort in the past because I didn't feel it was necessary, but this is pretty bad lol.. The UI on the top of the screen specifically has been giving me trouble for quite some time but it was always semi readable but this was impossible to decipher. Before I logged off of the sims (the time before last) the game started severely lagging so I saved and closed out of it with minimal issues. When I opened up my game again the UI was glitched a lot more than it was previously. I thought that I could maybe get by without paying attention to it but when I went into build mode and exited from it the ui on both the top and bottom screen completely disappeared. Only UI remaining was the top right. I couldn't see a way to fix this so I saved and exited my game. Hopefully this can get fixed soon. I apologize for this being so wordy I figured a detailed description would be most helpful. Thank you for reading!Laggy Camera problem
Before the enchanted by nature patch, my game was fine. Suddenly, the camera is now really laggy in game. If I move the camera, it kind of delays and when I go into free camera it just won’t move where I want it to. The thing is this is only a problem with full screen and doesn’t really happen in windowed screen. Ive repaired the game, deleted the config and option files, taken out all my mods and nothing seems to work. My MacBook has M2 chip, 8gb ram and is on sequoia 15.1 if that helps[READ FIRST] Compiled list of Mac specific issues
Installing the game & patching - issues in EA App All issues related to installing and patching the game should be posted in the EA App Tech & Bugs forum. This includes, but is not limited to: base game and/or purchased DLC not showing in games library in EA App DLC not available in-game but showing as installed game not recognising a patch is available installing or patching stuck at a certain % Graphical Issues Specific graphics issues since 14 January 2025 patch: Horribly glitched game window broken graphics - [CURRENT ISSUE] Game screen glitches when I load into other lots. NVIDIA GPU | EA Forums - 11008002 (NVIDIA GPU issue) Flickering lights/objects/shadows in live mode and BB - [CURRENT ISSUE] Objects and lighting flickering since 14/01 patch | EA Forums - 11858542 Infant pillow shadow flickering in CAS - [MAC] Infant pillow flickering in CAS | EA Forums - 12156631 White dots on CC surfaces - Graphics issue with any reflective/shiny surface | EA Forums - 11017402 Game data incomplete or llama thumbnails or red and white sims or bluey/purple/red textures with question marks - Game Data Incomplete, grey llamas, red and white sims, broken textures | EA Forums - 10985476 Game screen flickering - Sims 4 Screen Flickering | EA Forums - 10960786 Game performance OS specific issues: None currently Model specific issues: Macs with Apple silicon (M series) game crashing/system restart. Enable VSync [WORKAROUND] game/Mac freezes on Apple silicon Macs | EA Forums - 11043725 Macs with screen camera notch pointer doesn't click where you want it to [WORKAROUND] Pointer clicks off-target on Macs with display camera notch | EA Forums - 11031751 Macs with M1 Pro & M1 Max chips Refresh rate issues [CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 M1 Pro/Max in full screen mode refresh rate problem | EA Forums - 10972318 Launching issues: "There was an error processing the startup configuration script" error message when attempting to launch the game Sims 4 Mac crashes with GraphicsRules.sgr file in the ConfigOverride folder | EA Forums - 12188469 In-game issues: Camera does not rotate properly Camera will not rotate properly using trackpad or mouse | EA Forums - 10993399 Game is already running error message Unable to start: The Sims 4 is already running - Mac only | EA Forums - 12192886Fast, Choppy Scrolling with MacBook Trackpad
Hey! I use a MacBook Pro 14" and scrolling seems to be very choppy in The Sims 4 compared to Safari or Chrome. I'm on macOS Ventura but have noticed it in Monterey too. The video I linked is one swipe with the trackpad in Safari and TS4. Any advice? https://youtu.be/hc0_UAIM5IkSims 4 is suddenly really laggy on my MacBook Air M2
I've been playing Sims 4 on my MacBook for a while now and have never had a problem. Game always ran smoothly. Around 2 weeks ago my game started lagging a lot and has been doing so ever since. Every time I try loading a save it takes years, and it does the same when I try saving and exiting the game. The actual gameplay is so laggy that I sometimes can't even move my camera. I play with mods and CCs and I've checked numerous times if some are outdated or colliding with each other, but it all checks out. I've tried lowering all of my graphics but it doesn't help at all. I saw someone say that enabling retina display could potentially fix the issue, but no luck. I don't really think storage is the problem either. It was completely fine up until 2 weeks ago and my storage capacity hasn't really changed. I'm not the most tech savvy person out there, so I'm really hoping someone else knows how to fix this. The game is barely playable.Blue boxes making map inaccessible
Hi! I just today downloaded the university and high school pack and these blue boxes have appeared in one of the new locations. All other locations are fine, but on this one I can't click anything. Also, I have no played sims in that area but as you can see it is indicating otherwise I've restarted my computer and repaired it in the EA app with no results. I have no mods installed, just the official sims add ons like mentioned Only started playing the Sims last week so apologies if this is an easy fix. Anyone know how to fix? I'm on a mac and use the EA app to launch the game (not sure if thats helpful, sorry). Really upsetting :( !Pitch Black Sim
Can anyone help me? My game was working just fine last night when I exited the game. Nothing was wrong. This morning I go to log in and my sim is pitch black. Nothing happened other than me exiting the game last night. I have 0 mods in my game. I just installed everything yesterday on my new Mac. I repaired the game and also reset my sim as recommended. A lot of fixes are for CC but I have no CC in my game. Please help.