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  • nattygirl13nattygirl13 Posts: 82 Member
    I am playing as a detective. My sim was promoted and received new clothes. I was at work and entered the cheat sims.modify_career_outfit_in_cas when I was in CAS I didn't see any new clothes i.e. the detective out with the gun holster that other npcs wear. How do I locate this outfit and out it on?
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    edited July 2018
    I am playing as a detective. My sim was promoted and received new clothes. I was at work and entered the cheat sims.modify_career_outfit_in_cas when I was in CAS I didn't see any new clothes i.e. the detective out with the gun holster that other npcs wear. How do I locate this outfit and out it on?

    Hello
    This link page has pictures of the oufits that are unlocked at the different levels of the career, Try seeing if these are in CAS
    https://fogity.wordpress.com/resources/unlocked-cas-part-list/get-to-work-career-cas-part-list/
  • AzraelshanethetopbroAzraelshanethetopbro Posts: 4 New Member
    Um I don't know if this a bug but my lifespan is set to long and my season length is sent to 14 days and my young adult has 97 days till aging I thought young adult lifespan on long was 96
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    Um I don't know if this a bug but my lifespan is set to long and my season length is sent to 14 days and my young adult has 97 days till aging I thought young adult lifespan on long was 96

    Hello @Azraelshanethetopbro
    There has been changes to the life span brought in by seasons. There is now an age range. This thread link has the age range for normal life span, which would also carry over to long span
    http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/943487/age-lengths-have-changed
  • confettii_simmerconfettii_simmer Posts: 1 New Member
    Hi @rosemow.

    Thank you so much for making this thread. I am playing with a family I made for my seasons gameplay. I have played through 3 seasons and I started to notice that randomly generated townies don't have faces. They have hair, clothes, hands, legs but they don't have a face (they have teeth). I thouht this was the only save the problem was occuring in, but I loaded another save of mine and had the same problem. I read about people having this problem, but it was back in 2015. I use mods/CC, but when I took my mods folder out, and went into the game, they still didn't have their faces!

    Any help would be much appreciated. :)
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    Hi @rosemow.

    Thank you so much for making this thread. I am playing with a family I made for my seasons gameplay. I have played through 3 seasons and I started to notice that randomly generated townies don't have faces. They have hair, clothes, hands, legs but they don't have a face (they have teeth). I thouht this was the only save the problem was occuring in, but I loaded another save of mine and had the same problem. I read about people having this problem, but it was back in 2015. I use mods/CC, but when I took my mods folder out, and went into the game, they still didn't have their faces!

    Any help would be much appreciated. :)

    Hello @confetti_simmer

    Repairing the game may help. To do that, go to games library in Origin, right click on the sims 4 picture and click repair

    Try moving your whole mods folder to the desktop.Delete the cache files
    https://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/delete-cache-files/
    Then start the game and test to see if that helps the issues.

    If the issues still remain, try resetting your sims 4 folder, starting a new save game file, and testing to see if it occurs there . To do that, move your sims 4 folder ( that is in Documents -Electronic Arts - then the sims 4 folder is there ) to the desktop. Then start the game, and a new sims 4 folder will be generated.
    Start a new game and test to see if the issue is in that new save game.
    Exit the game and then copy back the "options.ini" or "options" file and the "saves" , "screenshots" "tray" "custom music " and "mods" folders from the desktop sims 4 folder to the new sims 4 folder, replacing the new generated file/ folders with the old file/folders from the desktop sims 4 folder
  • Evalyn326Evalyn326 Posts: 167 Member
    Hello, I'm having an issue with my game. It's kinda weird because it only happens now and then. So I get a message that the game doesn't recgonize my video card and the loading times are way slower. But the game works fine when I don't get that message. I already contacted EA-help and posted on their forum but it didn't work. I hope you can help me!
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    Evalyn326 wrote: »
    Hello, I'm having an issue with my game. It's kinda weird because it only happens now and then. So I get a message that the game doesn't recgonize my video card and the loading times are way slower. But the game works fine when I don't get that message. I already contacted EA-help and posted on their forum but it didn't work. I hope you can help me!

    Hello @Evalyn326
    Make sure that your graphics drivers are uptodate.

    Try turning off origin in-game and see if that helps. To do that, go to Game Library in Origin . Right click on The Sims 4 picture. Click on “Game Properties”. Then untick the box that enables origin in-game

    Try starting and playing the game in windowed mode and see if that helps
    https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/playing-the-sims-4-in-windowed-mode
  • Evalyn326Evalyn326 Posts: 167 Member
    Thank you! It worked! :)
  • ashleydlowerashleydlower Posts: 5 New Member
    I am noticing everything gardening related is still very much broken. I am not able to give flowers as a gift. Also, I am not able to analyze flowers in the Chemistry lab, or do any flower arranging. It seems like any object that I can apply flowers to to create something does not allow me to do so. Also, I am noticing flowers not being able to be watered or weeded or any sort of growth, even though the game says said flower is in season. I have also noticed the "Destroy Object" cheat is not working.
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    edited July 2018
    I am noticing everything gardening related is still very much broken. I am not able to give flowers as a gift. Also, I am not able to analyze flowers in the Chemistry lab, or do any flower arranging. It seems like any object that I can apply flowers to to create something does not allow me to do so. Also, I am noticing flowers not being able to be watered or weeded or any sort of growth, even though the game says said flower is in season. I have also noticed the "Destroy Object" cheat is not working.

    Hello @ashleydlower
    Try moving your whole mods folder to the desktop.Delete the cache files
    https://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/delete-cache-files/
    Then start the game and test to see if that helps the issues. If it does help, then put your mods/CC back into the newly generated mods folder in the sims 4 folder one by one or in batches and testing the game after each one to see which is the cause of the problem

    There has been many mods/cc broken by recent patches and the Seasons Pack
    This is a link to a list of some of the broken/updated mods/cc
    http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/941998/broken-updated-mods-seasons-june-2018-patch#latest
  • Christina0216Christina0216 Posts: 11 New Member
    Hello, I downloaded Sims 4 Seasons the day it came out. I was wondering if it's normal for there to be no audio when you have your Sims sing together during a holiday? Like when you click on the ground, or on a menorah or Winterfest tree, or whatever, there is an option to have your Sims sing together, and you can choose which song you want them to sing...but there's no audio for the entire action. Also, is the Flower Bunny not supposed to have any audio either, or are these both glitches? Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    Hello, I downloaded Sims 4 Seasons the day it came out. I was wondering if it's normal for there to be no audio when you have your Sims sing together during a holiday? Like when you click on the ground, or on a menorah or Winterfest tree, or whatever, there is an option to have your Sims sing together, and you can choose which song you want them to sing...but there's no audio for the entire action. Also, is the Flower Bunny not supposed to have any audio either, or are these both glitches? Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!

    Hello
    There should be audio when singing together. Is this only occurring when there is a holiday on ? If the sim sings on their own, do you have audio normally ?
    If you have cc/mods in your game, move your whole mods folder to the desktop. Then start the game and see if the issues are still there.

    Repairing the game may help. To do that, go to games library in Origin, right click on the sims 4 picture and click repair

    Try deleting the cache files and see if that helps
    https://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/delete-cache-files/
  • dragonfreakdragonfreak Posts: 11 New Member
    Is anyone having issues fertilizing their plants lately? I was able to do it a couple of weeks ago when I played but today my sim glitches and won't do it.
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    Is anyone having issues fertilizing their plants lately? I was able to do it a couple of weeks ago when I played but today my sim glitches and won't do it.

    Hello
    Try coming completely out of the game. Then go back in again and see if the issue remains

    If the issue still remains, repairing the game may help. To do that, go to games library in Origin, right click on the sims 4 picture and click repair

    Try deleting the cache files and see if that helps
    https://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/delete-cache-files
  • turntech_goddamnturntech_goddamn Posts: 2 New Member
    hey so in sims 4 every time one of my sims puts on her active outfit it seems like its trying to turn her into her husband like. the shape of her clothes are normal but the colors and stuff are the same as her husband and it makes their skin and hair the same color??? it looks really glitchy and when i turn the camera she looks normal at some angles? it doesnt affect anything else so its not a huge problem i was just. confused??
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    hey so in sims 4 every time one of my sims puts on her active outfit it seems like its trying to turn her into her husband like. the shape of her clothes are normal but the colors and stuff are the same as her husband and it makes their skin and hair the same color??? it looks really glitchy and when i turn the camera she looks normal at some angles? it doesnt affect anything else so its not a huge problem i was just. confused??

    Hello @turntech_🐸🐸🐸🐸
    Try going into CAS and change the outfit. Then come out of CAS and see if the issue remains,
    If the issue remains, come completely out of the game. Remove the localthumbcache.package file from the Sims 4 folder.
    Then reload the game and see if the issue remains.
    Repairing the game may also help. To do that, go to games library in Origin, right click on the sims 4 picture and click repair
  • Adam2692Adam2692 Posts: 5 New Member
    I'm having a ghost issue.
    I have a ghost in the family tree (3 generations). Since the update where you can select houses as unplayed or mark as other, this sim has disappeared from household management and is no longer known by her family. I can get her ID by using the cheat etc but she is nowhere else to be found.
    She doesn't show up to ghost themed nights at the bars. I only have 2 ghost in my entire game as ageing is disabled.
    Any ideas how I can get her back as an active sim?
    Thanks!
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    edited July 2018
    Adam2692 wrote: »
    I'm having a ghost issue.
    I have a ghost in the family tree (3 generations). Since the update where you can select houses as unplayed or mark as other, this sim has disappeared from household management and is no longer known by her family. I can get her ID by using the cheat etc but she is nowhere else to be found.
    She doesn't show up to ghost themed nights at the bars. I only have 2 ghost in my entire game as ageing is disabled.
    Any ideas how I can get her back as an active sim?
    Thanks!

    Hello @Adam2692
    Is she in the relationship panel of any of the sims in your game?
    Try using this cheat
    Type into the cheat bar
    testingcheats true
    Press enter
    Type in
    sims.summon_sim_to_zone ( then type in her sims ID without the brackets )
    Press enter

    Then add her to your sims household if she appears.
  • Adam2692Adam2692 Posts: 5 New Member
    No, she is not in any sims relationships panel sadly.
    Also that cheat did not work?
    > @rosemow said:
    > Adam2692 wrote: »
    >
    > I'm having a ghost issue.
    > I have a ghost in the family tree (3 generations). Since the update where you can select houses as unplayed or mark as other, this sim has disappeared from household management and is no longer known by her family. I can get her ID by using the cheat etc but she is nowhere else to be found.
    > She doesn't show up to ghost themed nights at the bars. I only have 2 ghost in my entire game as ageing is disabled.
    > Any ideas how I can get her back as an active sim?
    > Thanks!
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Hello @Adam2692
    > Is she in the relationship panel of any of the sims in your game?
    > Try using this cheat
    > Type into the cheat bar
    > testingcheats true
    > Press enter
    > Type in
    > sims.summon_sim_to_zone ( then type in her sims ID without the brackets )
    > Press enter
    >
    > Then add her to your sims household if she appears.
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    Adam2692 wrote: »
    No, she is not in any sims relationships panel sadly.
    Also that cheat did not work?
    > @rosemow said:
    > Adam2692 wrote: »
    >
    > I'm having a ghost issue.
    > I have a ghost in the family tree (3 generations). Since the update where you can select houses as unplayed or mark as other, this sim has disappeared from household management and is no longer known by her family. I can get her ID by using the cheat etc but she is nowhere else to be found.
    > She doesn't show up to ghost themed nights at the bars. I only have 2 ghost in my entire game as ageing is disabled.
    > Any ideas how I can get her back as an active sim?
    > Thanks!
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Hello @Adam2692
    > Is she in the relationship panel of any of the sims in your game?
    > Try using this cheat
    > Type into the cheat bar
    > testingcheats true
    > Press enter
    > Type in
    > sims.summon_sim_to_zone ( then type in her sims ID without the brackets )
    > Press enter
    >
    > Then add her to your sims household if she appears.

    Some cheats have been removed by a recent patch. I wasn’t sure if that cheat was working or not.
    If you have MCCC mod , there is an option to unhide hidden households, which may help you . I am not sure if you use mods.
    It can be downloaded at
    https://deaderpoolmc.tumblr.com/tagged/mcccrelease
    Or at
    https://www.patreon.com/mccc_deaderpool/posts

    There is information about the mod in this link
    http://deaderpool-mccc.com
    This link thread provides help for the MC Command Center Mod. If you decide to use it and you have questions about the settings, you can post about it there, and there are helpful simmers there that will help you.
    http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/913483/mc-command-center-local-help-chat-thread
  • sims_fansims_fan Posts: 2 New Member
    Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to create a family but then not move them onto a lot right away. I used to be able to do that but it seems that now I can't move on in my game unless I move my family in somewhere first. I hadn't planned where I wanted them to live before I made them, so I wanted to check out the lots, but I couldn't figure out how to do that without actually moving the sims in. Any tips or patches are much appreciated.
  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,569 Member
    sims_fan wrote: »
    Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to create a family but then not move them onto a lot right away. I used to be able to do that but it seems that now I can't move on in my game unless I move my family in somewhere first. I hadn't planned where I wanted them to live before I made them, so I wanted to check out the lots, but I couldn't figure out how to do that without actually moving the sims in. Any tips or patches are much appreciated.

    Hello @sims_fan
    If you are starting a new save game, you can just move a default sim into the world. Then you can look at the lots in the world. Then go to manage households, and delete that sim household. Then you can go to cas, create your sims family and move them into the world.
  • SozSoz Posts: 1 New Member
    Hi! Been chatting with customer support on and off for around six hours, and the final advice I got was to use the forums. So.

    Today/yesterday(it’s gone one am now so I guess it’s technically yesterday) I downloaded the latest update for Sims 4 and bought a stuff pack on Origin. After the downloads were finished I opened the game, exited and relaunched in order to allow mods. But when I then tried to play, entering a household redirected me back to world select. I tried entering via build mode, and it turned up an error message that recommended relaunching the game. I did this, but now instead of redirecting, the game got stuck on a loading screen for about half an hour. I contacted support, who told me to repair the game, which I did, and reboot my computer in safe mode, which I did. An error message, presumably the same as before though I did not note down the exact code, appeared, and this time I wrote it down:

    “The game failed to load. Error Code: 123:9d5d0e8f:b1d3c02d. It is recommended that you relaunch the game.”
    When I copied this message into customer support chat I was asked for my username and platform - SofR3d, and I’m using Origin on a MacBook Pro. The reply was that the best way to get the deelopers’ attention was via this forum.

    I have no idea if this is the right place to post this, I have no intention of sticking around to socialise, is just really like to know how I can fix my game.

    Thanks for your attention and sorry if I sound crabby, but what was supposed to be a fun time unwinding with a favourite game has instead been a frustrating and long-winded project. Which I know isn’t the fault of anyone here, so yeah.

    Have a good ‘un I guess!
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