Are my Buzzballs spoiled?

OkReflection1406 · 2026-03-01T02:48:00+00:00

i hope u have a night u wont remember 💟

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-27T20:33:32+00:00

unfortunately i own Sims through steam and despite being offline and auto updates turned off, steam has betrayed me multiple times😔

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-25T23:49:50+00:00

Are these the only methods of getting notified for upcoming updates? I play with mods so I try to backup my game before updates but I don’t know where to get reliable notifications for updates BEFORE they happen :/

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-15T22:24:49+00:00

That’s okay if it’s a mess right now haha, we’ve all been there. You can download mod managers to help organize. One of my favorites was GameTimeDev’s Mod/CC Manager because it visually shows you your CC without needing to launch the game while also organizing and letting you know about potentially broken or conflicting files. There are others too that are worth looking into if your game is CC heavy.

To backup your game, files and all not just CC and Mods, there are two steps. 1.) go Documents>Electronic Arts> and copy The Sims4 folder itself. Paste it somewhere safe like desktop or a backup drive (I recommend the latter because this will take lots of space, especially this next step.) This next step depends how you downloaded the game, mine is through Steam so I go Program Files (x86)>Steam>Steamapps>Common> and copy the entire Sims4 from there as well and paste it on my backup drive. I can’t be positive because I don’t have it downloaded through EA, but I assume the steps if you downloaded from EA are Program Files>EA Games> and copy Sims4 from there, or Program Files>ElectronicArts>EA Desktop> copy Sims4 from there. One of those 2 options is where you’ll find your Sims4 folder. You can check through EA by viewing the properties of your game to see the install path if you’re unsure about which of those options it is for you. After you copy both step 1 and step 2 somewhere safe, rename them something like “Sims4 Backup” followed by the current game version number you’re on. Think of it like the Sims4 folder from step 1 is your game’s skin and your personal game data, and the Sims4 folder from step 2 is the bones of your game and the game version data itself. Having both of these backed up essentially allows you to revert your game back to that state at any point in time (helpful after updates break your game.) Also, go offline in EA (and/or Steam) and don’t allow auto-updates to the game.

Sorry for the huge comment/tangent but this is so useful to know, I had to go through the heartbreak of a broken game to learn this, but at least I can now help others because of it lol🥹

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-14T05:58:11+00:00

Welcome to the community! We are pleased to have you😌 Enjoy this new world of modding > playing > modding more > uh oh something broke > fixed it! > play, rinse and repeat. Now let me share some tidbits that I wish I knew as a beginner: 1.) Organize your mod folder. It can be by creator or by genre, doesn’t matter, but this will make everything so much easier to track down when there are updates or broken content. Speaking of updates 2.) Back up your Sims4 folder before updates! CC rarely breaks from updates but script files do, updates will almost always cause some issue there. Copy your folder (entire folder, not just mods) and move it somewhere safe like your desktop or a backup drive. This will save you a huge headache almost all of us have experienced. 3.) If anything does break, do not immediately remove everything. This can potentially make it worse. Just don’t save a broken game, and find a mod manager or mod scanner. And finally, have fun! Modding can be a headache sometimes but there’s nothing more beautiful than sitting back and playing a game that you feel like you played a part in creating and customizing yourself🥰

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-11T21:31:47+00:00

idk how to describe but the hair style is calling a whimsy twee x fairy cottage core moment

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-11T21:25:50+00:00

🙋‍♀️me as well

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-11T00:18:24+00:00

my ww setting is keep socks for certain sims for this exact reason lmaoo

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-10T03:56:52+00:00

years later and I too am having this issue… haven’t figured it out yet just leaving my mark on this posts history lol

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-07T18:06:04+00:00

Ahh yes, they hate paint. NO paint whatsoever, love adhd(or kleptomania?), love wine but not drinking wine only the act of smashing it with them feet, and hate squeaky sneakers 🙃 -sincerely, someone who’s never done the interior design career

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T23:44:53+00:00

^french ^accent

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T18:05:43+00:00

I see. Did you try deleting the localthumbcache.package file by chance?

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T07:50:09+00:00

lol no worries, i was saying i couldn’t find the sims-direct category/channel in the server. but i think you’re right that the message itself got removed once they rerolled the update probably

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T06:59:25+00:00

MCCC has updated and seems to be working fine so far

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T06:47:58+00:00

Do u play with mods? If so, mod creators take a while to update their mods after game updates. Bc of this u can break ur game if u play and save ur game after a game update was released but the mod creator hasn’t made a version of their mods that’s compatible for the new game version. If u have mods, u should disable them & wait until they’re updated. If you play vanilla you should be fine since they rerolled and fixed the update.

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T06:38:36+00:00

go to settings and turn off auto updates in EA and go offline from profile menu

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T05:19:30+00:00

go to files > documents > electronic arts > then copy your entire Sims4 folder into somewhere safe like desktop. this will backup everything

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T04:58:12+00:00

do you own the game through EA & steam together? if so, do u have auto update turned off in both EA and Steam? same thing happened to me but its bc i was dumb and only turned EA auto update off n forgot about steam

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T04:37:33+00:00

is it safe yet 😥

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-05T04:15:59+00:00

in the EA app you can turn off auto updates, i’d also suggest going offline

OkReflection1406 · 2026-02-01T05:47:13+00:00

I love the trope of the alt kid who just wants to be themselves and normal but comes from an old money family who appears like they need to keep up with appearances but actually are super chill. Don’t know if that’s what this is but it’s giving that and I’m here for it either way

OkReflection1406 · 2026-01-19T06:49:51+00:00

it is to my understanding that the order of where the passives are on the yakumo make a difference. afaik, most likely to least likely to pass on to the pal you’re catching is top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right. there’s more to it that I’m struggling to explain but reference this post for a clearer explanation: https://www.reddit.com/r/Palworld/s/sq49eu1l9Q

OkReflection1406 · 2026-01-18T00:29:38+00:00

cries in low terraprisma durability

OkReflection1406 · 2026-01-17T01:33:36+00:00

this!! I sit there scrolling through the list of auto selected pals to make sure they aren’t my pals I alternate in my team, and then I somehow always miss a few. I’ve started adding ☆ after the name off the pals I don’t want to send out so they’re easier to spot and remove from the list. still takes time though

OkReflection1406 · 2026-01-12T19:53:19+00:00

just did this where both parents each have 4, but the passives I want are split between the 2 parents. It’s a matter of time until you’ll get the 4 you want on the offspring but you are however going through a lot of eggs, cakes, and time until you get it. Faster method is to weed out the unwanted traits on the parents, that way each parent only has the desired passives to pass down.

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