Tag: Sims4 Mac Bug

CAS cursor glitch and ActivationUI error fixes for Sims 4

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  • Removed an outdated file that was causing a false error message to appear for 64-bit Mac users that said, “The Sims 4” is not optimized for your Mac and needs to be updated.”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

Upside down screenshots in the Sims 4 on Mac since the August patch

Published on by BluebellFlora1 Comment

This one is funny – since today’s patch all screenshots taken in-game are upside down and back to front.

Not really too much of an issue but something to be aware of if you like to share them from within the game. You can easily turn them the right way in Preview (Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Screenshots) by rotating 180° and flipping on the horizontal. This doesn’t help if you want to access them in-game though as they appear to have disappeared:

We have a thread running at AHQ on the issue but nothing really that needs feedback at the moment, EA are aware of the problem. It wouldn’t hurt to hit the Me too button though – https://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-Mac/Screenshots-upside-down-and-back-to-front-since-August-patch/td-p/6987234

Oh yeah, the map screen is also in the Upside Down when you try to place a lot from the Gallery: