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Bugs & Patches
What’s a Bug ? Bugs are errors in the game. Not everyone has every bug for it depends on the combinations of actions you do if a bug actually shows in your game or not. Some bugs are very common, others are not. Bugs can be caused by Mods and CC as well. Because of this, make sure your Downloads are always up-to-date. What’s a patch ? A patch is an update to the game code. A patch can have two purposes Fix bugs in the game Adjust the base game to the be able to handle a new expansion.…
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Turn off Automatic Updates
Introduction Every now and then, EA graces us with a patch. Since there are many issues with those and some people just want to wait with patching because their favorite mod isn’t update, it’s wise to turn off automatic updates. Fortunately, EA lets us do this. Steps Start the launcher Click Game Updates Remove the check mark Automatic Updates If a patch is already out and you don’t want the launcher to automatically patch but did not remove the check mark, turn off your Internet connection, start the launcher, remove the check mark and then turn the Internet back on.…
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Sim won’t age up
Problem My sim doesn’t age up. They celebrate forever, Sim looks like a little person Sim has all the characteristics of the last age group. Cause unclear, might have something to do with cc skins or the lack of skins Little Sims can be explained by the not-finished growing up process. The Sims have the skeleton of the the new but the clothing of the old age group what makes them look the way they do. It might be possible that wrongly categorized clothing also results in this problem. Suggestions Make sure that you don’t have any non-default skins that…
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Missing Sim
Problem Whole households are disappearing from my game. They are still shown as alive in the relationship panel but I can’t visit them or call them and their house is empty My sim is gone. He’s not showing up in the portrait panel anymore. Cause There are different versions of this bug: EA StoryProgression has moved the household away from your town. They are gone for good. A Sim disappears after being taken in by the police. Inactive babies and toddlers are being taken out of the world when the household they live in does not have the focus. They…
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Frozen & Stuck Sims
Problem My Sim is frozen and doesn’t move anymore Cause Frozen Sims are pretty common since LN came out and their source is unclear which makes this problem very hard to pinpoint a cause or even find a solution for this. I’m trying to list a few anyway. Incompatible Mods/CC–> Could be a cause. Remove them all to make sure, it’s not the cause A stuck sim causes another sim that wants to interact with him to be frozen as well. Sim is stuck in an object (especially bed) Bridgeport has two places in the hill behind the hospital where…
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Social Interactions are missing
Problem When I click on a Sim to interact with him there’s only the option mean or no options at all. Cause This problem is caused by incompatible Mods/Hacks that change anything about the social interactions (list not conclusive) “Ask if Single” changed to Friendly interaction (AskIfSingleIsFriendly.package) Teenage Woohoo in irgendeiner Form Same Sex Pregnancy (SameSexPregnancy.package) Autonomous WooHoo + Try for Baby (woohooOnly.package, woohoobaby.package) Autonomous Romantic Socials – TYAE – Same Sex (AutoRomanticSocials.package) In some cases, especially since Patch 1.21/1.22/GEN it’s not possible to interact with single Sims. In those cases an occurrence of an error probably fried the whole…
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Sim is missing all his traits
Problem When I want to create a Sim in CAS, I can’t choose any traits or the lifetime wish. All my already created Sims miss them too. Cause This problem is caused by incompatible Mods/Hacks that change anything about the traits (list not conclusive) Hidden Traits unlocked (Treeag – HiddenTraits.package) Unlocked Traits for babies and toddlers for predestination (UnlockedTraitsToddlersBabiesjimTNW.package) More Children LTR and Traits (JTP_childLTR.package, JTP_childTraits.package, JTP_childLTR_childTraits.package) Cooking And Ingredients Overhaul (CookingAndIngredientsOverhaul.package) Solution Remove the mod can clear your cache files. To restore the traits for existing Sims, use the cheat testingcheatsenabled true, shift-click on the Sim and choose Add…
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Broken Adventure Boards
Problem When I check the adventure board in my vacation town, there are no or very few adventures Cause If you have already done lots of adventures there might be no others left. Try a different vacation town. Patch 1.18.9/2.13.6/3.9.6/4.6.6/5.4.4/6.1.11 seems to have mostly broken the adventure boards and the are no adventures showing up Things you can try Trying over and over seems to at least trigger the smaller quests. Try queuing up check for adventures a few times. Replace the adventure board Make sure that you choose adventure tab is actually set to the country you are in…
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Aging troubles
Problem My sim is suddenly younger/older then before Using the dresser or mirror sets the age of my sim back to 0 in his age group Using the stylist / tattoo artists sets the age of my sim back to 0 in his age group In the vacations towns my sims don’t show the right age group in the relationship panel My sims aged twice within one day. My sims celebrates his birthday forever and doens’t change into the next age group My elder sims don’t want to die My sims don’t age at all Aging is frozen for certain…
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Barnacle Bay
What is this Barnacle Bay ? Barnacle Bay is a Store world which can be bought through the Sims 3 Store and in retail stores (only contains a code, no disc). It’s another world like Sunset Valley, Riverview etc with a pirate based theme. There is also the Buccaneer’s Bounty Set available that is now included in the new version. Barnacle Bay is no vacation world and has no extra functionality. Which Patch/Add-ons do I need for Barnacle Bay ? You will need the latest patch and the base game. Why doesn’t my retail version contain a disc ? The…
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