ORIGIN NO LONGER SUPPORTED
So I haven’t logged on to play sims 4 in a WHILE and once I did I learned Origin is no longer supported and was prompted to download the EA app. However I have a MAC BOOK 2013 I think??? It was a gift idk. It can’t update ANYMORE. I’m stuck in MAC Sierra os 12.6 or something like that. I can’t download the EA app because it need MAC Catalina 🥺 but I can’t use origin… SO I CANT PLAY SIMS 4!!! HELP! What do I do?? Is there a way I can play or am I doomed to live the poor man’s life of longing?Glitching once I return to the home lot. HELP!!
I have no mods or cc, but for about the past month, if I have my sim go to any other lot & then return back home, the screen starts glitching and I can’t do anything else. I’ve cleared my cache, repaired the game & deleted the localthumbcache.package, so I’m at my wits end & don't know what to do. I’m not tech savvy so any help would be greatly appreciated.[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 crashes when accessing the Gallery (avatar related) Sims 4 keeps crashing when accessing the Gallery | EA Forums - 10963836 Game is already running error message Unable to start: The Sims 4 is already running - Mac only | EA Forums - 12192886Mods won't show in game!
I last played Sims 4 on 11th May with my 5 gen family as normal. I opened Sims to play some more yesterday and my save was missing. I closed the game and reopened but my save sill did not load. Eventually, I accepted that I will just have to start a new save - not ideal as I loved my save but it is what it is. I also noticed that my mods weren't showing on startup like usual, and they weren't showing in CAS. I thought it was the way my game was saved on my hard drive so I removed it, uninstalled the game, reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled the game on it. Now when I have opened the game today, my mods still aren't showing in game but they are all in the correct folder like they were before this happened. I can't find anything online of this happening and I have no idea how to fix it! I'm upset that my game has reset itself but if I can get my mods to work, then I can create another save. Any help or tips is hugely appreciated :)mods and cc content doesn't work after latest update :(
has anyone experienced this? I have reset the custom content settings in game and restarted it. Nothing shows up in the mods list! and all the cc content is gone. The files are in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Mods. Please let me know :(Sims4 Saves Folder moved after Mac Update
Help! My MacBook automatically updated overnight and now my Sims4 is showing brand new with no "load game" options. I see in my finder folders there are files under "Saves" but I believe they're all in the incorrect place since it's not loading when I launch the game. Does anyone have a SS of how the sims4 folder and saves folder should look on a MacBook? Or am I completely losing my sims4 saves the past 3 years?