Take a look hereSims 4 VCerrorcode 1618 tdp 4829721 This code means that there is another pending installation and VC cannot be installed . Check to see if you have any Windows updates pending , also check what ' s happening in task manager . <| sep |> I think Brett Easton Ellis is a great writer . <| sep |> Hey sorry my suggestion pissed you off . I simply thought that a winter sports game may benefit with a hunting aspect . Especially since it was such an amazing world . I realize that it doesn ' t fit with the flow of the game as it is . I was also hoping for suggestions so I will look at the long dark . <| sep |> Firstly , you might have just gotten butthurt over a complaint that isn ' t even about you . I mean , are you saying shallow bullshit about how much you love strangers on the internet and think they ' re worthwhile ? Are you offering generic reassurances that could apply to anybody ? If not , maybe this post wasn ' t about you . But if that is your idea of heartfelt compassion , my suggestion is to replace that superficial crap with something that shows that you understand them specifically , or acknowledge what you don ' t understand and actually ask questions . I don ' t know if that any of that would appease the OP , but I ' m pretty sure it shows more effectively that you see the person you ' re talking to as a person , and not just a sort of videogame that rewards you with self esteem if you say the right words .