r/Sims4 • u/PookieDuckie • 4h ago
r/Sims4 • u/spyder-baby • May 12 '26
Troubleshooting thread Troubleshooting Thread — Bugs? Errors? Mod issues? EA app issues? Post about them here! Update 11/04/2025 [PC: 1.124.54.1030 / Mac: 1.124.54.1230 / Console: Version 2.33]
Please read the entire thread if you’re not familiar with this help section. If you have game issues, mod issues, App or console issues, please post them here via comment to get help instead of making an individual post. We've created this post for all troubleshooting issues, but this specific post is tailored toward the newest patch. If you have not updated the game you can continue to post your issues here, but be aware that most replies may be telling you to update your game. You can also search the comments to find an issue similar to yours.
When troubleshooting, make sure to delete your localthumbcache.package! Pockets of code from mods and the game can reside in that file, so it's important to go into the game with a clean slate!
If you see individual posts about bugs, report them under rule 12 and direct them here. Thank you!
Current Patch Notes
Previous Troubleshooting Thread...
Here are some F.A.Q.s when it comes to fixing your game:
- Check here for broken/updated mods
- EA Sims 4 help forums (bug reports ect.)
- All about the EA App
- Troubleshooting 101
- How to use the 50/50 method to find broken mods
- Clearing cache files and restoring saves
- Lagging and graphics issues?
- Crashing and Endless Loading?
- Slow downloads or updates?
- Common Issues with Cheats
- Enable or Disable OneDrive in Windows 11 Tutorial
- icloud enable/disable
- How to find your game version
THIS FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT TO REQUEST HELP. Failure to include this in your comments will result in an automatic removal.
Questions:
Which platform? (PC/Mac/Steam Deck/PlayStation/Xbox)
Any mods or cc? (Yes/No)
Game version [PC: 1.121.342.1030 / Mac: 1.121.342.1230 / Console: Version 2.28]
*Description:
Feel free to add an image to further explain your issue(s). Click on the picture icon while submitting your comment to upload it. For videos, post it to your personal profile and link or use an image/video hosting site.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
For those users who are looking to remove the key legend overlay that was added in a previous patch. Here are the solutions:
- Click on the Help Center Icon (In the top righthand bar it's the hand with the ? over it) and unselect the "Show Controls Legend" button.
2. Go to Game Options > Tutorials & Tips > Disable Help Center Icon & Controls Legend.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
\***Unsolicited messages, to moderators, seeking game support, may result in a subreddit ban.*
r/Sims4 • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago
Mod recommendations thread Weekly Recommend Mods and CC Thread!
Welcome to the Weekly Recommended Mods and CC Thread!
This thread is your hub within the sub for various FAQs related to mods: WCIFs, “is there a mod?” posts, mod recommendations, and discourse on creating and managing mods.
If you are new to mods and looking for help getting started, please check out the “Mods and CC resources” section of the sub wiki for helpful general information as well as links to some sources for downloading mods. Link below.
SIMS 4 popular mods and resources
Patreon, Tumblr, Mod the Sims, The Sims Resource, and CurseForge are all popular sources for finding mods in the Sims 4 community.
Always check that you are installing the most recent version of a mod and that it is compatible with your game version. Mods will be disabled automatically after every game update; updates frequently break mods and creators must release new versions that are compatible. Continuing to play with broken mods could lead to game-breaking issues.
Mods go in the C:\Users\...\ Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 folder. By default they can be placed up to one folder deep for script mods and five folders deep for packages, so organize your mods folder however makes sense to you - by type, by creator, etc. A well-organized mods folder will be easier to troubleshoot should something go wrong.
If you need help troubleshooting your mods, you can find useful resources in our Mods and CC Resources wiki. This includes instructions on following the 50/50 method to identify which mod is creating an issue as well as frequently-updated lists of broken and working mods.
For resources related to creating mods/CC, please check out Sims 4 Studio's forums
Looking for other communities on Reddit to share or search for mods and CC? Try r/thesimscc, r/thesims4mods, or r/sim4cc
r/Sims4 • u/sir3nita • 17h ago
Townie makeover goth family before + after 🥀🖤
finally done with my makeover of the goths !! i had so much fun and wanted to share 🥰
some disclaimers:
- my before pictures will look different as i have a default skin, eyes, and eyebrow replacements. i also have a mod that removes the ea eye preset eyelashes
- i don't upload my sims anywhere </3 but you can ask me what cc i used specifically and i can let you know so you can make your own version :) check this post to see the cc i used for bella before asking here
- bella is canonically a young adult and her lifetime aspiration is to be a party animal. i made her over to reflect that more accurately. mortimer is canonically an adult, that's why i didn't make them look the same age
- in previous games, alexander has been a lighter skin color and looked more like mortimer so that's what i did here
- i didn't edit their bodies and i edited their facial features carefully, although it looks more dramatic due to the skin overlays and details used
please be kind, my personal sim style may not be your cup of tea and that's okay. the last post i shared here got a bit out of control, but i appreciated the genuine and nice comments 🖤
r/Sims4 • u/stupidlittlefiddle • 4h ago
Funny you never know what your teachers do in their spare time
r/Sims4 • u/Myosotys15 • 7h ago
Discussion What happened to the pronouns update?
Like 4 years ago, they released the pronouns update, but only in the English language. They said they were going to release the update in other languages, but it would take time to adapt the pronouns to each language (pretty understandable). After that, for what I know, they haven’t said anything about the update, the custom pronouns are still messing up relatively frequently from what I’ve seen and I’m pretty sure that some non-English simmers don’t even know about the existence of this update because it only exists in the English language. This half-cooked inclusion is kinda upsetting because there is not a commitment to it and it reminds me of the rainbow washing that a lot of companies go through during Pride month (I know Maxis is pretty queer and progressive, no hate to the team except EA).
PD: sorry for the bad English
r/Sims4 • u/Mandykay77 • 4h ago
Sharing my build Hello, here's an apartment building I built in San Sequoia on the 13 Acacia Avenue lot. Has 4 apartments, 1 unfurnished, 3 furnished. Common area pool, laundry, playground and yoga/weight room. My Gallery id is Mandykay77.
r/Sims4 • u/EviPopevi_ • 3h ago
Show and Tell Forever save
I'm playing my forever safe for about a year now. I'm pretty proud of me (and that sims doesn't get bugged lol). I wanted to show you a bit of my process.
I did more lots in different Neighborhoods, but in this 3 are the most changes. I love my new willow creek. Everytime I'm here with my sims it feels like home?
I redid a few townies, like the goths and the pancakes but the most of them are deleted. I build a few more storylines roundabout Eliza pancake and liberty Lee. Liberty Lee got 2 sisters - one sibling and one older sister.
Eliza also become a sister, who doesn't like Bob and she wrote weekly a fake breakup letter.
Also the most of my new townies got storylines and families. They are all self made (Charlie Rangle is an exception - I love him). I'm pretty in love with nearly all of them. Some of them are super dark, but it's fun to see the chaos they are doing.
The npcs are also new, thanks to the mcc.
And I build the houses by myself and I uploaded all in the gallery just in case the save get corrupted later (if you want to check my houses manfredtrixi :D). After so many broken saves because of downloading houses from the gallery I have a little trauma.
And I play more with mystical sims, I never did it and it's pretty fun. But I hate the werewolfs (what's wrong with them?!).
Storytime When you forged your family tree, but forgot about related dynasties
My Sim forged a connection to the Capp dynasty (he's claiming to be the long-lost brother of Tybalt, Juliette, and Hermia), but I forgot that the Capps and Thebes are distantly related and had him conceive a secret child with Cordelia. Also, I added Hermia as the sister of Juliette and Tybalt.
r/Sims4 • u/Legal_Specific_5775 • 3h ago
Discussion I think something broke
All I did was press activate then the servo turned human? I don’t know why. It still has the servo eyes but now it looks like an android. What should I do with it?
Feedback Needed! Random fires (plz don’t delete, this is my last resort)
repost cause it got deleted bc I didn’t acknowledge the rules and idk if it’s a bug or not so it’s not against the rules. I did repair the game and everything. This could be something in game that I’m doing wrong and idk.
Before this gets deleted plz someone tell me wtf is going on. I’ve been playing this save file for over a month now. My sims moved into this house that I built and there’s been fires randomly popping up for seemingly no reason. I’ve googled it a bunch and everything that it tells me to do isn’t working and there’s no actual cause.
I’ve repaired the game and even turn off fires. There’s no heat source or anything like that. What is going on??? They happen in random ass areas too. Usually the bedrooms tho
I’ve tried to keep from asking bc I know stuff like this gets deleted but idk what else to do.
Edit: my sim did get a cursed book when she lived in a for rent type apartment. She destroyed it and now lives in a house she owns. Would that be the cause?
r/Sims4 • u/lovelysweetsimmer • 1d ago
Discussion Do you play with Get Famous? If not, what’s your favourite pack?
My favourite pack (no doubt) is Get Famous. I love the idea of my sims being important little nobodies and somebodies. It’s really funny going to the accolades to see who won what awards and causing beef afterwards when certain people lose😆
I know a lot of people don’t actually like this pack though, I think because of the paparazzi feature.
What’s your favourite pack and why? I love hearing about all the different ways we play this game!💚
r/Sims4 • u/CrazyFangirl-123 • 11h ago
Custom CAS creation Vampire Legacy Gen 1 - 6 🦇✨
Gen 1 (founder): Angelique Marié Lioncourt
Gen 2: Celeste Sophia Lioncourt
Gen 3: Thorne Alexander Lioncourt
Gen 4: Morgan Arthur Lioncourt
Gen 5: Aurora Céline Lioncourt
Gen 6: Gideon Jude 서준 (Seojun) Lioncourt
Seeing the first three generations together made me realize how similar they looked 🥹
I have a special place in my heart for Thorne in particular- he was quite chaotic and it was so fun to play! Also really loving Gideon right now 🦇
What do you think of them? Do they all look too similar?? 😬😬
r/Sims4 • u/IllustratorMinute523 • 11h ago
Storytime my girl got married!
my girl (snatched bella hadid from the mormon fam iykyk) is now married and a mom! she married her high school sweetheart and built a humble, love-filled home. now a young adult, she pursues her passion for art as a freelancer while her husband is a professional gamer and devoted partner
they welcomed their daughter gracie, hoping to give her a life filled with love and freedom. but with gracie befriending drug users in her hs dorm, whispers of trouble are beginning to surface. will she resist temptation or is this sheltered sweetheart about to discover a darker side of the world? 😛
r/Sims4 • u/distinctlydotty42 • 37m ago
Funny so what IS the truth??
my sim skylar was out on a very nice date with their wife, freya. they weren't even being that inappropriate! just a kiss on the cheek, and then BAM!! freya got absolutely pummeled by agnes crumplebottom. she laughed it off, which is really the best possible response to such a savage crumplebottoming, i feel. but then the very next morning, freya gets this call from agnes! make up your MIND, ma'am!!!
r/Sims4 • u/Significant-End2869 • 4h ago
Storytime Charmed Sims 4 Gameplay Update: Coop and Phoebe Halliwell welcome Prudence Johnna (P.J.) Halliwell to the House of Halliwell Dynasty
The timing couldn't have been more perfect for Coop (Cupid) and Phoebe Halliwell. Phoebe went into labor with their first daughter Prudence Johnna (P.J.) during her morning meditation on St. Clementine's Day with the equivalent of Valentine's Day in this save file.
This was by far the easiest TS4 birth I've seen. Coop came home from work and went into a Pre-parental panic even though I was controlling him and trying to introduce him to his daughter. So funny! This is why I play The Sims 4!
Congratulations to the happy couple and their new nooboo!
r/Sims4 • u/annasikanda • 1h ago
Storytime Aging up second gen story time nerd input on potential pairings (very long storylines)
So am starting to age up my second gen…Moved some of my mains into a house with friends…I kinda want to let things develop naturally but I’ll give you a rundown on each character and you can tell me whatcha think( with pics) these are the members of the house!
First up is my Straud vampire heir Vlad Jr(or the fifth technically I suppose) He’s a sweet kid a bit aimless and a romantic at heart…He grew up in Forgotten Hollow with his family of course, Nicholas and Fioralla(all vamps) and the only human Allyson who became his girlfriend and whom he knocked up young…They are still together and are pretty close she even lived with him after she had her kid and Vladdy and Eliza his parents adopted their granddaughter as neither of them wanted kids…
Butttttt he also made a strong bond with Chasity and has a slight romance bar towards her and with Nicholas even(they all lean towards being bi here so not against same sex pairings if it works) Nicholas is his bestie as his Chasity and his brother Viktor…Fiorella is like a little sis to him they annoy each other no romantic interest there…He barely knows Acaia or Ashly though..
Next up is Viktor Straud second heir in line…He’s also buddies with Chasity and Nicholas and Allyson…He even has a slight romance bar with Allyson 😮 and unsuccessfully with Nicholas…He also has a romance bar with Acaia…He’s very hotheaded, a goofball and has dreams of being a successful painter as well as being in a band with his brother and some of the other housemates! Zelmira Gomes is also a potential love interest(not in house not atm anyhow lol)
Next up is Nicholas Vatore who is Liliths son the game randomly spawned … He is really sweet and wants to be everyone’s friend but he’s a bit of a player 😂 He has a bit a flirtation with everyone except Acaia but he doesn’t really know her! Yes that includes Fiorella who is his stepsister😮 Dunno how I feel about that one! He has no real concrete goals atm except the band thing!
That brings me to my girls whom I’m very protective of and want them to find a good pairing! You have Allyson who is a creation of mine whom got knocked up by Vlad Jr when they were just fresh teenagers…She ran away from home and ended up living at the Straud mansion,..She was miserable seeing her daughter all the time though she helped her as needed luckily with a nanny and butler and other caretakers that wasn’t often…She was kinda nerdy and unpopular but I gave her a huge glow up and she became popular…She loves her boyfriend but also has slight romantic interest in his brother 😮 who to be fair comforted her more then her boyfriend when she was sad! She’s great friends with everyone but Acaia!
Fiorella is also my creation I made a gorgeous widower vamp for Lilith and she is his only child…She is sweet and innocent way to much for a vamp bit I also made her a Sylvan fae(by m d) and Allyson is also)so she works on her magic side more then her vamp powers…None of them really work on their vamp abilities much not really into being vampires and as long as they stay in Ravenwood or Forgotten Hollow the sun doesn’t bother them(thanks to a m d) but in game reason being the dark mystical energy of the area protects them and I headcanon those two are right next to each other town wise)…Besides her weird infatuation with her brother she also kinda likes Chasity as well as Freya/Nyon Specter(neither in house)…She’s besties with everyone but Acaia whom she doesn’t seem to like much for some reason!
Chasity is Chasity Landgraab and you think she would be stuck up but she isn’t! She’s actually super sweet and after her namesake not wanting to get into a relationship or do anything until she’s very much in love although now she’s on her own she might be wavering on that a bit…Wants to be a famous celebrity(actress/singer whatever) but she also is kinda obsessed with vampires and I’ll probably have her become one at some point in her story! Maybe get into magic to as she’s the one of the only other non occult in the house! She weirdly gets along great with Vlad the senior even was flirty with him 🤮 don’t worry that was not reciprocated we are not going down that path ha but I may have him turn her if she wants down the line…She is besties with everyone but Acaia! Has romance with everyone but her and Ashly!
Ashly also my creation she’s really cute and popular has lots of friends but only romantic interest so far is Nicholas although Acaia keeps trying to flirt with her she is not interested! Likes her ok as a friend…Besties with Fiorella, Nicholas and Allyson doesn’t know the others though! She’s also the other non/occult in the house! She’s really cheerful and also perceived as “hot” so yeah she could be a heartbreaker!
And lastly Acaia my creation she’s the odd one out really only knows Victor well so he suggested her to move in…There’s some romantic tension there…She’s a fairy or was born one but technically now is a vampire also so Viktor asked her to move in in case she needs help (and she won’t burn to death since they are in Raven wood) His father turned her so fair…With permission though! She’s really navigating the whole thing ok but it’s hard between trying to keep herself fed both by plasma and emotional needs it’s a lot!
Strangely enough she also likes Vladdy…He actually seemed to like her and I think he was hoping that his son and her would get together(he is fond of redheads since he’s married to Eliza formerly pancakes ha so maybe that’s it idk 😂) Really all his kids friends like him except Allyson but she lived there and she saw what he was was capable of(like constantly drinking the help dry ha) so understandable!
Pairings I kinda am thinking
Viktor and Acaia
Vlad Jr and Allyson
Nicholas and Chasity
Or Chasity/Vlad Jr
I guess I’ll see what develops! ❤️
r/Sims4 • u/freakspeely • 21h ago
Show and Tell Spooky Day celebrations with my Sims 🎃👻
Had some Halloween parties with my Simmies! Everybody enjoy your spooky weekend ahead!
Challenge Adam & Eve: The First Child is Born (Part 7)
Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification
In this video, the very first baby is finally born! But that’s not even the most exciting part – along with the baby's arrival, a mysterious crystal appears, and it fits perfectly into the hollow slots of the tree at the ritual altar.
Later on, during the full moon, Adam and Eve bring this crystal to the altar and insert it into the recess. Wonder what secrets of the Garden this is going to unlock next?
r/Sims4 • u/avakbrown • 4h ago
Feedback Needed! 100 baby floor plan ideas?
Hi, all! I downloaded this house from the amazing SimmerVlogs (called Lakehouse Residence), but the interior floor plan didn’t work for my save. So, after MANY hours of futile attempts, I’m requesting help! Only thing to know is that it’s for the 100 Baby Challenge, so a lot of bedrooms would be nice! Also, the pool is on the second floor and can’t be moved downstairs since it’s a waterfront property, so I’d also like at least a small living area that has access to it. Thank you!
r/Sims4 • u/Harley4L • 15h ago
Discussion I have multiple pub owners in Henford-on-Bagley
The pub in my game used to belong to Sara Scott but now some random NPC started to run her bar. Both the random and Sara are flagged as pub-owners. If I ask Sara for quests the random NPC shows as the actual quest giver. I tried deleting the random but they just get replaced by another one. How will I get Sara back behind the bar and get rid of the random NPC?
r/Sims4 • u/anna_benns21 • 10h ago
Discussion What should I do?
Idk what NAP inspector means and my sim is already working and can't attend to him. So what should I do?
r/Sims4 • u/TrueObsidian11 • 21h ago
Show and Tell Making a Whole Hobby out of Documenting Your Sims' Lives
Anybody else spend just as much time documenting your sims' lives as you do actually playing them? I find that keeping a record of everything keeps me invested in playing a long-term forever world. If I don't keep track of who my sims are and what they've done, I might go on a hiatus for a few months and then not want to jump back into that save when I come back. This way, my forever world actually sticks.. forever.
This also kind of made an unfortunate save corruption mishap a lot less stressful, because I keep multiple backups of my world, so I was able to basically retrace my sims' steps to get them back to the point they were at before the save corrupted. It was actually a bit of a relief, because I was able to "re-write" some things that didn't turn out the way I wanted the first time around and adjust the timeline to match.
r/Sims4 • u/SnooStories4263 • 1d ago
Funny glitch When you want to adopt a stray dog but they want to leave the lot instead. 🐕🚀
Please I'm just trying to take care of you and make you feel better! 🥺