Oh no, I’m sorry to hear that. 😦 This is the first I’m being told that one of my lots carries it. (Can anyone else please confirm this?) I will remove links to my lot downloads until further notice.
As far as I know, nothing will get rid of it, but a mod like BoilingOil’s No Sim Loaded will suppress it. You won’t need to do anything special when you load your game, it works automatically when you open a lot and continues to work in the background to get rid of the bug and other garbage tokens.
Again, I’m very sorry this happened. If I’d had prior knowledge of it being present in my game, I wouldn’t have put my lots up for download.
One thing to note to the anon, though … if you ever want to create/download lots in the future, and lucky you has the Hug Bug, be aware that others can get it from your lots.
I know. I got hug-bugged from a really nice lot someone posted on Tumblr and asked around, consulting those who were much more knowledgeable re the Hug Bug. Nope. It’s like mono. Once you get it, it is in your game. The No Sim Loaded used after the fact will at least make your lot playable, but it will not get rid of it.
Out of curiosity, simper-fi, do you or did you have the surfer mod? I know that was in my hug-bug lot data. It’s probably a great mod, but has caused trouble in the past.
You can upload lots if you use Any Game Starter (provided you don’t have UC). Or just show the lot and use copious amounts of angles and floor plans so others can try to copy it. That’s what I do. I would never post uploads of my lots, but if I do post lots, I try to include a number of angles, and will post floor plans if anyone is interested. I doubt anyone wants my beginner’s efforts, but just in case! Too bad those of us with the SDHB in our games can’t just post a warning. If you already have it, it’s not as if you’ll get it again! Sorry to hear your lot might have it, simper-fi, though the anon might also want to check any recent social mods the person might have downloaded, such as that surfer mod. The bug could have been triggered by one of those, rather than the lot. There are two different ways you can get this, and the lot might or might not be the culprit. There is no easy way to tell if a lot has it.
oh POOOOOOOOOOOP I think you’re right :((((( I remember downloading that mod once upon a time for a lot that never came to fruition. I’m forever moving my mods/downloads in and out of my game so I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what caused it. 😦 I’m so mad at myself, I’m usually more careful than this with my game. 😦 Sigh… looks like my lot downloads will remain off-line and no more will be uploaded in the future. I have the UC, so no AGS for me.
Thank you for the heads-up, though. I didn’t even think of that mod because I downloaded it so long ago. *grumbles to self*
simper fi 