The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing when you switch to 2x or 3x game speed is fixed in the September 22 Patch 1.128 update.
The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing was caused by the buff panel treating clicks on the speed controls like clicks outside the panel. The live patch changes that behaviour so the expanded panel can keep its state while the game runs faster, which is especially useful when you are tracking several moodlets at once.
The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing fix
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Why the Expanded Buff View closed at faster speeds
The issue was not that 2x or 3x speed was deliberately incompatible with the expanded moodlet panel. The panel was losing focus when the player clicked the time controls, so increasing the speed looked to the interface like an outside click and collapsed the view.
Patch 1.128 changes the focus handling around the time controls. The expanded panel now ignores those focus changes and preserves its expanded state when the buff list refreshes.
How to use the fix after updating
Install Patch 1.128, load a clean save and expand the Buff View from the Simology interface. Switch between normal speed, 2x and 3x while the panel is open. The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing issue should no longer reproduce just because you changed game speed.
If the panel still closes, restart the game once and test without UI mods. A mod that replaces the Buff panel or time controls can override the same interface behaviour EA changed in the patch.
UI mods may need their own updates
EA’s technical notes specifically flag UI mods that replace the Buff panel or time controls as something modders may need to account for. That makes a clean test especially important before reporting The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing as an unfixed base-game problem.
Do not save over an important household while troubleshooting unrelated missing custom content. Close without saving if you temporarily launch without CC and want to preserve the household exactly as it was.
Which game version includes the fix?
The September 22 release is Patch 1.128. The live build numbers are PC 1.128.90.1030, Mac 1.128.90.1230 and Console 2.39. Check the Main Menu if you are unsure whether your installation has the fix yet.
The change is part of the wider September quality-of-life update with more than 95 fixes. EA outlined that release in its official September Laundry List.
What if the Buff View still closes?
Remove UI mods temporarily, delete the localthumbcache.package file after removing outdated mods, relaunch the game and test again. If the behaviour disappears in the clean game, update the responsible UI mod before putting it back.
If The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing with no mods installed and the correct Patch 1.128 version, record the exact steps and platform before reporting it through EA Forums. That gives support a reproducible post-patch case rather than a generic UI complaint.
Patch 1.128 is the baseline for this UI fix
The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing should be tested only after confirming the current game build. PC players should be on 1.128.90.1030, Mac players on 1.128.90.1230 and console players on version 2.39. If the launcher has not completed the September 22 update, the older interface behaviour can still appear because the fix is not present yet.
If you have already updated, a quick clean test is more useful than repeatedly changing settings. Open a household with no UI mods loaded, expand the Buff View, then click 2x and 3x speed several times. If the panel stays open, The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing is resolved in the base game and any remaining problem is more likely to be tied to custom UI files.
The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing should be fixed now
The Sims 4 Expanded Buff View Keeps Closing at faster game speeds was a small UI problem with a surprisingly irritating effect. Patch 1.128 changes the panel focus logic so 2x and 3x speed no longer collapse it automatically. If it still happens, UI mods are the first thing to rule out.
