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- My sim returned from vacation and now all other Sims are invisible. I only see their thought bubbles and I can’t interact with them
- Some Sims are invisible. I see their plumbob when they are active but I can’t click on them.
- My Sim is invisible and it looks like the are underground. Their though bubbles and microphones are hovering above ground
- My baby is invisible
Most likely the sim has a broken or corrupt outfit assigned to them and when the game attempts to render their physical body, it is unable to do so. For the solution to this problem, please see: DebugEnabler FAQ - Fix Invisible Sims. Videogameasset My games. When logged in, you can choose up to 12 games that will be displayed as favourites in this menu. What are stackshots for mac. Recently added 27 View all 1,056. Log in to view your list of favourite games. View all games. Iso 14001 significant aspects. Browse all chevronright.
I moved my sims from an apartment to a house and then used the action 'remove sim from boarding school' on the computer to bring my sims daughter home. My active sim immediately turned invisible. His picture and the daughters picture both became blank green squares where it.
- There are a few cloth that can be the reason for that. Babies usually turn invisible if you remove a bad download that has made them look like a pole. Teens and men can have invisible bodies when they are pregnant and you forgot to download meshes for that.
- Corruption of your savegame
- The Sims have invalid outfits. This is the most common cause and has nothing to do with one particular download but the information of the outfit got corrupted. Why they do this is unclear. It’s the absence of a outfit what makes them invisible.
- Slower computer take a moment to fully load everything. This can cause temporary invisible Sims and gray textures on your objects. Once the game has fully loaded, the Sims become visible again.
- Concerning 3): This issue is happening since Supernatural and is concerns mostly career outfits. They are not corrupt as such but the game forgets to display them. Since the Sims don’t actually have a size, the appear as they were underground.
- Concerning 4): Removal of (bad) CC
Unfortunately this problem is happening more and more. Traveling seems to corrupt Sims making them or other Sims invisible and since LN it’s quite a common problem. If you have to reset Sims a lot because they are stuck in bed, that also seems to make them invisible in the long run.
This problem has nothing specifically to do with Late Night. You don’t need that Add-On to have the problem. It’s Patch 1.18 that made it worse for everyone although the problem was there from the beginning.
Cinema 4d render farm. Restore a backup and try deleting your cache files may temporarily help. It does not seem to be a permanent solution. Resetting your sim helps in very rare cases.
Make a backup of your game before trying those.
- Move all your Sims to a different town by putting them in the library and starting a new game. They will loose all their relationships unless you use Twallan’s Porter for that
- Make a copy of your savegame and try loading that.
- Take them to the dresser and dress them in a different outfit.
- Concerning 4): Change their outfit to everyday or reset the Sim.
- Concerning 5): Age the baby and it will be visible again.
- Use ErrorTrap to see if that can save anything. This is true if all your sims are invisible
- DebugEnabler has an option to make them visible again. You’ll find it on the City Hall NRaas –DebugEnabler – Options – Fix invisible Sims. You might end up with Sims that look different than they did before because this also reset their genetics.
- Overwatch, StoryProgression & MasterController may help prevent the problem.
- Awesome Mod (fixall)
- Concerning 3) Invisible Sim Fixer Mod by Consort
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Most of the suggestions listed in Already Have the Issue? Worlds easyest game answers. have solved this bug for many people. While many are affected by World Adventures and Sims going to or returning from vacation, it has also affected those without World Adventures. If you already have the recommended mods below, these will keep the town in tip-top shape by the auto-cleanup scripts in ErrorTrap or other mods. If they do not, you have the option of triggering the fix manually by following the steps stated.
Issue & Symptoms
- click to enlargeYou get Green empty Thumbnails where the Sims thumbnails are. The Portrait of the Sim is also missing in the HUD Panel. Not pictured is how the invisible Sim look like with just a plumbob floating over thin air. (First image)
- click to enlargeUpon loading a save game, you find the HUD panel missing, and there are no Map Tags. None of the keys (F1, F5, or F10, etc) works. (Second image)
- Upon traveling, from patch 1.22 onwards (with Generations release), you may also get clones (aka doppelgangers, as some call them) of your Sims
- Upon traveling, you lose relationships with those in the Relationship panel. Or you suddenly gain a new family member or acquaintance
- Upon traveling, Sims' ages get messed up
Causes
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The most common cause for the Missing Sims bug is according to Twallan a 'Missing or wrongly referenced outfits' issue. The missing or having clones while traveling to and from WA Destinations is due to the buggy EA StoryProgression. StoryProgression is also the cause of messed-up Relationships and Aging.
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Solutions
How to Avoid Issues
While a fix or workaround are still being sought, there are some things you can do to help prevent the issue from occurring in the first place:
- Make sure your system meets the Minimum Requirements as well as the slightly higher recommendations from MTS
- Make sure your Graphic and Audio Drivers are up to date, DirectX is up to date, and close all unnecessary programs running in the background (some even disconnect from the internet)
- Run the game from admin user account or with admin privileges, doing so helps eliminate many user related issues.
- Those that tend to stick with one family (don't switch active households) tend to have less issues and problems.
- Do NOT use EA Story Progression especially if you have World Adventures. EA Story Progression is the default when you install your game. Even if you uncheck the box to disable it, it may still be running and corrupting your game. Try NRaas Story Progression, or AwesomeStory
- If you find Sim(s) missing during gameplay, 'Quit Without Saving' Yes, you will lose progress, but the alternative is losing the game entirely.
- If you have World Adventures and plan on sending your sims on vacation, make extra backups of the save using 'Save As' to save the game. Save often, and rename each appropriately so you know which is which. Doing so can minimize loss, if you experience game issues, computer crash, power outages, etc. Save the game before going on vacation, during vacation, and just before returning, etc. This will help you tremendously, should the Traveling Glitch make your sims or user interface corrupt or invisible. Twallan's Traveler mod also helps.
- By default, the game allows teens, young adults, adults, and elders to travel to Vacation worlds. In contrast, children are permitted to return to the home world as well as the other age groups. Neither of which allow babies or toddlers to travel. While this may be changed in a tuning file, doing so may cause your game to have issues.
- Also note at what day of their life cycle each Sim is on, before traveling. There were several reports of Sims showing up with an incorrect age appearance, even though they were in the correct age cycle.
Already Have the Issue?
As noted earlier, these fixes or workarounds work for most people, once the issues occur and even if you save the game once the issue has occurred. You can try the steps below to see if it solves your issue, but there are no guarantees. It should also be noted, there are various reasons for Sims to become invisible and or the user interface to become corrupt and each is treated differently. Film semi korea lies. Some can be solved (if root cause is known), others can't.
- You made sure you had not accidentally pressed the TAB key or F10 key to hide the User Interface
- Try using Twallan's mods available @Nraas Industries
- Master Controller mod: click on a Sim, Nraas > MasterController > Household > ResetLot
- Debug Enabler mod:
- click on a Sim (or City Hall), Nraas > DebugEnabler > Option:Sim (if Sim is clicked) > Fix Invisible Sims
- open cheat console (Ctrl+Shift+C) and enter 'forceHud' (requires 'testingcheatsenabled true' first)
- Error Trap mod: other users have reported this has helped them if they let the game run past its auto-cleanup time at 3am Sim Time, and
- Overwatch mod: proven effective with removing items during gameplay which can cause lag and other issues.
- Traveler mod: to help prevent missing Sims upon Arrival or missing UI issues.
- Try removing All Custom Content Remove Sims3 Custom CC Wizard
- Refresh/Delete the Cache Files especially when you add or remove custom content.
- If possible, try using the cheat: 'resetsim (first name) (last name)'; or 'resetsim *' to reset ALL Sims in the world
- If possible, save the current family to the library. Evict and delete the existing family, then place the saved family in the same house. Choose them as your default family in live mode. NOTE: doing this may allow you to play the family, but outside relationships, dreams and wishes, careers, etc will be lost. However, before doing this step, you might want to try ResetLot command as shown above first.
- At the first sign of an invisible Sim/missing Sim or missing UI Panel, quit the game without saving. Then follow the Restoring Backup Saves Guide and attempt to load the backup save to see if you can continue with the backup. This, also, may not work as the backup may also be corrupted.
- If after quitting and reloading the game, the UI Panel is still missing, you can enter 'forceHud' in the cheat console. You need DebugEnabler for this to work.
- Uninstall and Reinstall. Completely Uninstall the game, move or rename the User Files (DocumentsElectronic ArtsThe Sims 3 folder). Once you have completely uninstalled and removed all traces of The Sims 3, then reinstall and patch your game. From a Guru on Sims 3 Forum 'The reason uninstall/reinstall is often suggested, especially manual uninstall, is that with the wide variants of systems, hardware, mods/no mods, exchange content, store content, etc. It is possible that somewhere along the way a file was changed or modified in a way that was not intended. Doing a completely clean install updating directly from install to the newest versions, and playing a new game or a for sure 100% clean save are the best ways to be certain that there aren't any additional outside programs/changes effecting the game and causing errors to pop up. '
Seeking further assistance
If the above suggestions do not work for you, please provide the answers to the following questions and then post in Help Forum.
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