So, my game has recently decided that it will refuse to continue playing appropriately after 12:05 AM. I have tried many, many, many times to reload the game with different graphics settings and such, but no cigar. (Note that I am by no means endorsing smoking)

Peculiarly, it doesn't freeze in the normal computer sense. Graphics continue playing, like the plumbob, and music continues on blaring. But, my sims freeze, as do the time and controls, at precisely 12:05 AM.

Does anyone know what I can do to fix it?

Update: I have found this happens when I play any family in the same neighborhood.

That is very odd... Do you have any mods or CC? Is the computer getting too hot? It might be time to re-install and start fresh. I have to do that every once in a while. I have never had this problem though so I don't know of any other things to try.

I had this happen in Sims 2. It sounds like a mod conflict to me. :/