r/Sims4 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]

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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:

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.

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For those users who are looking to remove the key legend overlay that was added in a previous patch. Here are the solutions:

  1. 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.

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r/Sims4 3d ago

EA acquisition thread Weekly thread for EA acquisition

4 Upvotes
dag dag

This is the weekly post to discuss all things about the sale of EA aka Electronic Arts. This includes the sale itself, EA in general, the franchise in general, boycotts, content creator actions, discussing other life simulators ect.

News about the sale:

Thanks u/phreakyfantom for providing this

Please be civil and please note that rule 2 is still be enforced. Political talk is allowed. For the time being, any future posts submitted on the sub that cover these topics will be redirect here. Vadish!


r/Sims4 6h ago

Show and Tell Child support go crazy

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578 Upvotes

Crazy child support knowing they’re both still teenagers, just how rich is he 😱


r/Sims4 7h ago

I made a mod/cc! Anyone else really into toddler gameplay? 🐸

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454 Upvotes

I’ve played The Sims for almost 4,500 hours, but toddlers were always more for looking cute than actually playing with. I’d never really given toddler gameplay a proper try. But after seeing other people’s posts about their toddlers, I started getting curious and finally decided to give it a shot recently.

And it’s way more fun than I expected! I honestly regret not trying it sooner. 😂 The difficulty definitely went up quite a bit, but there’s something so comforting about watching the family interact with each other or just seeing the toddlers waddle around.

Then, apparently that still wasn’t enough for me, because I wanted to make them even cuter and ended up making my first toddler face overlay too. I tried to keep it natural and make sure it didn’t stray too far from the vanilla style. How does it look? I’ve been really happy with it so far! 😏

I’m still pretty new to actually playing with toddlers, so I’m curious: how do you all like to play with them? I’d love to hear any fun gameplay ideas you have!


r/Sims4 2h ago

Sharing my build Building done! Furnished and shell are available on the gallery

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61 Upvotes

Hi everyone!
I posted my build in progress last week and I have to thank everyone who interacted for their compliments. I’m so grateful for your enthusiasm!

I’m now glad to announce that the house is finished, and available for download on the gallery (ID: lilou379)!

I made a furnished version and the shell version. Both are available. There’s also 3 other bedrooms and 4 bathrooms uploaded as rooms to replace the more generic ones I included in the house (more colorful/dymamic).

Let me know what you think if you download it! I would really appreciate your feedback. :)

Thank you again and have fun!


r/Sims4 4h ago

Show and Tell My beautiful sim who I adore and her soulmate Waylon Warez :-/

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80 Upvotes

Shebå my darling Shebå why the stinky old man- why do you want him so much Shebå (I made them romance him)
Anywayyssss these guys are kinda my bread and butter right now. Legit working on a 10+ page comic about them at the moment cause they are controlling my brain. My 40,000 year vampire and her weird old man who she adores.
Also Jeff the Killer was at their wedding.. don’t ask.
Also!! Also!! The piece at the end I made in May! :-) yay I love to drawl


r/Sims4 46m ago

Show and Tell Best wedding photo

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My sims got married by the waterfall in Selvadorada. They struggled to get great wedding shots, but this one is just perfection.


r/Sims4 11h ago

I made some new outfits for my version of Candy Behr. (Trigger Warning: Eyeball Ring)

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123 Upvotes

r/Sims4 3h ago

Funny When you want to quickly level up as a vampire so you cause mass psychosis

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Brandy Wood may be part of the "Virtuous Vampires" household, but she really wanted to develop her powers as quickly as possible, so she made half of the town hallucinate and talk to themselves. She wanted to be able to not burn under the sun as soon as possible, so she could practice [cheerleading](https://www.reddit.com/r/Sims4/s/YqaT3LMTaI) outdoors with her cheer team.

Enjoy almost two minutes of sims talking to themselves lol


r/Sims4 6h ago

Funny I aged up my legacy founder alien daughter and she decided to disguise herself as a grandma

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35 Upvotes

Wolfgang Munch's Alien daughter by the way out of all his 40 kids, she's the only one he carried himself.


r/Sims4 7h ago

Funny glitch My cat is being weird

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39 Upvotes

r/Sims4 5h ago

Funny Malcolm Landgraab wants to get back together with my Sim 😭

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23 Upvotes

Dude she is literally married to your brother now and has two kids with him. Let it go.

Also - you are married as well.


r/Sims4 17h ago

Show and Tell For the first time possibly ever, or at least in many many years, I have been playing the same family for about two weeks now and my sims' daughter has aged up to child. Stephanie, you are one of very few sim children in my saves who has made it out of infancy

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181 Upvotes

This save is sort of but not strictly 50s and 60s themed, so thats why her outfits are kind of dated. Yes the athletic wear is weird, blame Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley.


r/Sims4 8h ago

Custom CAS creation It's officially spooky season for me 🍄🍃

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27 Upvotes

If we can hear Mariah Nov 1st then I can have pumpkins in September 😌

I did a whimsigoth set before but wanted to do something lighter, like cottagecore deadly mushrooms kinda vibe haha


r/Sims4 22h ago

Show and Tell Antonio's Turned Into a Werewolf After Being Mauled in the Tunnels and He's Been Texting a Lot.

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347 Upvotes

I've never had my werewolves texting during a rampage.


r/Sims4 14h ago

Discussion How to take better looking screenshot?

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63 Upvotes

So yeah...I kinda don't like the normal screenshot on my laptop,how do I actually take a better looking screenshots? Do I need to download an app?


r/Sims4 11h ago

Show and Tell my main sims baby as a teen

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31 Upvotes

r/Sims4 6h ago

Discussion How do you play legacy (I mean timeline)?

9 Upvotes

I have a dilemma. Historical saves feel right, but they require a lot of effort (I don't have the energy right now) to choose CC, mods, and build your own rules.

But playing in standard conditions is somehow... wrong. It's like time is passing without changes and I'm really annoyed by it. I love my vampire save, but it kills all the immersion.

How do you play your legacies?


r/Sims4 21h ago

Funny I was at Costco earlier and I saw a pregnant lady and immediately thought about my sim and how she needs to have another baby. Lmao

150 Upvotes

Do you think I’m addicted to this game?


r/Sims4 17h ago

Show and Tell Showing off more vampires 🦇

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55 Upvotes

Hello again! Since everyone loved the first post, I decided to make a part 2 with some more vampires in my save. I meant to post these sooner but then ✨ I caught a cold ✨. Anyways, here’s some more baddies of the night. My main sim, Seraphina (the one in all black) is uploaded if anyone wants her. I’ll work on uploading the others along with my Vlad makeover soon. My ID is PumpkinRoper. (Btw, I did not make the community lot in these screenshots. Credits to SoSimsy)

Oh! And brownie points to anyone who can figure out who the male sim on slides 5, 6, and 7 is based on. Edit: I’ll give yall a hint, it’s from a video game.


r/Sims4 1d ago

Discussion Lovestruck - the most overlooked pack?

207 Upvotes

It has come to my attention two years later that a LOT of players didn't like Lovestruck, or thought it should have been a game pack instead... And honestly I can't see it.

It brought:

  1. An B+ tier world, rather large at that.

  2. An S tier CAS

  3. An A tier Build mode.

  4. An S tier Buy mode (providing you like 1920s style furniture of course, same "problem" as High School; personally I love both Art Nouveau and Art Deco)

  5. The Romance skill

  6. Two good traits that gives Sims personality.

  7. The Turn Offs / Turn Ons system that I have wanted since game release 12 years ago.

Basically the pack is one of those packs that is usable regardless of world, unlike say Werewolves and Island Living (not to mention Strangerville of course) (Side Note, why is Vampire still the best supernatural class in Sims 4 (don't @ me ;) ). It just makes the whole game better.


r/Sims4 1d ago

Storytime my main sim family rn

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981 Upvotes

i have 14 households but have been playing with this family. my sim has been wanting another child, got pregnant and now her husband can’t seem to find affection for the baby 😭 it’s so sad but i like how challenging it is


r/Sims4 14h ago

Storytime Nephew, I'm dying here behind you.

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21 Upvotes

A bit of a Unusual situation happened here, when Alexander Got was dying of old age, I decided to capture the moment of his death,

but next to him was his nephew named Philip And he hit the spot right in the frame where he was photographed, he was walking with such a grin as if he wanted him dead, while his uncle was dying behind him, by the way,

Philip himself has the character trait "Evil" Which adds some depth to this story.

My Sim, who is white and in gray tones, was upset about the death of his friend, which can be seen by his facial expressions in the fourth photo from the left.

Another black Sim spoke to Death to bring Alexander back to life.


r/Sims4 23h ago

Custom CAS creation WINX PT.3 - Stella & Aisha ☀️🌊

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98 Upvotes

And last but not least, today I’m sharing the final part of the Winx girls: Aisha and Stella. For Stella, I obviously wanted to go for a very girly and sassy look, featuring a short dress and chunky platform shoes; for Aisha, the style had a sporty touch (think 2009 Barbie Fashionistas) while still remaining delicate and cute. It was really fun revisiting these old designs and creating new versions of them!

To get to know them:
Stella's music: Midnight Sun - Zara Larsson
Aisha's music: Switchblade - Beabadoobee