CAS Bugs – Bluebellflora

Bad lag in CAS since the June patch for Sims 4

Published on June 22, 2019 by BluebellFlora1 Comment

As well as the Trackpad issue appearing since the 18 June patch we have a new lag issue in CAS that is pretty awful and affecting Mac users with Intel chips, judging by the posted specs. of some. You can see a video here of the issue.

Thankfully there are some really helpful Mac Simmers in the thread, candiecoatediv and twin-reverb-sims, who are being really responsive to requests for more information and actively trying suggestions. Twin-reverb-sims has suggested that doing the following has helped to minimise the lag a little:

Go into System Preferences > Accessibility > Display and check the box next to Reduce motion.
Go into System Preferences > Display and change the resolution towards larger text.

Please reply in the AHQ thread if you are experiencing this issue in CAS since the patch with your Mac information. And if you have any further suggestions which may help others, then definitely please post.

CAS cursor glitch and ActivationUI error fixes for Sims 4

Published on April 16, 2019April 17, 2019 by BluebellFlora2 Comments

Two important Mac specific fixes have been included in the April patch:

CAS cursor glitch

Fixed an issue for Mac users with Intel integrated graphics, where the mouse cursor would not move properly after adjusting the shape of a Sim’s body in Create a Sim.

This annoying issue affected some, but not all, Mac users with Intel only graphics. The cursor would not appear to track properly in CAS:

(video credit – 13Vader)

For more examples and the specific help thread at Answers HQ please go here

Sims 4 not optimised for Mac

Removed an outdated file that was causing a false error message to appear for 64-bit Mac users that said, “The Sims 4” is not optimized for your Mac and needs to be updated.”

The following error message would display when launching the game after an OS or game update:

This error message is not to be confused with the similar message when launching full 32-bit apps in macOS. 32-bit apps like Sims 3, Sims Medieval and SimCity will still cease to function in the next release of macOS. Sims 4 is 64-bit.

Sims 4 Cats and Dogs CAS bugs in macOS

Published on November 15, 2017December 17, 2017 by BluebellFlora2 Comments

Here’s a couple of CAS glitches which are being reported in the community by Mac users:

Gladiator sandals:
The straps are disappearing with some outfits and just showing as shadowed lines:

They do not appear properly in live mode either:

Edit – Crinrict has confirmed that this sandal bug is also appearing on Windows.

Cat collar (the one that Doc is wearing in the Lynx household in Brindleton Bay):
The cat appears either glowing and shiny or with pixellated fur:

A quick fix for this is to enable testingcheats true in the cheat console then Shift click on the cat and choose Modify in CAS. Change the cat’s collar.