⚠️ Status: TESTED & COMPATIBLE with the September 22nd, 2026 Patch (PC/Mac: 1.128.90)

Fame Fan Fix

by deadlystingnyc

A small fix for a Get Famous-related crash that can disrupt zone loads and interfere with other mods' setup routines.

What It Fixes

On zone load, the game's fan manager scans for fannable Sims to determine fame levels. In rare cases it returns a None Sim from that scan and then immediately tries to read a statistic from it, which crashes with:

AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_statistic'

EA guards against a missing fame statistic but not against a None Sim. When this crash occurs it aborts the rest of the zone-load hook chain, which can disrupt setup routines for other mods that run on zone load.

This mod wraps the affected function with a single guard: if the Sim is None, it returns fame level 0 (the same value the game already returns for a Sim with no fame statistic) instead of crashing. Fans still spawn and behave exactly as normal. That's it, the whole fix.

Requirements

• The Sims 4
• Get Famous (EP06)

Installation

1. Download deadlystingnyc_fame_fan_fix.zip
2. Drop the unzipped folder into your Mods folder: Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods/
3. In-game, go to Game Options → Other and make sure Script Mods are enabled

Compatibility

• No tuning overrides. Patches Python directly, making conflicts with other mods unlikely
• Safe to add to or remove from an existing save at any time

About This Mod

One of a growing set of mods I'm making for The Sims 4. If this smooths out your Celebrity zone loads, a rating helps other players find it. Thanks for the support!

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© 2026 deadlystingnyc. Free for personal use. Do not redistribute, reupload, or include in mod packs without permission.