[BUG] Lots Disappeared - Such a thing as too many Sims?

[tokki]

So, I've noticed that lots disappearing is a very common problem.

Other than re-installing the game, or loading an earlier save, there hasn't been a true solution found. I'm really irritated at this point, because this will be the third time this has happened to me. All of my lots have disappeared, the ones I've built myself anyway.

I've noticed that they always disappear when I have created more than 4 played households. So I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it? Or maybe there is just a screw up in my files somewhere?
Any feedback on this topic would be appreciated, I'd really like an answer, or any suggestions on how to keep this from happening.

[Steellace]

I have a game I've been playing for over a year where I've replaced all of my lots with my own or Gallery-created ones.  I have numerous played households (probably close to 30), and I've never had any lots disappear on me.  I'd say you need to clean up your cache files and repair your game.  If that doesn't work, I would reinstall the whole thing because this is definitely not something that normally happens.  I hope you find the solution!

[MrsFlynn]

This bug has been around for quite some time. In the link below you may find some more possible fixes, along with the fixes you've mentioned.

[BUG] Disappearing Lots and Houses - *Possible Fixes!*
http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php/topic,23595.0.html

[tokki]

@Steellace: I've gone through all of the basic trouble-shooting so I suppose the only solution would be to re-install the game, again.

I just wanted to see if anyone else had the same issue, maybe it's just my laptop.
Either way it's annoying for all of my hard work to just vanish, and for me to not be able to progress even half the amount you have.
Thank you for your input ~

@MrsFlynn: I've read through that thread many times, thank you though ~

[Playalot]

@tokki MrsFlynn and I were just talking about this issue... I have never encountered this despite having just under 3000 game hours and multiple saves with many games that I play multiple families. We were wondering about game settings. I play with Online Features Access off but still online as Origin is logged on, on-line. I very rarely use the Gallery just due to preferring to create everything myself.

Do you play on-line, off-line or like I do with Online Features Access off?

[tokki]

@Playalot:I've never really paid attention to that before, though I guess I play either way? There have been times when I played online and offline. I'm not sure what turning off the online features does, since I've never gone out of my way to turn them off.

[Playalot]

It might be nothing, we were just trying to figure out what might be causing this and how to fix it. Sometimes it really takes a dev's fix and there is nothing we can do until the issue is addressed in a patch. I'll keep thinking about this though... haven't given up trying to figure it out!