Sims 2 PC glitch - contacts disappear from phone book?

Question

I've been playing a prosperity challenge on the Sims 2 base game only on my PC, and I have a problem with the phone on one lot. I read somewhere that sims could have three-way phone calls if a sim picks up a second phone on the same lot, when another sim is already on the phone to someone. As my two sims both wanted to be friends with the same person, I decided to try it out. Both sims were part of the conversation, but once they hung up and I tried to recall, the sim they had been calling (Marisa) was no longer listed. Now every time I have a sim call someone from this lot, the person then disappears from the phone book on all subsequent occasions. Also, during the phone calls, the sims' relationship status with the person they phoned doesn't change any more. Has anyone had this or a similar problem before, and is there anyway to fix it? Thanks!

Answer 1

Hmmm, strange glitch.  Actually, I have read about a similar glitch that's been reported by many, many people but it was after they installed Free Time.  Since you have said that you are playing with the sims 2 base game only, then it cannot be the same glitch.  Do you actually have the game that is called The Sims 2?  I do too, but most people I help on this site are all playing with one of the newer games such as The Sims 2 Deluxe or the double deluxe game.  It's kind of nice talking to someone with the old, original base game like I have.  :-)

Now, none of that helped at all, sorry.  Is this happening on only one lot?  That's what it sounds like.  I know you are playing a challenge and there are really strict rules with many of the challenges, but if this is only happening to one family then it sounds like you have a glitched lot.  It's possible that the only way to fix the problem is to move them back into the sim bin, bulldoze that lot and then move them into a new house.  I have read enough about challenges to know that if your sim or your lot becomes glitched, then there are exceptions made.  In other words, you can break some of the rules for glitches.

If this is actually happening in all the lots though, I really don't know what to tell you.  Do you have a lot of custom content?  Do you ever download lots that have cc from EA's Exchange?  I know that I use a program that will open the lots and let you see everything inside before I actually put it into my game.  Many of the lots that have the little yellow triangle on EA's exchange have hacks attached to them.  The two most common hacks are mailbox hacks and phone hacks.  If you downloaded one of those lots and have gotten a phone hack, that may be your problem.

I use a program called the Sims2Pack CleanInstaller to open the lots with and also to check my downloads folder.  If you download and install this program, you can open it and then in the top right-hand corner you'll see a drop-down box.  Click on it and choose Downloads.  Wait until it's all done (a number will show up on the top left when it's done) and then slowly scroll through looking for things in red.  Those are hacks.  If you find a hack that you did not intentionally put into your game, you can right-click on it and delete it.

I'm going to paste a link to be able to get the clean installer.  If you want to know more about it, click on the FAQ or the manual on the left.  Oh, and just click on the top link that says "Download from ModTheSims2"

http://sims2pack.modthesims2.com/index.p...