Okay I'm gonna try and explain this this the best way I can. My sims are randomly getting stuck but it's weird. I'll click on a task and it won't register and the game almost freezes but I can still move the mouse and everything in the game is still moving except the sims. They'll stay in one place. The pause button won't work and time still passes. Then after a few seconds the game will start working again and the timer goes back to the time (in game) that the sims stopped moving and froze and then the game goes back to normal! But this happens randomly throughout my gameplay. Is anyone else having this problem?
I do have mods installed:
-No Culling
-Emotional Overload(makes moodlets last longer or is supposed to)
I have the same issue! I came to the forum hoping someone had a fix for this. I even unistalled the game and installed it again, and nope still living in a random state of personal pause:(
are the specs of your computers enough to play the game ? especially the memory ?
have you tried if the game improves in laptop mode ?
I have no idea about my specs. My fiance built my computer. all I know is my graphics card can run the game on high settings without problem(even though I keep them on Low) And I didn't have this issue before. It happened a little before I got Get To Work
then try it with a vanilla game
rename the The Sims 4 folder in the Electronic Arts folder to something else, the game will generate a new folder there
& go look in the game if it is still happening
do you use CC in your game ?
i won't be participating in the forums & the gallery anymore - thanks EA
then try it with a vanilla game
rename the The Sims 4 folder in the Electronic Arts folder to something else, the game will generate a new folder there
& go look in the game if it is still happening
I don't use CC and my problem just started with the GTW download. My specs are more than fine than fine to run the game, I think it must be something to do with the GTW game? No issues until I purchased it:( I even went through and erased the cache, just tried again and back to freeze mode:( Going to try to rename. Thanks:)
do not reinstall the game, it's senseless, just repair it
right click where you start the game in origin & in the drop down there is the option to repair it
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I have the same problem, and it also happened a little after the SIms 4 Get To Work installation. My Sims would be stuck doing whatever they're doing, and I cannot change the clock speeds. Even when I go to the options menu or Build/Buy mode the game still runs. This happens for like fifteen seconds and the game starts to work again.
I have tinkered with my folders- allowing the game to rebuild the contents in the folders (except my Saves). The game did run faster, but the problem still persists. I think it is a patch issue. I'm going to try to repair it through Origin. I'll let you know of the results.
If you turn your graphics options down, does the problem persist?
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Okay so repairing the game did not work. Just tested it now. And none of my settings are on high except the Distance View. Again, this was not a problem before Get To Work.
Most of my settings are on low, and my game runs smoothly. If it was a spec issue I would lose FPS before it did that, but I don't . Plus like I said, this wasn't a problem before Get To Work at all. The game isn't lagging as in dropping FPS- if my Sim is taking a shower the game when the game glitches, he/she will still be doing the movement of taking the shower, but I can't can no longer click on anything to direct the sim do something else, and when I click pause, the game does not pause.
In their recent patch they did tinker with what your Sim does when they are idle. I think it's most likely a patch issue. And if it helps, I do have a Mac computer.
In their recent patch they did tinker with what your Sim does when they are idle. I think it's most likely a patch issue. And if it helps, I do have a Mac computer.
it helps,
it might be at least in your case a Mac issue
you should post further in the Mac part of the forum, you will probably find there more help
& sure, with every new addition, every new patch there are changes to the game
still, would it be just a patch issue everybody would experience it, but since not every player is experiencing it, so the cause must have to do with the computer on which it is running if it is not a mod/CC issue
i won't be participating in the forums & the gallery anymore - thanks EA
In their recent patch they did tinker with what your Sim does when they are idle. I think it's most likely a patch issue. And if it helps, I do have a Mac computer.
it helps,
it might be at least in your case a Mac issue
you should post further in the Mac part of the forum, you will probably find there more help
Yeah except the person who posted this issue has a Windows computers (I assume because she can play it on High Settings and her fiancé built her computer) and patches issues don't always affect everyone. I do appreciate you trying to help though. Not many people are talking about this. I could only find this post and one other post talking about this.
Yeah except the person who posted this issue has a Windows computers (I assume because she can play it on High Settings and her fiancé built her computer) and patches issues don't always affect everyone. I do appreciate you trying to help though. Not many people are talking about this. I could only find this post and one other post talking about this.
not every issue which people describe as "the same" is indeed the same or appears because of the same reasons
i can't help you because i don't have any experience with a Mac
it also doesn't help at all to say, that it is a patch issue
if that is what you want to hear, then the only answer can be : wait for the next patch
i won't be participating in the forums & the gallery anymore - thanks EA
@CrownedGD , I have a windows computer, brand new, top line. Done everything mentioned as well. Still pausing like no tomorrow. Oh well, guess we will need to wait :( I did see several others are having this very issue as well. All were working fine until GTW. So my guess is, like Rukalo said, maybe those that have certain issues/specs with their computers maybe this is making the pause? Who knows at this point. Guess we were just the lucky ones;) lol. Thank you everyone for trying to get this working, I think I will just use the time when it pauses to refresh my wine;)
by any chance ... does that issue appear when you speed up the game & then slow down to a normal speed ?
& does it happen to all sims on the lot or just to one or few ?
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@Rukola_Schaaf Yeah, that's kind of what I was saying lol. I don't want to "wait for the next patch" but I was just stating that from what i can tell it is a patch issue. Thanks for your recommendation anyway, I did try what you suggested, but it still didn't work.
Lol well good to know other people are experiencing it. Well not good, but you know… Misery loves company and my name's ain't Misery. I also think that anyone who has this issue should post and say whether they do or not.
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have you tried if the game improves in laptop mode ?
do you have the newest version of the No Culling mod ?
the Emotional Overcharge mod is no longer working after the GTW patch !
rename the The Sims 4 folder in the Electronic Arts folder to something else, the game will generate a new folder there
& go look in the game if it is still happening
do you use CC in your game ?
no
save the game always only as, load it only from your own save & save from time to time to a new save as
before you start the game remove the localthumbcache
& from time to time you could also try with repairing it via origin
right click where you start the game in origin & in the drop down there is the option to repair it
I have tinkered with my folders- allowing the game to rebuild the contents in the folders (except my Saves). The game did run faster, but the problem still persists. I think it is a patch issue. I'm going to try to repair it through Origin. I'll let you know of the results.
i'd guess that it is a specs issue
try to run the game on lowest settings to test it
also update your graphics card drivers
In their recent patch they did tinker with what your Sim does when they are idle. I think it's most likely a patch issue. And if it helps, I do have a Mac computer.
it might be at least in your case a Mac issue
you should post further in the Mac part of the forum, you will probably find there more help
& sure, with every new addition, every new patch there are changes to the game
still, would it be just a patch issue everybody would experience it, but since not every player is experiencing it, so the cause must have to do with the computer on which it is running if it is not a mod/CC issue
Yeah except the person who posted this issue has a Windows computers (I assume because she can play it on High Settings and her fiancé built her computer) and patches issues don't always affect everyone. I do appreciate you trying to help though. Not many people are talking about this. I could only find this post and one other post talking about this.
not every issue which people describe as "the same" is indeed the same or appears because of the same reasons
i can't help you because i don't have any experience with a Mac
it also doesn't help at all to say, that it is a patch issue
if that is what you want to hear, then the only answer can be : wait for the next patch
to sort out what could cause it & enable the devs to address it at all
so :
which processor, GHZ ?
which graphics card, how much own memory ?
how much RAM ?
which version of windows or mac ? 32 or 64 bit system ?
& does it happen to all sims on the lot or just to one or few ?
My specs: 2.7 Ghz Intel Core i5
Memory: 20GB 1333Mhz DDR3
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB
iMac, 27-inch, Mid 2011
Like I said, I don't think it's a spec issue because that's the only problem that I have with the game. Other than that it runs perfectly.
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Lol well good to know other people are experiencing it. Well not good, but you know… Misery loves company and my name's ain't Misery. I also think that anyone who has this issue should post and say whether they do or not.