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:

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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:

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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 • • 6d ago

Mod recommendations thread Weekly Recommend Mods and CC Thread!

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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 • • 2h ago

I made a mod/cc! Dying from these Kids...Could be Worse

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I have another mod, and it's dark for some people. So...disclaimer, has to deal with death and childbirth.

You can choose whether or not a sim of yours will die from childbirth OR have it be automatic. I think this one is good for historical gameplay specifically, esp the auto version, b/c I set it up so the chances of dying is way higher than some would want.

But it conflicts with Pandasims' Childbirth mod, so you know, be discretionary.


r/Sims4 • • 5h ago

I made a mod/cc! I Created a Fully Ported The Sims 4 VR mod and want feedback

140 Upvotes

I created this mod yesterday and today, but for an older version of the sims 4. I want your guys feedback to know if i should or should not share or develop this mod further. i am a Software Engineer, Artist, 2D/3D animator.


r/Sims4 • • 11h ago

Discussion This is not my child

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329 Upvotes

This is really odd and I don't know what to do. I think my sim adopted a child while I was switched to a different household. I would feel really bad getting rid of her. I- hm...


r/Sims4 • • 23h ago

Show and Tell I genuinely want to cry because this bakery is functioning properly

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2.0k Upvotes

Playing Business & Hobbies EP today for the first time and building my dream bakery. I'm so happy that the customers are seated, employee working, barista making drinks, my sim baking, everything is clean and going smoothly (ofc with mod, lol)


r/Sims4 • • 2h ago

I made a mod/cc! Wanna Live in Cloisters with a bunch of women? I'll Do you One Better, PRETEND to be a nun!

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30 Upvotes

I made several careers for historical (mainly medieval) gameplay, and I'm mostly proud of this one and my Monk one.

I might add some but until I've done with others I'm planning to add stuff to, this is on the back burner.


r/Sims4 • • 1h ago

Storytime one year cancer in remission. one year since becoming parents. three years since they first met. happy anniversary to my sims 🧡🤍🩷

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happy anniversary to Kay and Adeline, who stuck by each other, even though they've been through hell and back.

they both knew they were it for each other after spending a week hiding out in Granite Falls after accidentally turning into PlantSims. they got married in a courthouse and saved the lavishness for a Sulani yacht, but that's when tragedy struck.

Adeline was diagnosed with lung cancer.

and if that wasn't stressful enough, Kay found out she was pregnant that same night.

navigating this massive change in their lives wasn't easy, but it eventually worked out in the end. Adeline was determined to be cancer-free just weeks before the birth of their adorable twins, Henry and Héloïse. A year has passed since, and their family is healthier and happier than ever :)


r/Sims4 • • 17h ago

Sharing my build I'm SO proud of this build

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434 Upvotes

I'm so incredibly happy with this build. Been wanting to create a mermaid palace for a long time in Sulani. I've been experimenting more with increasing dimension and detail into the architecture. I usually focus more on the interior. It is available on the gallery under the title Sapphire Palace and was marked as CC because I uploaded a better thumbnail using Sims 4 Tray, the build itself has no CC. My username is: omalleyneko


r/Sims4 • • 20h ago

Funny glitch Werewolves are the most broken thing in my game

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529 Upvotes

They're broken but funny


r/Sims4 • • 4h ago

Funny Oh boy, gotta love getting from the afterlife some‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌

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23 Upvotes

r/Sims4 • • 3h ago

Funny Literally ghosting her 💀

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18 Upvotes

r/Sims4 • • 23h ago

Feedback Needed! Is my family tree a circle yet?

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343 Upvotes

honestly I think I can make this worse.


r/Sims4 • • 4h ago

Storytime The best part of having a vampire family is the generational fuckery

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8 Upvotes

I love the sims


r/Sims4 • • 15h ago

Storytime Freya Loden’s life lately in my save

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58 Upvotes

Freya Loden is now a young adult (and a total BADDIE 💋). She lives in an apartment complex in Newcrest, in the cutest neighborhood with a café, a bar, and a restaurant just around the corner. She works as a sales associate at Victoria’s Secret and is still super into fitness, going on runs and riding her stationary bike in her bedroom.

She’s currently dating Levi, the twin brother of my rockstar Sim. They met at the gym and it was love at first sight! Things are going really well between them.

Basically, she’s living la dolce vita. ✨


r/Sims4 • • 11h ago

Show and Tell A Romantic Royal Dinner 💖👑🍷🍰💖

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17 Upvotes

Crown Princess Cordelia Thebe V is having a romantic dinner with her husband Crown Prince Thiago Abrantes. 💖 The crown princess was treated by her husband to a very fancy restaurant in Del Sol Valley, the land of celebrities and nicknamed Sim Nation's Hollywood and Beverly Hills. 💎 They're enjoying some delicious wine and tasty panna cotta. 👑🍷🍰 Thiago always enjoyed romantic dinners and wanted to share some with his wife Cordelia. And while she's more of an adventurer, she'd be lying if she said she didn't enjoy this, in fact thanks to her husband, the crown princess has come to love romantic dinners. 💕


r/Sims4 • • 13h ago

Storytime My Sim's girlfriend arrives in Forgotten Hollow at 3am

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26 Upvotes

Episode 393

Generation 1 (Isaac Morrison): First Episode | Previous Episode

Recap Episodes: Episodes 1-100 | Episodes 101-200| Episodes 201-300


r/Sims4 • • 11h ago

Storytime The Hoffman Legacy - Ghostly talks

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Masterpost!

Family tree!

Bit of a small part, but with this the 1920s are officially over!

On come the 1930s, a decade of socioeconomic and political turmoil that culminated in the start of a massive, devastating conflict and the loss of many innocent lives.

Though the rules for the DC state that your sims only have to go to war in the 40s, I will be sending my sims to war when it would be historically appropriate depending on where they live because some of them will move to the US in this decade. So my UK sims will go on the last day of 1939 and my US sims will go on the last day of 1941.

Now onto a personal note: although I do miss modernity sometimes, I have grown very attached to the Hoffmans and I can't wait to see Violet become an adult and have children! Watching the family tree grow as the generations go on is one of my favorite parts of a legacy. And boy, I can't wait to show Violet the consequences of her actions! I almost feel sorry for what's on the horizon for her.

Onto a more practical note, I have realized that following dialogues without visually knowing who's talking may be difficult, so from now on I'll add the speaker's name before their speech. I Hope it makes it easier!


r/Sims4 • • 13h ago

Show and Tell Attempting to get a picture with my 8th generation siblings all together, nearly impossible

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Thought it would be a fun idea to get all 13 siblings together in one photo,( had to give up on the two babies) they kept coming and going one after the other not wanting to stay on mark, definitely one the most frustrating things I’ve tried to do but I somewhat did it


r/Sims4 • • 13h ago

Tips can you transfer household funds to small business?

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15 Upvotes

i don’t have an option to transfer household funds to my small business, and all small business funds just get added to my main household funds. i googled possible reasons and it looks like most commonly it’s caused by rental properties or mods, but i don’t have the for rent expansion and even when i removed my mods i still didn’t have the option.

my household lot is being changed to a residential/small business lot automatically when i create a small business and i can’t change it to just plain residential in build mode or manage worlds, but i don’t have the business assigned to my home lot. i’m not sure if that’s why i can’t separate funds, but is there any way to fix this? there’s a button for financial info in the small business panel, but if you click it there’s still no option to transfer funds.

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r/Sims4 • • 18h ago

Funny glitch Couldn't find the cat

29 Upvotes

r/Sims4 • • 1d ago

Sharing my build Shinrinyoku, 5-6-1 | Residential | NoCC | Available in the Gallery

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196 Upvotes

Shinrinyoku, 5-6-1
Mt. Komorebi, Senbamachi.
Two-story house for Nishidake family.  Plot size: 20x15. No CC.

Please: enable bb.moveobjects - bb.showhiddenobjects - bb.showliveeditobjects before placing the lot.

EA ID: TapeiGuanas


r/Sims4 • • 1d ago

Discussion Oh umm gee, I don’t know

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896 Upvotes

How about NEVER Nancy?!? You don’t get to disown your kid and then complain they don’t visit, idiot!


r/Sims4 • • 16h ago

Show and Tell Audition Day At The Swann Ballet Academy

16 Upvotes

My new favourite gameplay consists of a group of ballerinas who live in a dorm together! They go to practices together and spend time talking about their upcoming performances, home life, and romantic endeavours😉.

I made a little video of their current auditions for the role “Aurora” in “Sleeping Beauty”

Lione Bénard over sees all the final casting for the lead roles in the ballets. He seems to be fond of two of the girls, but who he’ll cast as the princess is yet to be announced…

I hope you like it! It’s short but I had fun. And soon the roles will be posted☺️


r/Sims4 • • 1d ago

I made a mod/cc! Getting that Degree AND Done with School? Just BEAT IT!

96 Upvotes

University terms are way too long and laborious for me when young adulthood is normally too short after you're done. Much like real-life (unless you had a full life in college).

So I made a mod severely shortening the terms by lessening the number of credits I need. You can be done with University with anywhere from 2 credits to 9. Fun.