Glitches

Glitches (or bugs) are errors in a game that cause unexpected problems or behavior.
==Causes==
thumb|300px|right|A video showing a Sim full of glitches.
Glitches in The Sims series can be caused by any of the following:
* Programming errors and/or oversights in the game itself.
* Changes caused by a patch.
* Use of some cheats (notoriously Testingcheatsenabled and Moveobjects on).
* Improper installation of official game updates/patches.
* Bad or outdated mods.
* Bad CC.
* Mod/CC conflict.
* Hardware and driver problems: A malfunctioning computer component, a computer that does not meet minimum game requirements or even driver issues.
* Game/neighborhood corruption. (The Sims 2 only)
If your game will not start after installation of a new SP or EP, or you are having problems updating your game after installation of a new EP or SP, follow this link Instructions for Cummulative Manual Update from The Sims 3 official site to get help updating your game.
==Severity==
Many glitches are so minor that they can be ignored, even if they occur often. Some glitches, while they do not corrupt any game data, may make the game partially or completely unplayable. Examples of these include graphical errors that cause the game to not render or display correctly. The most severe glitches may corrupt saved game data or cause a CTD (Crash To Desktop). Severe glitches also include Save game errors; bugs that can prevent a game from being saved. Crash To Desktops are logged in \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder as an Exception text file.
In The Sims 4, glitches and game crashes are logged in one of two Exception text files on the \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 folder. These are lastexecption.txt and lastuiexpection.txt.
Below is a list of how The Sims Wiki classifies glitches for use on this page:
Severity	Examples
 	Severe Glitches that corrupt saves.
 	Glitches requiring quitting without saving, unable to progress in opportunity, adventure or career.
 	Avoidable features not working, causing game lag, minor annoyances.
 	Graphical abnormalities, no impact on gameplay.
==Glitches==
Please note that glitches are sorted by severity first and expansion pack/patch notes second.
===The Sims 4===
===The Sims 3===
===The Sims 2===
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Severity 	Glitch 	Game 	Description 	References 	
 	Sim's face is replaced with flashing blue light 	 	Changing appearance from mirror can fix this glitch. 	 	
 	Class performance bar does not open fully even when Sim has all required skills. 	 	A young adult's class performance may not open fully even if he or she has all the required skills for that semester.What to do: If the Sim is sent to a community lot, the bar will usually open up while he or she is there. The glitch will often resolve itself when the Sim moves onto another lot.	 	
 	Drama professors keep losing best friends memories every time they interact with non-best friend Sims.	 	Drama professors will always have 100/100 romantic relationship with everyone they know, causing them to always use autonomous romantic interaction and lose best friends memories. 	 	
Old/Fixed Sims 2 glitches.	Old/Fixed Sims 2 glitches. 	Old/Fixed Sims 2 glitches.	Old/Fixed Sims 2 glitches.	Old/Fixed Sims 2 glitches. 	Old/Fixed Sims 2 glitches.
Severity 	Glitch 	Game 	Patch 	Description 	References
 	Sim becomes stuck in the Eclectic and Enigmatic Energizer with Seasons installed.	 	1.7.0.158 	With Seasons installed, a Sim may become stuck when using the Eclectic and Enigmatic Energizer.Fix: This was fixed in the subsequent Seasons patch. 	See The Sims 2: Seasons/patch.
 	Can not move Dream Date object rewards 	 	1.16.0 	Dream Date objects and genie lamp could not be moved since they are placed outside the apartment.Fix: This was fixed in the Apartment Life patch. 	
 	Sims would continuously go to the window to check the weather. 	 	1.7.0.158 	They would even queue up multiple actions of doing so. A user-created mod was made in order to fix this behaviour. AntiWeatherReaction at More Awesome Than You.Fix: This was fixed in the subsequent Seasons patch.	
 	Patricia Wan would be connected to the Ottomas family 	 	1.7.0.158 	Fix: Download The Sims 2: Seasons/patch 	
===The Sims===
There is a glitch which can cause the maid to get stuck in the shower while cleaning it.
Showers and tubs from Vacation and Unleashed can get stuck in a dirty state.
If someone bulldozes every house in a neighborhood, there may be save game errors and promotion (or job) stalling.
Building a certain, unusual kind of house may (or will) lead to all computer-generated artificial intelligence to grind to a halt, even if Free Will is turned on.
For an unknown reason, all Sims living in a neighborhood may be "wiped out," quite literally. Although the empty houses will still have objects inside, there will be no signs of life left (unless one creates more Sims). However, tombstones will spawn family members of families in the Family Bin instead of actual ghosts at night.
Sometimes, the rake may stick to a Sim's hand after gardening and follow them along all daily activities. Exiting to the neighborhoods may fix this, or you can evict that Sim and move them to a new residential lot. However, if you save the game after the rake stuck, you may only evict them.
It seems that hiring the Butler and having Servo in your house may cause the Gardener to become immobile as soon as she appears on the sidewalk. The Gardener usually becomes static for a period of time before leaving.
==See also==
* Talk:Glitches
* Patch notes
* Crash To Desktop
* :Category:Glitches
* :Category:Glitchy Sims
* List of glitches (The Sims 3 era)
==External links==
* Possible Bugs at TheSims3.com forum. ← Use this link!
* A list of unofficial bugs and issues with The Sims 3 at TheSims3.com forum.
* External Ambitions links:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krUKQSqM3QA
** Ambition bug thead at TheSims3.com forum.
** Ambitions: What's borked at MATY forum.
** Issues after installing Ambitions or patching to 1.12 / 2.7 / 3.3? Try these fixes! at ModTheSims forum.
** Generations Bug Thread at The Sims 3 forum.
==References==
Category:Glitches