Error
Technical Issues

Game Data Incomplete

Problem

When starting the game I get the following error message

Game Data Incomplete

Not all game data could be loaded. The save game references neighborhoods that have been uninstalled or otherwise are no longer available. If you continue, you will encounter missing data and may have unexpected results. If you save the game, there will be no way to recover the missing data.

Cause & Solutions

This message usually occurs if the data from an expansion or game pack is no longer present in the game, mostly when you uninstall the packs and try to play a save game that was saved with those expansions.

You’ll get a warning if you want to start a certain save that has packs missing. If you’re unsure what’s going on, it’s best to not load such saves because you’ll loose all the content used from that pack which in the worst case can lead to save game corruption.

By Design

You disabled or uninstalled a pack that a save game used.

It’s up to you to decide if you want to load save games that have used content. Most of the time the content is just removed but if you played a family in a certain world that’s no longer present, this may lead to game corruption. Always use backups.

Error

Packs are missing from your account/are not installed properly without you doing anything.

Error

With EA app there are currently a number of problems where the app doesn’t know how to install the game to the proper location.

  • If you still have the CAS Demo installed, remove that from your system.
  • Do a clean reinstall of the Game with Revo Uninstaller.
  • If you use or ever used a Steam installation, check if there’s any Sims content in the Steam folder.
Error

Steam has issues loading packs in offline mode.

Don’t play the game in offline mode through Steam.

Bug

The warning appears without apparent reason.

Some packs like the Digital Deluxe or other items you have unlocked that are no longer present do not give a warning. So if you load a save game and get the message, leave the game without saving and start a new save to check which content could be missing. If you can’t figure it out, load a backup of your save and check the house/household if you see anything missing. If not, it’s probably save to continue playing.